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PetroSA and Rosgeo Partner to Develop Oil and Gas Assets, South Africa
September 11, 2017
PetroSA has collaborated with Russian geological exploration company Rosgeo to develop oil and gas assets in South Africa. Under the deal, the partnership will invest around $400m to develop the exploration areas of 9 and 11a blocks off the South
Aminex Submits Development Plan for Ntorya Field in Ruvuma Basin, Tanzania
September 7, 2017
Irish oil and gas exploration company Aminex has submitted a development plan to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp (TPDC) for the Ntorya field, located onshore in Ruvuma basin in Tanzania. Aminex stated that the development plan is an important step
Rosneft and CEFC China Sign Deal on Joint Exploration in Siberia
September 7, 2017
Russian oil giant Rosneft and CEFC China Energy Company have inked a strategic cooperation agreement for joint exploration and production in Western and Eastern Siberia. The agreement signed during the ongoing BRICS summit in China also gives scope for a
Finder to Farm Out 90% Stake in Offshore Australian Permit to Woodside
September 7, 2017
Finder Exploration has agreed to farm out 90 percent of its participating stake in the offshore WA-520-P exploration permit in Western Australia to Woodside owing to difficult market conditions. Following the transaction, Finder will hold on to a stake of
Sound Energy Receives Funding Offer for Tendrara Gas Pipeline Project, Morocco
September 7, 2017
Sound Energy says that it has received a funding offer in the range of $60-100m for its Tendrara gas export pipeline project (TGEP) in Morocco from the Advisory & Finance Group Investment Bank (AFG). The funding will be used to
Energean Secures Approval to Develop Karish and Tanin Gas Fields, Offshore Israel
September 5, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that its subsidiary has received an approval from the Israeli government for the development of the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields, offshore Israel. A field development plan (FDP) submitted by Energean Israel for
Total Begins Production at Edradour and Glenlivet Gas and Condensate Fields, Offshore Scotland
September 5, 2017
French oil and gas major Total announced that the £1bn Edradour and Glenlivet development in the West of Shetland area in offshore Scotland has commenced production. The Edradour and Glenlivet gas and condensate fields located close to the Laggan-Tormore fields
Cooper Energy Secures $317 Million to Develop Sole Gas Field in Victoria, Offshore Australia
August 31, 2017
Australia-based Cooper Energy says that it has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in the Sole gas development offshore Victoria having secured A$400m ($317m) worth financing to fund the project. The gas project will see the development of the Sole
Wood Group Secures FEED for Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis LNG Project, Greece
August 30, 2017
Wood Group has secured a new front end engineering design (FEED) contract with Gastrade S.A. for the Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (INGS) offshore Greece. The project, to develop a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving, storage and regasification unit
Gazprom Neft Starts LPG Production at Badra Field, Iraq
August 29, 2017
Gazprom Neft has commenced the production of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) at its Badra field in in Wasit Province, Eastern Iraq. Gazprom Neft Badra, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has started trial shipments of LPG to Iraq’s state-owned gas filling
