
natural gas
Saudi Aramco and Sabic gives momentum to GES+ Saudi Aramco initiated the concept of General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative in order to enhance the level of competence of the local engineering companies and contractors and to contribute to create more value within Saudi Arabia. Indirectly the General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) is to increase the […]
Definition Consortium refers in the oil and gas and petrochemical industry to a group of individuals or legal entities or a combination of individuals and legal entities which mobilizes their respective resources for the accomplishment of a task going beyond the capabilities of each member of the group. Comments In a consortium, the legal entities […]
BP to sell Carson refinery to Tesoro; Sunray and Hemphill gas processing facilities to Eagle Rock BP continues to implement its $38 billion divestment plan of non strategic assets by the end of 2013 in signing two spin off agreements with Tesoro Corporation (Tesoro) and Eagle Rock Energy (Eagle Rock) partners. These agreements cover: – Downstream assets with […]
Shah Deniz Consortium secures funding for TAP BP, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Total, the stakeholders of the Shah Deniz Consortium, have committed to provide the founding to joint venture made of EGL Energy (EGL), Statoil and E.ON Ruhrgas for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is a section of […]
CNPC to boost China shale gas through joint ventures China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC or PetroChina) is to become the spearhead of China‘s new policy to boost its own shale gas exploration and production in multiplying joint ventures and strategic agreements such as with Shell, Gazprom or Sichuan Province. China holds about triple shale gas resources of […]
Definition Non-Condensable Gas Co-Injection (NCG) belongs to the in-situ exploration and production of oil sands. Non-Condensable Gas Co-Injection refers to the process which is to inject NCG together with the steam in the oil sands reservoir. Comments Canada is the country with the biggest unconventional oil resources called bitumen. This bitumen lies in oil sands reservoirs. Most […]
Definition Recoverable reserves are defined as the proportion of resources, here oil and gas, that can be technically, economically and legally possible to extract. The recoverable reserves may also be called proven reserves. Comments The recoverable reserves may be far different from the total resources called total Petroleum Initially-In-Place (PIIP). This Petroleum Initially-In-Place (PIIP) is an estimation resulting from exploration campaign […]
$600 million for new Bapetco exploration campaign Badr Petroleum Company (Bapetco) is a joint venture established in Egypt between Shell and the national oil company (NOC) Egypt General Petroleum Company (EGPC). Bapetco’s main activity is to explore and develop oil and gas fields. Through its upstream activities, Bapetco is involved in the Badr el Din, North […]
