
shale gas
YPF and Bridas signed $1.5 billion deal in Vaca Muerta As a result of the new oil export tax system, the national oil company YPF and Bridas Corporation (Bridas) signed a Farm-in agreement to explore and develop 663 square kilometers of oil shale fields in the Loma la Lata and Loma la Campana of the […]
BP to focus on crude oil Exploration & Production UK major BP PLc (BP) is planning to increase its capital expenditure per year from $19 billion in 2011 and $22 billion in 2012 to $24 billion in 2014 and $27 billion by 2020. After Macondo blow and TNK-BP turbulences, BP is presenting its strategy to boost […]
TransCanada to connect with Pacific Northwest LNG Petronas from Malaysia and its Calgary based subsidiary, Progress Energy Canada, selected TransCanada to design, build, own and operate (BOO) the Prince Rupert gas transmission project in British Columbia. On December 7th 2012, Canada Prime Minister approved Progress Energy Resources Corp. acquisition by Petronas for the amount of […]
Shell and Technip Samsung Consortium closed deal December 13th, 2012, Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell) , Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (Samsung) signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to strengthen their cooperation in the floating liquefaction of natural gas (FLNG) facilities. Since 2009, Technip and Samsung cooperate together on the Shell Prelude FLNG project through their […]
Saudi Arabia Key Projects and Business Highlights More than any other country, Saudi Arabia initiated in 2012 one of the most versatile program of investment for projects of the oil and gas and petrochemicals industry from offshore upstream to high performances chemicals. Following the discoveries in the Egyptian side of the Red Sea, Saudi Aramco […]
Russia Key Projects and Business Highlights In 2012, the newly elected President Putin managed to re-shape its oil and gas and petrochemical industry with number of strategic decisions to ensure that Russia will remain the largest producer of oil and gas in the coming years. President Putin based its economic program for the next five years […]
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2B1st Christmas blog: One day – One Country For nearly one year we propose you every day information about the projects, the companies and news related to the oil and gas and petrochemical industry somewhere in the world. We select the topics sometimes because of their immediate interest for the daily business, sometimes as they illustrate long term […]