China’s CNOOC discovered a mid-sized oilfield at the Caofeidian 6-4 oil structure, offshore China. Bohai map. From CNOOC. The Caofeidian 6-4 structure is located in the western…
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, president of Egypt, and Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s chief executive officer, met in Cairo to discuss Eni's activities in the country. Image from Eni. During the meeting…
Genel Energy has announced the retirement of Mehmet Sepil, president of Genel, effective immediately. Sepil founded Genel Energy and was CEO from 2002 until the merger with Vallares PLC in 2011, when he became president. “[Sepil’s]…
Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) totaled 31.2 MMb/d in September, down 60,000 b/d from August as Saudi Arabia further reined in supply, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts…
Global demand growth is expected to slow from its five-year high of 1.8 MMb/d in 2015 to 1.2 MMb/d in 2016 – closer towards its long-term trend as previous price support is likely to wane, the IEA Oil Market Report for October informed subscribers…
Iran’s historic nuclear deal with six world powers was approved by the country’s parliament today (13 October) with 64% in favor of the bill, clearing a hurdle for sanctions against Iran being lifted. Iranian parliament approves JCPOA bill…
Erin Energy Corp. announced that the resource volume assessment of the three previously discovered fields (Tano North, Tano West, and Tano South) has been completed in the Expanded Shallow Water Tano (ESWT) Block, located offshore Ghana. The ESWT block is operated by its subsidiary company…
Image from EIC. The Energy Industries Council (EIC) announced the appointment of its new president Chris Haynes. Haynes is a senior oil and gas industry professional with almost 40…
Resource assessments of the 2015 license round area for offshore Newfoundland and Labrador shows the potential to hold 12 billion bbl and 113 Tcf of gas in place, according to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nalcor Energy and Beicip-Franlab…
Shell started production from the Bonga Phase 3 project offshore Nigeria, with expected peak production to hit about 50,000 boe/d. Image of the Bonga project. From Shell Flickr. Bonga…
When the oil price drops, people want to know how long the decline will last and when it will go back to “normal.” Audrey Leon reports on how market watchers and researchers tried to make sense of the downturn at this year’s SPE Offshore Europe conference…
Dallas-based Kosmos Energy entered into a deal with Atwood Oceanics that will see the exploration and production company get an extension, and a reduced rate for the Atwood Achiever ultra deepwater rig for operations offshore Northwest Africa…
Image: Garry Dryburgh, Amec Foster Wheeler’s president for the Middle East and Africa with engineering manager Bindu Satheesh at the opening of the company’s new office in Abu Dhabi/Amec Foster Wheeler Amec…
It’s no secret that the current state of the oil and gas industry is one of doom and gloom. And before a solution can be found, the industry must first admit there is a problem. “I think what we’re seeing is really a confluence of two major factors…
While Russia is continuing to pump crude oil at record levels, producing on average 10.685 MMb/d in 2015, the continuous pressure from US/EU sanctions is having an impact on the strategic course of Russian oil and gas industry, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData…