gas | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 58
In a Move Away from Russia, EU to Start Importing Gas from Turkmenistan
The European Union, keen to lessen its dependence on Russia for energy supplies, expects to start receiving natural gas from Turkmenistan by 2019, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said in an interview.
Mazarine Energy and ETAP Make Oil Discovery in Tunisia
Mazarine Energy and ETAP have discovered 38 metres of net oil-bearing reservoir in well Cat-1 well in the Zaafrane permit in central Tunisia.
Libyan Chaos Threatens More Oilfields and Exports to Italy
Libyan protesters have shut down an eastern gas field and threaten to close the western Wafa oil and gas field, which would stop gas exports to Italy, a spokesman for state oil firm NOC said on Wednesday.
Eni Looks to Increase Oil Output This Year
Italian oil company Eni expects to produce more oil and gas this year as new projects come onstream, it said on Wednesday, after higher output helped it soften the blow of lower crude prices in its first-quarter results.
Kosmos Energy Announces Gas Discovery in Mauritania block
Kosmos Energy announced a play-opening discovery off the coast of Mauritania after testing the Torture West prospect, according to a company press release. The independent oil and gas exploration firm confirmed taht ...
China to Cut Special Subsidies for Shale Operations
China will cut special government subsidies for shale gas developers in the next five years even as the country encourages explorers to produce more clean energy such as natural gas to replace coal.
North Sea Service Companies Cutting Jobs
Amec Foster Wheeler Plc and Petrofac Ltd on Tuesday joined a growing list of London-listed oil and gas support services companies planning to cut jobs in response to the tumble in oil prices.
Africa’s Richest Man Courts Seeks to Boost Nigerian Gas
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to quadruple the supply of gas to Nigeria by building pipelines that may be backed by Carlyle Group LP and Blackstone Group LP, the world’s two biggest private-equity firms.
