Oil & Gas Operators

The transaction with Shelton Petroleum AB (publ) is proceeding according to the previously published plan and renaming to Petrosibir AB. Petrogrand has subsrcibed for 17,500,000 newly issued B-Shares in Shelton Petroleum AB (publ). Petrogrand owns now about 61 percent of shares and approximately 52 percent of the votes in Shelton …

Rosneft announces the closing of the transaction for the divestment of 50% shares of LLC POLAR LIGHTS COMPANY. The deal was implemented on favorable terms for the Company and fully complies with Rosneft strategy aimed at the optimization of the assets’ portfolio. In accordance with the confidentiality agreement the parties …

OAO NOVATEK announced today the signing of binding definitive agreements as part of a transaction for selling an equity stake in the Yamal LNG project to China’s Silk Road Fund (“SRF”). In particular, the parties signed a share purchase and sale agreement in relation to a 9.9%  equity stake in …

OAO NOVATEK announced today the signing of binding definitive agreements as part of a transaction for selling an equity stake in the Yamal LNG project to China’s Silk Road Fund (“SRF”). In particular, the parties signed a share purchase and sale agreement in relation to a 9.9%  equity stake in …

Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. announces that it has awarded its design development contracts for Sakhalin-2 LNG Train 3. According to the contracts signed, Shell Global Solutions International and Giprogazcenter, a Russian design institute, are entrusted with the development of Sakhalin-2 LNG Train 3 design package. All the works will …

Key Russian oil companies have refocused on strengthening their international positions through the acquisition of exploration and production assets in geographies outside Russia, with countries in the Americas providing a number of potential partnerships in the long term, according to analysts with research and consulting firm GlobalData. – Following sanctions …

The UK’s recent decision to implement a new policy giving the government final say over the outcome of planning applications and appeals for shale gas exploration and development further distinguishes it from other European countries, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. Any hopes for developing large-scale …

Rosneft has completed its 2015 geological exploration program at offshore licenses. Seismic surveys using 2D method covered 20,434 line km in waters of the Kara Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the Laptev Sea. For the first time 2D seismic exploration was carried out with support of an integrated information system, …

The total production from the Komi oil fields Dinyu-Savinoborskoye, Sosnovskoye and Yuzhno-Tebukskoye in November 2015 amounted to 57,435 barrels of oil, corresponding to an average of 1,915 barrels of oil per day (a slight increase of 3 per cent compared to 1,852 barrels of oil per day in October 2015). …

Volga Gas plc, the oil and gas exploration and production group operating in the Volga Region of Russia, is pleased to provide the following update on its operations. Vostochny Makarovskoye (“VM”) field As of 11 December 2015, the VM#4 well, in which the Group drilled a successful sidetrack earlier in …