CNOOC Ltd broadens horizons
CNOOC Ltd, the listed unit of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is embarking on a plan that envisages increased co-operation with foreign oil companies at home and overseas as it works to meet a targeted hydrocarbon production growth rate of between 6% and 10% per annum from now until 2015.
Voser sharpens axe for Shell
Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell plans further cost cutting and lay-offs in an effort to “sharpen” its performance and increase profits.
Oil holds as Opec steers steady ship
OIL prices were robust this week, ending on a positive note on Wednesday due to a weak US dollar and after Opec decided to keep output targets steady.
Qatar cool on LNG demand downturn
Gas superpower Qatar is not alarmed over threats to its liquefied natural gas exports from a downturn in global demand and is keeping open the option of further developing its massive North Field reserves once a self-declared ban ends in 2014, Qatari Oil Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah told Upstream.
Nisconi clean sweep at South Mahakam
Japan’s Nippon Steel is poised to land all four turnkey contracts valued at more than $200 million in total at Total’s South Mahakam gas and liquids development off Indonesia.
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Jonathan names his team
News wires 18 March 2010 08:34 GMTNigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will send a list of ministerial nominees for Senate approval by early next week and is likely to reappoint around half of the Cabinet, according to reports.
Zuma eyes Uganda oil wealth
South Africa President Jacob Zuma will visit Uganda on 25 March with a business delegation to scout for investment opportunities in the country's budding oil sector, Maggie Kigozi, the executive director of the state-run Uganda Investment Authority said.
Jonathan sacks Nigeria Cabinet
Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the Cabinet today in a further step to assert his authority just over a month after assuming executive powers.
Sudan hangs two for oil killings
Sudan executed two people convicted of killing four oil workers, two of them Chinese, in one of the country's most energy-rich regions, state media reported today.
Soco preps historict DRC wildcat
UK-based Soco International will begin exploring for oil in Democratic Republic of Congo in July in what will be the country's first onshore-only drilling project in 40 years, a company official said today.
Wah Seong eyes Nigerian pipe-coater
Malaysia’s Wah Seong is reportedly in talks to acquire a pipe-coating business in Nigeria to tap demand for its products amid increased exploration.
Watchdog claims Sudan sums don't add up
UK-based international resources watchdog Global Witness today claimed that large discrepancies persist between the oil production data published by the government of Sudan and those published by the main Chinese oil company operating in the country.
Angola may open oil bid rounds
Angola could re-open a bidding round for oil exploration next year, Oil Minister Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos said in an interview in Vienna today.
Total hopes for Tullow tie-up
French giant Total is seeking to join Tullow Oil exploring for oil in the eastern sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a company official said.
Libya lines up new hydrocarbon law
Libya is drafting its first new framework hydrocarbon law in more than 50 years, its top energy official said in an interview, but he did not say if it would change conditions for foreign oil companies.
Angola to ask Opec for exemption
Angola does not expect Opec to change output targets at tomorrow's meeting in Vienna, but said it may once again ask the group to allow it to be exempt from its output quota.
EGPC on the cash hunt
State-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has mandated Arab African International Bank to raise a 500 million Egyptian pound ($91 million) loan, the bank said today.
Explosions hit Niger Delta talks
Nigerian militants detonated at least two car bombs outside a government building in the southern oil city of Warri today where talks were being held about implementing an amnesty programme.
OSX raises $1.58bn as IPO fizzles
OSX Brasil raised 2.82 billion reais ($1.58 billion) in its initial public offering yesterday, less than expected and a setback to billionaire Eike Batista, who controls the start-up shipbuilding and oil services provider.
Songa files for bankruptcy
Norwegian company Songa Floating Production has filed for bankruptcy after its attempts to raise cash to service its debts failed.
Gulfsands ‘set to knock back bid’
Syria-focused explorer Gulfsands Petroleum is today set to turn down a preliminary takeover approach, according to media reports.
'No Kovykta pay-out for TNK-BP'
TNK-BP will not be compensated for its investment at the Kovykta gas field should its licence be revoked, Natural Resources & Environment Minister Yuri Trutnev said.
Hoki repairs to take longer
Australia’s AWE said today that repair work on the semi-submersible Kan Tan IV would take longer than expected, further delaying drilling of the Hoki-1 well off New Zealand.
Songa files for bankruptcy
Norwegian company Songa Floating Production has filed for bankruptcy after its attempts to raise cash to service its debts failed.
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