Block Energy, the exploration and production company focused on the Republic of Georgia, has announced that production testing at well 16a at its West Rustavi field delivered a test flow rate of an average 1,100 bbl/d versus the previously announced target production rate of 325…
Off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville and Mozambique, four floating liquid natural gas liquefaction plants will be in operation by 2022, in readiness to process new supplies of African natural gas. Compared with onshore liquefaction facilities, FLNG liquefaction plants are…
On the 28th March Iraq announced the completion of the “technical preparations” to extend a pipeline to export one million barrels of oil per day through Jordan, Petra has reported. “The export capacity of the Basra-Aqaba pipeline, which runs through Jordan, is expected to…
Damen has launched Bibby Marine Services’ second service operations vessel (SOV) 9020 at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. During the same event, the vessel was officially named Bibby WaveMaster Horizon. Upon delivery later this year, the SOV will begin maintenance work on two EnBW…
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed a bill prohibiting offshore drilling in Oregon waters. In a statement on the 27th March, the governor’s office said the governor signed the Senate Bill 256 into law, “creating a new line of defence against offshore oil and…
Shell has hired offshore installation and construction company Subsea 7 for work on the Arran gas condensate field development in the UK North Sea. Subsea 7 will be responsible for the project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 60 kilometres of mechanically lined…
A Gazprom delegation headed by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee, paid a working visit to Kyrgyzstan on the 27th March. During the visit to Bishkek, Alexey Miller had a working meeting with Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic. …
Premier Oil has completed the sale of its assets in Pakistan almost two years after first announcing an agreement to sell. “Premier is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of Premier Oil Pakistan Holdings BV, which comprises Premier’s Pakistan business, to…
More speculator falls in the costs of solar PV and battery storage technologies are ensuring that renewables are not only vastly cheaper than coal and gas power plants on generation costs, but also competitive with fossil fuel generation when it comes to dispatchable generation. …
Start-up at the Lancaster EPS and a fresh exploration drill campaign will be key focal points over the coming months In Thursday’s financial results statement (28th March) Hurricane Energy Plc chief executive Dr Robert Trice highlighted that the offshore oil field developer is set…
