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Adma-Opco to award $1.1 billion process packages at year end The Umm al Lulu and Satah al Rasboot (Sarb) offshore oil and gas fields are part of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) program to boost its oil production in order to meet its 1.75 million b/d quota targeted within OPEC on 2017. As offshore […]
Takreer awarded $2.47 billion on first half 2012 With the Ruwais Carbon black and delayed coker (CBDC) facilities, Abu Dhabi Refining Company (Takreer) awarded the only giant project in the UAE during the first half 2012. This downstream project came after a long period without major capital expenditure in the UAE since the Borealis and […]
Devon and Sumitomo to develop Permian Basin tight oil Devon Energy Corporation (Devon) and Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) entered an Agreement to jointly develop the Cline Shale and the Midland-Wolfcamp tight oil fields within the Permian Basin. The Cline Shale and the Midland-Wolfcamp tight oil fields are part of Devon‘s operations in USA where Devon has still a vast inventory of undrilled […]
Definition Tight oil refers to the light crude oil trapped in shale, limestone and sandstone formations characterized by very low porosity and permeability. Tight oil is normally a light crude oil found in the sedimentary formations that may also be called light tight oil (LTO) or tight shale oil or even shale oil. Comments But […]
Shell, CNOOC and CNPC sign China and Gabon deals July 2012, Shell, China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) and China National Petroleum Corp (PetroChina or CNPC) announced to have signed several contracts for oil and gas production sharing and co-operation in China and in Gabon. In these agreements: – Shell and CNOOC signed two offshore oil and gas Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) in China. […]
Definition PSC is the acronym of Production Sharing Contract. PSA may also be used to refer to Production Sharing Agreement Comments PSC is an agreement between the parties to a well and a host country regarding the percentage of oil and gas production each party will receive after the participating parties have recovered a specified amount […]
Chevron to boost Bangladesh gas and NGL production Chevron Corporation (Chevron) is one of the largest foreign investors in Bangladesh, providing employment and supplying nearly 50% of the country’s natural gas consumption. Chevron produces natural gas from the Bibiyana, Jalalabad and Moulavi Bazar fields where Chevron Bangladesh holds a 98% working interests. Since 2001, Chevron operates the […]
$50 billion estimated to develop giant Mamba gas field In October 2011, the Italian National oil Company ENI announced a first giant discovery with the successful well appraisal in Namba South 1 within ENI’s concession Area 4, offshore Mozambique in the Rovuma Basin. The Manba South 1 field is located in 1,585 meters depth, 40 […]
