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| Middle East Oil & Gas News |
| EPC Contracts Awarded for Yanbu’ Export Refinery |
Saudi Arabia >> 7/28/2010 - Saudi Aramco signed several contracts with local and international contractors for the detailed Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the Yanbu’ Export Refinery Project at Yanbu’ Industri...
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| Shaw Selected As PMC Services Contractor |
Turkey >> 7/28/2010 - The Shaw Group Inc. announced it has been awarded a contract by Dogu Akdeniz Petrokimya ve Rafineri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (DAPRAS), a subsidiary of Cal k Enerji, to provide project management consult...
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| Lamprell Gets $317m Abu Dhabi Pact for Jackup Rigs |
United Arab Emirates >> 7/28/2010 - Lamprell, a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewable industry, is pleased to announce that it has received a US$ 317 million new contract award ...
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| Bontan Work Program Report of Sarah, Myra Licenses |
Israel >> 7/27/2010 - Bontan Corporation Inc. announces that the 3D seismic data in respect of the Sarah and Myra licenses has been submitted to the Ministry of National Infrastructure (“MNI”) as per the agreed work progra...
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| Siemens Wins Contract for Ruwais NGL Plant |
United Arab Emirates >> 7/20/2010 - Siemens Energy has been awarded a USD40 million project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to engineer and supply an integrated power solution for a natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plant. The c...
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| Gulf Keystone Announced Extended Shaikan-1 Test |
Iraq >> 7/19/2010 - Gulf Keystone announces the arrival of the initial loads of production facility equipment to the Shaikan field location and the commencement of the rig move by the AOS Discover-1 drilling rig to the S...
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| Maersk Production in Qatar Reaches Billionth Barrel |
Qatar >> 7/19/2010 - Maersk Oil and Qatar Petroleum reached the phenomenal production landmark of 1 billion barrels from the Al Shaheen field in Qatar. When other oil companies shunned the field as uneconomical, Maersk Oi...
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| Turkey: Nabucco Opens Dialogue with Communities |
Turkey >> 7/19/2010 - The first round of public hearings in Turkey has been successfully completed. During the last two weeks these have taken place in the cities of Ankara, Eskisehir, Bursa, Balikesir, Tekirdag and Kirkla...
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| Air Products to Open New Office in Abu Dhabi |
United Arab Emirates >> 7/19/2010 - Air Products announced the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi and the creation of a new legal entity, Air Products Gulf Gas LLC, underlining the importance of the Middle East region in its global gr...
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| Occidental, Pertamina Mull Sonangol's Iraq Deals |
Iraq >> 7/18/2010 - U.S. oil major Occidental Petroleum Corp and Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina have shown an interest in taking a stake in Sonangol's two Iraqi oilfield development projects, a company official said...
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| Qatargas Delivers First Q-Max Cargo to Japan |
Qatar >> 7/17/2010 - Qatargas has delivered its first Q-Max cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan. The cargo was delivered to Chubu Electric’s Chita Terminal by the Q-Max LNG carrier “Mozah.” ...
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| BP Operations in the Eastern Hemisphere |
United Arab Emirates >> 7/17/2010 - Many large Oil companies would consider buying BP’s assets if they are put on sale. BP is setting aside some assets as security while it builds up the $20 billion fund agreed upon with the U.S. to com...
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| Vast Updates Capacity Building Payment Settlement |
Iraq >> 7/15/2010 - Vast Exploration Inc is pleased to provide the following update on the settlement of final payment terms with the Kurdistan Regional Government with regards to the acquisition of an additional 10% wor...
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| Tethys Oil: Assignment to Mitsui Approved by Gov |
Oman >> 7/15/2010 - The assignment whereby Tethys Oil through its wholly owned subsidiary Tethys Oil Blocks 3 and 4 Ltd ("Tethys") assigns to Mitsui E&P Middle East B.V., a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., ("Mitsui"), 20...
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| Tethys Oil Provides Drilling Update on Block 4 |
Oman >> 7/15/2010 - The drilling programme on Block 4 onshore the Sultanate of Oman continues with the drilling of Saiwan East-4 ("SE-4"). The SE-4 well is primarily designed to further evaluate the extension of the oil ...
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| Foster Awarded PMC Contract for Bida Al Qemzan |
United Arab Emirates >> 7/15/2010 - Foster Wheeler AG announced that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) for the provision of project managemen...
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| Vast Updates Drilling on Qara Dagh Well, Iraq |
Iraq >> 7/14/2010 - Vast Exploration Inc. is pleased to provide the following progress update on the Qara Dagh - 1 Exploration Well, Qara Dagh Block, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ...
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| Foster Awarded PMC Contract for Iraq Oil Project |
Iraq >> 7/13/2010 - Foster Wheeler AG announced that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) services contract by South Oil Company (SOC) for the Iraq Crude O...
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| CNPC, BP Increase Daily Output at Rumaila by 14% |
Iraq >> 7/12/2010 - China National Petroleum Corp., BP Plc and a local partner may increase production at Rumaila, Iraq’s biggest oilfield, by 14 percent by the year-end after assuming full management of the block this m...
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| Gulf Keystone Commences Additional Well Testing |
Iraq >> 7/12/2010 - Gulf Keystone announces the commencement of workover/testing operations on the Shaikan-1 discovery well. The Company will execute the following work programme in the given sequence: ...
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| RegScan Acquires Pilko Checkpoint Audit Protocols |
United Arab Emirates >> 7/10/2010 - RegScan, Inc., a national leader in online tools that provide easy access and interpretation of regulatory data, announced that it had acquired all the products and assets of Pilko Checkpoint Audit Pr...
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| Eni Starts up Oil Production from Arcadia Field |
Egypt >> 7/28/2010 - Eni has started oil production from the new Arcadia field, in the Western Desert of Egypt, only 45 days after its discovery. The Arcadia 1X well, located in the historical Meleiha Concession, has been...
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| Cove Energy Announces Kenya Deepwater Farm-In |
Kenya >> 7/28/2010 - Cove Energy plc, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, is pleased to announce that it has concluded a conditional farmin agreement with Dynamic Energy Exploration and Pro...
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| Tullow’s Ngiri-2 Appraisal Well Success |
Uganda >> 7/28/2010 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Ngiri-2 appraisal well, which is located in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 1, has encountered over 40 metres of net oil bearing reservoir in two zones wi...
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| Egypt and Eni Sign an Agreement for Initiatives |
Egypt >> 7/27/2010 - Egypt's Minister of Petroleum, Amin Sameh Samir Fahmy, and Eni CEO, Paolo Scaroni, signed a Strategic Framework Agreement for the development of joint initiatives in the fields of exploration, product...
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| Africa Oil Bogal-1 Well Update |
Kenya >> 7/27/2010 - Africa Oil Corp. provides the following update on the CNOOC-operated Bogal-1 well on Block 9, Kenya. Preliminary testing on two potential gas pay zones has been completed, with only minimal flow of ga...
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| Audax Update #3 on Lambouka-1 Well |
Tunisia >> 7/27/2010 - Following the resolution of rig power supply issues reported in the previous update, a final wiper trip of 26" hole was conducted, then 20” casing was run and cemented to a depth of 922m. All rig anch...
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| Tullow Completes Heritage’s Assets Acquisition |
Uganda >> 7/27/2010 - Tullow Oil plc (“Tullow”) announces that on 26 July 2010, Tullow Uganda Limited (“Tullow Uganda”), a subsidiary of Tullow, has completed the US$1.35 billion acquisition of a 50% interest in Blocks 1 a...
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| Petroceltic Signs Rig Contract for Isarene Permit |
Algeria >> 7/26/2010 - Petroceltic International plc, the upstream oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean region, is pleased to announce it has signed a con...
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| Tullow’s New Oil Field Discovery Owo-1 Well |
Ghana >> 7/26/2010 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Owo-1 exploration well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has intersected a significant column of excellent quality light oil. Results of drilling,...
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| Sterling Updates Ampasindava & Ambilobe in Madagascar |
Madagascar >> 7/23/2010 - Sterling’s Ambilobe and Ampasindava blocks are located in the deepwater basin offshore north-west Madagascar. The exploration programme for both blocks continues to be hampered due to the political si...
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| Victoria to Update on Logbaba Project, Cameroon |
Cameroon >> 7/22/2010 - In my last quarterly update, I commented that the events and activities at Logbaba, during the preceding six months, had been the most challenging and important in the Company's history. We can now re...
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| Zambia to Issue Oil Exploration Licences By October |
Zambia >> 7/22/2010 - Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer, will issue oil and gas exploration licences to seven foreign and local companies by October after approving new licencing fees, Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale s...
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| Dana Increases Strategic Position Off Nile Delta |
Egypt >> 7/21/2010 - Dana Petroleum is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with BG International Limited (“BG”) to acquire a 50% interest in the El Manzala Offshore Area Concession, located in the Mediterr...
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| Successful Production Testing of Al-Amir SE-6 Well |
Egypt >> 7/21/2010 - Circle Oil Plc, the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is pleased to announce that the Al-Amir SE-6 appraisal well has been successfully drilled and production ...
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| Dominion Reached Ngaji-1 Well Total Depth |
Uganda >> 7/21/2010 - Dominion reports that the Ngaji-1 well was drilled to total depth ("TD") at 1765m; the results were inconclusive as it did not identify any significant hydrocarbons. The well, the first ever drilled i...
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| BP Signs N.America and Egypt Deals with Apache |
Egypt >> 7/20/2010 - BP announced that it has entered into several agreements to sell upstream assets in the United States, Canada and Egypt to Apache Corporation. The deals, together worth a total of $7 billion, comprise...
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| Vanoil Provides Seismic Program in Block 3A in Kenya |
Kenya >> 7/20/2010 - Vanoil Energy is pleased to provide an update on the progress of operations on Block 3A in Kenya. BGP (Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting) has commenced mobilization of the equipment and materials for ...
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| Wood Group to Complete 1st Subsea FEED In Nigeria |
Nigeria >> 7/20/2010 - Leading international subsea engineering companies, J P Kenny and MCS Kenny, part of Wood Group, alongside Nigerian engineering company Dover Engineering, are completing the first comprehensive Front ...
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| Petroceltic to Spud Oryx-1 in Ksar Hadada Permit |
Tunisia >> 7/20/2010 - Petroceltic International plc, the independent oil & gas exploration company focussed on the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling operations ...
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| Petroceltic Spud Oryx-1 Well in Ksar Hadada Permit |
Tunisia >> 7/20/2010 - Petroceltic International plc (“Petroceltic” or “the Company”), the independent oil & gas exploration company focussed on the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean is pleased to announce the com...
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| BP Signs Agreement with Petroleum Ministry and EGPC |
Egypt >> 7/19/2010 - BP has announced that it has signed a new agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation to develop the significant hydrocarbon resources in the North...
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| Eni Starts Gas Production from Tuna Field in Egypt |
Egypt >> 7/19/2010 - Eni has started gas production from the Tuna field, within the Temsah Concession, which is located in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt. By the end of its ramp-up period in September, this proj...
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| Ophir Announces Award of AGC Drilling Rig Contract |
Senegal >> 7/19/2010 - Ophir Energy plc is pleased to announce that one of its operating subsidiaries has signed a contract with A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S for the use of the dynamically positioned ultra deepwater semisubmers...
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| Sasol Awarded Application With Statoil & Chesapeake |
South Africa >> 7/19/2010 - Sasol, through Sasol Petroleum International Pty Limited (SPI) the wholly owned upstream oil and gas subsidiary of Sasol Limited, announced the successful award of a joint application with Statoil ASA...
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| Dana P Updates Exploration & Drilling Programme |
Egypt >> 7/16/2010 - Dana Petroleum is pleased to provide an update on its exploration programme and drilling activities. On 14 July 2010, Dana announced its successful appraisal well at the Blackbird oil field in the UK ...
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| VAALCO Provided Update on ETSEM-1 Exploration Well |
Gabon >> 7/16/2010 - VAALCO provided an update on the Southeast Etame No. 1 ("ETSEM-1") exploration well which, as previously announced, was drilled to a total depth of 9,045 feet (2,757 meters) offshore Gabon encounterin...
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| Bowleven Updates Drilling on IE-3 Appraisal Well |
Cameroon >> 7/15/2010 - Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group listed on AIM, is pleased to announce that the IE-3 appraisal well has reached a final depth of 3,048 metres. ...
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| SOCO to Farm-out 20% Interest in Nganzi Block |
Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire) >> 7/15/2010 - SOCO International plc announces that its subsidiary, SOCO Exploration & Production - DRC SPRL ("SOCO E&P DRC"), has entered into a farm-out agreement wherein it has agreed to farm-out a 20% interest ...
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| Total Acquires an Interest in Block 1 in the JDZ |
Nigeria >> 7/15/2010 - Total announces the signature of an agreement to acquire Chevron’s 45.9% interest in Block 1 in the Joint Development Zone (JDZ). Total will operate the block in partnership with Addax Petroleum JDZ 1...
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| Afren to Acquire EER’s Residual Interest in OML 115 |
Nigeria >> 7/15/2010 - Afren plc announces that terms have been agreed to acquire Energy Equity Resources Oil and Gas’s (“EER”) residual license interest in OML 115, offshore south east Nigeria. ...
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| Tullow Announced Successful Nsoga-5 Well Result |
Uganda >> 7/15/2010 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Nsoga-5 appraisal well, which is located in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 2, has successfully encountered 10 metres of net oil pay. The Nsoga-5 appraisa...
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| Total: Force Majeure Declared At Girassol Platform |
Angola >> 7/14/2010 - French oil major Total SA (TOT) has declared a force majeure at the Girassol crude oil platform in Angola because of a technical problem, a company spokesman said. ...
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| Hyperdynamics Awards 3D Seismic Processing Contract |
Guinea >> 7/13/2010 - Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that it has contracted with PGS Geophysical to process the data from the 3D seismic survey to be conducted over its offshore block in the Republic of Guinea. PGS wa...
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| Ophir to Acquire Interest in Block 2102, Madagascar |
Madagascar >> 7/13/2010 - Ophir Energy plc is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Wilton Petroleum Limited (“Wilton”) to acquire an 80% interest and Operatorship of a Production Sharing Contract (“PS...
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| Orca to Expand Natural Gas Pipeline in East Africa |
Tanzania >> 7/13/2010 - Orca Exploration Group Inc. has announced the creation of EastCoast Transmission and Marketing as the new infrastructure division of the Company. Orca is currently in discussion with potential pipeli...
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| Eni Announced Major Oil Discovery Offshore Angola |
Angola >> 7/12/2010 - Eni and Sonangol announce a new major oil discovery in Block 15/06, located offshore Angola. The Cabaca South East-1 well, located at a depth of 470 meters, at a distance of 100 km from the coast, suc...
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| Diamond Offshore Relocates Ocean Confidence to Congo |
Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire) >> 7/12/2010 - Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc announced that a subsidiary of the Company has agreed to suspend a Gulf of Mexico (GOM) contract and has entered into a new multi-well international commitment with a su...
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| Sinopec Addax Strikes Oil at Nigerian Block |
Nigeria >> 7/12/2010 - China's Sinopec Group struck high flows of oil at an offshore Nigerian block previously owned by Swiss firm Addax, it said in its in-house newspaper. ...
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| ADX Spuds Lambouka-1 Well Offshore Tunisia |
Tunisia >> 7/12/2010 - ADX Energy Ltd is pleased to announce that on the 11th of July 2010 at 11.40 am GMT the Atwood Southern Cross semisubmersible drilling rig spudded the Lambouka-1 well in the ADX operated Kerkouane lic...
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| Diamond Offshore to Mobilize Rig from GOM to Egypt |
Egypt >> 7/9/2010 - Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc announced that a subsidiary of the Company has entered into a term contract ending June 30, 2011, plus option, with Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. that will immediately mob...
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| RDS Awarded Design Contract for Chirag Oil Project |
Azerbaijan >> 7/27/2010 - KCA DEUTAG engineering division (RDS), the world’s leading specialist designer of drilling facilities, has been awarded the contract for the Chirag Oil Project (COP) “Execute” phase by the Azerbaijan ...
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| Fire Extinguished at Baku Oil Refinery |
Azerbaijan >> 7/26/2010 - On July 26, fire blazed up in the tank No 140 in Baku Oil Refinery named after Heydar Aliyev at about 11.05 am. In this connection, firefighting service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived...
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| GE and ZKMK Sign Equipment Services Agreement |
Kazakhstan >> 7/26/2010 - GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term technology transfer and license agreement with JSC ZKMK, the leading Kazak precision engineering plant operator, for the servicing of GE’s fleet of oil and gas turb...
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| Novatek and Gazprom Neft Establish Joint Venture |
Russia >> 7/26/2010 - OAO NOVATEK has announced the creation of a joint venture, OOO Yamal Development, with OAO Gazprom Neft to jointly develop potential hydrocarbon assets in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region (YNAO), wi...
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| Buguruslanneft Gets Rights for Ivanovskoe Field |
Russia >> 7/26/2010 - Buguruslanneft LLC has won in an open auction for the right to use subsurface mineral resources of the Ivanovskoe oil and gas field in the Krasnogvardeysky and Ponomarevsky districts of the Orenburg r...
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| SP Phases 15 And 16 Physical Progress 47 Percent |
Iran >> 7/24/2010 - Director of South Pars gas field phases 15 and 16 says the phases have progressed physically by 47 percent noting that 375 million Euros from the sale of euro bonds to develop the South Pars gas field...
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| Iran and Turkey Sign New Contract on Gas |
Iran >> 7/23/2010 - By construction of a 56 inches gas pipeline over the three next years, Iran will be able to export 50 to 60 million meters of gas per day to Turkey and Europe through pipeline, managing director of th...
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| KMG Joins NCPOC As Partner With Shell |
Kazakhstan >> 7/23/2010 - On June 15, 2010 JSC National Company “KazMunayGas” (“KMG”) signed an agreement with Shell Kazakhstan Development B.V. (“Shell”) to join NC Production Operations Company B.V. (NCPOC). ...
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| Russia to Get $55 bn in New Oil, Gas Duties |
Russia >> 7/23/2010 - Russia will raise the mineral extraction tax on gas by 61 percent from January 1 and increase export tariffs on copper, nickel and oil products to add billions to state coffers, the Finance Ministry s...
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| CNOOC to Commence Oil Production from BZ 29-4 |
China >> 7/22/2010 - CNOOC Limited is pleased to announce today that BZ 29-4, an independent oil field in the Bohai Bay, has commenced production successfully. ...
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| Russia to Sell Giant Oil Field In Q4 2010 |
Russia >> 7/22/2010 - Russia will auction off the giant Trebs and Titov field, the largest oil deposit to be sold at an auction in the past five years, in the fourth quarter of 2010, the government said. ...
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| GE Signs Agreement for Compressors with BHEL |
India >> 7/21/2010 - Further expanding its technology presence in India and the region, GE has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) of India. ...
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| Salamander Plugged and Abandoned 31-THX-1X, Vietnam |
Vietnam >> 7/21/2010 - Salamander Energy plc, the Asia focussed independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that it has plugged and abandoned the Tom Hum Xanh-1X (“31-THX-1X”) exploration well in B...
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| Eni In Azerbaijan to Discuss CNG Transport |
Azerbaijan >> 7/20/2010 - President Ilham Aliyev and other representatives of the Government of Azerbaijan met Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni in Baku. During the meeting they discussed a possible come back of Eni to the upstream sector...
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| Azadegan Oil Field MDP Approves |
Iran >> 7/20/2010 - Director of the Azadegan oil field development plan, Naseraddin Eftekhar says National Iranian South Oil Co has accepted the Master Development Plan (MDP) of the Chinese Company, CNPCI, to develop the...
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| NIOC is Prepared to Develop Shared Oil & Gas Fields |
Iran >> 7/20/2010 - Deputy Iranian Minister of Petroleum for planning and supervision on hydrocarbon resources says the ministry is fully prepared to start development of shared oil and gas fields this year, noting part ...
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| Tethys P: Work Commences on Akkulka G6 Re-Entry |
Kazakhstan >> 7/20/2010 - Tethys Petroleum Limited announced that work had commenced on the re-entry of well G6 on the Akkulka Block in Kazakhstan, this work being aimed at establishing the potential extent of the Doris oil di...
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| Dragon Oil Provides Drilling Update |
Turkmenistan >> 7/20/2010 - Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of both the Dzheitune (Lam) 13/144 and 28/146development wells together wi...
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| Declaration Signed Between SOCAR and BOTAS |
Azerbaijan >> 7/19/2010 - SOCAR and BOTAS held talks on the construction of a natural gas pipeline between Turkey and Azerbaijan within the framework of the visit of Turkish delegation headed by Mr. Taner Yildiz, the Minister ...
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| Max Provides Astrakhanskiy Licence Status by MOG |
Kazakhstan >> 7/19/2010 - Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, announces that it has received a letter from the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("MO...
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| S. Korea KNOC Still in Takeover Talks With Dana |
South Korea >> 7/19/2010 - Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) remains in talks with British oil and gas explorer Dana Petroleum on a takeover that could potentially be worth more than $2.1 billion, a KNOC source said. ...
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| Heerema Marine Contractors to Build New Vessel |
South Korea >> 7/19/2010 - Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) today announced the signing of a letter of intent with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea (DSME), for the building of a new Deep Water Constru...
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| Tap Oil to Commence Belait N 3D Seismic Program |
Malaysia >> 7/17/2010 - Tap Oil Limited has commenced field operations for a 3D seismic survey in Block M, onshore Brunei as part of its exploration and development program. ...
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| Primeline, CNOOC Enter into Gas Sale Agreement |
China >> 7/16/2010 - Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. is pleased to announce that China National Offshore Oil Corporation ("CNOOC") has signed a Framework Agreement ("Framework Agreement") for the sale and purchase of natur...
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| Total Eyes Up to 25 Pct in Russia Yamal LNG |
Russia >> 7/16/2010 - French oil major Total is looking for a 20 to 25 percent stake in Russia's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Yamal, Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie was quoted saying in an interview ...
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| Air Products to Supply Nitrogen & Hydrogen to POSCO |
India >> 7/15/2010 - Air Products announced that INOX Air Products Ltd., its joint venture in India, has signed a long-term contract with POSCO Maharashtra Steel Private Limited (PMSPL) to supply on-site nitrogen and hydr...
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| Max Petroleum Updates Drilling on Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan >> 7/15/2010 - Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the ZMA-A15 development well in the Zhana Makat Field...
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| JKX Announces Well Test Results in Koshekhablskoye |
Russia >> 7/15/2010 - JKX Oil & Gas plc is pleased to announce the results of its second well test in the Koshekhablskoye Field, located in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. Well 20 flowed at a stabilised rate of 22.6 MMcfd ...
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| Novatek Eyes 49 Pct in Yamal for Foreigners |
Russia >> 7/15/2010 - Russia's largest independent gas producer Novatek is looking to offer 49 percent to a foreign partner in developing the country's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Kommersant reported. ...
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| L&T Won $83 m Contract from ONGC |
India >> 7/14/2010 - L&T has won an important Offshore Rig Refurbishment Contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) valued at Rs.376 crores (about US$83 million). ...
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| Zhaikmunai: Successful Test Results for 2 More Wells |
Kazakhstan >> 7/14/2010 - Zhaikmunai L.P. announces the following update on drilling results and construction progress for its Kazakhstan-based operating subsidiary, Zhaikmunai LLP (“Zhaikmunai”): ...
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| Roxi Updates Operations on Ravninnoe and BNG |
Kazakhstan >> 7/14/2010 - Roxi Petroleum plc, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, announces the following operations update: ...
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| AMEC Awarded Five-Year Master Services Agreement |
Azerbaijan >> 7/13/2010 - AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, as part of the AMEC Tekfen Azfen (ATA) consortium, announces the award of a five-year Master Services Agreement by BP Azerbaijan. ...
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| SOCAR Opened 3 More Petrol Stations in Georgia |
Georgia >> 7/13/2010 - SOCAR Georgia Petroleum LLC (Daughter Company of SOCAR in Georgia) expands its petrol station network operating under “SOCAR” brand. On July 13, three more new petrol stations corresponding to the mod...
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| Russia, Iran to Sign Energy "Road Map" |
Russia >> 7/13/2010 - Russia said on Tuesday it planned to sign a road map to outline future energy cooperation with Iran. Russian oil and gas majors Gazprom, Gazprom Neft and LUKOIL , have signed billions of dollars worth...
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| China Mining Technology and Investment Summit 2010 |
China >> 7/12/2010 - China's mining industry has opened up massive opportunities for international mining equipment and technology solution providers. Inner Mongolia's land area is the third largest in China. It has huge ...
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| 4th Annual China Nuclear Power Congress |
China >> 7/12/2010 - China aims to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in its primary energy consumption to around 15 percent by 2020. Nuclear power, as an efficient, clean and safe energy, is playing an increasingly i...
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| Newfield Reports Pipeline Damage Offshore Malaysia |
Malaysia >> 7/12/2010 - Newfield Exploration Company on Saturday, July 10, determined that an oil pipeline connecting the East Belumut platform on PM 323 to the Tinggi platform (located approximately 17 miles from East Belum...
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| Max Estimates Exploration Potential on Blocks A&E |
Russia >> 7/12/2010 - Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, announces the results of its Competent Person’s estimate of recoverable prospective resources associated wi...
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| Coastal Energy Announces Operations Update |
Thailand >> 7/12/2010 - Coastal Energy Company, an independent exploration and production company with assets in Thailand, announces an update of its operations in the Gulf of Thailand. ...
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| BP's Vietnam Gas Project on Dealmakers' Radars |
Vietnam >> 7/12/2010 - Of all the BP units that Asian buyers may be eager to scoop up across the globe, an asset closer to home in southern Vietnam could evoke the most immediate interest. ...
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| Petrovietnam Signed the Contract on Drilling Rig |
Vietnam >> 7/12/2010 - PetroVietnam Tower, Hanoi, PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) has officially signed the charter contract on provision of the jack-up rig PV DRILLING I to Hoang Long Join...
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| AIOC Announces Chirag Oil Project Contract Awards |
Azerbaijan >> 7/9/2010 - Today in Baku, the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) announced the award of six key contracts amounting in total to some $814 million for the development of the Chirag Oil Project (COP...
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| Otto to Acquire Seismic Service Contract 55 |
Philippines >> 2/9/2010 - Otto Energy Limited advises that it is commencing a new 3D seismic data acquisition program in SC55. Otto plans to acquire approximately 1,800km2 of 3D data in SC55. ...
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| Hayward to Step Down and be Succeeded by Dudley |
United States >> 7/27/2010 - BP announced that, by mutual agreement with the BP board, Tony Hayward is to step down as group chief executive with effect from October 1, 2010. He will be succeeded as of that date by fellow executi...
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| BP to Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill |
United States >> 7/23/2010 - BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico.
With the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership...
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| BP Updates on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill |
United States >> 7/19/2010 - BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP continues to work cooperatively with the guidance and approval of the National Incident C...
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| BP Says Oil Spill Bill Nears $4 bn |
United States >> 7/19/2010 - BP said it had spent $3.95 billion so far on efforts to tackle its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and that it aims to permanently kill the well in the first half of August. ...
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| Giant 'Super Skimmer' No Help With Gulf Oil Spill |
United States >> 7/16/2010 - A Taiwanese-owned "super skimmer" ship sent to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has collected virtually no oil in two weeks of tests, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. ...
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| BP's UK Unity Platform to Shut for 3-4 Days |
United States >> 7/16/2010 - BP is to shut its UK North Sea oil and gas Unity Riser Platform riser on Aug. 1 for 3-4 days for routine summer maintenance, a spokesman said. ...
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| BP Runs Crucial Test on Gulf Oil Leak |
United States >> 7/15/2010 - BP Plc was running a crucial test on Thursday on its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well that could stanch the flow of crude that has polluted the ocean and shoreline since April. ...
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| US House Committee Passes Ban on Future BP Leases |
United States >> 7/14/2010 - BP Plc would be barred from getting new offshore oil and gas exploration leases for seven years under bill language passed on Wednesday by a U.S. House committee. ...
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| Chevron Announces Natural Gas Discovery in Australia |
Australia >> 7/13/2010 - Chevron Corporation announced a new exploration drilling success in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, Australia's premier hydrocarbon basin. ...
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| TGS Charters Additional Vessel for W Africa Opportunities |
United Kingdom >> 7/12/2010 - TGS announces that it has chartered additional vessel capacity to address its multi-client opportunities in West Africa. TGS has chartered Fugro's Geo-Caribbean for approximately seven (7) months to a...
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| Capping Stack Installed on MC252 Well |
United States >> 7/12/2010 - The three ram capping stack was installed on the Deep Water Horizon LMRP at 7 p.m. CDT. The stack completes the installation of the new sealing cap. ...
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| BP to Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill |
United States >> 7/12/2010 - BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Following approval from the National Incident Commander, BP this past weekend began replacin...
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| Developments in the Gulf o Mexico Oil Spill |
United States >> 7/12/2010 - BP Plc is in talks with U.S. oil and gas company Apache Corp. and others to sell assets worth up to $10 billion as it grapples with the costs of its spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
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| BP to Conduct Key Gulf Oil Well Tests |
United States >> 7/12/2010 - BP Plc will conduct key pressure tests on its blown-out Macondo well on Tuesday morning to determine if it can proceed with a plan to seal the well completely, the top U.S. official overseeing the oil...
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| BP Appears to Have Successfully Installed a New Cap |
United States >> 7/12/2010 - After days of preparation, BP’s effort to replace the loose-fitting cap that has been collecting oil for the last few weeks with a sealing cap appears to have gone successfully. On Monday evening, the...
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