Aberdeen prepares to welcome Mozambique conference
The president of Mozambique will fly his country’s flag at a two-day conference in Aberdeen this week.
Max Petroleum records more oil finds at Uytas
Max Petroleum records more oil finds at Uytas
San Leon name Rozwadowski as new director
Piotr Rozwadowski has joined the board of San Leon Energy following the resignation of previous director Con Casey.
Pirates release hijacked oil tanker
An oil tanker seized by pirates last week has been released and its crew freed without harm.
Shell eyes new deepwater projects in bid to boost Brazilian production
Oil giant Shell says it is looking to boost its production in Brazil after eyeing two new projects in the country.
Orca field operations start with first well spud
Installation work on the Orca North Sea gas platform has been completed as operators look to start production before the end of the year.
Oil find for Soco in Vietnam well
Oil exploration company Soco says it has found a 117m net pay section in its Te Giac Trang field well in Vietnam.
Step Change In Safety reveal new co-chairs
UK oil and gas safety partnerships Step Change in Safety and Asset Integrity Steering Group have named new co-chairs.
Kazakhstan plans to mix Kashagan and Siberian oil
Kazakhstan is set to mix output from the $116billion Kashagan project with Siberian oil for export via the Russian Atyrau-Samara pipeline.
Statoil’s Gudrun field set to come under budget
Statoil’s Gudrun development is set to cost $333million less than the original budget of $3.5billion, the company has revealed
Yacht club to be part of £82m new Gazprom HQ
Russian state-owned Gazprom has revealed plans to build its own exclusive yacht club as part of its new headquarters on the coast of St Petersburg.
Keppel names new chief executives after 47% profits fall
Two long-serving Keppel Corporation leaders are to step down from their roles at the beginning of next year “to advance Keppel’s interests”, the company has confirmed.
Central Europe set to design generation IV reactor
Research institutes from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are set to work together on a next-generation nuclear reactor project.
Engage record ITER project milestone
More than one million man-hours of work have been completed on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project in French Cadarache, the consortium behind the project has announced.
Ukrainian NN-71 well resumes operation
The NN-71 in the Ukrainian NovoNikolaevskoye field has been successfully recompleted and is back in operation, announced JKX Oil and Gas.
Krohne Australia set to sell Expro flow monitoring systems
Aberdeen-based oil services group Expro has signed a new sales representative agreement on its flow monitoring systems for Asian and Australian markets.
Pirates hijack oil tanker off Gabon
An oil tanker carrying 24 Indian crew members has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Gabon.
Video: Aquamarine’s Oyster device faces high seas off Orkney
The brutal sea conditions faced by Aquamarine Power's new wave energy machine have been revealed in a new video.
Video: Massive Olympus platform sets sail for Mars Field
Shell’s largest tension leg platform (TLP) has set sail for its final destination in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gazprom completes partner list for Baltic LNG project
Gazprom has drawn up a list of potential partners with whom it could work on a proposed new liquefied natural gas plant in the Baltic Sea, the Russian giant has announced.
New Pussy Riot protest as Rosneft reveals $30billion Russian oil and gas plan
Rosneft is to invest more than $30billion in exploration projects in Siberia and the Russian Far East over the next five years, chief executive Igor Sechin has announced.
Baron Oil farms out Putumayo Basin field for $2million
Baron Oil has sold 50% of its stakes in the Nancy - Burdine - Maxime field (NBM) to a private Colombian company in a $2million deal.
BP signs third production sharing deal in South China Sea with CNOOC
BP has signed a production sharing agreement for Block 54/11 in the deepwater Pearl River Mouth Basin with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
EU raises carbon prices in green energy drive
The European Parliament has voted for a hike in carbon prices and cut to permits in a bid to tackle excessive carbon emissions.
Common energy market is top priority for Lituhuania
Creating a common energy market by 2014 will be Lithuania’s priority as the current EU president, the country’s head of state has announced.