KazMunayGas Will Drill 3 Exploration Wells in 2024
The Chairman of the Board of KazMunayGas (KMG) M. Mirzagaliev took part in an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the oil and gas future of the Mangystau region, where he spoke about the prospects for the development of geological exploration and the company’s plans in this area. This …
Rosneft’s Subsidiary Enters the Kayum Oil fields
RN-Nyaganneftegaz will begin work on May 6. The bankruptcy trustee Alexey Skrynnik entered into an agreement with the new oil operator. It became the company JSC RN-Nyaganneftegaz, controlled by PJSC Rosneft. This information is indicated in the materials of the court dispute on the introduction of interim measures against the …
Exxon and Chevron Are Ahead of European Rivals Due to Production in Guyana and the United States
ExxonMobil and Chevron are increasing production in some production regions, with oil becoming the driver of growth. ExxonMobil and Chevron forecast that their production in the Permian Basin will increase by 10% this year. Exxon also reported that oil production in Guyana in the first quarter increased by 70% compared …
A New Large Oil Field Has Been Discovered in Hungary
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said it had discovered a new field in the central part of the country that could produce about a thousand barrels of oil per day. “MOL, together with the Hungarian company O&GD Central Kft., carried out successful drilling in Central Hungary, near the village …
Norway Will “Scrape the Bottom of the Barrel” in the North Sea
The first project since the COVID-19 era is being implemented on the Norwegian shelf of the North Sea. A new oil and natural gas field in the North Sea called Bestla will begin to be developed in the first half of 2027. The caveat is that the Bestla project, which …
Petrobras Ceded Its Entire Stake in the Cherne and Bagre Fields in the Campos Basin to Perenco
Brazil’s largest state-controlled oil and gas company, Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), said it has signed contracts to cede its entire stake in the shallow-water Cherne and Bagre fields in the Campos Basin to one of the largest independent oil and gas companies, Perenco Petroleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda (Perenco). …
Equinor Is Ready to Begin Drilling Work at the Johan Castberg Field in the Barents Sea
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted Equinor permission to drill at the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. Havtil reports. Transocean Enabler Drilling operations will be carried out using a semi-submersible drilling rig (SSDR) Transocean Enabler: built at the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering …
ExxonMobil Receives FTC Approval to Acquire Pioneer Natural Resources
American energy company ExxonMobil has received approval from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, an operator of the Permian shale basin, for $64.5 billion. The Federal Trade Commission said it resolved antitrust issues related to the deal by approving the consent decree. At the same …
450 Oil Wells Remain in Water in Kazakhstan
Since the beginning of the flood, oil production in Kazakhstan has decreased to 20 thousand tons, while many wells are still flooded and are not working. About 450 oil production wells still remain in a flooded state, previously this figure was 673, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan said. Since …
Rosneft Held a Presentation of New Software for Large Oil and Gas Companies
Rosneft held a Technology Day, which was attended by more than 150 representatives of the largest oil and gas companies. Specialists from Rosneft scientific institutes told their colleagues about new products and capabilities of the line of high-tech software. The event participants issued more than 200 test licenses for 13 …