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YPF Inks Shale Oil Deal with Petronas
Argentina's state-controlled energy company YPF said on Thursday it had reached a deal worth $550 million with Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas to develop shale oil in the vast Vaca Muerta formation. Argentina needs foreign investment to develop the shale formation…
Shell Finds Gas in Malaysia's Marjoram-1 Field
Shell announces further exploration success in Malaysia with another gas discovery at the Shell-operated deep-water Marjoram-1 well. “Our strategy to expand our heartland areas through technologically advanced exploration is delivering tangible success in deep-water in Malaysia…
Increased Oil Storage Plays: Analysis
During the last few days, various articles in the oil and shipping press have hinted at the possibility that renewed contango in the oil markets could lead to increased storage plays after several Suezmaxes were fixed for discharge in Saldanha Bay…
McDermott Wins Fast-track Build Contract in Indonesia
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a fast-track fabrication contract by PC Ketapang II Ltd., a subsidiary of PETRONAS for the BTJT-A Jacket as part of the Bukit Tua Development Project in the Ketapang block of East Java, Indonesia.
Qinterra Contracted for $20m Petronas Deal
International specialists well intervention technology company Qinterra Technologies has been awarded a contract worth up to $20miliion (USD) to support Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd operations in Malaysia. The three year deal, will see Qinterra…
Bechtel, Union Avert Aussie LNG Construction Delays
Engineering giant Bechtel Corp reached a new workplace agreement on Friday with construction workers, averting strikes that could have delayed the start-up of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants it is building on Australia's east coast.
Fastnet Announces Improvement of Deep Kinsale Option
Fastnet the UK and Irish listed E&P company focussed on near-term exploration and appraisal acreage in Morocco and the Celtic Sea, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amended exclusive option agreement with PSE Kinsale Energy Limited ("Kinsale Energy")…
Petrovietnam eyes Murphy Oil's Malaysian Assets
A successful bid would make it Vietnam's biggest corporate deal; Kuwait Petroleum Corp unit has bid close to $2 bln for the stake. Petrovietnam has bid for a stake in Murphy Oil Corp's Malaysian oil and gas assets, challenging other suitors including Mitsubishi Corp and Indian state oil companies…
South Sudan Conflict Drives Oil Wealth Monitoring Concept
Looming famine, ceasefires fail to end fighting; Conflict cuts oil production by a third. Monitoring oil wealth could help heal rifts. South Sudan's oil fields have become a battleground in the struggle for power in Africa's newest nation, encouraging…
VSAT Connectivity by Globecomm for Malaysia's PBJV Group
Globecomm Maritime, a leading provider of maritime communications solutions, has been awarded a contract to provide VSAT connectivity to PBJV Group's barge Kota Laksamana 101. The barge, which accommodates up to 300 personnel, was recently chartered to Petronas…