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Eni’s, Repsol’s Venezuela offshore gas project to launch production by the end of 2014
The offshore natural gas project developed by Italy's Eni and Spain's Repsol in the Gulf of Venezuela jointly with state-owned Venezuelan oil group PDVSA is likely to generate its first production at the end of this year, as stated by Paolo Scaroni, Eni's CEO, on Tuesday.
read more... 05/03/2014
Cyprus: natural gas drilling is likely to continue despite Turkish threats
The Greek Cypriot government promised that extraction and drilling of natural gas offshore Cyprus will continue, even though Turkey has threatened to block these operations since it thinks the energy assets partly belong to Turkish Cypriots.
read more... 25/02/2014
Statoil to develop Norwegian oil field
Statoil has announced that together with its partners they have agreed on a concept for the expansion of the Johan Sverdrup field, one of the five biggest discoveries ever made offshore Norway, estimating a first phase investment of up to NOK120bn ($19.6bn).
read more... 20/02/2014
Eni has made an important oil and gas discovery in Congo
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made an important oil and gas discovery in the Marine XII block located about 17 km offshore Congo, at the Nene Marine 3 well. According to the company, the field where the well is sited might contain about 1.2 billion barrels of oil and 30 billion cubic metres of gas in place.
read more... 19/02/2014
Ireland: wind farms could help reduce energy bills
Ireland is an excellent location for developing both onshore and offshore wind farms, due to its favorable climate, and the wind speed means that there are many wind farm sites which offer a high capacity factor for generation. The country has one of the greatest wind energy resources in Europe and it is important to exploit them efficiently, so as to create jobs and bring benefits to communities.
read more... 19/02/2014