2015

Eni has started production of the giant gas field Perla, located in the Gulf of Venezuela, 50 kilometers offshore. The first production well has been opened and is currently in the clean-up phase.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC is days away from drilling in the Arctic Ocean—betting it can find enough oil to justify the huge risks that keep almost every other competitor out of those icy waters.

Председатель Правления ОАО «НК «Роснефть» Игорь Сечин и Учредитель Группы компаний Essar Шаши Руйя подписали долгосрочный контракт на поставку нефти для целей последующей переработки на НПЗ в г. Вадинар (Индия).

HONGHUA GROUP issued a profit warning, expecting the net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2015 to decrease significantly as compared to that for the same period in 2014 and may record a loss.

Technip will reduce its global workforce by 6,000 employees and accelerate cost reduction and efficiency in “anticipation of an even more challenging environment in oil and gas.”

North Sea Brent crude oil prices averaged $61/barrel (b) in June, a $3/b decrease from May. Crude oil prices fell by about $4/b on July 6 in the aftermath of the "no" vote in Greece on the economic program, as well as lingering concerns about lower economic growth in China, higher oil exports from Iran, and continuing growth in global petroleum and other liquids inventories.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $41.9 billion in May, up $1.2 billion from $40.7 billion in April, revised.

«Северный поток I» — экспортный газопровод мощностью 55 млрд куб. м газа в год, проложенный по дну Балтийского моря из России в Германию. Оператором проекта является совместное предприятие Nord Stream AG («Газпром» — 51%, Wintershall и E.ON — по 15,5%, Gasunie и ENGIE — по 9%).

Реализация положений подписанных Основных условий позволит «Роснефти» получить доступ к египетскому рынку газа, обладающим существенным потенциалом роста, а также расширить сотрудничество между компаниями. Кроме того, сотрудничество с EGAS позволит «Роснефти» усилить свои позиции на мировом рынке трейдинга СПГ.

China's crude oil output looks set to rise this year from a record in 2014 as new production from third largest producer CNOOC helps to counter reductions from its two bigger rivals.