Service Companies & Manufactures

Equinor and Shell Collaborate on Digital Solutions

The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on digital collaboration to develop solutions and methods together through the exchange of expertise within areas like data science, artificial intelligence and 3D printing. The collaboration is expected to entail co-innovation across the whole value chain, such as maintenance, production optimisation and …

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Oil & Gas Operators

Gazprom Neft and Shell Expand Joint Project for Development of Salym Group of Fields in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area

Gazprom Neft and Shell have agreed to expand their JV Salym Petroleum Development. The company’s portfolio of assets will include a license for the right to geological survey, exploration and production of conventional hydrocarbon reserves of the Salymsky 2 block in the Khanty Mansiisk Autonomous Region. Pursuant to the decision of the partners, Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD) acquires from Gazpromneft …

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Service Companies & Manufactures

Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore UK

Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen. The contract scope involves the engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation (EPCI and T&I) of a 30km gas export pipeline, a gas export riser and associated …

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Conferences & Exhibitions

Nur-Sultan Hosts SPEs’ Inaugural HSE Symposium with Opening Keynote Address by the Ministry of Ecology

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) brings you the first symposium on Caspian Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility taking place in Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan on 24–25 September. Hosted by JSC NC “KazMunayGas” (KMG), the leading oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, it will bring together local, regional and global …

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Oil & Gas Operators

Gazprom Neft, Repsol and Shell Join Forces to Develop a Major Exploration Cluster in the Gydan Peninsula

Gazprom Neft, Repsol and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding at this year’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum on establishing a joint venture to develop the Leskinsky and Pukhutsyayakhsky license blocks on the Gydan Peninsula. The document was signed by Vadim Yakovlev, First Deputy CEO, Gazprom Neft, Tomás García Blanco, E&P Executive Managing Director, Repsol, and Cederic Cremers, …

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Oil & Gas Operators

New Gazprom Neft–Shell Joint Venture to Develop Fields in Yamal

Gazprom Neft and Shell have used this year’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum to sign an agreement on creating a joint venture to develop license blocks in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Gazprom Neft and Shell have signed all necessary legal documentation on a Sale and Purchase Agreement for a 50-percent interest in the authorised share capital of Meretoyakhaneftegaz, creating a joint venture on that basis. …

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Service Companies & Manufactures

Shearwater GeoServices Brings 10th Vessel Into Active Operation as Marine Seismic Acquisition Market Gains Traction

Shearwater is pleased to announce that the company will have a total of 10 vessels in operation for the 2019 northern hemisphere summer season.  This extensive fleet is brought into operation on the back of solid backlog and provides marine seismic acquisition services spanning towed and seabed activities in response …

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Oil & Gas Operators

Shell Leads Global New-Build Capex Outlook on Planned and Announced Upstream Projects to 2025

  A total new-build capital expenditure (capex) of US$846bn is expected to be spent globally on planned and announced upstream projects from 2019 to 2025. Royal Dutch Shell Plc leads among all oil and gas companies and is expected to spend US$54.6bn on upcoming upstream projects during the forecast period, …

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Oil & Gas Operators

Vitol Plans Liquefied Petroleum Gas Foray in Kazakhstan

Vitol, the world’s top oil trader, plans to access liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the giant Kashagan field in Kazakhstan and may finance the construction of a processing and export facility, industry and company sources told Reuters. LPG is mainly a by-product of oil development at the field and at …

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Oil & Gas Operators

Shell Says Talks Over Gazprom Asset Swap Suspended

Talks about a possible asset swap deal between Royal Dutch Shell and Gazprom have been suspended, Kommersant business daily reported on Wednesday, citing Cederic Cremers, head of Shell’s business in Russia. The memorandum on the possible asset swap was signed in 2015 and was seen as a coup for Gazprom …

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