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Enriching natural gas reserves through deeper digging – Opinion


Enriching natural gas reserves through deeper digging – Opinion

The Deep Sea No 1 gas field is located 150 kilometers off the island of Hainan. (Photo/Xinhua) The second phase of natural gas drilling by Deep Sea No. 1, the world’s first 100,000 tonne semi-submersible deepwater oil production and storage platform, has been completed. For over a decade, China has been stepping up its search […]

OMV announces gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea


OMV announces gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

OMV (Norge) AS, operator of PL 1194, completes drilling in the Norwegian Sea for the “Haydn/Monn” exploration areas. The well encountered gas with an estimated total recoverable volume of 30 to 140 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). “By focusing on gas as a transition fuel, OMV is investing in affordable energy solutions and contributing […]

Sinopec’s profit rises as upstream starch offsets refining problems


Sinopec’s profit rises as upstream starch offsets refining problems

(Bloomberg) — Sinopec, China’s largest oil refiner, reported a slight increase in first-half profit as better performance at its upstream operations offset weakness in refining and petrochemicals. Net profit for the first six months was 35.7 billion yuan ($5 billion), up 1.7 percent from a year earlier, according to a stock exchange statement on Sunday. […]

Santos: Demand for natural gas will remain strong after 2050


Santos: Demand for natural gas will remain strong after 2050

(Bloomberg) — According to Kevin Gallagher, chief executive of Santos Ltd., demand for natural gas will remain strong despite government and corporate efforts to reduce emissions to zero by mid-century. Gallagher is under pressure to deliver on its ambitious strategy to increase production by more than 50% by the end of the decade and establish […]

Novatek plans to build second LNG plant at approved Arctic power plant


Novatek plans to build second LNG plant at approved Arctic power plant

(Bloomberg) — Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC appears to be pushing ahead with an expansion project for its Arctic LNG 2 plant despite Western energy sanctions. A small fleet of tugboats towing a second production train approached the site of the plant on Saturday, according to vessel tracking data. The platform left the construction site […]

Natural gas now cheaper than water


Natural gas now cheaper than water

One of the great myths of recent years is that the world is undergoing a “great energy transition”. In fact, the world is undergoing a dramatic energy transition. But it is not the one the left wants. Despite hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars being invested in wind and solar energy, we still get less […]

Shell invests in the second phase of the Surat gas project in Australia


Shell invests in the second phase of the Surat gas project in Australia

Gas from the project will flow to Shell’s QCLNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone to fulfil long-term contracts and supply domestic customers. This is part of an existing 27-year gas sales agreement between Arrow Energy and QGC. Phase 2 is expected to deliver approximately 22,400 barrels of oil equivalent per […]

ADNOC Gas reports record second quarter net profit of $1.19 billion


ADNOC Gas reports record second quarter net profit of .19 billion

ADNOC Gas, a world-class integrated gas processor, and its subsidiaries today announced strong financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, reporting adjusted net profit of US$1.190 billion, an improvement of 21% year-on-year. Second-quarter revenues increased 13% year-on-year to $6.076 billion. In the UAE, population growth and industrial growth contributed to higher revenues in […]