LUKOIL Faces Logistics Challenge in Kazakhstan Project Due to Caspian Sea Shallowness
KazMunayGas (“KMG“) and LUKOIL will build a channel in the Caspian Sea to develop the Kalamkas-Sea and Khazar fields. This is stated in the project participants’ environmental impact assessment report. The contract area is located in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, 120 km southwest of the Kashagan field. …
The Neptun Drilling Rig Has Been Towed from the Turkmen to the Azerbaijani Sector of the Caspian Sea
The Neptun drilling rig was towed from the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan with the participation of vessels from the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), which is part of AZCON Holding. The marine towing operation of the Neptun rig took three days. The vessels involved were Govsan, …
BP Does Not Rule Out the Possibility of Developing Gas Reserves at the Karabakh Field
BP plc, in addition to oil production, plans to consider the possibility of developing the gas reserves of the Karabakh field in the future, said Colin Allan, Vice President for Finance in the Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey region, at the Baku Energy Forum. “Although at present we are predominantly focused …
ExxonMobil and SOCAR Sign Agreement for Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Azerbaijan
ExxonMobil and Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR have signed an agreement for the exploration and production of oil and gas onshore in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, BP is acquiring new offshore fields in the country. According to Reuters, oil production in Azerbaijan primarily relies on mature offshore oil fields in the Caspian …
Ankara Plans to Develop Gas Reserves on Bulgaria’s Continental Shelf
Turkey intends to sign an agreement next month that will allow the state-owned energy company Turkish Petroleum Corporation (Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı, TPAO) and a foreign partner to conduct exploration activities in a section of the Black Sea located off the coast of neighboring Bulgaria, the Turkish Ministry of Energy …
KazMunayGas Plans to Produce an Additional 70 Million Tons of Oil Due to Hard-to-Recover Reserves
Kazakh oil company KazMunayGas JSC (KMG) intends to increase production in the future due to hard-to-recover oil, new technologies will be used for this. This was announced by the company‘s press service. “Regarding the increase in production, it was noted that 50% of oil reserves are difficult to recover. The …
The Graifer field Will Be Brought to Its Design Capacity of 1.2 Million Tons in 2028
The output of the design capacity of the Valery Graifer deposit in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea of 1.2 million tons is planned for 2028, according to the state report on the state and use of mineral resources in 2022, published by the Ministry of Natural Resources and …
Indian Ongc Videsh Acquired a Share in the Field in the Caspian Sea
The total investment will be up to $60 million Indian state oil and gas company ONGC Videsh has signed an agreement to purchase from Norway’s Equinor a 0.615% stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) offshore oil field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. The company announced this in a …
Italian Saipem Will Carry Out Work at Shah Deniz and ACG for $300 Million
BP has signed a $300 million contract with a consortium led by Italy’s Saipem for work on the Shah Deniz and Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) offshore projects in Azerbaijan. Under the contract, Saipem, in cooperation with BOS Shelf and BOS Shelf International, FZCO agreed with the operator of Azerbaijani projects BP on …
A Framework Agreement Was Signed with BP on Operations on the Caspian Shelf of Azerbaijan
The total cost of services is estimated at about $ 300 million. The framework agreement on underwater work in the territorial waters of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea was signed in Milan on July 12, 2024. This was reported in the Italian company Saipem. The document was signed between the …