Max Petroleum Plc Production Test at Asanketken Field
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, announces that the ASK-J2 well in the Asanketken Field has begun testing in a Jurassic reservoir from depths between 1,307 and 1,312 metres, flowing at a stable rate of 503 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”) …
Sub-Surface Release Mid-Bore Top Plug For Casing Sizes 9 5/8 in. to 24 in
Weatherford’s industry-standard Sub-Surface Release Mid-Bore Top Plug is a premium cementing plug that incorporates a ball seat for mid-diameter liners. The plug is designed for use with 9 5/8-in. and larger hydraulic liner systems, where the minimum drift of the drillstring is 2.54 in. (64.5 mm). This plug performs multiple …
The Underwater Centre secures its biggest ever contract worth $1.3million to train Russian saturation divers
The world’s leading commercial diver and ROV training facility, based in the Scottish Highlands and Australia, has secured its biggest ever contract – worth US$1.3million – to train Russian saturation divers. The award cements its reputation as a major service provider for the growing worldwide oil and gas industry. The …
Sovcomflot and Shell Develop their Cooperation
Agreement signed for long-term time-charter of two ice class LNG carriers At the XVI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Russia’s Sovcomflot, the world’s largest operator of ice class vessels, signed an agreement to provide Shell will the use of two modern LNG carriers on the basis of a long-term time …
Liquid Robotics and Schlumberger Form Oil & Gas Joint Venture
Liquid Robotics, Inc. and Schlumberger today announced the creation of Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas, a joint venture to develop services for the oil and gas industry using Wave Gliders, the world’s first wave-powered, autonomous marine vehicles. The joint venture will combine Liquid Robotics Wave Glider technology with Schlumberger oil …
Max Petroleum Plc: Operational and Financial Update
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, announces an operational and financial update. The Company has experienced further delays drilling its NUR-1 well and as a result does not expect to reach total depth of 7,250 metres before August 2012. The delays largely …
Gazprom and Goldman Sachs discuss cooperation issues
A meeting between Andrey Kruglov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee – Head of the Department for Finance and Economics of Gazprom and Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs took place today as part of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012. The meeting participants discussed the status of the global economy and the …
Gazprom and Gasunie discuss prospects of joint activities development
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Paul van Gelder, Chairman of the Executive Board, CEO of Gasunie held a working meeting today in the framework of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012. The two leaders discussed the prospects of cooperation in the global energy market. They noted the successful cooperation between the companies in such areas …
Slavneft-Megionneftegazgeologia held Annual General Shareholders Meeting
The Annual General Shareholders Meeting of ОАО Slavneft-Megionneftegazgeologia (ОАО SN-MNGG) was held on June 21, 2012. The shareholders approved the Subsidiary’s Annual Report, Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statement over 2011. It was resolved to pay dividends at 4.74 rubles per Subsidiary’s ordinary and preferred share and proposed to allocate …
Rosneft and Statoil advance strategic cooperation with the signing of agreements on joint bidding for licenses in the Norwegian section of the Barents Sea and joint technical evaluation of tight oil resources in Russia
Rosneft and Statoil have today signed documents aimed at implementing a cooperation agreement concluded on May 5, 2012. The agreements lay out the terms of joint bidding for licenses in the Norwegian section of the Barents Sea and provide for joint technical evaluation and subsequent development of tight oil resources …