Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) is transforming its Eider platform and ensuring continued production from Otter field, as part of its strategy to maximise economic recovery and extend the life of its oil and gas fields in the Northern North Sea (NNS). …
The government of Mongolia has said construction on the country’s first refinery will begin this year on 150 hectares in Altanshiree in the Mongolian province of Dornogovi. With the feasibility study for the refining project scheduled to be completed by the end of this…
Croatia’s INA Industrija Nafte DD is proposing permanently shuttering the fluid catalytic cracking plant at its 44,000-b/d in Sisak, Croatia, 30 miles south of Zagreb, as part of an organisational strategy to boost performance and competitiveness of its Croatian refining business. Based on…
Five phases of the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf should begin operations from the 21st March onwards, according to Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh. According to a report by news service Shana, Zangeneh listed phases 13, 14, 22, 23, and…
Rystad Energy expects 50 oil and gas fields in the Southeast Asia region to be approved for development between 2018 and 2020. The collective resource is 4 Bboe, with associated greenfield capex of US$28 billion from the final investment decision (FID) to first production….
Melbana Energy Limited revealed on the 24th January that the Pukatea-1 exploration well onshore New Zealand has spudded. The well is being drilled by the Nova-1 rig, from the same drilling pad as the Puka-1 and Puka-2 wells, to a total depth of approximately…
Angus Energy Plc, London, will begin testing a sidetracked appraisal of the Balcombe oil field discovery in southern England “at the earliest opportunity” after becoming operator via farm-in. It has entered a definitive agreement to form a new partnership with the existing licensees, Cuadrilla…
Aberdeen’s Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) plans to launch ten ‘Calls for Ideas’ in 2018 and invest millions in order to tackle ‘key’ industry challenges. The Centre’s Calls for Ideas programme seeks to identify, fund and support innovative ideas and concepts from inside…
In response to the global shipping industry’s continuing focus on fuel efficiency, worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched its new Systems for Hull and Propeller Efficiency (SHAPE). Based on the ISO 19030 framework, SHAPE combines elements of hull and propeller efficiency optimisation, delivering expert…
Italian oil and gas group Eni said on the 24th January that it was carrying out exploratory drilling in the Black Sea in a Rosneft-led offshore project – while ensuring its activities comply with US sanctions on Russia. Eni’s chairwoman Emma Marcegaglia had told…
