Dietsmann Smart Labs, French-based ‘New Tech’ branch of energy industry veteran Dietsmann, has selected Norwegian Data Analytics specialist Arundo as its partner for a breakthrough development in the Predictive Maintenance of industrial plant. Dietsmann operates and maintains Oil & Gas and Power plants for major national and international energy companies in over 20 countries. The company […]

Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply Pte. Ltd and bp Singapore Pte Limited (“bp Singapore”) have signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of approximately 0.8 million tonnes of LNG per year to Singapore for 10 years from 2024.  Beyond the supply of LNG to Singapore, both companies will strive to […]

A pipeline leak at Libya’s Samah oilfield may pause pumping operations, an oil engineer there and an oil source at Waha Oil Company said. Samah feeds the Es Sider oil terminal and an oil official at the Port Said Waha oil production is currently about 285,000 barrels a day. A leak repeated leaks are being […]

ExxonMobil today said it made a discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Drilling at Longtail-3 encountered 230 feet (70 meters) of net pay, including newly identified, high quality hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs below the original Longtail-1 discovery intervals. The well is located approximately two miles (3.5 kilometers) south of the Longtail-1 well. It […]

Eni successfully drilled and tested the Maha 2 appraisal well, located in West Ganal block offshore Kalimantan, in Indonesia. The field is located 16 km South-East of Jangkrik FPU, operated by Eni. The well has been drilled to a depth of 2,970 meters in 1,115 metres water depth and encountered 43 metres of gas bearing […]

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, will begin operating under the new name of TGS ASA. TGS ASA reflects both the evolution of the company as well as its vision for the future. Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, commented, “As part of our new strategy to provide deeper insights […]

Tullow Oil plc announces that Dorothy Thompson CBE, Non-Executive Chair, has decided to step down from Tullow’s Board. A search process to find a new Chair has been launched and is expected to conclude towards the end of the summer.  Dorothy will remain Chair of Tullow until the new Chair is appointed and an appropriate […]

Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and P.M.I. Norteamerica, S.A. De C.V. (a subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex). The transaction will transfer Shell’s interest in the […]

LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on Nigeria and West Africa, announces that it has terminated the employment contract of its CEO, Mr. Olalekan Akinyanmi, with immediate effect, due to a corporate governance breach.     The Company will commence a search for a new CEO and, in the interim […]

Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US, Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical LP, subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), have reached an agreement for the sale of the Mobile Chemical LP Refinery in Mobile, AL, to Vertex Energy Operating LLC (Vertex Energy). Vertex Energy is a U.S. owned, Texas-based specialty refiner of […]