Evonik invests in Airborne Oil & GasOctober 20, 2015 // 5 CommentsThrough its venture capital arm, Evonik has invested in Airborne Oil & Gas. Evonik now holds a minority interest in the [...]
Chesapeake funds algae biofuel projectOctober 19, 2015 // 2 CommentsThe Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund invested US$150,000 into Manta Biofuel LLC, a company that produces crude oil from [...]
Genel Energy president retiresOctober 14, 2015 // 2 CommentsGenel Energy president Mehmet Sepil retired from the company with immediate effect. Mehmet Sepil founded Genel Energy and [...]
Statoil reports oil spill at Statfjord fieldOctober 9, 2015 // 2 CommentsNorwegian gas company Statoil reported an oil spill close to the OLS B loading buoy at the Statfjord oil field last October [...]
Indonesia to join OPEC, IEAOctober 9, 2015 // 2 CommentsEnergy minister Sudriman Said announced that Indonesia will be an associate member of of the Organisation of Petroleum [...]
Genie Energy finds oil in IsraelOctober 9, 2015 // 2 CommentsGenie Energy said yesterday that it has found significant quantities of oil and gas in its exploration site in Northern [...]
Energy starts “Era of shale”, says IHS Vice ChairOctober 7, 2015 // 3 CommentsIHS Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin says that energy is entering an “era of shale” in his address at the European [...]
BP oil to pay US$20 billion for gulf oil spillOctober 6, 2015 // 3 CommentsBP Oil is set to pay around US$20.8 billion in settlements to the US for the Macondo well blowout that lead to an oil spill [...]
Shell sells downstream businesses in NorwayOctober 2, 2015 // 3 CommentsShell announced that it completely sold its retail, commercial fuels and supply & distribution logistics businesses in [...]
Egypt and Kuwait sign agreement on crude oilOctober 2, 2015 // 6 CommentsEgypt and Kuwait signed an agreement to store crude oil at the Arab Petroleum Pipeline (Sumed) Company before selling it to [...]