Offshore

First autonomous wave-powered technology unleashed

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Mon, 2012-06-25 10:54

25th June 2012

Leading technology supplier and marine industry experts team up to produce first independent wave-powered product which could help oil and gas exploration

Arctic operations to cost ‘as much as space exploration’ – Rosneft chief

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Thu, 2012-06-21 16:46

21st June 2012

Preliminary estimates say total oil exploration costs in the article could be between USD 250 and USD 400 billion

China to encourage local private investment in energy projects

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Tue, 2012-06-19 09:26

19th June 2012

Private companies are being called on to partake in Chinese energy projects as part of a governmetn pledge to allow non-state firms equal access to the power industry

Shell sells three onshore Nigeria oil blocks

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Mon, 2012-06-18 10:21

18th June 2012

Shell has been winding down some of its onshore operations to focus on offshore and deepwater drilling

Vietnam to propose oil, gas development with Japan

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Wed, 2012-06-13 16:03

13th June 2012

Vietnamese media reported its main oil and gas group in seeking to join forces with Japan to explore the South China Sea

BP begins deepwater Gulf of Mexico exploration

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Tue, 2012-06-12 17:17

12th June 2012

Three major BP deepwater exploration initiatives are underway in the Isabela, Santiago and Santa Cruz fields in the Gulf of Mexico

More natural gas discovered near Mozambique

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Tue, 2012-06-12 10:20

12th June 2012

Anadarko announced what it described as a significant natural gas find off the coast of Mozambique on Monday.

Petrobras hits oil in deepwater Santos basin

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Mon, 2012-06-11 18:02

11th June 2012

State-controlled oil giant Petrobras has found "good quality" petroleum in a well in the deepwater Santos basin off Brazil's Atlantic coast.

Venezuelan opposition condemns Guyana oil exploration

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Fri, 2012-06-08 15:39

08th June 2012

An offshore oil exploration concession granted by Guyana's government to Exxon Mobil is stirring controversy in neighbouring Venezuela.

Canadian company given go-ahead for oil sand project

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on Thu, 2012-05-31 15:42

31st May 2012

Canadian oil company, Cenovus Energy Inc has won regulatory approval for its third major steam-driven oil sands project, a joint-venture development in which it will test new production technology aimed at getting more tar-like oil out of the ground.