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Finance / Canada
Canadian gas producer EnCana has earmarked the majority of its extra capital expenditure (capex) this year for the acquisition of new acreage in the Haynesville Shale play in the southern US.
2010-03-17Industry / Canada
Canada's Imperial Oil has delayed a final investment decision (FID) on the Mackenzie gas pipeline project to 2013, pushing back the launch date to 2018 at the earliest.
2010-03-16Industry / Canada
The terms of the Terre de Grace deal have not been disclosed, although BP confirmed to the press on March 16 that it has farmed in to an operating interest in the project. The Terre...
2010-03-16Industry / Iran
The Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline has taken a major step towards realisation with the signing of an operational agreement between Tehran and Islamabad in Turkey on March 16. The agreement follows a preliminary deal between the countries in June 2009 and a pricing settlement in September. Now that the contract has been signed, construction work at the long-delayed project could...
2010-03-18Companies / Australia
The planned Fisherman's Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in eastern Australia is under threat after it lost a core stakeholder and a buyer within the space of two weeks....
2010-03-17Industry / Australia
Integrated Australian energy company Origin Energy completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Otway gas project offshore Victoria from producer Woodside Petroleum...
2010-03-16Industry / Turkey
US major ExxonMobil said on March 16 that it will utilise a specially designed ultra-deepwater drillship to carry out exploration in the Turkish Black Sea.
2010-03-17Industry / Russia
Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft will begin constructing a new major link from northern Russia on March 11. The 430km Purpe-Samotlor pipeline will provide a better export...
2010-03-10Industry / Germany
France has officially signalled its support for the Russian-backed Nord Stream pipeline project. On March 2, partially state-owned GDF Suez signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the...
2010-03-02Industry / Congo, Dem. Rep.
UK-based explorer SOCO International said on March 17 that it would be undertaking the first onshore drilling programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 40 years.
2010-03-18Companies / Kuwait
Major international oil services companies have submitted bids to provide drilling and other work at Khafji field, located in the Neutral Zone shared by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
2010-03-17Industry / Algeria
Russian state gas giant Gazprom has begun drilling its first Algerian well, the company announced on March 16. Gazprom has been seeking closer ties with the North African country...
2010-03-17Industry / Norway
A consortium of oil majors led by Texas-based ConocoPhillips is planning to invest as much US$13bn to prolong the life of the Greater Ekofisk oil fields off Norway. The investment proposal, submitted to the authorities on March 12, would be one of the largest secondary recovery projects in the Norwegian North Sea, underlining the area's ongoing attractiveness to investors.
2010-03-15Industry / United Kingdom
US major Chevron has announced that it putting its Pembroke refinery in Wales up for sale as part of a broader strategy of reducing its downstream activities worldwide.
2010-03-10Industry / France
French major Total has announced that it has signed an agreement with France's EDF to take a 10% stake in the Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The decision was announced...
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