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CGG appoints Christophe Barnini as Senior Vice President, Group Communications

CGG announces the appointment of Christophe Barnini as Senior Vice President, Group Communications. Reporting to Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGG, Christophe becomes a permanent member of CGG’s Management Committee. Christophe is based in Paris. This appointment took effect on 15th May 2013. Previously Investor Relations Director, Christophe leads the Group …

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Keppel O and M to Build Semi-Submersible Worth About US$800 million for Azerbaijan

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) through its subsidiaries Caspian Rigbuilders BV (an affiliated company of Keppel FELS) and Caspian Shipyard Company (CSC), has secured a contract from Caspian Drilling Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), to build a semisubmersible drilling rig, …

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Gazprom Making Strong Contribution to Meeting Growing Demand for Gas in Europe

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today the Press Conference “Gas Export and Enhancing Reliability of Gas Supply to Europe” organized within the series of meetings among Gazprom’s top executives and media representatives on the threshold of the Company’s annual General Shareholders Meeting. Taking part in the Press Conference were Alexander Medvedev, …

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Tatneft: Implements SAP ERP Software Solutions

SAP ERP based automation of financial and economic activities has been completed at four divisions of JSC TATNEFT. The project has been implemented by the experts of the Energy Consulting Group of Companies within replication of the corporate financial management system at the non-core activity subdivisions. The main result of …

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Rosneft Establishes Committee to Work with TNK-BP Holding Minority Shareholders

Rosneft follows the corporate policy of openness and plans to establish the Committee to work with minority shareholders of TNK-BP Holding. The Committee will consider suggestions and recommendations received as a result of discussions with minority shareholders and stock market players. The Committee will develop proposals for Rosneft management on …

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Surgutneftegas: Investing in Ecology

The funding of Surgutneftegas’ environmental activities in hydrocarbon production sector in 2012 amounted to 20.9 billion rubles. This year, the expected cost of the “Ecology” program is to be around 18.9 billion rubles. Since its foundation, Surgutneftegas has paid special attention to the nature protection and anthropogenic impact on the …

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Surgutneftegas: APG Usage at 99.2%

Surgut saw the Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia on “The experience of the Russian oil companies in the effective use of associated petroleum gas” initiated by the Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service and by the Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) with the support of the Government …

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Roxi Petroleum: Positive Cretaceous Well Test Flows at BNG

Roxi, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to provide an operational update on its flagship BNG asset. Well 806 Background Roxi has a 58.41 per cent interest in the BNG Contract Area, which already has three wells at South Yelemes part of …

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Max Petroleum: Strikes Dust at UTS-5

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, today announces that it has completed drilling the UTS-5 exploration well on the Uytas North prospect on Block A. The well reached a total depth of 931 metres without encountering producible hydrocarbons and will be plugged …

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Tatneft: First Use Of Mutlistage Hydraulic Fracturing at the Yaurkinskoye Field

An interval multi-frac job in the horizontal wellbore was carried out in well 315 of Yaurkinskoye oil field at the end of May this year. The first pilot accomplishment was preceded by extensive preparatory work with participation of TATNEFT’s professionals, scientists of TatNIPIneft, specialists of OOO “Tatburneft”, Tatarstan’s Oil Service …

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