Gas

Oil&Gas Drilling

Philippines Lifts Ban On Oil Exploration In South China Sea

The Philippines is lifting a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea that could lead to the Philippines and China potentially creating a jo…

Clean emission

EU May Set Binding Standards For Methane Emissions

As part of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.

LNG

UK’s Avenir LNG Receives Its First dual-Purpose LNG Vessel

UK-based Avenir LNG said Wednesday it received its first dual purpose LNG bunkering and supply vessel, which will be deployed to Malaysia.

LNG

South Africa’s DNG Energy Secures LNG Bunkering Permit

The Transnet National Port Authority has granted a licence to DNG Energy to begin LNG bunkering at Coega.

GE and Partners Adapt Gas-Fired Plant to Run on Hydrogen

In one of the most striking signs that the hydrogen-powered generation revolution may be upon the industry sooner than later, a group will transition its combin…

Crude Oil

Russian Oil Companies Plan Significant Drilling Cuts For 2021

Russian oil producers who have already reduced their drilling activity by a third this year may cut it further by 20 percent.

Oil&Gas Drilling

West Bollsta Rig Drills Lundin’s Polmak Well

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has spudded the Polmak well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway, using the West Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig.

LNG

South Korea’s DSME Bags Orders for 6 LNG Carriers

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has bagged two new orders to deliver six liquefied natural gas carriers.

LNG

Siemens Energy Scores a Deal in the Mozambique LNG Project

A joint venture between Saipem and McDermott has selected Siemens Energy to supply emissions-reducing power generation equipment and boil-off gas compressors fo…

Oil Price

OPEC+ Will Ensure Oil Prices do not Plunge Again, Says OPEC Chief

The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC's Secretary General said on Thurs…

Oil Field

Petronas Considers Exiting Gharraf Oil Field in Iraq

The collapse in oil prices this year has prompted Malaysia's state-owned Petronas to consider exiting the Gharraf oil field in southern Iraq, chief executive Te…

Thermal Plant

OUC Announces Plan to Switch Power Plant from Coal to Natural Gas

The Orlando Utilities Commission announced a plan on Wednesday to significantly reduce its use of coal in the next few years.

Oil & Gas Trade

Kazakhstan Exports 52.2 Million Tonnes of Oil in First 9 Months

For 9 months of this year, Kazakhstan produced 64.7 million tonnes of oil and condensate, which is 0.5% higher than the planned figure.

Oil Field

Tulip Oil Halves Gas Production from North Sea Field

Dutch exploration and production operator Tulip Oil halved its gas production from the Q10-A field in the Dutch North Sea during the third quarter of the year w…

LNG

Bangladesh to Increase Spot LNG Imports Because of Rising Demand

Bangladesh is expected to double its imports of liquefied natural gas from the spot market starting in December as demand rises and to capitalise on low prices …