Libya government ready to invest in Uganda oil refinery

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

LIBYA wants to invest in an oil refinery in Uganda should the Government decide to build one. The manager of Oil Libya, which is a subsidiary of the African Investment ...


West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

PIPELINE vandals may have stalled the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project, which was conceived to supply natural gas from Nigeria to Togo, Benin and Ghana, among other countries in ...


Italy, Russia and Turkey sign joint agreement on Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

At the same time, representatives of Eni, Calik Holding, JSC Transneft and Rosneft, the energy companies involved. The Vice Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Igor Ivanovich Sechin, the Russian Minister ...


Oil News from around the web, University of Ghana introduces Masters Degree in Petroleum; Opec is expected to keep production quotas at existing levels

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Opec is expected to keep production quotas at existing levels at its meeting in Vienna on Wednesday, Iranian Opec representatives have indicated. Apart from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, Iran and ...


Oil News from around the web, Nigeria’s fortunes;Azerbaijan and Turkey;Stanlow facility;Australian oil and gas block

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The price of oil fell to its lowest in more than two weeks because of decreased demand and growing stockpiles in the US to ensure sufficient supplies during the North ...


Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for August 2009 delivery fell 50 cents to $59.39 a barrel ;London Brent fell 40 cents to $60.12; Nigeria militants claim attack on Lagos oil depot

Monday, July 13th, 2009

TNK-BP closed the necessary transactions to take near-complete control over the shares in the Lisichansk refinery, a top producing refinery in Ukraine. The refinery, located near the eastern border in Ukraine, ...


Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for August 2009 delivery was traded at $64.19 a barrel, up $0.14; Nigeria’s crude oil production capacity is expected to decline to 2.46 million

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) on Sunday blew up a crude oil facility belonging to the United States oil major, Chevron. The militant group also seized a chemical ...


SARPOM and Jayhawk Pipeline Recognized for Pioneering Use of GE Oil & Gas’ New MagneScan™ MFL Pipeline Inspection Technology

Friday, June 26th, 2009

MagneScan™ Completes First 250 Miles of Pipeline Inspection on Both Sides of the Atlantic GE Oil & Gas’ PII Pipeline Solutions business has presented recognition awards to two of its valued ...


ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Expands Capacity on Its Pegasus Pipeline to Gulf Coast Region

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobil Pipe Line Company, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, has completed a project that will increase capacity by 50 percent, or about 30,000 barrels per day, of its ...


Oil News from around the web, U.S. light crude for July delivery rose 84 cents to $70.85 a barrel. London Brent crude gained 55 cents to $70.17

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

)))Abu Dhabi official crude selling price down 52.06% The official selling price of Abu Dhabi's crude oil grades averaged US$59.49 a barrel in May, down 52.06 per cent from an average ...


Oil News from around the web, US crude climbed $1.57 to $61.67 a barrel ; Ghana signs two agreements with China; Mills calls for commitment to West African Gas Pipeline project

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

)))))))))Benchmark crude for July delivery climbed $1.57 to $61.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices rose $1.06 to $59.98 a barrel on the ICE ...


Dana Gas Expands its Operations and Investments in Egypt

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

  Al Arbeed: Dana Gas committed to expanding Egypt operations and investments in partnership with government, energy companies Dana Gas, the Middle East’s first private sector regional natural gas company, announced ...


TRANSNET STATEMENT ON NERSA’S TARIFF DECISION

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Transnet Limited applied for a tariff increase to fund the operation of its existing pipeline network and support the construction of the New Multi-Product Pipeline (NMPP) which is to replace ...


Aker Solutions awarded upgrading contract for the Heidrun platform

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

StatoilHydro has awarded Aker Solutions an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract at Heidrun. The object of the Heidrun Production Pipeline project is to facilitate increased gas capacity production. ...


China’s Milestone West-to-East Pipeline

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

One of the World’s Largest Gas Transmission Projects, Again Turns to GE Oil & Gas Technology Deal Worth $300 Million Uses Turbine Technology Developed by GE Aviation GE Oil & Gas technology ...


Pipeline Experts Gathering for P&GJ’s Opportunities Conference

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Updates on the latest technologies, construction projects, Alaskan natural gas pipeline and from the corridors of Capitol Hill will highlight the 5th Annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference on March 11 ...


StatoilHydro, Adjustments to the Troll

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The partners in the Troll licence have decided to adjust the plan for further development, installations and operation of the Troll field in the North Sea. The Troll partners wish to ...


Oil News, w/e 13/02, Kosmos Energy Seeks Buyers For Ghana Oil Assets

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Oman began pumping natural gas from the West Bukha offshore field off the Musandam Peninsula, with forecasts of 40 million cubic feet per day by 2010. The Ras al-Khaimah Gas Commission ...


Dana Gas announces further important gas discovery in Egypt

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

El Basant-2 well boosts company reserves and production potential for 2009 Dana Gas, the Middle East's first and largest regional private sector natural gas company, has announced a significant gas and ...


Exploration & Exploitation News w/e 31/12

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Saboteurs blow up Agip oil pipeline in Delta State Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline operated by Italy's Agip in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta late on Friday, the military said on ...


GE Oil & Gas Sets Installation Record in China

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Construction of West-to-East Pipeline Running Well Ahead of Schedule FLORENCE, ITALY - November 24, 2008 :- GE Oil & Gas recently completed work ahead of schedule for two of the final ...


First Production from Verkhnechonskoye Delivered to East Siberia-Pacific Ocean Pipeline

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Moscow Today TNK-BP announced that it commenced deliveries of crude oil produced at the Verkhnechonskoye field (VC) to the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean Pipeline (ESPO). The first batch of VC production was ...


European Parliament Acknowledges Importance of Nord Stream Gas Pipeline

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Nord Stream welcomes the adoption today of a report on the impact of the planned pipeline by the European Parliament. This report clearly demonstrates an improved understanding by MEPs of ...


Central Asia Gas Pipeline’s Kazakh section construction works started

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

On July 9, construction of the Kazakh section of the Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline was launched at a ceremony in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Zhang Guobao, Vice Chairman of National Development and Reform ...


GE Energy Supplying 32 Jenbacher Gas Engines to Provide Power for India’s First Heated Crude Oil Pipeline Project

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Project Represents GE’s Largest Jenbacher Engine Order in India as Country Expands its Energy Generation, Delivery Infrastructure JENBACH, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Energy is supplying Cairn India with 32 of its J420 GS ...


GE Technology Selected for Sinopec Pipeline That Will Deliver Natural Gas to Meet Cleaner Fuel Needs of Eastern China

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Companies Also Enter into Agreement for Long-Term Cooperation FLORENCE, ITALY - March 7, 2008 :- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), China's second largest oil and gas producer, has selected GE ...


Alaskan Gasline Team to Discuss North Slope Pipeline at Pipeline Opportunities Conference

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is sending her gasline team to Houston on March 25 to update attendees at the 4th Annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference with the latest news on ...


ConocoPhillips Reassessing How Best To Advance Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

HOUSTON, Feb. 14, 2008 --- ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] announced today that it is reassessing how best to advance the Alaska North Slope gas pipeline project as a result of the lack ...


IMPERIAL’S SNEZHNOYE-ZAVYALOVO PIPELINE TIE-IN COMMISSIONED

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

ALL PERMISSIONS NOW RECEIVED FOR IMPERIAL’S THIRD PIPELINE Imperial, the energy company, today announces that oil from its Snezhnoye field, Block 77, Tomsk, Western Siberia, is now flowing direct into the ...


Foster Wheeler Awarded EPC Contract for Pipeline Upgrade in Southern Africa

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its South African subsidiary, Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Limited, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been ...