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Shell drills duster in Norwegian Sea
Oil company Shell has failed to find hydrocarbons at its wildcat well 6304/3-1 in the Norwegian Sea.
read more... 09/08/2018
EIA: U.S. remains the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons
The United States remained the world's top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2017, reaching a record high. The United States has been the world's top producer of natural gas since 2009, when U.S. natural gas production surpassed that of Russia, and the world's top producer of petroleum hydrocarbons since 2013, when U.S. production exceeded Saudi Arabia’s. Since 2008, U.S. petroleum and natural gas production has increased by nearly 60%.
read more... 23/05/2018
Russia: Gazprom Neft purchases licence to develop the Novosamarskoye field, Orenburg Oblast
Gazprom Neft has purchased a subsoil usage license issued by the Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency for the Novosamarskoye field in the Orenburg Oblast. The license, for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, is valid until 5 May 2037. The total area of the licensed block is 26.56 square kilometers.
read more... 19/05/2017
Eni, Exxon, Statoil obtain Irish offshore oil and gas authorizations
The Irish government declared on Thursday it had granted oil and gas licenses to firms including oil majors Eni, Exxon and Statoil, permitting them to explore for hydrocarbons off the coast of Ireland.
read more... 12/02/2016
UK government awards 41 new licences for hydrocarbons in the North Sea
The British government decided on Monday to award 41 licences to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea, with oil majors Shell and ENI among the successful bidders.
read more... 28/07/2015