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ADNOC LNG Wins Extension of Gas Supply Contract to 2040

Nov 15, 2018

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has agreed, in principle, to extend to 2040 its gas supply agreement with ADNOC LNG, in coordination with ADNOC LNG’s joint venture partners, Mitsui, BP and Total.The the state-owned oil company of…

UK: Enough Oil and Gas Reserves for the Next 20 Years

Nov 09, 2018

The UK has enough oil reserves to sustain production for the next 20 years and beyond, new figures indicate.A report published by the UK Government suggests that the overall remaining recoverable reserves and resources in the North Sea range from 10 to 20 billion barrels plus of oil equivalent…

Höegh LNG's Höegh Esperanza FSRU Arrives at Tianjing, China

Nov 06, 2018

Höegh Esperanza, the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) unit operated by Norway’s Höegh LNG Holdings, has arrived at the Tianjin LNG terminal in China and started commissioning for FSRU operations.Höegh Esperanza is currently serving…

New Gas Module on Stream at Troll B

Oct 30, 2018

Equinor announced Tuesday a new gas module has been put on stream on Troll B, boosting the oil production and processing capacity on the Troll field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.“Troll is an exceptional oil and gas field globally…

Woodside Energy GWF-2 Commences Production

Oct 25, 2018

Australian oil and gas company with a global presence  Woodside announced that the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) Project off the north-west coast of Australia has commenced gas production.A press release from the operator of the North…

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…

Gazprom CEO Says Output Up This Year

Oct 18, 2018

Gazprom's output in the last nine and a half months is up by 6.8 percent year on year and the Russian gas producer expects production close to 500 billion cubic metres (bcm) this year, RIA news agency cited its chief executive as saying.The TASS news agency…

PGNiG, Venture Global LNG Deal for 2 MTPA of LNG

Oct 18, 2018

For a 20-year term, Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) will receive liquefied natural gas from the USA for domestic customers or for resale.The new contracts will provide a total of 2 MTPA of LNG, which is approximately 2.7 billion m³ of natural gas after regasification…

Shell Sells its Danish Upstream Assets for $1.9 Bln

Oct 17, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell its Danish upstream business to Norwegian Energy (Noreco) in a deal valuing the assets at $1.9 billion, as part of its wider divestment strategy, the company said on Wednesday.The sale brings Shell's three-year $30 billion divestment plan close to its conclusion…

Wintershall CEO Meets Norwegian Prime Minister on Growth Plans

Oct 17, 2018

Mario Mehren, CEO of Wintershall, Germany's largest crude oil and natural gas producer, has presented Wintershall’s growth plans in Norway during a visit by Norway's Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, to Berlin.Mehren announced a further increase…

Hoegh LNG Vessel to Leave Egypt Before Weekend

Oct 16, 2018

Egypt's petroleum minister said on Tuesday that a regasification vessel would leave Egypt by the end of the week, a day after Norway's Hoegh LNG said Egypt was to give up one of its two floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.The minister…

Aker BP to Buy Equinor Gas, Condensate Discovery

Oct 15, 2018

Aker BP has agreed to buy Equinor's 77.8 percent stake in Norway's King Lear gas and condensate discovery for $250 million in cash, the two companies said on Monday.The North Sea discovery has estimated reserves of 77 million barrels of oil equivalents…

US Grants BP, Serica Licence to Run Iran-owned North Sea Field

Oct 09, 2018

BP and Serica Energy received a conditional licence from U.S. authorities to continue operating a North Sea gas field partly owned by Iran's national oil company, Serica said in a statement.The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control extended a licence for U…

Natural Gas is Here to Stay, Big Oil Says

Oct 09, 2018

Energy companies are betting demand for natural gas will rise at break-neck pace for decades, undermining warnings that tackling climate change would require a rapid switch to renewable energy.Top oil companies including Royal Dutch Shell, BP…

Eni to Acquire Half of BP's Libya Oil and Gas Assets

Oct 08, 2018

Italy's Eni has agreed to buy half of BP's 85 percent stake in a Libyan oil and gas licence with the aim of resuming exploration next year, the companies said on Monday.Eni will acquire the 42.5 percent stake and become the operator of the exploration…

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