Oil & Gas
European renewables surpass fossil fuels for second year
Renewables produced more energy than fossil fuels in Europe in the first half of 2019, as it did for the first six months of 2018, according to a report by energy data analysts EnAppSys... Read more
Total sells €565m pool of North Sea oil assets
French energy giant Total is to sell a pool of its North Sea oil assets for $635m (€565m). The assets, which were acquired in 2017 as part of its deal with Maersk Oil, and will be sold to a group controlled by Petrogas E&P in Oman, and NEO E&P... Read more
"Grave concern" as second Turkish drillship arrives off Cyprus coast
A second Turkish ship, named Yavuz, which is planning to drill for oil and gas, arrived in the coastal waters to the northeast of Cyprus on Monday, triggering a vocal protest from Nicosia and causing consternation in Brussels. Politicians in... Read more
Claren Energy to own 100% stake in Romanian gas field
Claren Operations, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian oil and gas group Claren Energy Corp, has announced that it is entering into an agreement to purchase the remaining 60% interest in the Bobocu gas field licence in Romania from Zeta Petroleum.. Read more
Vermilion begins drilling in Croatia
Canada’s Vermilion Energy has begun drilling its first exploration well in the Slavonija region of eastern Croatia and should have initial results on the presence of oil or gas within five weeks, the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency (AZU) has said... Read more
EKOGRID to Help the Largest Global Oil Disaster Recovery Project in Nigeria
In-situ remediation specialists Eko Harden Technologies have announced that environmental remediation company, Recowell Solutions Group have chosen its EKOGRID electrokinetic oxidation solution for the world’s largest oil contamination recovery... Read more
Gazprom to build LNG plants in Serbia
Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy and the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom have signed an agreement on the construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations in Serbia... Read more
Total begins production at Culzean North Sea gasfield
French multinational oil and gas giant Total has begun production from the $4-billion Culzean gasfield in the UK North Sea, over 10% below budget and ahead of schedule... Read more
Pompeo urges Europe to diversify energy supply away from Russia
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged European countries to diversify their energy supply sources in order to reduce, or eliminate dependence on Russia... Read more
Bulgaria receives LNG shipments from US
Last Saturday, Bulgaria began receiving shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the United States according to Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova... Read more
Petrol prices in 2019: How it will impact your business
Whether it’s to fuel the company fleet or just a single van, petrol prices can be a big dent in the company finances. By current figures, the number of cars around the world will double by 2040, and this will affect the prices we see in the forecourt Read more
Delek's Ithaca buys Chevron's North Sea assets
The UK-based oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy, part of the Israeli Delek Group, has agreed a $2-billion deal to purchase Chevron's assets in the North Sea. The acquisition will make it the second largest in the UK basin area... Read more
Bulgaria - Greece gas interconnector construction launched
A decade after agreeing to connect the two countries' gas grids, ground has been broken on the construction of the €220-million gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece. The ceremony to mark the start of construction was attended by Greek... Read more
Tilbury Port & Nippon Gases Europe create CO2 import hub
The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, announces today a long-term agreement with leading industrial gas company Nippon Gases Europe to import CO2 to the Thames port. The agreement will see weekly shipments arriving at the port, with Nippon... Read more
Rick Perry: US to sign sanctions bill against Nord Stream 2
The Russian-German pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is set for another round of problems according to the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The US has long been critical of the project citing an existential threat to Europe's energy security through... Read more
thyssenkrupp to build new fertiliser plant in Poland
Thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area has received a new order for the construction of a fertiliser plant in Poland. The customer for the project is ANWIL, a subsidiary of PKN ORLEN, one of the largest oil industry corporations in... Read more
A smoke alarm for the sea
A groundbreaking new product could provide fast and effective leak detection for decommissioned oil and gas platforms in the North Sea. A collaboration between the Heriot-Watt University and the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre, with Sentinel Subsea... Read more
Cyprus nervous as Turkey sends warships to support drilling
Turkey has given support to its drilling vessel off the shores of Cyprus by launching a naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea. The drilling has been deemed as illegal by both the EU and the US... Read more
Trump declares US "energy superpower" at new LNG export facility
US President Donald Trump yesterday hailed his country's emergence as "the energy superpower of the world" during a speech at the opening of a new Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal in Cameron, Louisiana... Read more
Transgaz to begin work on Black Sea pipeline
Romanian gas provider Transgaz has announced that it now has the rights to begin working on the construction of a pipeline linking the Black Sea coast to the national transmission system and to BRUA - the pipeline running to Romania, Hungary and... Read more
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Total production hubs in British North Sea
