Oil and Gas Companies

PDAC 2017 Awards Honour Industry Leaders

Toronto – The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is pleased to announce award recipients in seven categories for…

9 years ago

Total becomes the Operator of the LNG Terminal Project in Ivory Coast

Paris – The CI-GNL (Ivory Coast LNG) consortium led by Total has been awarded the rights to build and operate…

9 years ago

Gazprom, Russian Producers Sign Scientific and Technical Cooperation Programs

Two scientific and technical cooperation programs for the period 2016 through 2021 were signed at the Gazprom headquarters, with one program…

9 years ago

PSA to Investigate Rig Blaze

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into a fire which broke out in an engine room…

9 years ago

E.ON reports shows German Companies Focusing on Climate Protection

German companies are making efforts to protect the climate. The latest trend study from E.ON shows that a majority of…

9 years ago

Shell and Cosan to Strengthen Brazil Sugar, Ethanol and Fuels Distribution Businesses

Shell and Cosan have reached an agreement to strengthen the Raízen joint venture in Brazil, through a change in its…

9 years ago

Statoil Completes Acquisition of Brazilian Offshore Licence BM-S-8

Statoil and Petrobras have completed their previously announced transaction, whereby Statoil has acquired Petrobras’ 66% operated interest of the BM-S-8…

9 years ago

Fire Outbreak on Board Drilling Rig, Scarabeo 5

On Tuesday 22 November at 1730 the drilling rig Scarabeo 5 reported a fire in one engine room. Around 20:30…

9 years ago

Fugro Completes Geotechnical Campaign for Signature Tower in Dubai

Fugro has conducted an extensive geotechnical investigation campaign for the iconic new addition to Dubai’s skyline, ‘The Tower at Dubai…

9 years ago

DEA Announces Oil and Gas Discovery in the Southern Barents Sea

DEA participates in another oil and gas discovery in PL609, north of the Snøhvit field. Earlier this autumn the licence…

9 years ago

PETAN Announces Details of Inaugural West African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference to Launch in February 2017

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has announced the launch of the inaugural West African International Petroleum Exhibition and…

9 years ago

GE to Upgrade Taiwan’s Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant

TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN—With its installed capacity of 1,602 megawatts, the Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant is Taiwan’s largest hydroelectric…

9 years ago

The Largest Contract for GE’s Jenbacher Gas Engines Under Construction

JENBACH, AUSTRIA—Following a resolution by Stadtwerke Kiel’s management board to ”green light” a new gas-powered cogeneration facility, construction will commence…

9 years ago

TXU Energy landed on the Dallas Morning News' Top 100 Places to Work

DALLAS, - For the third year in a row, TXU Energy landed on the Dallas Morning News' Top 100 Places…

9 years ago

German Energy Agency confers Energy Efficiency Award on Joint Project between E.ON and Pilkington

E.ON's activities on behalf of climate control and lowering energy costs for commercial and industrial customers have received a special…

9 years ago

GCL-SI to rebuild Chernobyl PV Plant in Ukraine after the 1986 Explosion

SUZHOU, China, -- GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the world's leading energy group GCL, recently announced…

9 years ago

Rowan, Saudi Aramco to Create New Offshore Drilling Company

HOUSTON, -- Rowan Companies and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company have signed, through their subsidiaries, an agreement to create a 50/50…

9 years ago

Lundin Announces Oil Discovery in the Neiden Prospect, Southern Barents Sea

Lundin Petroleum has officially announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has completed the Neiden exploration well…

9 years ago

Total, SOCAR Sign Agreement to Develop Absheron Discovery

Paris – Total and SOCAR, the national oil company of Azerbaijan, have signed an agreement establishing the contractual and commercial…

9 years ago

PennWell Receives Five Awards for Marketing Excellence

HOUSTON,-- PennWell Corporation recently received multiple honors at the Business Marketing Association (BMA) – Houston Lantern Awards of Texas. The annual…

9 years ago

Eni Directors approves Coral FLNG Investment Plan, Offshore Mozambique

San Donato Milanese (Milan), - Eni's Board of Directors has authorized the investment for the first phase of the development…

9 years ago

United States Offshore Oil Revenue Sharing Bill Shut Down in Senate

According to media report from OffshoreEnergyToday, United States, Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana proposed offshore revenue sharing bill, shut down on…

9 years ago

European Oil Firms to Benefit from Donald Trump's Victory

According media report from Rigzone, Donald Trump's victory in the United States Presidential Election will likely be good for European…

9 years ago

Nigeria: President Buhari Reveals Nigeria’s Plans on Climate Change

The ongoing COP22 in Morocco, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, reveals his country’s plan of action to support the climate change…

9 years ago

Orange and ENGIE to Deploy over 1,000 Solar Kits in West African Villages

Orange and ENGIE has launched a plan to deploy nearly 1,000 solar kits in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon. Several…

9 years ago

Alaska Airlines Flies First Commercial Flight Powered by Forest Biomass

SEATTLE, -- Washington state-based Alaska Airlines made history flying the first commercial flight using the world's first renewable, alternative jet…

9 years ago

UK Secretary of State, Boris Johnson Signs the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Boris Johnson has officially signed the Paris Agreement on behalf of the UK, joining…

9 years ago

Austria’s Demand for Russian Gas continues to Increase

A meeting was held between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Rainer Seele, Chairman of the Executive Board of OMV,…

9 years ago

The Government of Canada Invests $2.5M in Clean Technology for Developing Countries

MARRAKECH, Morocco, - Canada is committed to providing strong support to developing countries as they work to reduce emissions that cause…

9 years ago

BP Unveils New Fuel Pumps at U.S. Retail Stations

CHICAGO, -- BP has introduced new, highly interactive fuel pumps at a few sites around New York and Chicago to make…

9 years ago