Scotland is to remain a part of the United Kingdom after the results of a historic referendum revealed this morning (September 19) that a majority had voted no to independence. However, despite many keen to maintain the status quo…
Consulting petroleum geologist Colin Stabler spoke to a full house at the Houston Geological Society's General Dinner on 15 September 2014, presenting 'Mexico's Challenge to Explorationists.' Stabler has worked Mexican subsurface geology since 1966…
Less than a week before Scotland goes to the polls over independence, the heads of BP and Shell have made their opinions clear amid counter claims over North Sea oil. Bob Dudley and Ben van Beurden, the CEOs of BP and Shell respectively…
Norway will award oil and gas licenses in new offshore areas, including in an important Arctic zone bordering Russia, in the first half of 2016, reported Reuters. The agency said Norway's oil and energy ministry, which asked companies…
Rosneft and PetroVietnam announced they will set up a joint venture to develop two oil field blocks in the Pechora Sea in Russia’s Arctic, Reuters reported on 5 September 2014. According to the report, Rosneft will hold 66.67% interest in the JV…
Shell’s GeoSigns has helped the company find reservoirs like the pre-salt West Boreas field in the Gulf of Mexico and there is more to come. Elaine Maslin reports. Shell’s iScope facilities…
Royal Dutch Shell plc has named Harry Brekelmans as projects and technology director, effective 1 October 2014. Brekelmans is currently Shell’s executive vice president operated, upstream international. He joined Shell in 1990 and has…
Shell made a gas discovery at the deepwater Majoram-1 well 180km off the Malaysia coast. The Marjoram-1 well is located in Block SK318, in 800m of water. Shell says the addition of new natural gas resources this year ensures the company is able to continue to provide cost-effective…
IKM Group will provide a riser-less top-hole mud circulation system to Shell on the Malikai project offshore Sabah, Malaysia. IKM says the contract award is an important milestone for its MRR technology (mud recovery without riser) and…
Nearly 50 companies have made applications for licenses in the Norwegian government's lates licensing round. The deadline for applications ended September 2. Norway's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum said applications had been received…
Royal Dutch Shell plc has named Harry Brekelmans as Projects & Technology Director, effective 1 October 2014. Brekelmans is currently Executive Vice President Operated, Upstream International. He joined Shell in 1990 and has held a variety of international management positions in Geosciences…
Golder Associates has completed a comprehensive social baseline study in Greenland on behalf of Maersk Oil, Cairn Energy, ConocoPhillips and Shell. The cooperative study was commissioned as Maersk Oil, Cairn Energy, ConocoPhillips and…
Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Nguyen Xuan Son, chairman of the PetroVietnam National Oil and Gas Group Board of Director met at Gazprom headquarters 3 September to address the joint development of hydrocarbon resources in Vietnam and Russia…
The 4th Annual Global FPSO Forum, formerly Emerging FPSO, serves as a rare opportunity to meet and deliberate over topics affecting the global industry. While most conferences are held in Europe and Asia, Global FPSO Forum is held annually in Galveston…
UK-based heavy oil explorer Xcite Energy has signed an agreement which could pave the way for a common gas export route for the Kraken, Bentley and Bressay heavy oil fields. The collaboration agreement is between with Statoil and a subsidiary of EnQuest…
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