Alinta Energy has announced that it will go ahead with the 214MW Yandin wind farm, north of Perth, and build what will be the biggest wind farm in Western Australia, just beating the 207MW Collgar facility in the state’s wheat-belt. Yandin has been on…
88 Energy has advised the following in relation to its oil and gas operations on the North Slope of Alaska. Highlights: Winx-1 Drilling of interval containing primary Nanushuk targets (@~4,500′) commenced 25th February (AK time): current depth ~2,640′ Western Leases – Winx-1 Exploration…
Noble Corporation’s recently bought Noble Johnny Whitstine jack-up rig has left Singapore to begin its first drilling contract in Saudi Arabia. Noble said via social media last week that the Noble Johnny Whitstine jack-up was on the move and that it had left Singapore….
ADNOC has entered a midstream pipeline infrastructure partnership with institutional investors KKR and BlackRock. They have agreed to form a new entity called ADNOC Oil Pipelines – Sole Proprietorship LLC (ADNOC Oil Pipelines). Over a 23-year period this will lease ADNOC’s interest in 18…
Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing market for liquefied natural gas this year and will absorb the fuel despite Russia supplying record-high volumes by pipelines. The region is seen getting 20 million to 30 million tons more LNG this year, about double the…
Saudi Aramco has let two contracts to McDermott International Inc. for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation services for Marjan oil field offshore Saudi Arabia. Aramco is expanding production capacity of Marjan field, now 500,000 b/d, by 300,000 b/d. One contract – valued at…
Kenya’s National Oil Company (NOCK) plans to sell a stake in its Block 14T in Kajiado County to aid it in paying for its back-in rights in two blocks which are ready to begin production and start drilling. NOCK has undertaken some basic works…
Somalian offshore blocks, soon to be offered to interested oil companies as part of its first offshore licensing round, could hold billions of barrels of oil equivalent, however, maritime dispute with Kenya and other political risks could hamper its efforts towards fulfilling its offshore oil…
Bijan Zangeneh, Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, flew to China earlier last week to discuss cooperation between the two countries. According to news service Shana, one of his priorities was to firm up the status of the South Pars Phase 11 gas/condensate development in the…
Global demand for gas will grow by around ten percent towards 2030. That is what Equinor expects, according to a statement posted on its website on the 21st February, which revealed that the company sees “strong market opportunities for gas”. In an energy…
