Exploration

Ng Weng Hoong takes a look at the changing fortunes of the oil and gas industries in Iran and Qatar in LNG Industry's Spring regional report.

Looking back at the first quarter of 2010, some encouraging signs of growth can be seen across the global energy industry, according to the latest data from EIC Monitor - the quarterly index that tracks newly announced projects across the global energy supply chain.

More and more business opportunities are arising in Iraq’s southern province of Basrah. Recent months have seen a flurry of contracts signed in the oil, gas, construction and shipping sectors and the area looks set to become an energy and logistics hub.

ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson has been awarded the Houston World Affairs Council Citizen of the Year Award.

The grounding of several helicopter flights to North Sea oil and gas platforms in the wake of the Iceland volcano has resulted in a focus on marine alternatives.

Max Petroleum Plc has completed drilling the KZN-2 exploration well on the North Kyzylzhar II West Block prospect in Block E without encountering hydrocarbons.

Dana has announced a significant gas discovery at the Platypus prospect in the UK Southern North Sea.

A look at the recent debate surrounding BP and the Canadian oilsands along with Sinopec’s oilsands investment plans.

Solomon Associates shares the four most common mistakes energy companies make in designing a new facility.

Libya potentially holds massive resources, which could offset the dwindling reserves in MENA region.

Construction of the long-anticipated Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic officially got underway on 9th April.

Shell has produced its first oil and natural gas from the Perdido development, the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility.

Adrok Group Ltd has developed revolutionary technology known as the atomic dielectric resonance (ADR) scanner, which has the ability to identify and image any substance down to molecular or atomic level.

A brief round up of refinery and oilsands news from Canada and North America.

Total has announced the launch of the Laggan and Tormore gas fields development in the offshore frontier region of the West of Shetland, subject to the UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change approval.