shale gas
CNPC to take $2.2 billion stake in Encana Duvernay The China National Petroleum Company (CNPC or PetroChina) speeds up acquisitions of interests in Canada with the $2.2 billion offered to the local Encana for stake in the Duvernay oil sand project. According to the deal reached between the parties, PetroChina will take, through its wholly-owned subsidiary […]
Leading North American energy producer Born in 2002 in Calgary, Alberta, from the merger between PanCanadian Energy Corporation (PanCanadian Energy) and Alberta Energy Company Ltd (Alberta Energy), Encana is operating in oil and gas exploration and production in North America. Headquartered in Calgary, Encana is listed in Toronto and New York Stock exchanges. Created in the 1880s […]
Rosneft to lead pilot project in Bazhenov formation In line with the strategic cooperation agreement signed in August 2011, Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed a Pilot Development Agreement to explore and produce tight oil from the Bazhenov and Achimov formation in the Western Siberia. According to the terms of the Pilot Development Agreement, Rosneft and ExxonMobil will create […]
OGS and Samsung won Lavaca Bay LNG project FEED Excelerate Energy LP (Excelerate) is planning to convert its Lavaca Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal into export LNG facility. Located at Lavaca Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast, the Excelerate export LNG project should be the first one in USA to be designed with a floating LNG […]
UK to lead shale gas exploration in Europe On December 13th, 2012, the UK Government lifted the ban on exploration and production of shale gas with the expectation to develop a dedicated industry upstream and downstream that could create 42,000 permanent jobs. This ban had been decided in 2011 after small earthquakes had been recognized […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reaching new frontiers Sasol was established in Sasolburg in South Africa in 1950 to develop on industrial basis the Coal-To-Liquids (CTL) technology as this country is rich of coal and many other resources but holds limited oil and gas conventional fields. Sasol started up the first CTL plant in 1955 to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals. […]
