China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is dispatching a team of top executives to Angola to explore new oil exploration opportunities, reported Reuters. This development comes as Angola, one of Africa’s leading oil producers, seeks to strengthen its energy ties with China, a principal creditor and a crucial market for …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Confirms Additional Gas Reserves at Aramco’s Jafurah Field
The Saudi Ministry of Energy has announced a substantial increase in gas reserves at the Jafurah field, operated by state-owned Aramco, marking a significant boost for the country’s energy sector. As per the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the additional reserves comprise 15 trillion standard cubic feet of gas and two …
Read More »EU to Decline Extending Agreement on Russian Gas Transit via Ukraine
The EU says that it sees no need to extend Russia’s five-year contract to supply gas to Europe via Ukraine, which is due to expire at the end of 2024. Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said that alternative supplies have now been sourced by countries that were once served by the …
Read More »India Looking for Multi-Year Oil Purchase Deal with Guyana
India is looking to sign a multi-year oil purchase deal with Guyana, the Guyanese minister for natural resources, Vickram Bharrat, said on Thursday, as the subcontinent moves to diversify its supply of crude imports. Referencing the possibility of a long-term oil deal with India, Bharrat told reporters on the sidelines …
Read More »ADNOC Signs LNG Deal with Unit of China’s ENN
ADNOC has signed an agreement for the supply of LNG to ENN LNG (Singapore), a wholly owned subsidiary of China-based ENN Natural Gas. Under the 15-year heads of agreement, ADNOC will deliver at least 1mtpa of LNG to ENN LNG (Singapore). The LNG will be mainly sourced from ADNOC’s low-carbon …
Read More »Japan to Work with G7 to Impose Sanctions on Arctic LNG 2
Japan will work with the G7 and support the imposition of US sanctions placed on the Artic LNG 2 project in Russia last week. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, affirmed this position on Tuesday but said it will inevitably have an impact on business. Japan’s Mitsui …
Read More »Equinor Enters Gas Supply Deal with Austria’s OMV
Equinor, an oil and gas company, has signed long-term gas supply deal with Austrian energy company OMV. Starting 1 October 2023, the five-year agreement will see Norway’s Equinor supply 12 terawatt-hour (TWh) of gas annually. Equinor said it will deliver the gas at the Trading Hub Europe in Germany. The …
Read More »Petrobras Partners with Shell to Build Test Lab in Brazil
Brazilian company Petrobras has partnered with Shell and Senai CIMATEC to develop a production development laboratory (LDP) for pre-salt research and development. Being built inside Senai CIMATEC Park in the Petrochemical Camaçari Cluster, the LDP will be equipped to allow testing of integrated systems in safe operating conditions similar to …
Read More »Equinor all Set to Deploy Transocean Rig at North Sea Field
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs for plugging, drilling and completion activities at a field in the North Sea off Norway. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) revealed on Thursday that it had given Equinor …
Read More »Equinor and Partners Make Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea
Equinor and its partners have made a commercial gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea, following the drilling of wildcat well 6605/1-2 S and appraisal well 6605/1-2 A. Located approximately 23km south of the Irpa oil field and 350km west of Sandnessjøen, the new discovery, named Obelix Upflank, is estimated to …
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