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Energean Oil and Gas plc, the oil and gas producer focused on the Mediterranean, has announced that it has commenced its 2019 drilling program in Israel.
ExxonMobil has said it has made a natural gas discovery offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean at the Glaucus-1 well.
During the recent North American Prospect Expo (NAPE) held in Houston, the president of the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency (CHA), Marijan Krpan, visited with World Oil about the steps his government is taking, to improve the country’s oil and gas production. Key among these are two new licensing rounds, one to close in June 2019, and the other to finish in September 2019.
Lukoil (hereinafter the company) announces the results of the reserves assessment and independent audit as of Dec. 31, 2018.
The 6th Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) takes place in Nicosia, Cyprus March 6-7, 2019
Emily Querubin, World Oil
The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) is gearing up for another must-attend event in Cyprus.
Zion Oil and Gas confirmed today that it will move forward with the operational plan in Israel that the firm outlined previously in its Nov. 29, 2018, press release.
Rockhopper has made progress in many areas of interest, with plans for further growth in 2019.
Halliburton Company has announced its board of directors has appointed Jeff Miller, the company’s president and CEO, as chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Yoshihisa Suzuki, president and CEO of Itochu Corporation, took place in St. Petersburg.
Technip is preparing for a project, including a subsea production system connecting high-rate subsea wells to a fixed platform, located approximately 6.21 mi offshore Israel.
PJSC LUKOIL completed the construction of the second production well from the wellhead platform at the Yury Korchagin field in the Caspian Sea.
The Stena Icemax drillship has arrived on location in Cyprus’ offshore Block 10, and is preparing to bore down into the seabed, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said, early this week.
The biggest providers of oilfield services are surfing a wave of international spending on the back of higher prices, but the good news is tempered by an activity slowdown in their own back yard.
Michele Cowart, World Oil
Norway’s largest and longest pipeline, laid by the vessel Saipem Castorone, has reached Johan Sverdrup field.
Egypt will begin importing natural gas from Israel under a $15-billion deal as early as March if an undersea pipeline connecting the Mediterranean neighbors is found to be in good condition, moving the country closer to its goal of becoming an energy-exporting hub.
Michele Cowart, World Oil
Weatherford International introduced its Rotaflex long-stroke pumping unit that improves artificial lift efficiency in deep, high-volume and high gas-to-liquids wells.
Block Energy Plc has announced that the production sharing contract terms for its West Rustavi license have been accepted by the government of the Republic of Georgia.
Eni announced that a new Concession Agreement, aimed at governing an offshore exploration license in the prolific East Nile Delta basin of the Mediterranean Sea, has received approval by Egyptian authorities.
Michele Cowart, World Oil
Plenty-brand screw and vane pumps from SPX Flow are engineered to pump heavy viscous fluids, and are ideal for forced lubrication of rotating machinery and fuel transfer processes.