Reports have Shell in five-year deal for Stena ice-class drillship
Shell is believed to have taken a high-price Stena Drilling ice-class newbuild drillship for five years, with French Guiana on the Anglo-Dutch supermajor’s radar.
Getting crude cargoes on track
The rumble and whistle of a passing train, a symbol of civilisation and prosperity in the American West at the turn of the century, is once again echoing across the plains.
South rejects Khartoum offer to free oil cargoes
An offer by Sudan to release crude cargoes for export from the South “as a goodwill gesture” has been rebuffed by South Sudan, which is pressing on with a planned total shutdown of its oil production.
Three left standing in battle for Block B prize
US offshore builder McDermott and two South Korean rivals are battling it out for the contract to supply the main offshore production facility on Chevron’s $4.3 billion Block B gas project in Vietnam.
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TNK-BP plans $4bn Arctic spend
08 February 2012 12:41 GMTRussian joint venture TNK-BP has said it plans to invest around $4 billion over the coming three years to develop Arctic oil and gas fields.
Kulczyk Oil spuds M21 well in Ukraine
06 February 2012 12:35 GMTPolish explorer Kulczyk Oil Ventures has announced the spudding of the Makeevskoye 21 well in an effort to further develop a gas-producing zone in eastern Ukraine.
Shah Deniz 'set for restart'
07 February 2012 12:50 GMTProduction from the BP-operated Shah Deniz platform in the Caspian Sea is set to resume late on Tuesday after being shut-in the previous evening due to a malfunction during maintenance of the facility, a spokeswoman for the UK supermajor said.
Rosneft sees record profits of $12.45bn
03 February 2012 14:47 GMTRussia’s top oil producer Rosneft has reported a 20% rise in net income to $12.45 billion in 2011 on the back of record-high crude prices and higher output.
Gazprom 'cash restraint' on Shtokman
07 February 2012 10:18 GMTGazprom is tightening the purse strings on the stalled Shtokman project as it revealed a substantial cut in its investment budget for this year, according to a report.
Russia 'eyes state oilfield outfit'
07 February 2012 13:07 GMTForeign oilfield service companies operating in Russia could face fresh competition with the creation of a new state-owned entity under consideration by the Kremlin, according to a report.
'Sale imminent' on Sberbank assets
02 February 2012 10:23 GMTRussia's top lender Sberbank is set to announce the sale of its Taas-Yuriakh oil assets in Eastern Siberia to state-controlled oil major Rosneft, according to a report.
Gazprom profits on higher sales
01 February 2012 08:28 GMTRussian giant Gazprom saw profits rise during the first nine months of 2011 as sales revenue surged 32%.
Kazakhstan axes Zhanaozen emergency
31 January 2012 09:48 GMTKazakhstan has quashed a state of emergency in a key oil town rocked by violent riots last month after the situation was said to have stabilised.
Eurasia newbuild rig nears hazardous Caspian move
31 January 2012 17:09 GMTSomali pirates, a combative Iranian regime and harsh Russian winter weather will have to be overcome by a Eurasia Drilling jack-up rig newbuilding which will soon begin its journey to the Caspian Sea.
Tethys forges Uzbekistan ties
01 February 2012 12:25 GMTCentral Asia-focused Tethys Petroleum is teaming up with Uzbekistan’s state oil company Uzbekneftegaz for joint exploration in the country’s North Ustyurt basin.
Bayfield loses $3.5m on dry Russia play
27 January 2012 14:02 GMTUK junior Bayfield Energy has admitted it will have to bite the $3.5 million cost of exiting its Russian operations after seismic data on the Karalatsky licence showed no viable prospects.
Kazakh police face charges over riots
26 January 2012 10:50 GMTKazakhstan is prosecuting four senior police officers for allegedly using excessive force against rioters in the oil town of Zhanaozen, where 17 people died in clashes between protestors and police in December.
Putin call to 'cut Gazprom stake'
30 January 2012 13:41 GMTNorway-Russia Arctic technology bid
26 January 2012 15:08 GMTStatoil 'eyes Rosneft tie-up' in Barents
25 January 2012 11:07 GMTRusPetro debuts on London market
24 January 2012 09:58 GMTMinister in 'fiscal fillip' for Shtokman
26 January 2012 10:25 GMTGazprom Neft quits oilfield services
23 January 2012 14:20 GMTRussian oil output rise expected
23 January 2012 01:44 GMTTNK-BP investors 'lose appeal'
26 January 2012 09:27 GMTRoxi starts production at Galaz field
23 January 2012 09:06 GMTKazakh costs 'to rise after strikes'
18 January 2012 14:27 GMTBashneft 'in JV talks' with Premier, PetroVietnam
16 January 2012 12:39 GMTGazprom, Novatek discuss LNG tie-up
20 January 2012 23:04 GMTDragon talks up Cheleken potential
13 January 2012 11:36 GMTKulczyk Oil raises Ukraine output by 40%
12 January 2012 12:20 GMTExillon bags Timan-Pechora licence
18 January 2012 08:48 GMTCaspian suspends West Mailisu-2 well
11 January 2012 04:01 GMTInternational completes Tomsk acquisition
10 January 2012 07:59 GMTKazakhstan pumps Russian crude to China
11 January 2012 08:23 GMTProduction down 7% at strike-hit KMG
09 January 2012 09:46 GMTTethys makes Lithuania moves
09 January 2012 08:53 GMTRiot-hit oil town barred from Kazakh vote
06 January 2012 13:57 GMTMax adds Kazakh prospects
09 January 2012 09:56 GMTRoxi plans pilot Kazakh production
03 January 2012 13:09 GMTRussia 'cuts Sakhalin 1 budget'
30 December 2011 14:56 GMTBP confirms Sakhalin 5 exit
30 December 2011 12:09 GMTAnanenkov axed from Gazprom
30 December 2011 13:09 GMTCarpathian, Gazpromtrubinvest team up
21 December 2011 05:37 GMTShtokman decision on hold again
29 December 2011 20:05 GMTRepsol in $230m Eurotek buy
29 December 2011 14:41 GMTNew Year Turkish cheer for Gazprom
28 December 2011 14:19 GMTBuccaneer gets Alaskan exploration approval
Australia’s Buccaneer Energy has been granted approval to explore for oil and gas across two offshore permits in Alaska’s Cook Inlet.
Gas leak prompts Gannet evacuation
Shell has evacuated non-essential workers from its Gannet Alpha platform after a gas leak, Upstream can reveal.
Second rig at KS Endeavor blaze site
A second rig chartered by Chevron to help with relief well drilling operations at the site of a lethal gas blowout last month has arrived on site, Upstream understands.
Iran's NIDC readies drill services tender
Toughened international sanctions against Iran are likely to be put under the spotlight as the country’s national drilling company puts out pre-qualification tenders for a trio of oil and gas services packages.
NZ to launch licensing round
New Zealand is preparing to launch a licensing round in mid-2012 for about two dozen offshore and onshore blocks in various basins around the country.
NZ to launch licensing round
New Zealand is preparing to launch a licensing round in mid-2012 for about two dozen offshore and onshore blocks in various basins around the country.
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