
Total
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations The Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) was established on 2nd December 1971 in Abu Dhabi, the largest Emirates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ADCO was created by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to explore and operate the onshore and shallow coastal water of […]
$50 billion of business opportunities in 250 projects On November 19th 2012, the Project Smart Explorer data base reports $50 billion of business opportunities within the 250 active projects in pursuit in the oil and gas and petrochemical industry. These business opportunities are related for: – $18 billion to Electrical products and systems (Switchgears, transformers, motors and generators, cables, lighting, power systems, etc…) – […]
Setting the standard in drilling The actual Seadrill assets results from the consolidation of several companies operating in the offshore drilling sector. Registered in Hamilton, Bermuda Islands, in 2005, Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) is listed in Oslo and New York Stock Exchanges. One of the major Seadrill’s acquisition relies on the Norwegian Smedvig asa in 2006. […]
To be a world-leading Energy and Chemical Company China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) was established in July 1998 on the basis of the former China Petrochemical Corporation. Sinopec Group is a state wholly owned company with Headquartered in Beijing, China and a registered capital of RMB 182 billion ($30 billion). As a state-owned company, Sinopec Group […]
A leading Asian exploration and production company Home based in Bangkok, Thailand, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) was established in 1985 to provide Thailand with sustainable oil and gas supply in competitive conditions. PTTEP is a national petroleum exploration and production company owned by the state-owned company PTT, but since 1993, PTTEP […]
PTTEP to join ExxonMobil, Total and Pertamina On October 20th, 2012, the Director of the Oil and Gas at the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral resources confirmed that the Thai national oil company, PTTEP, has been selected to replace the leaving Malaysian Petronas from the partnership. In the competition, to take the seat left by […]
Eni, Total, Kogas and Novatek win exploration blocks On October 30th, Cyprus announced to award four permits out of the second licensing round initiated by the Cyprus Government in February 2012. For this second licensing round, Cyprus offered 12 blocks for auction to oil and gas companies to bid until end of May. From this […]
Producing oil and gas for the world Established in 1992 from the Azerineft State Concern and Azerneftkimya Production Association, the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) received the mandate as national oil company to : – Improve the management structure of the oil and gas industry – Develop the energy industry In this […]