Oil & Gas
Bulgaria will be entirely gas independent from Russia by 2020
The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, has claimed that his country will achieve gas independence from Russia by next year. Mr Borissov made the claim earlier this week on an official trip to inspect the progress of the construction of the... Read more
Independent Forgings & Alloys chosen for Sharing In Growth Programme
Productivity experts Sharing in Growth (SiG) have selected Independent Forgings & Alloys (IFA), a rapidly growing Sheffield forging firm, to join their award-winning business transformation programme... Read more
Engie fined by Polish regulator over Nord Stream 2
French energy group ENGIE has been fined by Poland's anti-monopoly watchdog, UOKiK, in relation to an investigation into the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline... Read more
Serica Energy first to digitise safety in North Sea with Restrata
UK-based independent upstream oil and gas company Serica Energy has become the first operator in the North Sea to digitise safety following a deal to adopt the Restrata Platform - an innovative piece of tech that offers real-time monitoring of... Read more
Russia expects TurkStream extensions completed in 2020
Russia expects the construction of an extension of Gazprom's TurkStream pipeline for transit of natural gas to Europe from Turkey via Bulgaria and Serbia to be completed by the end of 2020, president Vladimir Putin has said... Read more
New Cyprus peace talks may lead to pause in Turkish drilling
Next month's possible resumption of peace talks in Cyprus could prove to be an important step towards resolution of the dispute over development of the island's offshore gas reserves and lead to a pause in Turkish drilling in the Cyprus Exclusive... Read more
Plastics producers risk becoming household names for all the wrong reasons
The plastics or polymers industry was for many years a hidden industry. For most of its history, nobody has known much about the plastics business because it is sandwiched between oil and gas and a huge variety of finished goods. The meat cannot... Read more
A path to better oil and gas shale production
With an active wellbore project, it is crucial that you are aware of the amount of water, oil, and gas that you come into contact with. The technology to confirm whether a wellbore is open to flow is not expensive, and it can identify and quantify... Read more
ICGB signs pipe supply deals for Greece-Bulgaria gas link
Bulgaria’s energy ministry has signed contracts for the supply of pipes and construction of the Greece-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector (ICGB) with Greek companies J&P-Avax and Corinth Pipeworks Industry... Read more
German minister hails South Gas Corridor as "vital" to energy security
Germany's Secretary of the Ministry for Economy and Energy, Thomas Bareiss, has said that the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), which is to carry gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, plays a vital part in Germany and Europe's efforts to beef up their energy... Read more
Cyprus to monitor Turkish drillships with Israeli drones
The Cypriot Ministry of Defence has purchased four Israeli drones for €12-million in order to monitor the activities of Turkish drillships operating in the island's waters in the first military acquisition of its kind for Cyprus. The move comes... Read more
Gazprom Neft pushes for privatisation of Serbia's HIP Petrohemija
Russia's Gazprom Neft, a major oil-producing subsidiary of state-owned Gazprom, has shown interest in the acquisition of HIP Petrohemija, Serbia's state-owned petrochemicals producer, chairman Alexander Dyukov has announced, as reported by Seenews... Read more
Europe sees "significant shift" to gas-fired power in 3rd quarter
The European electricity market saw a significant shift from coal to gas-fired generation in the third quarter of 2019, reversing a trend seen in the previous two years... Read more
Neste & Lufthansa aim for more sustainable aviation
Helsinki-based renewable fuel producer Neste and Germany's flag carrier airline Lufthansa have announced they are to strengthen their collaboration for the development of renewable aviation fuel. As part of the collaboration, Lufthansa will use... Read more
Nord Stream 2 opens arbitration claim over new EU gas rules
The Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline filed a notice on Thursday (26 September), requesting that a tribunal of independent arbiters be assembled to determine where the European Union is in breach of its own obligations under the Energy... Read more
Bulgaria signs Saudi group Arkad for €1.1bn TurkStream extension
Bulgaria's state-owned gas provider, Bulgartransgaz EAD, has awarded a €1.1-billion contract to Saudi-led group Arkad to construct an extension to the TurkStream gas pipeline, which will carry Russian natural gas into Europe... Read more
European Commission gives go ahead to E.ON's Innogy acquisition
The European Commission has approved the merger of German energy companies E.ON and Innogy... Read more
Gasum eyes international expansion with rising demand for LNG
Gasum, the Nordic gas sector expert and a major supplier of small scale liquefied natural gas (LNG), announced the appointment of Jacob Granqvist to the newly-created position of Sales Director of Gasum’s marine LNG business... Read more
French Potato Chip Company Turns waste into Biomethane
Recently, biogas plant builder WELTEC BIOPOWER completed a biomethane plant for ALTHO, a French manufacturer of potato chips in St. Gérand, Brittany. The plant was planned and set up by the German manufacturer in collaboration with its French... Read more
Ukraine cancels oil & gas contract with Trident
US-based energy investment company Trident Acquisitions has had its contract with Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Mining cancelled, thus stripping the company of its rights to to produce oil and gas from the country's Dolphin black in the... Read more
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Bulgaria will be entirely gas independent from Russia by 2020
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Nord Stream 2
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Serica Energy Bruce platform
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Turkey drillship Fatih
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oil rig
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Greece-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector
