UK’s oil and gas production over the period 2016–2050 is now projected to total 11.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) according to new projections from the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority. The “Projections of UK Oil and Gas Production and Expenditure” report published…
Canada’s First Nations are boosting investments and leveraging their clout with regulators to gain stakes in oil and gas projects as they seek greater returns on energy produced or transported across their territory. Aboriginal groups in Canada have traditionally played a more passive role in the…
Companies developing Kenya’s first oilfields expect to conclude agreement on construction of an export pipeline by the middle of this year, according to Toronto-listed Africa Oil, one of the partners. Oil could account for about a tenth of Kenya’s government revenue, on par with…
Total is said to be interested in bidding to build the greenfield 150,000-bpd Nassirya oil refinery. The Director General of the Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC), Ali Warid Hammood, said at the CWC Iraq Petroleum Conference in Berlin that bids are still open for…
The Husky Energy board of directors has sanctioned Liuhua 29-1, the third deepwater field serving the Liwan gas project in the South China Sea. Production will be tied into the existing Liwan subsea infrastructure and the onshore Gaolan Gas Plant and delivered to buyers…
Integrated oil and gas company OMV has revealed that it has agreed to sell its upstream business in Pakistan to Dragon Prime Hong Kong Limited for a consideration of US$191 million. The transaction, which is subject to conditions such as relevant regulatory approvals, is…
Golar expects first LNG production soon through the FLNG vessel Hilli Episeyo offshore Cameroon. A ship-to-ship transfer of cool down LNG with the Golar Bear was completed in mid-December, followed by the introduction of feed gas from the onshore processing plant. Commissioning is…
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has made an oil discovery north of the Bøyla field in the North Sea offshore Norway. Aker BP, the operator of production license 340, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 24/9-12 S and appraisal well 24/9-12 A, which was…
The report, now available on ASDReports, recognises the following companies as the key players in the global vertical axis wind turbine market: ArborWind, Envergate Energy, Oy Windside Production, Royall Power (a company of Ark Alloy), SAWT, and V-Air Wind Technologies. Commenting on the report,…
ExxonMobil has announced that it will become the first founding member of the new Stanford Strategic Energy Alliance, an initiative which will examine ways to improve energy access, security and technology while reducing impacts on the environment. As part of its commitment, ExxonMobil will…
