Eni Spa announced a new gas discovery in the East Mediterranean Sea in offshore Egypt, according to a company statement on Jan 15. The discovery is “significant,” but the amount wasn’t disclosed. The Italian energy giant said the gas discovery is in the 1,800 km2 (695 miles2) Nargis offshore area …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Supply LNG to Germany’s Newest Import Terminal
TotalEnergies will supply LNG and is contributing a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal in Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast, which will be inaugurated on Saturday, the French supermajor said on Friday. The project, whose inauguration will be attended by German …
Read More »Russia’s Lukoil Reaches Deal to Sell Italian Refinery
Russia’s Lukoil has sold its Italian refinery to a group of firms backed by a major trading house in its first significant asset sale since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the companies said on Monday (9 January). Since its inception following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Lukoil had been one …
Read More »Qatar and Chevron Sign Major Petrochemical Deal
The state-owned QatarEnergy announced Monday an agreement with the US petrochemical giant Chevron Phillips Chemical to build a petrochemical facility. QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical will build a $6 billion complex in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. To this end, the two companies created the joint venture Ras Laffan Petrochemicals. …
Read More »Gazprom Reduces Gas Pumping to the EU through Ukraine
Today, on January 6, the gas pumping by Gazprom to the European Union countries through Sudzha gas metering station (GMS) on the Russian-Ukrainian border will amount to 35.5 million cubic meters. Thus, in less than a week, the export figure has decreased by approximately 7.8 million cubic meters, Kommersant writes. …
Read More »BP to Significantly Boost Investment in U.S. Oil
Moving in lockstep with the Biden Administration’s calls for U.S. oil and gas companies to expand production, London-based BP Plc has unveiled plans to boost spending in the American oil heartland by over 40% this year. On Wednesday, BP said it would raise onshore oil and gas investment in the …
Read More »Adnoc to Invest $15bn in Low Carbon Drive
Adnoc has set out a plan to invest $15 billion into low carbon energy by 2030. The plan covers investments in clean power, carbon capture and storage (CCS), electrification of work and tackling gas flaring. Adnoc head Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said the company would “fast-track significant investments into landmark …
Read More »Exxon and Chevron Set for Record $100 Billion in Profits in 2022
The surge in oil and gas prices will translate into record-high 2022 earnings for the two U.S. supermajors, Exxon and Chevron, with their combined yearly profits hitting nearly $100 billion, analysts say. The two oil and gas giants benefited from the soaring price of oil and gas following the Russian …
Read More »BP Buys US Biogas Company in a Push to Reduce Carbon Intensity
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has completed the acquisition of Archaea Energy, a Texas-based renewable natural gas (RNG) company. Archaea Energy operates 50 RNG and landfill gas-to-energy facilities across the U.S., producing around 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d) of RNG. Its production would be expected to provide an …
Read More »Chevron Sending Two Oil Tankers to Venezuela under U.S. Approval
U.S. oil company Chevron Corp is sending two oil tankers to Venezuela, one of which will load the first cargo of crude destined for the United States in nearly four years, according to a person familiar with the matter and shipping data. On Friday, a Chevron-chartered vessel approached the South …
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