Shell makes Fort Sumter deepwater discovery in Gulf of Mexico July 29, 2016 // 1 Comment A new deepwater exploration discovery in the Gulf of Mexico has been made by Shell. The Fort Sumter well’s recoverable [...]
Iran should upgrade workforce competency to increase production, – survey July 27, 2016 // 1 Comment An exclusive one-day event, organized by Lloyd’s Register, was held at the NITC in Tehran, Iran where 130 senior oil and [...]
Sabic and ExxonMobil petrochem jv feasibility on US Gulf coast July 26, 2016 // 0 Comments Sabic and an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation are considering the potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical [...]
Indicators show oil industry in danger of ‘weakening’, says report July 25, 2016 // 1 Comment Several indicators are already showing signs of the oil industry ‘weakening’ if major oil companies continue to operate [...]
Canadian proppant manufacturing plant increases capacity for growth July 22, 2016 // 3 Comments The resin coated proppant manufacturing facility in Canada by Hexion Inc.’s Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) is expanding [...]
Woodside buys ConocoPhillips’ Senegal oil interests for US$430mn July 22, 2016 // 2 Comments A binding Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) has been entered by Woodside Petroleum Ltd. with ConocoPhillips’, with [...]
Cargill suspends purchase agreements with palm oil supplier IOI Group July 20, 2016 // 3 Comments Cargill has suspended its ties with the Malaysian palm oil giant IOI Group following the latter’s certification suspension [...]
Gas, oil shipments through Turkey remain uninterrupted after failed coup July 18, 2016 // 3 Comments Oil tankers are sailing without interruption in Turkey’s waters and are loading and unloading shipments normally at the [...]
Saudi Arabia to meet oil export demands with new shipbuilding complex July 18, 2016 // 1 Comment Saudi Arabia plans to build a maritime complex on its east coast, with shipbuilding capability, to provide sufficient [...]
BP estimates Deepwater Horizon liabilities at US$44 bn after tax July 15, 2016 // 1 Comment BP recently announced that it can now reliably estimate all of its remaining liabilities in connection with the 2010 [...]