Asset Management
The Absheron gas field expansion will supply additional natural gas to Azerbaijan’s domestic market and support its export commitments to Turkey, allowing Baku to stay focused on meeting its gas export obligations to Europe.
Trafigura will purchase 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium products under a decade-long take-or-pay contract valued at over $2 billion.
A credible custody-transfer record depends on far more than the accuracy of a single meter. It is the product of an integrated measurement chain. While meter performance supports measurement-system integrity, commercial confidence also depends on traceability, governance, and authorization.
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A new licensing round will open up 136 blocks in the Arctic Barents Sea. -
The $20.7-billion agreement is the single-largest energy infrastructure investment in the region.
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COVID-19 will fundamentally affect the world’s energy systems and the pace and direction of global transition. The WEC identified a three-stage, respond-rebuild-recreate model being adopted by energy companies in response to the pandemic.
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For successful development and execution, renewables—as with other capital projects —require diligent opportunity shaping. Five key steps for shaping renewable energy projects are discussed.
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US oil and gas job losses due to pandemic-related demand destruction amount to 84,000—that’s 105,000 jobs year to date.
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Potential suitors to acquire Chevron’s stake in the LNG project include co-owner and operator Woodside.
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Sandvik and Van Oord’s announcements come a week after oil major BP said it’s slashing 10,000 jobs.
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Aramco’s acquisition of SABIC positions the company as a major global petrochemical player.
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A new idea from Equinor calls for autonomous submarines to transport CO2 from the surface to the seabed. The Norwegian operator says the shuttles could also carry oil and water for injection.
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Texas LNG’s CEO Vivek Chandra and ALNGE Principal Luc Speeleveld outlined key issues and concerns facing the US LNG industry now and in the future as market dynamics remain affected by COVID-19.
