Gas drilling

Nigeria

NPDC Planning 500,000 barrel of Crude Oil Per Day

Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, has assured that the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company will scale up its …

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Total Restarts Drilling off Angola

French oil major Total has resumed oil drilling offshore Angola with the Skyros rig while two more are expected to start operations in the week to follow.

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Trump Administration Looks at Allowing Longer Extensions to Remote Offshore Wells

The U.S. government is considering changes to policies for oil companies operating in the offshore Gulf of Mexico that might allow existing platforms to lengthe…

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Trump to Open Alaska Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling for First Time

The Trump Administration is set to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling for the first time by approving a drilling program on Mond…

United States

Donald Trump Poised to Roll Back Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas Industry

President Trump is planning to relax regulations governing methane emissions in the oil and gas industry, according to reports, in a move that could allow milli…

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Turkey Resumes Energy Exploration in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey has resumed energy exploration activities in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Demand For Offshore Oil Rigs To Return In 2022

Demand for offshore rigs will slump this year as a result of the pandemic and the low oil prices that are forcing offshore operators to delay drilling activitie…

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Neptune Energy Makes 'Significant' Oil Discovery in Norway

Britain's Neptune Energy and its partners have discovered oil at a jointly owned drilling license in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.

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U.S. Offshore Rig Count at 12 for Four Weeks Straight

The U.S. offshore rig count has remained flat for another week, making this the fourth week straight with 12 active units.

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Aral to Build more than 100 350kW Ultra-Fast Charging Points at Retail Sites in Germany

Following a successful 12-month pilot project at five of its retail sites, Aral, bp’s market leading fuel retail brand in Germany.

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Eni Confirms Gas Potential in Discovery Offshore Vietnam

Italian oil and gas company Eni has discovered a significant hydrocarbon accumulation on the Ken Bau discovery located in Block 114, Song Hong Basin, offshore V…

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Russia's Gazprom Neft and Shell Launch JV for Hydrocarbon Development

Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft (SIBN.MM) on Tuesday said it had signed an agreement with Shell (RDSa.L) to establish a joint venture to develop a large-scale…

Iran

Iran Expected to Produce 2.7bn More Barrels of Oil from Shared Azadegan Field

Iran is expected to produce some 2.7 billion more barrels of oil amounted to dlrs one trillion, Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Monday.

United States

US Oil & Gas Rig Count Falls to Record Low for 11th Week: Baker Hughes

The US oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by five to an all-time low of 253 in the week to July 17.

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Global Oilfield Services Under Pressure from Oil Price Drop

Exploration-focused oilfield service companies will face the largest demand decline as a result of oil and gas producers cutting their capex and operating expen…