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Nigerian Senate Passes Petroleum Industry Bill into Law
The Nigerian Senate has passed the long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law after close by close consideration with few…
UTeach program receives over $275,000 from ExxonMobil to fund classroom projects in United States
AUSTIN, Texas----To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the UTeach program, ExxonMobil has provided a grant of more than $275,000…
Nigeria to unveil new investors for its refineries – says minister
Nigeria - Oil: “What happened to transparency?”, an op-ed by Simon Kolawolelive
By Simon Kolawolelive
LAGOS, Nigeria, -- At…
BPE Oblivious of Agip/Oando Planned Concession of Port Harcourt Refinery, Nigeria
By Chineme Okafor
LAGOS, Nigeria, May 24, 2017/ -- The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is ignorant of the proposed…
Maersk Drilling awarded extension for drillship Maersk Viking
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for the ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Viking, by oil major ExxonMobil.…
PETRONAS Technology Challenge: Monetisation of Associated Gas from Offshore Flares – APPLY NOW
PETRONAS is looking at economic solutions to monetise Associated Gas (AG) from offshore flaring facilities which has neither…
Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Oil Terminal Regains Momentum after Agreement with Arabian Energy
Bioko Oil Terminal aims to become West Africa’s largest oil and petroleum products storage facility and will transform…
Total launches construction of the Miyako Solar Park in Japan
Paris – Total Solar, a 100% owned Total subsidiary dedicated to solar activities, has launched construction of its second solar…
Total Inaugurates Its Revamped Carling Petrochemical Complex in Eastern France
Paris – Total has inaugurated its revamped Carling – Saint-Avold petrochemical complex in eastern France following three years of…
Industry Award: Petrofac wins Learning Technology Award
Petrofac has secured the Learning Technology Award at the 10th annual global Getenergy Awards in London.
Celebrating excellence…
Aker Solutions ASA Announces First-Quarter Results 2017
1Q 2017 Financial Highlights
Sales NOK 5.2 billion
EBITDA NOK 355 million
EBITDA margin 6.9%
EBITDA margin ex. special…
Amec Foster signs extension to BP Master Service Agreement
Amec Foster Wheeler’s completions and commissioning company, qedi, has signed an extension of its global Master Service…
Devon Energy Announces its First-Quarter Results of 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY---- Devon Energy has announced its operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2017. Also included…
Total Acquires PitPoint B.V. to increase its growth in Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel in Europe
Paris – Total is acquiring the Dutch company PitPoint B.V., Europe’s third-largest provider of natural gas vehicle fuel. PitPoint…
Total Signs Agreements to Explore Senegal’s Deepwater potential
Paris - Total and the Republic of Senegal have signed two agreements enabling Total to contribute to the exploration activities in…
SBM Offshore wins ‘Spotlight on New Technology’ award at OTC 2017
SBM Offshore wins OTC ‘Spotlight on New Technology’ award for the innovative FPSO Turritella Turret Mooring System (TMS)
SBM…
Total begins production from the Badamyar gas project in Myanmar
Paris – Total has started up production from the Badamyar project, located offshore 220 kilometers south of Yangon in the Republic…
Rolls-Royce collaboration with MacGregor to investigate the impact on ‘Autonomy for Container…
Rolls-Royce, a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion systems with customer base in over 150…
OTC 2017: Drilling technologies recognized as innovative industry leaders
The annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Spotlight on New Technology Awards recognizes innovative technologies and…
ExxonMobil Earns $4 Billion During Q1 in 2017
Exxon Mobil Corporation has officially announced estimated first quarter 2017 earnings of $4 billion, or $0.95 per diluted share,…
Total sanctions the development of Vaca Muerta shale resources in Argentina
Paris - Total has officially announced that it has sanctioned the development of the first phase of the operated Aguada Pichana…
BP leaders will play major role in world’s largest oil and gas event
Some of BP’s top leaders will be speaking in panel discussions and delivering technology presentations at the 2017 Offshore…
Technology development and innovation are part of the energy industry’s DNA – says ONS CEO
Stavanger, 20 April 2017 - ONS announces the main theme for next year’s event, ONS 2018. The main theme is INNOVATE. “With the…
Chevron Nigeria’s New Evolutional Journey to CSR in the Nigeria Delta Region
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is known to be among the key factors of IOCs operating in local…
Algeria’s state energy company, Sonatrach signs partnership agreement with Total
Algiers – Paris – SONATRACH*, Algeria’s state energy company, and Total has signed a comprehensive agreement strengthening the…
Sub-Sahara Africa: Stakeholders Call for Quick Regulatory Approval as Key to E&P Sustainability…
Oil and Gas Stakeholders in Africa’s sub Saharan region have called for quick regulatory approval as solution to enhancing the…
Petrofac awarded US$1.3 billion project in Kuwait
Petrofac has been awarded a contract for Kuwait Oil Company’s (KOC) gathering centre project, GC 32, located in the Burgan oil…
USA: $1.7 billion investment to expand Total’s petrochemicals activities in Texas
Paris - Total is entering a partnership with Borealis and Nova to form a joint venture with the aim of building an ethane steam…
Oil spill: Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Techniques (SCAT) under the Bodo Mediation process
The Bodo Mediation Initiative (BMI) was established under the auspices of the former Dutch Ambassador who, until 2015…
Video: National Oilwell Varco Agitator™ Systems
Danny Perez
EHO Product Line Director
Danny Perez is the product line director for drilling technologies for the Eastern…