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After ExxonMobil and ENI, Rosneft extends its domino strategy to Statoil Rosneft and Statoil signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore offshore and onshore fields in the Russian sections The cooperation agreement also provides Rosneft with an opportunity to acquire interests in selected Statoil exploration licences and assets in the North Sea as well as […]

Definition Heavy crude oil  and extra heavy crude oil is any type of  crude oil which does not flow easily. Physically heavy crude oil have higher viscosity and density or specific gravity with an heavier molecular composition Heavy crude oil has been defined as any liquid petroleum with an API gravity less than 20°. Extra Heavy crude oil have an API gravity […]

Camisea gas for the $3.5 billion Peru Southern Project  Brazilian and Peruvian Governments have approved the Camisea Southern gas pipeline project, the Integrated Petrochemical Complex planned by Braskem and PetroPeru will get the necessary ethane feedstock.  Odebrecht will lead the Brazilian  consortium to build the $5 billion capital expenditure Peru’s Southern Andean Gas Pipeline from the Camisea gas fields to Quillabamba to supply a […]

Toyo and SOG create TS Participações S.A. Last month MODEC TOYO Offshore Production Systems Pte. Ltd. (MTOPS), a joint company created by Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo) and MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) established in Singapore, has been awarded a EPC contract to install topsides units for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system from Dutch company of Cernambi Sul MV24 […]

Definition The Henry hub is the pricing point for the natural gas future and spot contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Physically the Henry hub is located in Erath, Louisiana, USA and belongs to the Sabine Pipeline LLC. Comments Future and spot prices set at Henry hub are denominated in $/mbtu (million of British thermal units) and are generally […]

Odebrecht, Petrobras & Braskem to lead Camisea gas field development Brazil has come forward with cash injections aimed at bringing the gas into the international markets and help Peru’s Petrochemical sector development. Odebrecht will lead a consortium of three Brazilian firms plans to spend up to $5 billion capital expenditure instead of the previous $3 billion  in the perspective of higher potential for Peru’s […]

Russian tax incentive unlock foreign investments The key factor that prompted the companies to sign the agreement was the steps taken by the Government of the Russian Federation to introduce tax incentives for offshore production, including cancelling export duties and introducing a reduced Mineral Extraction Tax rate of 5-15% depending on project complexity. The Russian Government also offered guarantees that the favourable tax regime will remain in […]

Definition “CBM” is the acronym of CoalBed Methane. CBM is a form of natural gas found along with coal seams underground. It is also called as Sweet gas because of lack of hydrogen sulphide in it Comments In a natural gas reservoir, gas is compressed by the pressure in the formation.  Expansion of the gas provides […]

$4 billion for first Brunei Refinery & Aromatics complex Zhejiang Hengyi Petrochemicals co.ltd (Zhejiang Hengyi) is the largest polyester fibers manufacturer in China. Founded in 1994 it is a privately owned company. Zhejiang Hengyi is planning to build an integrated refinery and petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar in Brunei Darussalam with  the country’s first aromatics production facilities, the chemical-fibers production units. […]

Tsusho takes 32.5% of Encana’s Coalbed Methane Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Tsusho) has reached an agreement with Encana Corporation (Encana), Canada‘s largest natural gas producer, to acquire a 32.5% interest in a coalbed methane (CBM) project. Tsusho will pay C$602 million to acquire the interest and in capital expenditure over the coming seven years. Tsusho has […]