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Why the Volatile South Caucasus is Important for Oil and Gas supplies

Sep 22, 2023

Azerbaijan is trying to take back control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway territory controlled by ethnic Armenians, in the latest escalation of a decades-old conflict. Developments over Karabakh could alter the geopolitical balance in the South Caucasus…

BP Begins Search for New CEO with No Clear Front-runner

Sep 14, 2023

BP CEO Bernard Looney's abrupt resignation has thrown the British oil major into a leadership crisis with no groomed front-runner to succeed him, company and industry sources said on Wednesday.Several current and former BP insiders were seen as potential candidates to succeed Looney…

Caspian Sea Gas Project Absheron Officially Inaugurated

Sep 01, 2023

An official inauguration ceremony was held this week for the Absheron gas field, located in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.To remind, the first development phase of the field, owned by TotalEnergies and Socar and, as of recently, ADNOC…

BP Installs Massive 19,600-tonne Topsides Unit on Caspian Sea Jacket

Aug 15, 2023

Oil major BP has completed the installation of the 19,600-tonne topsides of the $6 billion Azeri Central East (ACE) project platform onto a jacket in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.Constructed by Azfen in the Bayil fabrication yard, the…

UAE's ADNOC to Take 30% Stake in Caspian Sea Field

Aug 04, 2023

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in the TotalEnergies-operated Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea, for an undisclosed fee.Upon completion of the transaction, ADNOC will own a 30% stake in Absheron…

Report: BP, Azerbaijan's Socar Make Maiden Bid for Israeli Offshore Gas

Jul 17, 2023

BP and Azeri national oil company Socar have taken part for the first time in an Israeli licensing round for natural gas exploration, the latest sign of growing international interest in the Eastern Mediterranean basin, sources said.BP and Socar…

Azerbaijan Oil Output Declines 8% to 15.2 mln metric Tons in Jan-June

Jul 12, 2023

Azerbaijan's oil output was at 15.2 million metric tons between January and June, country's, energy minister Parviz Shahbazov said on Wednesday on Twitter, a decline of 8% from the year-earlier period.Production of oil in Azerbaijan has been…

TotalEnergies and SOCAR Kickstart Production from Absheron Offshore Field

Jul 10, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies and its partner SOCAR, Azerbaijan's national oil firm, have started production of the first phase of development of the Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea, around 100 km south-east of Baku.This…

Erdogan Offers Free Gas Pre-election after First Black Sea Field Shipment

Apr 24, 2023

President Tayyip Erdogan last Thursday flicked the switch on Turkey's first delivery of natural gas to an onshore plant from a reserve discovered in the Black Sea, and promised to provide free natural gas for households before May 14 elections…

Norway Crude Mops Up in Europe as Russia's Urals Heads East

Apr 18, 2023

The clear winner in the race to replace Russian oil at Europe's refineries is Norway's Johan Sverdrup crude, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and traders.Johan Sverdrup was launched in 2019, making it a relative newcomer compared to Russia's Urals grade…

Liebherr Rostock Ships Its First Offshore Cranes for Azeri Gas Project

Feb 23, 2023

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock recently shipped four new offshore cranes to the Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC) for the Umid-2 gas project in Azerbaijan. The delivery of the Board Offshore Crane (BOS) series units marks Liebherr Rostock’s first offshore crane shipment to Azerbaijan…

Petronas Units in Luxembourg Seized Again in $15B Arbitration Dispute

Feb 16, 2023

Luxembourg court bailiffs issued fresh seizure orders for two units of Malaysian state oil firm Petronas this week, following a bid by descendants of a former sultanate to enforce a $15-billion award they had won against Malaysia, according to the heirs' lawyer and court documents seen by Reuters…

BP Spuds Exploration Well in Caspian Sea

Jan 27, 2023

Oil major BP, as the operator of the consortium behind the Azeri Shah Deniz field, has started drilling a new exploration well (SDX-8) in the contract area, in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.The company is using the Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible drilling rig…

BP Produced 20.4 mln Tonnes of Oil in Azerbaijan in 2022 - Ministry

Jan 13, 2023

BP produced 20.4 million tonnes of oil in Azerbaijan in 2022, the energy ministry said on Friday.Gas production from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) field totaled 13.4 billion cubic meters (bcm), the energy ministry said, while 25.2 bcm was produced from the Shah Deniz gas project…

Turkey's Black Sea Gas Find Now Amounts to 710 bcm - Erdogan

Dec 27, 2022

The total volume of natural gas Turkey has discovered in the Black Sea now amounts to 710 billion cubic meters (bcm) after a new field was located and a previous find was revised higher, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting…

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