2013

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, today announces that it has completed drilling the UTS-7 appraisal well in the Uytas Field on Block A. The well reached a total depth of 550 metres encountering insufficient hydrocarbons to be commercial and therefore will …

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the ZMA-E3 development well in the Zhana Makat Field on Block E using the Zhanros ZJ-30 rig. Total vertical depth of the well will be approximately 860 …

Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, announced today the release of the ONYX 360* rolling polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter. An industry first, this unique technology enables a PDC cutter to rotate 360° while drilling, significantly improving drillbit durability in abrasive formations and extending drillbit life and footage drilled per run. …

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Michael Fallon, Business and Energy Minister of the UK took place today as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum The parties addressed the issues of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector. In particular, Alexey Miller and Michael Fallon discussed the prospects for boosting Russian natural …

A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF took place yesterday as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The parties discussed the cooperation deepening in the energy sector, giving consideration to the prospects for entering into joint projects in Russia and third countries, inter alia, as part …

Rosneft signed a record-high number of economic agreements, important for the company and the country in general, at the 17th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which traditionally put together representatives of the global political and business elites. “Today at the forum we sealed a number of new documents as part …

G3306B TA Gas Oilfield Generator Set to be Unveiled at MIOGE Caterpillar Global Petroleum will unveil its latest comprehensive power solutions at the 12th Moscow International Oil and Gas Exhibition (MIOGE). Featured at the show will be the complete line of small Cat® gas generator sets, including the recently announced …

Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Zhou Jiping signed long-term crude oil supply contracts to China during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. The signature ceremony was led by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Zhang …

Rosneft and China Development Bank finalized contractual documentation for a long-term credit line in the framework of facility agreement signed between the parties in March 2013. The facility agreement was signed by Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and President of China Development Bank Zheng Zhijie …

Rosneft and General Electric signed a Strategic cooperation agreement during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Agreement was signed by Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, and Jeffrey Immelt, GE Chairman and CEO, [in the presence of the Russian President Vladimir Putin]. The Agreement will …