2013

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has granted regulatory approval to convert the Borkyldakty Field to full field development (“FFD”) status effective immediately. FFD approval will allow Max Petroleum to …

Florence to Remain the Global Headquarters for Turbomachinery Products & Services Business and a Key Manufacturing and Engineering Site GE Oil & Gas today announced it will establish its new global headquarters in London. Florence will remain the global headquarters for GE Oil & Gas Turbomachinery Products & Services, a …

CARBO Ceramics Eurasia (CCE) launches CARBOProp RCP, resin coated ceramic proppant for reservoirs of moderate temperature and CARBOProp RCP LT, for low temperatures. This new product offers excellent bonding strength to avoid proppant flow back. CCE teamed up with Uralchimplast (UCP) in its research efforts to develop a RCP that has minimum …

A meeting between Viktor Zubkov, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Cooperation with Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors and Smail Chergui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Russia took place in Moscow. The meeting addressed the bilateral cooperation in the energy sector as well as the status of joint projects with Gazprom. The …

The First Intrnational Neryungri Business Forum (NBF-2013) will be held on 13-14 September 2013 in Neryungri, Yakutia. The Forum is supported by the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Municipal District “Neryungri Region” and The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The objectives of the …

Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the company operations in the Far East Federal District and mid-term plans to develop offshore projects via a video conference on 16 July. The video link connected Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, where President Putin was at …

Aker Solutions has acquired UK specialist engineering company International Design Engineering And Services Ltd (I.D.E.A.S) to boost its asset integrity management services. Glasgow, Scotland-based I.D.E.A.S. has developed software and technology that dramatically improves the quality and accuracy of integrity and life time analysis for oil and gas assets. The analysis …

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the UTS-10 appraisal well in the Uytas Field on Block A using the Zhanros ZJ-20 rig. This well is the third in a 13 well appraisal programme at …

Dr Tony Hayward has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Technology (Hon DTech) by Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Tony Hayward is the Chief Executive of Genel Energy plc, an Anglo-Turkish exploration and production company with world-class oil and gas assets in the Kurdistan region.  He is Chairman of …

CARBO Ceramics Eurasia (CCE) launches CARBORosLite, a new light weight ceramic proppant made in Russia. This new produce is 10% lower in specific gravity compared to intermittent strength proppant (ISP) and provides superior conductivity in reservoirs with a closing pressure up to 5000 psi. The product is approximately 30% more voluminous …