Drilling & production

According to the EIA, most natural gas production growth is expected to come from US shale gas and tight oil plays.

ENGIE E&P Norge has increased the gas production on Gjøa by 17.5%.

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has appointed Mikal Grure Eie as Regional Manager for Norway.

The provider of specialised plug and abandonment and slot recovery technology and services, has appointed Paul Warwick as a non-executive director and Adrian Bannister as chief financial officer.

The control and instrumentation firm has launched the latest generation of its Travelling Block Monitor drill floor safety management system.

The exploration well was commenced offshore the Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ENGIE E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 36/7-4, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Algeria is the world's largest natural gas producing country and the Timimoun Field Development Project is located 800 km southwest of the capital, Algiers.

A new report from the IHS says, the Canadian oilsands and US tight oil production are the pillars of North American energy security.

According to McKinsey Energy, peak oil demand could be reached around 2030.

Tullow Oil Norge AS (TONAS) has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 16/5.

Douglas-Westwood examine the impact of the falling US rig count.

CUI Global Inc. has been awarded a US$3 million project to produce innovative solutions for gas quality and volumetric metering within SGN's Great Britain gas distribution network.

Aminex PLC provides update on its Kiliwani North facility: commissioning of the power generation system, a gas plant and a subsea pipeline.

According to the Bank of Scotland, 43% of UK oil and gas firms are planning further cost cutting to help manage the impact of the sector’s industry downturn.