Offshore technology
Energizing the World, Bettering People’s Lives. Established in 1932 to explore the Gulf of Mexico, Noble Energy Inc. (Noble) has remained over 80 years an independent oil company bases in Houston, Texas. Focusing on the upstream side of the business, Noble operates onshore and offshore in short selection of oil and gas fields: – DJ basin of […]
Noble to install first Floating LNG in Mediterranean Sea Noble Energy (Noble) and its partners, awarded the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Pangea LNG B.V. for a floating production unit of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be installed on the Tamar gas field, 90 kilometers offshore Israel. Operated by Noble, the Tamar […]
Zakum Development Company The Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) was established in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, as part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in November 1977 to develop and operate the Upper Zakum (UZ) field. At that time ZADCO was a joint venture between: – Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) 88% – Japan Oil Development […]
EIA to adopt North Sea Brent crude oil as benchmark US Government energy agency, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) published in its annual energy out look its decision to replace the historical West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded on New York Mercantile Exchange by the European Brent listed on the Inter Continental Exchange (ICE). […]
CNOOC and Petronas to acquire Nexen and Progress On December 7th, 2012, Canada Prime Minister John Harper announced the approval for two national oil companies China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) and Petronas from Malaysia to acquire respectively: – Nexen Inc. (Nexen) – Progress Energy Resources Corp. (Progress) For Nexen, CNOOC is ready to pay $15.1 […]
Gazprom first LNG shipment from Norway to Japan Gazprom prepared and implemented successfully the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the freezing Northern Sea Route (NSR) around the North Pole from Norway to Japan. Leaving the Port of Hammersfet in Norway on November 9th, the Ob River LNG carrier reached the Port of Tobata […]
Woodside to become LNG operator in Leviathan December 3rd, 2012, the Australian company Woodside closed a deal with Noble Energy (Noble) representing the Leviathan joint venture to take 30% stake in the giant Leviathan natural gas field. Lying by 1,700 meters deepwater depth at 135 kilometers west from Israel coast, the Leviathan field may contain up to […]
Effectively produce hydrocarbons from offshore areas Firstly established as Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (ADMA) to explore and produce offshore Abu Dhabi oil and gas, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) exported the first tanker of crude from Das Island to Japan in July 1962. Named British tanker, this first export vessel was celebrating the successful […]
