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ADNOC’s XRG Partners Up with Petronas for Offshore Gas Block in Caspian Sea

May 14, 2025

XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Petronas and the Turkmenistan State Enterprise Hazarnebit have signed a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the State Concern Turkmennebit for the offshore Block I gas and condensate fields in Turkmenistan.Under the terms of the PSC, Petronas will hold 57% participating interest as owner and operator, partnering with XRG with 38%, and the Turkmenistan State Enterprise Hazarnebit holding the remaining 5%…

Op-Ed: Kazakhstan’s National O&G Firm Positioning Itself as Global Energy Player

Mar 28, 2025

The following article is an op-ed piece authored by Askhat Khassenov, Chairman of KazMunayGas (KMG), Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, who discusses how KMG is positioning itself as a strategic global energy player by forming key international partnerships…

BP Eyes New Oil Prospects in Azeri Caspian Sea

Mar 14, 2025

BP plans to explore for new oil fields in the Azeri Caspian Sea, BP's upstream chief Gordon Birrell told Reuters.BP is already working on stemming declining output at producing fields in the Caspian Sea, namely the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) complex of oilfields and the Shah Deniz gas field…

Six New Gas Wells in Line for BP’s Shah Deniz Field in Caspian Sea

Feb 11, 2025

BP plans to add six new wells to its operation in Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea to ensure stable production in the years ahead, a senior manager at the international energy major told Reuters.BP currently operates 21 gas wells in Shah Deniz…

Kazakhstan Looks to Improve Oil Production Agreements Terms

Jan 28, 2025

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday ordered the government to step up talks with international oil majors about an extension of existing production sharing agreements (PSA) on 'better terms'.The central Asian country is one of…

BP Restarts Shah Deniz Gas Platform Off Azerbaijan

Jan 20, 2025

BP, operator of the Shah Deniz gas and condensate field development project in Azerbaijan, said on Sunday it had restarted production at the Shah Deniz Alpha gas platform as of late Saturday.'Previously, a technical problem with the subsea condensate…

Technical Issue Shuts Down BP’s Caspian Sea Gas Platform

Jan 10, 2025

BP said on Friday it had suspended the work of its Shah Deniz Alfa (SDA) platform after detecting a technical issue at the subsea gas condensate export line between the platform and the Sangachal terminal.'All people on the platform are safe and there is no environmental impact…

Kazakhstan Set for Notable Oil Output Cut During Kashagan Maintenance

Sep 09, 2024

Kazakhstan's energy ministry said on Friday it expects a significant reduction in oil production during planned maintenance at its giant Kashagan oilfield in October.The ministry said Kazakhstan reaffirmed its commitment to the OPEC+ agreement…

India’s ONGC Buys Stake in Caspian Sea Oil Assets from Equinor for $60M

Jul 19, 2024

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Videsh has signed a definitive $60 million sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Equinor to increase its stake in the offshore Azeri Chirag Gunashli (ACG) oil field and associated pipeline in Azerbaijan…

Saipem Hooks BP’s Job in Caspain Sea Off Azerbaijan

Jul 12, 2024

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has signed a framework agreement with BP for the delivery subsea services at the Shah Deniz and Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli fields, offshore Azerbaijan.The contract with BP was signed by Saipem, in consortium with BOS Shelf and BOS Shelf International FZCO…

BP Suspends Production at Azerbaijani Platform for Maintenance Works

Apr 29, 2024

BP, as the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field development in the Caspian Sea, has kicked off planned maintenance (turnaround - TAR) works on the Deepwater Gunashli platform.In accordance with the plan, production from…

BP Starts Oil Production at Major New Platform Offshore Azerbaijan

Apr 17, 2024

BP, as the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) project, has started oil production from the new Azeri Central East (ACE) platform as part of the ACG field development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.The ACE platform is the…

Oil Spill Spotted Near Kazakh Oil Field in Caspian Sea

Apr 02, 2024

An ecological organization in Kazakhstan said on Tuesday that a large oil spill had been captured by satellite imagery in the northern Caspian Sea near Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oil field.Galina Chernova of the Globus environmental organization posted on Facebook that a slick of around 7 sq km (2…

BP Launches Its ‘Largest-Ever’ Seismic Program at Azerbaijan Oil Field

Jan 24, 2024

BP has started a new four-dimensional (4D) high-definition ocean bottom node seismic program on its Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oil field in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.This is the largest-ever seismic acquisition commitment made by BP globally by all its aspects – area size…

West Azeri Platform Marks 1 Billion Barrels Milestone

Dec 29, 2023

West Azeri platform, located in the Caspian Sea at Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field, has achieved 1 billion barrels total production.The announcement was made by BP, which is the operator of ACG oil field, on behalf of its partners SOCAR…

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