Tullow has appointed Sheila Khama, Genevieve Sangudi as non-executive directors

Tullow Oil plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Sheila Khama and Genevieve Sangudi as non-executive directors of Tullow with effect from April 26, 2019 following Tullow’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 25, 2019. Both Sheila and Genevieve will stand for re-election to the Board at the 2020 AGM. More »

At oil industry's big summit, uncomfortable truths creep in

Right from the start of London’s biggest gathering of oil traders and producers, uncomfortable truths began to intrude upon the usual round of business meetings and cocktail parties. More »

Naviera Tramarsa sends Cougar XT offshore Peru

Offshore operator, Naviera Tramarsa, has extended its underwater robotic vehicle fleet with a new Cougar XT from Saab Seaeye to enter operations in May 2019. More »

ADES completes acquisition of operations from Weatherford in Algeria

ADES International Holding PLC, an oil and gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of four contracted onshore rigs from Weatherford International plc in Algeria. More »

Shale c-suite turmoil casts shadow on record U.S. oil growth

Shockwaves in the c-suites of shale companies are showing investor frustration with an industry that continues to outspend cash flow. More »

Nigeria boosts January's oil production, complies with OPEC in February

Nigeria implemented its portion of the OPEC+ production deal in February, said the country’s oil minister, a move that enhances the impact of supply cuts that have already boosted crude prices. More »

ExxonMobil makes 5 Tcf natural gas discovery offshore Cyprus

ExxonMobil has said it has made a natural gas discovery offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean at the Glaucus-1 well. More »

ExxonMobil makes natural gas discovery offshore Cyprus

ExxonMobil has said it has made a natural gas discovery offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean at the Glaucus-1 well. More »

Diamond Offshore sees drillship rents almost doubling next year

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said it’s nearly doubling rental rates for deepwater drillships as oil explorers return to sea. More »

Resilient oil sands power Alberta budget through pipeline morass

A relentless increase in production from Alberta’s oil sands and higher crude prices in the first half of the year are powering the province’s budget through a pipeline shortage that has weighed on economic growth. More »

How unloved are fracers? Even EOG got called out

Shale fracers right now are about as popular with investors as they are with environmentalists. And on Wednesday, there were hard questions even for a company widely viewed as the best: EOG Resources Inc. More »

U.S. sanctions on Venezuela are a blessing to Colombian oil

U.S. Gulf refiners are bidding up prices for Colombian crude amid sanctions on Venezuelan imports, historically one of America’s top oil suppliers. More »

API releases updated standard on pipeline systems integrity

The American Petroleum Institute released the third edition of API Recommended Practice 1160 (RP 1160), “Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.” More »

Apache Corp budgets $2.4 billion in 2019, a decrease of 22%

Apache Corporation has announced its financial and operational results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2018. More »

Wintershall position paper on the importance of liquid gas for Europe

Although LNG (liquid natural gas) provides a solid supplement to European gas supplies, the EU is and will remain a pipeline market – for good reasons. More »

Gazprom improving its industrial and environmental safety efforts

The Gazprom Board of Directors expressed approval of the Company’s ongoing occupational, industrial and fire safety efforts and environmental protection measures. More »

U.S. oil imports fall to lowest since 1996 on a weekly basis

The U.S. imported the lowest amount of crude oil on a weekly basis in 23 years, as production hit another record. More »

Xodus strengthens Perth workforce after successful year

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has grown its team in Perth by almost 50% after a batch of new contract wins in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region over the last twelve months. More »

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a substantial (1) contract by BP Exploration for the provision of subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services covering BP’s North Sea region portfolio of assets West of Shetland and Northern North Sea. More »

Saudis hold firm on oil output cuts after Trump says "relax"

Saudi Arabia is leaning toward extending OPEC cuts into the second half of 2019, potentially pitting the group against U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand to keep prices down. More »

How Pemex became the most indebted oil company in the world

After more than a decade of declining production, wasteful spending and a higher tax burden than any other driller in Latin America, it’s little wonder Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos is the world’s most indebted oil company. More »

Aramco eyes LNG deals in next gas strategy

Saudi Aramco aims to become one of the world’s largest players in natural gas and the company is eyeing projects in Russia, Australia, America and Africa to kick-start a global business in the liquefied form of the fuel. More »

Aramco eyes LNG deals in next in new gas strategy

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Shale backlash hits China after deadly quakes in drilling hub

The backlash against shale drilling in earthquake-prone regions -- a thorn in the side of U.S. energy companies for the past decade -- reached China this week after a series of temblors killed two people and reduced homes to rubble. More »

Oil companies find a way to cash in by not pumping oil in Canada

Alberta oil producers have found a way around production limits imposed on them by the provincial government: buy the right to pump barrels from other companies that don’t need them. More »

API joins consumer-focused coalition to push Congress to pass U.S-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

The American Petroleum Institute announced that it has joined the newly launched USMCA Coalition, backed by over 200 companies and associations across a wide variety of industries, to urge Congress to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). More »

Chevron partners with Catalyst to advance gender equality

Chevron Corporation has announced a $5 million grant to Catalyst, a global nonprofit advancing workplace gender equality, in support of expanding the organization’s Men Advocating Real Change (MARC) program, which Chevron adopted in 2016. More »

ExxonMobil adds 4.5 Bbbl to reserves

ExxonMobil Corporation has said that it added 4.5 Bboe of proved oil and gas reserves in 2018, replacing 313% of the year’s production. More »

Gates has launched flexible hoses for land, offshore well-control applications

Gates, global provider of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions, introduces a new addition to its portfolio of oil and gas well-control products, the 3” ID x 10,000 PSI Black Gold 10k Choke and Kill Hose. More »

Technical toolboxes has launched new pipeline hub platform

Technical Toolboxes, global provider of desktop and cloud-based pipeline engineering software, as well as industry training for pipeline engineering and technical professionals, has released the Pipeline HUB (HUBPL) to integrate pipeline data and better facilitate customers’ technical work. More »

BP starts gas production from Trinidad and Tobago’s Angelin project

BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) has announced first gas production from its Angelin development. The project was delivered on time and under budget. More »

Block Energy to acquire 100% interest in West Rustavi field

Block Energy Plc, the exploration and production company focused on the Republic of Georgia, is pleased to announce it has secured an agreement (the Agreement) with Georgian Oil and Gas Limited (GOG) to increase its working interest (WI) in the West Rustavi licence (West Rustavi or the License) to 100% from the current 25%. More »

Gazprom makes big staff changes

Alexander Medvedev has been relieved of his post as deputy chairman of the management committee. More »

Half-billion dollars of sanctioned oil sits offshore Venezuela

Venezuela is running out of space to store its sanction crude, forcing it to reduce output at a time when the world is thirsty for heavy oil. More »

Fatal earthquake shakes China’s shale drilling region

The backlash against shale drilling in earthquake-prone regions reached China after a series of temblors killed two people and reduced homes to rubble. More »

Carrizo Oil and Gas announces fourth-quarter, 2018 year-end results

Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. has announced the company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2018 and provided an operational update. More »

Marathon oil signs agreement for divestiture of UK business

Marathon Oil Corporation has announced the company has entered into a share purchase agreement through its subsidiaries for the sale of its UK businesses Marathon Oil U.K. LLC (MOUK) and Marathon Oil West of Shetland Limited (MOWOS). More »

ExxonMobil employees inspire girls to pursue engineering fields

More than 1,000 middle-school girls have joined ExxonMobil for the company’s 16th annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, which aims to inspire female students to consider engineering as a career. More »

Petrobras reports January's oil and gas production

Petrobras informs that in January its total production of oil and gas, including natural gas liquids (NGL), was 2.61 MMboe/y, of which 2.54 MMboed produced in Brazil and 73 Mboed abroad. More »

Change of managing director at Wintershall Energia

Change of managing director at Wintershall in Argentina: After 29 years in Wintershall, having held various positions in Wintershall Holding and Wintershall Energía, Gustavo Albrecht, managing director of Wintershall Energía S.A. for the last 9 years, will be leaving the company on Feb. 28, 2019. More »

Nabors appoints Anthony Chase as Director

Nabors Industries Ltd. has announced that it has expanded its board to seven members and appointed Anthony R. "Tony" Chase to fill the vacancy. More »

Enquest awards KCA Deutag a multi-million dollar contract for three UK North Sea platforms

Global drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has announced that its offshore business unit has been awarded a new drilling contract by Enquest Heather Limited for the Magnus, Thistle and Heather platforms. More »

SNE field development secures FPSO ahead of FID

Woodside, as operator of the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) joint venture, has awarded MODEC International Inc. the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the SNE Field Development Phase 1 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. More »

Shell: Need for cleaner air driving strong LNG demand growth

Strong demand for cleaner-burning fuel in Asia continued to drive rapid growth in liquefied natural gas (LNG) use in 2018, with global demand rising by 27 MMt to 319 MMt, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook. More »

McDermott awarded substantial offshore EPCI contract from Saudi Aramco

McDermott International, Inc. has announced a substantial* contract award from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Marjan field, offshore Saudi Arabia. More »

Liebherr modernizes Sakhalin Energy's Molikpaq offshore platform in Russia

Liebherr's maritime customer service is carrying out an extraordinary modernization project on Sakhalin Energy’s Molikpaq offshore platform off the Russian island of Sakhalin. More »

Libya won't restart largest field until militia leaves

Libya’s state-run National Oil Corp refused to restart the country’s biggest field after militants seized and declared it secure earlier this month. More »

Trump attacks OPEC again, warning against high oil prices

President Trump resumed his attacks on OPEC, saying the world is too fragile to handle a price hike and urging the cartel to “relax and take it easy.” More »

It’s official: U.S. production reaches 12.0 MMbopd for a new record

Somewhat to its own surprise, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that U.S. crude oil production averaged 12.0 MMbpd in January, up 90,000 bpd from December 2018’s level, and setting yet another all-time U.S. oil output record. More »

AMLO's attack on energy regulator stirs concern dissent being silenced

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called the Supreme Court dishonest, lambasted Fitch Ratings as hypocritical and accused prior leaders of leaving a pigsty of corruption. But since taking office, he’s never gone after someone the way he has the nation’s energy regulator. More »

AMLO's attack on energy regulator stirs concern dissent being silenced

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called the Supreme Court dishonest, lambasted Fitch Ratings as hypocritical and accused prior leaders of leaving a pigsty of corruption. But since taking office, he’s never gone after someone the way he has the nation’s energy regulator. More »

Petrobras says oil spilled in Campos Basin in Espirito Santo

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Vitol expect oil to rally as OPEC, Venezuela cause shortage

The world’s largest energy trader says oil prices are set to rally further as OPEC output cuts and American sanctions on Iran and Venezuela cause a "shortage" of the low-quality heavy crudes refiners rely on. More »

Kenya vows to devend its territory in oil row with Somalia

Kenya vowed to “never cede an inch” of its territory in a border dispute with Somalia that has soured diplomatic relations. More »

CAPP statement regarding NEB recommendation that Trans AC

Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) announced its recommendation that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is in the Canadian public interest. More »

COGA statement on CDPHE Pneumatic Controller Task Force

The largest study of its kind in the country on pneumatic controllers has been conducted along Colorado’s Front Range over the past year and the preliminary results have been very promising. More »

Israel's chief geologist says latest bidding round offers changes and upgrades

The history of Israel’s gas and oil development can be subdivided into two distinct periods: 1955 to 1995, and 1999 to today. In the first period, roughly 450 wells were drilled onshore and offshore Israel. More »

Croatia's Krpan touts new bidding rounds as means to boost output

During the recent North American Prospect Expo (NAPE) held in Houston, the president of the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency (CHA), Marijan Krpan, visited with World Oil about the steps his government is taking, to improve the country’s oil and gas production. Key among these are two new licensing rounds, one to close in June 2019, and the other to finish in September 2019. More »

ExxonMobil to increase Permian profitability through digital partnership with Microsoft

ExxonMobil has announced that a new partnership with Microsoft will make its Permian basin operations the largest-ever oil and gas acreage to use cloud technology and is expected to generate billions in net cash flow over the next decade through improvements in analyses and enhancements to operational efficiencies. More »

Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation claims 2018 as best year, so far

Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation has announced the best year of its nearly three-decade public-company history that provided record financial results, the culmination and in-service of several long-dated infrastructure initiatives, and continued momentum on the free cash flow front. More »

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass and TransCameron Pipeline receive construction approval in Louisiana

Venture Global LNG, Inc. announces that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the Order Granting Authorizations under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the company’s Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility and associated TransCameron Pipeline in Cameron Parish, Lou. More »

Billings Innovator gains international recognition for oilfield tool

An invention that has been more than 12 years in development by a Billings, Montana company has been listed by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) as a finalist for the Corrosion Innovation Award. The top ten innovations of the year will be announced on March 24, during NACE’s annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee. More »

Anadarko Mozambique attacked for first time amid insurgency

Unidentified gunmen attacked an Anadarko Petroleum convoy near its liquefied natural gas project in northern Mozambique, the first targeting an energy company since an insurgency by suspected Islamist militants began 16 months ago. More »

Warm winter pushes LNG to 17-month low in biggest market

Liquefied natural gas prices in North Asia, the world’s biggest market for the fuel, have slumped to the lowest in 17 months as the peak demand season ends with a whimper. More »

TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brazil

TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The survey will cover approximately 11,200 km2 within the granted permit area and will be acquired by Shearwater with the Amazon Warrior. More »

Equinor: Natural gas contributes to the low carbon future

Equinor sold natural gas for around $26 billion in total in 2018, an increase of 29% from 2017. More »

AMLO sounds death knell for oil reforms with Pemex farm-out halt

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has suspended future Petroleos Mexicanos farm-out bids, putting one of the final nails in the coffin for the 2014 energy reforms that promised to reverse years of oil-production declines with private companies’ involvement. More »

Kenya says Somalia misleading world in offshore oil row

Kenya said Somalia is misleading prospective investors by offering to sell four offshore oil blocks in an area that is subject to court proceedings in an ownership dispute between the two countries. More »

API continues to promote safe U.S. energy development, enhances workplace safety with Recommended Practice 54

The American Petroleum Institute has released Recommended Practice 54 (RP 54), Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, which provides procedures for promoting and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions for personnel in drilling and well servicing operations. More »

TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brasil

TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The survey will cover approximately 11,200 km2 within the granted permit area and will be acquired by Shearwater with the Amazon Warrior. More »

Digital is the future for EPC project delivery: Sunder Kalyanam, Petrofac

Group MD – EandC Growth and Chairman of Petrofac India, Sunder Kalyanam, has participated in a panel discussion focusing on ‘the blueprint for the digital success of all value chain partners’ at Chemtech 2019 in Mumbai, India. More »

Equiinor: Natural gas contributes to the low carbon future

Equinor sold natural gas for around $26 billion in total in 2018, an increase of 29% from 2017. More »

Gazprom Neft demonstrates solid growth across all key financial indicators in 2018

Revenue for fiscal-year 2018 amounted to $37.9 million (RUB 2,489 billion) , a 28.7% increase year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA grew by more than 45.1% year-on-year to $12.2 billion (RUB 799.5 billion). More »

Neptune Energy submits development plans for Duva, Gjøa P1

Neptune Energy has submitted development plans for the Duva (PL636) and Gjøa P1 (PL153) projects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. First production from the projects is expected in late 2020 or early 2021. More »

N-Sea wins multi-million dollar North Sea Contracts

N-Sea wins multi-million dollar North Sea Contracts More »

Targa Resources sells 45% interest in Bakken Assets for $1.6 billion

Targa Resources Corp. has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell a 45% interest in Targa Badlands LLC, the entity that holds all of Targa’s assets in North Dakota, to funds managed by GSO Capital Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities for $1.6 billion in cash. More »

Empty supertankers reveal truths about today's oil market

They are slowly plowing their way across thousands of miles of ocean toward America’s GOM coastline. As they do, twelve empty supertankers are also revealing a few truths about today’s global oil market. More »

Halliburton breaks ground on first oilfield specialty chemical manufacturing reaction facility in Saudi Arabia

Halliburton Company is pleased to announce it will build the first oilfield chemical manufacturing reaction plant in Saudi Arabia. More »

NPD reports production figures for January 2019

Preliminary production figures for January 2019 show an average daily production of 1,8 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 30 Mbp day compared to December 2018. More »

Too big to sell? Concho now bigger than HESS, Continental

Concho Resources Inc. may have become too big to sell just months after its richest-ever acquisition. More »

Rotterdam Port Fund invests in ExRobotics

The investment fund Rotterdam Port Fund has acquired a stake in ExRobotics. With locations in Breda and Delft, the Netherlands, this firm is a pioneer in the development of robots that can be used in environments with a high explosion risk. More »

Fluor awarded Halliburton chemicals project in Saudi Arabia

Fluor Corporation has announced that it was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction of the Halliburton Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing Reaction Plant located in the PlasChem Park, Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of 2018. More »

CGG makes GeoSoftware releases with innovative cloud-ready machine learning capabilities

CGG announces that GeoSoftware, part of its Geoscience Division, has launched a new generation of cloud-ready reservoir characterization solutions. More »

Logan industries completes reduce bore direct action tensioner (RB-DAT) project

Logan Industries (Logan), a hydraulic repair, manufacturing and rental company, has successfully completed a Reduced Bore Direct Acting Tensioner (RB-DAT) project to enable the use of the DAT in shallow water. More »

Pipeotech licenses leak-proof DeltaV-Seal Gasket technology to Clock Spring

In a strategic effort to expand market presence, Pipeotech the global leader in next-generation, leak-proof sealing technologies has announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with Clock Spring Company Inc. More »

Tubacex and Senaat join forces to grow in the Middle East

Tubacex and Senaat, an industrial investment holding company owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have started a strategic partnership to support the development of energy projects in the Middle East. More »

Benthic completes geotechnical investigation offshore Malaysia

Benthic, a global geosciences company, partnered with Asian Geos Sdn Bhd (Asian Geos), has successfully completed its geotechnical investigation in the Limbayong Field, offshore East Malaysia for PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS Carigali). More »

Canadian heavy crude slips as pipeline rationing set to rise

Heavy Canadian crude prices widened to the biggest discount against New York futures this year as pipeline-operator Enbridge reported that rationing on its heavy oil lines would increase next month. More »

U.S. shale boom keeps rolling even as wildcatters save cash

America’s surging shale oil production shows little sign of abating, despite industrywide spending cuts, as explorers learn to do more with less. More »

Brazil's burgeoning crude production is OPEC’s next headache

Brazilian supply boom poised to challenge OPEC’s efforts to balance the global market. More »

Rockwell and Schlumberger enter JV to create Sensia cloud, edge-enabled process automation solution

Rockwell Automation, dedicated to industrial automation and information, and Schlumberger, provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry, have announced that they have entered into an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider. More »

Alberta expects $1.7 billion profit from crude-by-rail operation

Alberta is preparing a giant crude-by-rail operation to help its oil-sands producers cope with a pipeline crunch, and it expects a big profit from the venture. More »

InterDam expands presence with Houston-office opening

InterDam, supplier of fire and blast resistant architectural products for the oil industry, recently opened a new office in Houston, Texas to strengthen its position in the North American market, and leverage the area’s diverse and expansive customer base. More »

InterDam expands presence with office in Houston

InterDam, supplier of fire and blast resistant architectural products for the oil industry, recently opened a new office in Houston, Texas to strengthen its position in the North American market, and leverage the area’s diverse and expansive customer base. More »

USGS: Former astronaut named EROS Center director

Former NASA astronaut Christopher J. “C.J.” Loria has been named the newest director of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. More »

Noble Energy announces 2018 results, provides 2019 guidance

Noble Energy, Inc. has announced fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial and operating results. In addition, the company will be focused on delivering sustainable organic free cash flow in 2020 and beyond. More »

Lukoil's 2018 proved reserves totaled 101%

Lukoil (hereinafter the company) announces the results of the reserves assessment and independent audit as of Dec. 31, 2018. More »

California's dirty oil gets pricey amid Venezuela sanctions

California doesn’t usually come to mind when talking about the U.S. oil boom, but the state’s dirty oil is commanding an increasingly large premium amid an international shortfall of dense, high-sulfur crude. More »

James Fisher and Sons has acquired Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Contracting

James Fisher and Sons plc (JFS) has further expanded its capabilities in the Middle East with the acquisition of Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Contracting LLC (MSMC). More »

American Gilsonite Company has appointed V.P, CCO

American Gilsonite Company (AGC), exclusive supplier of Gilsonite, is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Mueller as V.P. and CCO, effective immediately. More »

Chinese oil discovery has Morgan Stanley thinking shale boom

An oil discovery in a remote corner of northwestern China could trigger a surge in shale drilling, benefiting service companies and providing a needed output boost for the world’s biggest importer. More »

Wood awarded EPCI contract by Equinor in Norway

Wood has secured a new $13 million contract with Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services to the Vigdis boosting station increased oil recovery (IOR) project. More »

OPITO appoints director to support global operations

OPITO, the global, not-for-profit skills body for the energy industry, has appointed Stuart Clow as director with a remit focused on supporting industry safety through high-quality training and competency standards. More »

Repsol makes significant gas discovery in Indonesia

SKK Migas has confirmed a gas discovery at the Repsol-operated Sakakemang PSC, onshore Central Sumatra, Indonesia, according to Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood. More »

Gas guru who corrected CIA says U.S., Russia pick wrong fight

The scientist who built the most prominent Cold War energy advisory said the U.S. and Russia should set aside their fight over natural gas markets and focus on slashing fossil fuel pollution more quickly. More »

Weir Oil and Gas awarded contract with Expro for repair of Powerchoke products

Weir Oil and Gas Dubai announced that it has signed a contract with Expro to provide authorized repairs, specifically for Expro’s PowerChokes product range. More »

BHGE strengthens presence in Qatar across fullstream operations

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), the world’s first fullstream oil and gas company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar Petroleum (QP) to unlock new opportunities to expand its presence in the country and to support Qatar Petroleum’s Tawteen Program. More »

Qatar Petroleum launches energy sector localization program - TAWTEEN

His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister, launched Qatar Petroleum’s Localization Program for Services and Industries in the Energy Sector “TAWTEEN” – an initiative to enhance localizing the sector’s supply chain and expand the small and medium enterprises base. More »

Transocean has announced drilling automation of six floaters

Transocean Ltd. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with its customer, Equinor, to license and install Automated Drilling Control (ADC) systems on four high-specification, harsh environment rigs currently on contract in Norway and a fifth semi-submersible that is expected to commence operations in the Norwegian sea this summer. More »

KCA Deutag awarded drilling contracts in Middle East, Russia and Africa

Global drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has announced that its land drilling operation has won new contracts and contract extensions worth approximately $110 million. These contracts are for onshore drilling in the Middle East, Russia and Africa. More »

ADES wins two onshore contracts in Saudi Arabia

ADES International Holding PLC, an oil and gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa, is pleased to announce that it has secured two onshore drilling contracts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following a competitive tender process. More »

Venezuelan oil finds home in India as U.S. shuns shipments

India is feasting on Venezuelan oil, after the U.S. imposed a de facto ban on crude imports from the Latin American nation. More »

Shell eyes limit to how clean oil output can be

There’s only so much you can do to make oil and gas production cleaner. More »

Kosmos energy appoints new CEO

Kosmos Energy has announced that chief exploration officer and founding partner Brian F. Maxted has decided to retire from the company effective Feb. 15, 2019. More »

McDermott executes contract for Pan Malaysia field development

McDermott International, Inc. has announced two sizeable contracts, one from Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) and one from Sapura Exploration and Production (SEP), to provide transportation and installation of offshore structures, pipelines and pre-commissioning work for the Pan Malaysia field development located off the shore of Sarawak, Malaysia. More »

Kenya summons envoy to Somalia over disputed oil territory

Kenya summoned its ambassador to Somalia after the Horn of Africa neighbor decided to auction offshore oil and gas blocks the nation considers to be in its territory. More »

Venezuela's Exit From U.S. Sanctions? Show Maduro the Door

The Trump administration has given Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant, Petroleos de Venezuela SA, and President Nicolas Maduro’s associates a clear path to escape U.S. sanctions: Help bring down the authoritarian leader. More »

EU starts natural gas price war Trump and Putin will love

The stage has been set for a European natural gas price war that will help boost demand and enable both Russia and the U.S. to increase sales to the region. More »

TransCanada denied request for some Keystone XL preparations

TransCanada Corp. was partly denied a request to continue some pre-construction work on the Keystone XL oil pipeline while a dispute over the project’s environmental review wends its way through the courts. More »

The OPEC+ oil deal is standing on one wobbly leg

I know a little bit about standing on one leg; my daughter has encouraged me to learn to water ski. It’s not easy at my age, in England, in winter. More »

Rowan receives clearance for Ensco merger

Rowan Companies plc has announced that it has received clearance from the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority for its pending combination with Ensco plc. More »

Gazprom sign subsea production equipment contract

Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom management committee, and Yan Novikov, chairman of the management board, director general of the Almaz-Antey Corporation, at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi signed a long-term contract for the supply of import-substituting products in the amount equal to guaranteed future purchases. More »

Buffett's oil bet not only a rallying cry for fracers

Warren Buffett showing up in your share register can be a bittersweet affair. More »

U.S. Treasury sanctions Venezuela Oil Chief Quevedo, four others

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo, who also serves as the head of its state-owned oil giant, PDVSA, and four other officials for their ties to President Nicolas Maduro. More »

Maersk Supply Service completes fleet renewal program

Maersk Maker, the final vessel of Maersk Supply Service’s Starfish AHTS newbuilding series, was delivered yesterday from Kleven Yard. More »

Proposed U.S. sanctions could impact Russian gas exports

New Russia sanctions proposed by members of the U.S. Congress could hinder the development of natural gas export pipelines. More »

Shutdown of historic field forces Dutch to look abroad for gas

After decades of supplying itself and its European neighbors with natural gas, an era has officially come to an end for the Netherlands. More »

Encana completes acquisition of Newfield Exploration

Encana Corporation has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Newfield Exploration Company in an all-stock transaction. More »

Chesapeake engages RS Energy Group to drive innovation, shareholder returns

Chesapeake Energy Corporation has announced an innovative partnership to accelerate the company's digital transformation and data-driven growth initiatives. More »

Oil crash is over, but debt is still piling up in the Gulf

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World's biggest battery to boost solar for Texas oil country

The world’s largest battery could soon be storing solar energy deep in the heart of Texas oil country. More »

Big oil's big issue with embracing 'big energy'

Oil majors increasingly are trying their hand at being alternative-energy minors. More »

BP energy outlook 2019 envisions rapid growth, low-carbon future

The Energy Outlook explores the forces shaping the global energy transition out to 2040 and the key uncertainties surrounding that transition. More »

Upstart pitches plan for cheapest U.S. gas on water

A little-known company is planning to be a standout in the crowded field of U.S. shale gas exports by slashing construction costs for the massive terminals that turn gas into a transportable liquid. More »

Shale support secures deal as provider for tier-one EandP

Shale Support Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of frac-sands and logistical solutions to the oil and gas proppant market, has announced it has finalized a deal as a provider for a tier-one petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company More »

Aramco comes out to play on an empty playground

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Shrinking demand may necessitate OPEC production cut extension

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Cenovus forges ahead on rail plans as Canadian peers dial back

Cenovus Energy Inc. is forging ahead with plans to expand its rail shipments of crude to U.S. refiners, even as some peers dial back, in a bet that pricing for Canadian heavy crude will soon shift to make those shipments more economical. More »

125 years of Wintershall: Anniversary year and start of a new chapter in the company’s history

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BHP approves Atlantis Phase 3 project

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Danos to acquire Shamrock Energy Solutions

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U.S. Interior has announced region-wide oil and gas lease sale Gulf of Mexico

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IEA says Venezuela crisis risks disrupting global crude market

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Oil extends gain on Saudi output pledge, Trump trade flexibility

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Texas shale forces big oil cost revolution, Chevron CEO says

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Rowan executes contract with Petronas Mexico for Rowan Renaissance

Rowan Companies plc has announced that the Rowan Renaissance, an R-Class ultra-deepwater drillship, has been awarded a one-well contract in Mexico by PC Carigali Mexico Operations, S.A. de C.V. for an estimated duration of 80 days that is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2019. More »

DEA awarded new license in the onshore Nile Delta

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Neptune Energy awarded oil exploration license in Egypt

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Chevron CEO vows to work with U.S. to remain in Venezuela

Chevron Corp., CEO Mike Wirth pledged to work closely with the U.S. to remain in Venezuela despite a spiraling crisis that has led rival oil major Total SA to retreat. More »

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Petrofac secures UK well service agreement

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Alberta's would-be leader vows to drop gloves in fight over oil

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Iran oil industry faces bleak outlook 40 years after revolution

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TransCanada says Keystone Pipeline is likely source of oil spill

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India set to hold third oil, gas block auction under new policy

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Kuwait Petroleum said to reassess $500 billion spending plan

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Texas drilling permits, completions statistics for January 2019

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BLM makes record-breaking $1 billion from OandG lease sales

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StormGeo, DNV GL merge to create fleet performance management solution

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Statoil makes high-impact gas discovery offshore Tanzania

The discovery of an additional 2 Tcf to 3 Tcf of natural gas-in-place at the Piri-1 well brings the total of in-place volumes up to approximately 20 Tcf in Block 2, offshore Tanzania.

“Since 2012, we have had a 100% success rate in Tanzania and the area has become a core exploration area in a very short period of time. We quickly went from drilling one well to a multi-well program, and with Piri-1 we are continuing the success,” said Nick Maden, senior V.P. for Statoil' s exploration activities in the Western Hemisphere.

The new gas discovery was made in the same Lower Cretaceous sandstones as the gas discovery in the Zafarani-1 well drilled in 2012.

The Piri-1 discovery is the venture' s sixth discovery in Block 2. It was preceded by the high-impact gas discoveries Zafarani-1, Lavani-1, Tangawizi-1 and Mronge-1, and a discovery in Lavani-2.

Piri-1 was drilled by the drillship Discoverer Americas. The well is two km southwest of the Lavani-1 well at 2,360 m water depth. The Discoverer Americas has now moved location and is currently drilling the Binzari prospect in Block 2.

“Additional prospectivity has been mapped and will be tested throughout 2014 and 2015. We expect to drill several additional exploration and appraisal wells and hope that the results from these wells will continue to add gas volumes for a future large-scale gas infrastructure development,” said Maden.

Statoil operates the license on Block 2 on behalf of Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and has a 65% working interest. Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production Tanzania Limited holds the remaining 35%. Statoil has been in Tanzania since 2007, when it was awarded the operatorship for Block 2.

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