For companies who haul oil and natural gas, the next big thing may be dirty water, according to Jefferies Group LLC. As booming US oil production unleashes a torrent of contaminated water which rises to the surface with crude, pipeline operators may be in…
Malaysia’s need for additional gas supplies could trigger a new round of upstream investment in Southeast Asia, according to Wood Mackenzie. There have been multiple breakdowns in the Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline and Petronas’ large Kasawari gas project offshore Sarawak has still to receive the…
At present, there are many types of steel pipes in the market, and the application range is also different. For example, seamless steel pipes have high strength and good corrosion resistance, and are applied in many aspects such as piping systems and machinery industries. …
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has announced it has selected Ocean Wind, an offshore wind energy project proposed by Ørsted with support from PSEG, to develop an 1,100 MW offshore wind farm, that will power more than half a million New Jersey…
Valeura Energy, the upstream natural gas producer focused on appraising and developing an unconventional gas accumulation in the Thrace Basin of Turkey in partnership with Equinor, has announced the start of reservoir stimulation and testing operations on the Inanli-1 appraisal well. As of the…
President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and eight senior military commanders, a provocative step designed to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic. Mr Trump told reporters at the White House on the 24th June that the penalties…
Oil major ExxonMobil is reportedly looking to sell all off its assets in Norway. The move has the potential to be Norway’s biggest sale since 2006, according to energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie. Reuters reported on the 22nd June that ExxonMobil was considering selling…
Production efficiency on fields in UK waters rose to 75% last year, according to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). This represented 11 MMboe added production for 2018, or 30,000 boe/d higher than in 2017 (a 1% improvement). Actual wellhead production was 3%…
The technology group Wärtsilä has commissioned its 6 MW / 6 MWh energy management and storage system project for its customer ContourGlobal Bonaire on the Caribbean island of Bonaire. With Phase One complete, the island no longer has to curtail wind resources. It has…
Total E&P Denmark has announced plans to restructure its Danish oil and gas business in Esbjerg. The reorganisation will provide a simpler and more focused structure that builds on the Total Group’s broad experience and expertise, and aims to improve its competitiveness in the…
