SPD Implements Innovative Self Healing Pipe Dope Technology
Salym Petroleum Development (SPD), a 50/50 joint venture of Shell and Gazprom Neft companies, collaborates closely with Shell Global Solutions (SGS) on the realization of new technologies in the Salym group of oil fields. SPD is renowned in the West Siberian oil and gas industry to be a leading incubator …
Alexander Novak: Russia Could Seek New Partners if Western Majors Pull Out
Moscow will seek new partners in countries that have not imposed sanctions on it if Western oil and gas companies pull out of projects with Russia, RIA news agency quoted Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday. The sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis have targeted the …
Kashagan Restart Slips to Optimistic Summer of 2016
Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan oilfield may resume production in the first half of 2016 under an “optimistic scenario”, Kazakh Oil and Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin said on Wednesday, putting off his earlier estimate of the restart date. Production from the oil deposit in the Caspian Sea, one of the world’s biggest …
Tight Oil Developments in Russia
James Henderson : The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Part 1, click here to read part 2 Introduction Production of unconventional oil has transformed the US energy landscape, creating the potential for that country to reduce its reliance on oil imports and to contribute to the possibility of North America’s …
NCOC Appeals $737 mln Ecological Flaring Fine on Kashagan
A consortium developing Kazakhstan’s huge Kashagan oilfield said it had appealed a 134.2 billion tenge ($737 million) fine by a regional Kazakh authority for ecological damage at the site in the Caspian Sea reported Reuters. The fine adds to the woes of the multinational group, which has already spent about …
Gazprom and Shell Sign Roadmap for a Third Train for the Sakhalin II Project
Sochi hosted today the signing of a memorandum-roadmap between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Shell. The document envisages the preparation of FEED documentation for the third LNG production train within the Sakhalin II project. “The global LNG market is booming – primarily in Asian countries. Novel LNG …
TMK IPSCO Awarded Two Long-Term Contracts to Provide Pipe to Shell
TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer TMK, has been awarded two three-year contracts to provide both oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe to Shell for onshore and offshore applications. Five of TMK IPSCO’s plants are currently providing pipe to Shell under the OCTG contract. …
Gazprom Neft: Developing Unconventional Hydrocarbons
Kirill Strizhnev, Head of «Challenging Reserves» project office for Gazprom Neft’s Directorate of the exploration and resource base development Modern global estimates of unconventional hydrocarbon reserves all point to huge development potential. Currently, unconventional oil and gas production only account for about 1% of global output, however the development of …
Gazprom and Shell Discuss Bilateral Cooperation in Oil and Gas Sector
A working meeting took place today between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell. The parties discussed the main issues of the bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector, including exploration, extraction, processing, LNG production as well as oil and gas sales in the global energy market. In particular, the meeting …
Gazprom and Shell Agree to Jointly Develop Arctic Shelf and Produce Shale Oil in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Jorma Ollila, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell signed in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte a Memorandum outlining the principles of cooperation within hydrocarbons exploration and development in Russia’s Arctic shelf and a section of deep-water shelf abroad. In foreground: Alexey …
