CIS region

Penspen has been awarded a contract by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to carry out a technical feasibility study for the proposed 1,820 kilometre, 56-inch diameter TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) pipeline from Turkmenistan’s giant Galkynysh Gas Field, to serve energy markets in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

Statoil has sold its 15.5 per cent participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5 per cent share in the South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC), 15.5 per cent share in the SCPC holding company, and 12.4 per cent share in the Azerbaijan Gas Supply Company (AGSC) to the Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas

Edgo Energy has announced that it has secured licences for the Qarordon and Surkhsimo (formerly called Karadum and Kyziltumshuq respectively) blocks in Tajikistan and has also signed a service agreement with Klarenco, a Moscow-based subsurface interpretation company

JKX Oil & Gas has announced that it has completed Phase 1 of the production facility upgrade in its Elizavetovskoye field and has been awarded a 20-year production licence for the field