Rosneft Ships First Oil From the Northern Tip of the Chayvo Field
Rosneft commenced shipment of crude oil extracted at the Northern Tip of Chayvo license off the coast of Sakhalin, with the first tanker carrying Sokol-grade crude leaving port on November 21. The tanker was loaded at the Sokol single-point oil terminal located 5.7 km east of DeKastri Terminal, Khabarovsk Krai. …
ExxonMobil: Looking for New Assignment for West Alpha, NADL, Rig?
Sanctions are forcing Exxon Mobil Corp.to look for alternative assignments for an offshore rig supposed to sail back to the Russian Arctic next summer. West Alpha, the rig owned by billionaire John Fredriksen’s North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL) that made a billion-barrel oil discovery for Exxon and OAO Rosneft in …
Rosneft: Completes 2014 Geological Survey Program – 24 License Areas Shot
Rosneft reports on 100% completion of the geological survey program on Company’s offshore license areas for 2014. In the current year geological survey covered 24 license areas with the scope considerably exceeding license obligations. Seismic performance results included 31,503 line km of 2D seismic, and 12,939 sq. km of 3D …
UNEPCOM endorsed initiative of Rosneft and Russian Geographical Society
The Russian National Committee for UNEP (UNEPCOM) endorsed the initiative of Rosneft and the Russian Geographical Society to elaborate interdisciplinary scientific program for comprehensive Arctic research. This program will help to set out the principles of special economic activity regulations in the region, including clear ecological rules of shelf development. …
Rosneft and PDVSA Signed a Second Long-Term Contract for Supplies of Oil and Oil Products
Rosneft Group and PDVSA signed a long-term contract for supplies of oil and oil products of Venezuelan production. The document envisages the supplies of over 1.6 mln t of oil and 9 mln t of oil products to the Rosneft Group within 5 years. Commenting on the signing Rosneft Head …
Igor Sechin Held Talks With Rafael Ramirez
Rosneft Head Igor Sechin held negotiations with the Vice-president for political issues, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Rafael Ramirez in Moscow. During the meeting a wide range of issues pertaining to current cooperation and Rosneft’s operations in Venezuela, as well as prospects for developing new projects were discussed. The …
NADL: Agrees with Rosneft to Delay Rig Transaction Till May 2015
On May 26 2014, North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. announced that it had entered into a transaction between NADL, Seadrill and Rosneft Oil Company (“Rosneft”). Further details in relation to the transaction were provided in the announcements that NADL made on July 30 2014 and August 22 2014. NADL, Seadrill and …
Rosneft and CNPC Endorse Feasibility Study for Construction of the Tianjin Refinery
November 8. The Board of Directors of the PetroChina-Rosneft Orient Petrochemical (Tianjin) Company Ltd (a joint venture of Rosneft and the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)) endorsed the Feasibility Study (FS) for the project to construct the Tianjin refinery as regards the oil refining package at a meeting in Beijing. …
Rosneft and CNPC Signed a Framework Agreement on the Purchase of 10% Share Stake of Vankorneft
Rosneft and China National Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Corporation (CNPC subsidiary) have signed a framework agreement envisaging the purchase of a 10% share stake in ZAO Vankorneft. The document was signed on the sidelines of the APEC summit. The agreement was signed by Rosneft Chairman of the Managing …
Rosneft: Completes Seismic Data Acquisition in East-Siberian Sea Ahead of License Schedule
Rosneft finished a complex of seismic data acquisition on the East-Siberian-1 block in the offshore area of the East-Siberian Sea. The Company carried out seismic data survey independently, the amount of 2D works totaled 2 thousand km. Despite of extremely severe ice conditions this year, all works were carried out …