07 JAN – Kuwait’s KUFPEC inks exploration, production agreement with EGAS

    KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company K.S.C.C. (“KUFPEC”) in partnership with Total 35% Operator, Shell 30%, and Tharwa 10% is pleased to announce that it has signed an Exploration and Production Agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (“EGAS”) for the North Ras Kanayis Offshore block located in the Herodotus…

06 JAN – Arunachal Pradesh: Employees of oil company leave drilling site at Innao following abduction of 2 colleagues

  Employees engaged in the drilling site at Innao in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district of Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited left the site following rise in fear and apprehensions after two of their colleagues by rebels on December 21.   “Gripped by fear and uncertainty following the abduction of two of their colleagues from…

06 JAN – WB cabinet approves land for ONGC for further oil exploration    

  Kolkata,  The West Bengal cabinet on Tuesday approved giving 13.49 acres at Ashoknagar to ONGC for further oil exploration, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Highlighting the advantages that the state will enjoy due to the oil exploration by the Maharatna company – from enhanced employment oppurtunities to improvement of its economy, Banerjee said the…