In the fast race between oil giants to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, BP announced on March 18 it is developing plans for the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030. The project could help the UK government’s ambitious target for the country to be …
Read More »Russia, Saudi Arabia Eye COVID-19 Oil Cut to Hike Prices
Russia and OPEC-kingpin Saudi Arabia are reportedly mulling to delay an increase in oil production in January, maintaining an output cut aimed to raise oil prices as demand has weakened due the coronavirus pandemic. Russia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries held their annual talks on November 2 with …
Read More »Gazprom Discovers New Gas Deposit Discovered on Yamal Shelf
A new gas deposit was discovered at the Leningradskoye field of the Yamal gas production centre, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has said. As a result of drilling and testing of an exploratory well, commercial gas inflow was obtained with a flow rate of about 600,000 cubic metres per day, Gazprom …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Eyes Global Helium Market
After the Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in the east of Russia, which is 66% complete, reaches its full capacity, Gazprom will a major player in the international helium market, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller said on September 23. At the GPP, the multi-component gas extracted from the …
Read More »Too much Supply, Too Little Demand, OPEC+ Wants Production Cuts
Fearing slow oil demand recovery, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, during a meeting on August 19, pushed major oil producing countries pumping above output targets to cut more in August-September. During the 21st Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee …
Read More »Denmark Allows Nord Stream 2 to Complete Pipeline Hit by US Sanctions
Danish Energy Agency on July 6 gave Nord Stream 2 permission to use pipe laying vessels with anchors to complete the final stretch of the gas pipeline in Danish waters, allowing the company to restart work on the pipeline from Russia to Germany that was hit by US sanctions. Nord …
Read More »Denmark Allows Nord Stream 2 to Complete Pipeline Hit by US Sanctions
Danish Energy Agency on July 6 gave Nord Stream 2 permission to use pipe laying vessels with anchors to complete the final stretch of the gas pipeline in Danish waters, allowing the company to restart work on the pipeline from Russia to Germany that was hit by US sanctions. Nord …
Read More »ENI, BP, Total make New Gas East Med Discovery Offshore Egypt
Italian energy major ENI, who is the Operator of the Block, BP and France’s Total as Contractor members have successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El Hammad license, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta, on the prospect called Bashrush, ENI said on July 1. …
Read More »Arctic LNG Project Progresses despite COVID-19 Impact
Despite the impact of COVID-19, the implementation of the Arctic LNG 2 project has been progressing, Russia’s largest independent gas producer Novatek has said. “Currently, the overall progress for the Project is estimated at 19%, with concrete casting of the first GBS platform estimated to be completed by 37%,” Novatek …
Read More »Italy’s ENI Reaffirms Commitment to a Just Energy Transition
Italian energy major ENI published on May 13 the company’s sustainability report that describes its commitments in its Long-Term Strategic Plan to 2050, which combines financial, environmental and social sustainability. “The historical moment we are going through poses complex challenges on our path, but we are certain that these difficulties …
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