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Norway's Aasta Hansteen Field to Start Producing Gas

Oct 25, 2018

Norway's Aasta Hansteen gas field will start production from Nov. 4 and will feed the system with 12 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas per day, it's largest owner Equinor said on Thursday.The newly connected field, which will send its production to Norway's Nyhamna plant for processing…

Conoco Gets $345 mln from Venezuela's PDVSA

Oct 25, 2018

U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips on Thursday said it received $345 million in cash and commodities last quarter from Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA under a settlement that came after Conoco seized some of PDVSA's assets in the Caribbean.The…

Asia-Pac Offshore Wind Capacity to Rise 20-fold in a Decade: Wood Mackenzie

Oct 25, 2018

Asia-Pacific's offshore wind capacity will rise 20-fold to 43 GW in 2027, said new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Future offshore wind prices will be competitive with traditional thermal prices, it said.Leading the charge is China…

BiSN Deploys Largest-ever Bismuth Plug

Oct 25, 2018

BiSN, the provider of metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, has achieved a world first in conjunction with AkerBP and Altus Intervention, through the successful deployment of the largest-ever bismuth plug.Following over a year of development…

Russia's Novak: Not Aware of any Eni Withdrawal from Rosneft Projects

Oct 24, 2018

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday he was not aware of any decision by Italy's ENI to suspend its involvement in any Rosneft projects.Earlier on Wednesday, Interfax news agency reported that the two oil majors were discussing…

Russian Government May Introduce Licenses for Fuel Exports

Oct 24, 2018

The Russian government may introduce licenses for fuel exports to tackle possible shortages on the domestic market and cool down prices, a source familiar with a meeting between the government and oil producers said on Wednesday.Earlier in the day…

Oil Rises Towards $77 After Slide, Demand Outlook Weighs

Oct 24, 2018

Oil rose towards $77 a barrel on Wednesday after hitting a two-month low as the focus returned to looming U.S. sanctions on oil exporter Iran, although concern about a weaker demand outlook weighed.In a sign Iranian exports will drop further once the sanctions take effect on Nov…

Blackstone Energy Partners Acquires Ulterra Drilling Technologies

Oct 24, 2018

Blackstone Energy Partners announced today that it has entered into binding agreements to acquire a controlling, majority interest in Ulterra Drilling Technologies from affiliates of American Securities LLC.  American Securities and certain…

Blue Water Energy Partners with Apex International Energy

Oct 24, 2018

Apex International Energy announced that affiliates of Blue Water Energy (BWE) have agreed to partner with Apex and join the existing investors: Warburg Pincus LLC, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and company management.The oil and gas…

FERC Green Signal for Calcasieu Pass LNG

Oct 24, 2018

Venture Global LNG announced that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the company’s 10 MTPA Calcasieu Pass facility on the Gulf of Mexico.On August 31, 2018, FERC…

Saudi Aramco Signs Deals Worth USD 34 bln in Oil and Gas

Oct 24, 2018

Saudi Aramco signed 15 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)  and strategic and commercial collaborations valued at more than US$34 billion with 15 international partner companies and entities from eight countries in 3 continents.These collaborations…

First LNG Cargo Exported from Ichthys

Oct 23, 2018

French oil and gas major Total said on Tuesday that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Australia's Ichthys LNG project has been exported following the production start-up at the end of July.Ichthys LNG, with reserves of…

Kvaerner Eyes Growth, Mergers as Profits Decline

Oct 23, 2018

Kvaerner, a Norwegian builder of oil platforms, aims to increase its revenue by some 40 percent by 2022 by expanding abroad, the company said on Tuesday after reporting a sharp decline in third-quarter earnings that drove down its shares.Kvaerner's quarterly earnings before interest…

Oil Falls by $2 After Saudi Arabia Reassures Market on Supply

Oct 23, 2018

Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia said it could supply more crude quickly if needed, reassuring investors ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran's crude exports that start next month.Benchmark Brent crude oil dropped $2…

UK's Tullow to Ramp Up Ghana Oil Production

Oct 23, 2018

UK-based Tullow Oil aims to ramp up its oil production in Ghana to 180,000 barrels per day by the end of the year, following successful drilling of additional wells, its Ghana head Kweku Awotwi said on Tuesday.Tullow is confident of sustaining peak production from its two oilfields in Ghana…

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