Russia | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 45
Russian ERIELL to Drill 25 Wells in West Qurna, Iraq
A leading Russian oilfield services group, ERIELL, has just signed a contract with Lukoil Middle East to drill 25 production wells at the West Qurna-2 oilfield
Russia Expands Claims of Oil Resources in Arctic
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently stated that his country is laying claim to an additional 1.2m square km of territory in the Arctic, The BBC
Russia, Egypt to Sign Deal for 2nd Nuclear Power Plant
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced during an interview with Ahram Online that a deal for the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Egypt is about to be finalized.
China Backs Out of Pipeline Project with Gazprom
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has decided to back-out of an agreement with Russian gas giant Gazprom for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from western Siberia to the Xinjiang region, according ...
Gazprom to Take Legal Action Against Turkmengaz
A spokesman for Russia’s Gazprom confirmed Friday that the corporation has filed a case against Turkmengaz, Turkmenistan’s state gas company, at the international arbitration court in Stockholm, Sweden. According to ...
Iran PetroChem Export Balancing Act Needs Russian Help
Russia is in talks with Iran for supplies of petrochemical products in exchange for assets as part of their barter deal, an official in Tehran has said.
Tankers Become Top Option for Moving Caspian Sea Oil
Since the 1991 collapse of the USSR, the Caspian basin has come surging into the global oil and natural gas market. The U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration estimates that the Caspian could contain as ...
Russia Modifies Border with Georgia to Control Pipeline
The Georgian government has accused Russian troops of redrawing a section of the border separating Georgia from its breakaway region ofSouth Ossetia, seizing part of an international oil pipeline as a result.
