The Taliban-led administration in Afghanistan signed its first international contract last Thursday to extract oil from the northern Amu Darya basin as the beleaguered group seeks to increase revenue.
The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), a leading Riyadh-based advisory think tank, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Economics & Technology Research Institute (ETRI), a research institute affiliated with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), to foster cross-regional cooperation in energy research.
Gazprom PJSC said it will shift its contract to supply gas to China to rubles and yuan from euros, as the Kremlin steps up efforts to move trade out of currencies it considers “unfriendly” amid US and European sanctions.
PetroChina may exit natural gas projects in Australia and oil sands in Canada to stem losses and divert funds to more lucrative sites in the Middle East, Africa, and central Asia, reported Reuters, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
China’s energy majors are in advanced discussions to invest billions of dollars in Qatar’s massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project.
Gazprom and CNPC have signed a technical agreement on the Far East route for supplying Russian gas to China, Gazprom said in a statement. The pair signed a long-term gas supply deal in February underpinning the construction of a pipeline from Russia’s Far East into China, underscoring Moscow’s strategic pivot to Asia.
China’s key state-run energy companies are in talks with Shell to buy its stake in a major Russian gas export project, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
China's oil consumption is expected to peak at about 780 million tonnes per year (about 111 million barrels) by 2030, driven by strong petrochemical demand, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) Economics & Technology Research Institute (ETRI) said on Sunday.
PetroChina, which is owned by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has secured an extension of its contract for the Jabung Block in Indonesia for an additional 20 years through to 2043.
China’s national oil companies, CNPC, CNOOC, and Sinopec, are expected to spend over $120 billion on drilling and well services by 2025 to help meet rising domestic oil and gas demand. With 118,000 wells estimated to be drilled in China, analysts at Rystad Energy reckon there will be significant opportunities for innovative suppliers.
Exxon workers in Chad have gone on strike, amid concerns about employment following the proposed sale of local assets to UK-listed Savannah Energy.
Russian gas independent Novatek is set to export more than 3 million tonnes per year (t/y) of LNG to China from the Arctic LNG 2 project as part of its latest deal with Shenergy Group.
Australia’s Woodside Energy is reducing its presence in Myanmar and expects to fully demobilise its offshore exploration drilling team over the coming weeks following reports of human rights violations in the Southeast Asian nation.
The bloodless military coup in Myanmar has triggered some upstream companies to assess whether they should activate force majeure clauses in their production-sharing contracts (PSCs) with the government.
China’s oil giants China National Petroleum Corp. and CNOOC Ltd. are considering acquiring Exxon Mobil Corp.’s remaining stake in an oilfield in Iraq, which could fetch at least $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Abu Dhabi has approved the transfer of rights, from China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) to Cnooc Ltd, in the Lower Zakum and Umm Shaif and Nasr offshore concessions.
Zenith Energy has paid $250,000 to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. (KUFPEC) as a first payment for its acquisition of the Sidi El Kilani concession in Tunisia.
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The chief executives of 12 major oil and gas firms have written an open letter saying the Covid-19 pandemic won't delay climate action but has instead "sharpened" the focus on it.
As with all commodities, the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on Chinese gas demand will depend on both the severity and length of time required to contain the outbreak.
Sudan has undergone a tumultuous 10 years, from the loss of much of its oil production with the breaking away of South Sudan, to the recent and dramatic change of government.
South Sudan plans to offer 13 blocks under a licence round to be launched in the first quarter of 2020, moving away from the previous preference for direct negotiations.
China National Petroleum Corp. is no longer a partner in Iran’s biggest natural gas project, and the Persian Gulf nation will develop Phase 11 of the giant South Pars field on its own, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said, according to the ministry’s Shana news service.
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) today unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).