TotalEnergies has agreed to acquire the 20% interest held by Lewis Energy Group in the Dorado leases operated by EOG Resources (80%) in the Eagle Ford shale gas play, increasing its natural gas production capacity in Texas and further strengthening its business integration in the U.S. LNG value chain. TotalEnergies …
Read More »ADNOC Closes Acquisition of 24.9% Stake in OMV
ADNOC announced that it has formally closed the acquisition of a 24.9% shareholding in OMV AG (OMV), a global energy and chemicals group, headquartered and listed in Vienna, Austria, from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala). The transaction accelerates delivery of ADNOC’s global chemicals growth strategy, and reinforces its status as a …
Read More »Azerbaijan Ready to Double Gas Supplies to Bulgaria
According to SeeNews, Azerbaijan is ready to supply to Bulgaria 0.5 – 1 billion m3 (bcm) of natural gas per year in addition to the amount of 1 bcm it has already agreed to deliver, outgoing Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov said. Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil and gas company Socar has …
Read More »Japan, U.S., U.K. Lenders Loan Kuwait $1 Billion to Boost Oil Output
Japan’s 3 biggest banks are teaming up with major U.S. and European lenders to loan $1 billion to help Kuwait increase oil output, seeking to calm energy markets roiled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Nikkei Asia has reported. Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and MUFG Bank are making the …
Read More »Iranian South Pars Generated almost $360 Billion in Revenues over the Last 20 Years
Director of Production and Operations of Pars Oil & Gas Company announced the cumulative growth of gas production from South Pars since the beginning of operation in 2002 at about 2,000 billion m3. The duties of Pars Oil & Gas Company are divided into 2 areas of development and production, …
Read More »Novatek Signs Agreement to Supply LNG to China
NovatekNovatek Gas & Power Asia Pte. Ltd., wholly owned subsidiary of Russia’s gas major Novatek, a and Zhejiang Energy Gas Group Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group have signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement for the LNG produced from the Arctic LNG 2 project. …
Read More »Iran Ready for 10-Fold Increase in Gas Swap from Turkmenistan
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji says natural gas swap from Turkmenistan can increase by up to 10 times in volume terms if Ashgabat agrees to further transfer deals with Tehran. Owji said after a Saturday meeting with Turkmenistan’s visiting Vice President Rashid Meredov that Iran has the infrastructure required for …
Read More »2022 could be a Great Year for OPEC+ Producers
OPEC+ did some surprising things in the past 2 years. 1st, it broke up at the start of the pandemic with its 2 leaders – Saudi Arabia and Russia – turning on each other because of differences of opinion on how the crisis needed to be handled. Then the 2 …
Read More »German Chemicals Giant BASF Creates New Subsidiary for Renewable Energy Activities
BASF announced that the company will bundle its renewable-energy activities under BASF Renewable Energy from 1 January 2022. The company will focus on supplying the BASF Group in Europe with electricity from renewable energies, European electricity trading activities and provide global consulting and expertise on renewables for BASF and group …
Read More »Iran’s 1st Thermal Solar Power Plant to be Launched by 2023
Located near the city of Yazd in central Iran, the new power plant will produce 17 megawatts of clean energy. This unique power plant which is being constructed next to Yazd Combined Cycle Power Plant on a 40-hectare land is aimed to develop clean energy, indigenize the knowledge for the …
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