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Shell proposes $1.8 billion cash to acquire Cove Since Shell and PTTEP from Thailand were competing to take over Cove Energy (Cove), Shell had made a first offer based on $0.195 per share, representing $1.57 billion capital expenditure for the acquisition. Then PTTEP submitted a $1.78 billion cash counter offer valued on $0.220 per share. Then Shell came back with a proposal based on $1.8 […]
After ExxonMobil and ENI, Rosneft extends its domino strategy to Statoil Rosneft and Statoil signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore offshore and onshore fields in the Russian sections The cooperation agreement also provides Rosneft with an opportunity to acquire interests in selected Statoil exploration licences and assets in the North Sea as well as […]
Definition Heavy crude oil and extra heavy crude oil is any type of crude oil which does not flow easily. Physically heavy crude oil have higher viscosity and density or specific gravity with an heavier molecular composition Heavy crude oil has been defined as any liquid petroleum with an API gravity less than 20°. Extra Heavy crude oil have an API gravity […]
Toyo and SOG create TS Participações S.A. Last month MODEC TOYO Offshore Production Systems Pte. Ltd. (MTOPS), a joint company created by Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo) and MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) established in Singapore, has been awarded a EPC contract to install topsides units for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system from Dutch company of Cernambi Sul MV24 […]
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 […]
