Sierra Leone to Auction 60 Offshore Oil and Gas Blocks at the End of the Year
Sierra Leone will delay its new oil and gas auction until the end of the year as the country awaits results from a large-scale seabed survey that has just concluded — the first such study in over ten years, according to Reuters. Last month, the company GeoPartners, together with the …
Russia and Turkey Ready to Identify Joint Projects in Geological Exploration
Russia and Turkey are ready to identify joint opportunities for projects in the field of geology and subsoil use. This is stated in the protocol of the meeting of the Russian-Turkish intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation (the text of the document is available to TASS). “The parties declared …
Russneft to Continue Development of the Technically Challenging Vostochno-Kamennoe Field
Russneft will continue active development this year of the uniquely complex Vostochno-Kamennoe field located in Western Siberia, said company CEO Evgeny Tolochok at the annual shareholders meeting. “Russneft has entered the active phase of industrial development of the uniquely complex greenfield – the Vostochno-Kamennoe field. We have drilled new wells …
Vladimir Putin: OPEC+ Production Based on Rising Oil Demand
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin believes that production within OPEC+ is calculated based on the growing demand for oil. He expressed this opinion while answering questions from journalists. “The volumes of oil and petroleum products consumed in the world are increasing due to the growth of the global …
Shell and Partners to Increase Gas Production Capacity at Ormen Lange by 50 Billion Cubic Meters
To increase production volumes at the Norwegian gas field Ormen Lange, a consortium led by Shell has commissioned two new subsea compression stations. This step is aimed at accelerating the development of gas reserves supplied to European markets. According to Shell, the commissioning of the compressors will increase the gas …
TotalEnergies Acquires Stake in Suriname Offshore to Expand Gran Morgu Project
French oil and gas company TotalEnergies has announced the acquisition of a 25% stake in Block 53 on the Surinamese offshore shelf from Spanish company Moeve, Reuters reports. The value of the deal was not disclosed. This transaction strengthens the presence of the French energy giant in one of the …
Norwegian Oil Industry Workers to Go on Strike Starting June 21
Norwegian oil and gas industry trade unions announced on Monday that workers on offshore drilling rigs will begin a strike on June 21, if no agreement is reached with employers regarding next year’s wages. About 438 members of three unions — Styrke, SAFE, and DSO — may take part in …
India Aims to Replicate Guyana’s Success in Deepwater Oil Exploration
India is stepping up its efforts to boost domestic fossil fuel production, placing special emphasis on deepwater exploration in the Andaman region, and aiming to replicate Guyana’s success. This was stated to journalists by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister recalled that the government had …
TotalEnergies to Acquire a Stake in Chevron’s Offshore Asset Portfolio in the U.S.
French energy company TotalEnergies is acquiring a 25% working interest in Chevron’s U.S. offshore exploration asset portfolio, according to the company’s statement. “TotalEnergies announces the acquisition of a 25% working interest in a portfolio of exploration blocks on the U.S. offshore shelf from Chevron (the operator),” the release states. The …
Deepwater production in the United States is more profitable than shale projects
In the spring, Chevron began developing oil and natural gas at the Ballymore deepwater field in the Gulf of America. This is just one of a series of projects in a key American oil and gas province aimed at producing an additional 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by …