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Chevron buys 40% stake in three deepwater Mexican blocks from Shell

10 October 2019

Chevron said last week that it had arranged to buy a minority 40% stake in three deepwater blocks offshore Mexico.

Rosatom to use latest nuclear tech in Egypt

9 October 2019

Rosatom has confirmed that it is to use its latest nuclear technology to build a 4,800MW nuclear power plant in Egypt.

India ups funding to Mongolian refinery

9 October 2019

India has agreed to provide an additional $236mn of financing for a refinery project in southeastern Mongolia, Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said this week.

ONGC submits new Cauvery Basin drilling plan

9 October 2019

India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has reportedly sought environmental approval from the central government to drill 24 exploration wells at one of its blocks in Tamil Nadu State.

Pakistan, UAE move closer on refinery project

9 October 2019

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are on the verge of launching construction of a new oil refinery in the South Asian country’s Balochistan Province, an official from the Middle Eastern oil producer has said.

Rosneft pins petchem hopes on India

9 October 2019

Russia’s state-run oil company Rosneft is looking to make a foray into India’s petrochemicals market, after experiencing setbacks in the domestic sector.

Malaysia receives first LNG cargo under TPA

9 October 2019

Malaysia’s TNB Fuel Services (TNBF) has delivered its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to parent company Tenaga Nasional (TNB), testing the country’s third-party access (TPA) rules in the process.

Santos upbeat on NWS well test

9 October 2019

Santos has said an initial flow test at its third well on the Dorado field offshore Western Australia suggests the field is capable of producing oil at the upper end of pre-drill expectations.

Senex delivers first gas from Queensland block

9 October 2019

Australian independent Senex Energy has announced first gas production from the Project Atlas acreage in Queensland State.

Pertamina urged to curb subsidised diesel sales

9 October 2019

The Indonesian government has urged state-owned Pertamina to curb its sales of subsidised diesel as the government’s annual quota is set to run out before the end of the year.

Mozambique takes a big step towards becoming a major player on global gas markets

9 October 2019

With MRV’s initial investment decision and EPC contract award, Mozambique has taken a step towards becoming a major player on global gas markets.

Libya’s NOC demands – and receives – crucial state funding

9 October 2019

The head of Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) said recently that the company needed more money to head off a steep decline in production.

NEWSBASE: Third of large Russian oilfields unprofitable: Rosnedra

9 October 2019

Russian subsoil licensing agency Rosnedra has taken an inventory of Russia’s major oilfields and found that one third of them are unprofitable to develop.

NEWSBASE: Gazprom advances LNG plans

9 October 2019

Russia’s Gazprom has struck a deal with Germany’s Linde on setting up a joint venture to design facilities for the processing and liquefaction of natural gas.