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Definition The Henry hub is the pricing point for the natural gas future and spot contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Physically the Henry hub is located in Erath, Louisiana, USA and belongs to the Sabine Pipeline LLC. Comments Future and spot prices set at Henry hub are denominated in $/mbtu (million of British thermal units) and are generally […]
Definition “CBM” is the acronym of CoalBed Methane. CBM is a form of natural gas found along with coal seams underground. It is also called as Sweet gas because of lack of hydrogen sulphide in it Comments In a natural gas reservoir, gas is compressed by the pressure in the formation. Expansion of the gas provides […]
Definition “JCC” is the acronym of Japanese Crude Cocktail or more formally Japan Customs-cleared Crude. This Japanese Crude Cocktail results from a basket of the most traded crude oils to be used as the reference price for long-term supply LNG Contracts. Japan created the JCC Contracts after the first oil shock, in the early 1970s, to secure its first […]
It is not every day that a Major company shakes up its Oil&Gas business model and introduce a new brand to re-position its strategy and consolidate its Market Leadership. But in July 2011, ConocoPhillips had announced to spin off all their Midstream and Downstream activities under the name of Phillips 66. On May 1st, 2012 […]
Mariner is the first field to be developed from the $9.6 billion capital expenditure Mariner & Bressay project located in the UK North Sea Because the offshore ultra heavy crude oil is one of the most challenging exploration & production of the Oil&Gas sector, Statoil decided to proceed step by step. Mariner will go first and Bressay will follow one […]
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), India and ConocoPhillips, USA, have signed on March 30th a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-operate and develop the shale gas resources in India, North America and elsewhere besides deep water opportunities in Eastern offshore India. The unprecedented growth of shale gas in the USA has generated new hopes […]
When the USA, led by companies like ExxonMobil or Chesapeake, decided to boost the development of shale gas, the world perceived it as a local matter to help this country to reduce its reliance on overseas production countries. Then in 2011, the USA have become already self sufficient in gas, much faster than expected. Until then, […]
Abu Dhabi’s Zakum Development Company’s (ZADCO) mandate was to develop the Upper Zakum field on behalf of ADNOC and for the benefit of the shareholders: ADNOC 60%, ExxonMobil 28% through its local subsidiary ExxonMobil Abu Dhabi Offshore Petroleum Company Ltd. (EMAD), and Japan Oil Development Company Ltd. (Jodco) holding the remaining 12%. ExxonMobil, ADNOC and Jodco will jointly provide […]
