All articles by Umesh Ellichipuram

Umesh Ellichipuram

Harbour Energy awards Expro contract for well abandonment campaign

The multi-year deal is valued at more than $20m.

Equinor and Shell conclude talks for mega LNG project in Tanzania

The capacity of the facility in the Lindi region is expected to be at least ten million tonnes per year.

Europol Gaz pursues $1.45bn claim against Russia’s Gazprom

The claim has been filed at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

Aker Solutions secures new contract from ExxonMobil in Guyana

The company will deliver three dynamic and seven static umbilicals totalling 52km.

Petrofac-led JV secures $1.5bn EPC contract in Algeria

The contract for a downstream petrochemical project has been awarded by a subsidiary of Sonatrach.

South Africa offers ten new onshore shale blocks for auction

Fracking in the Karoo Basin has been halted for the past ten years.

Oil services company TGT Diagnostics to build new tech hub in Abu Dhabi

The hub will house the company’s scientific and engineering resources, R&D and IT functions.

Saipem secures offshore contracts worth nearly $850m

The contracts have been awarded by Turkish Petroleum OTC and EnQuest Heather.

Rosneft may build greenfield refinery in India with state refiners

BPCL and IOC are expected to be likely candidates for the joint venture.

Regulator rejects Petrobras proposal to drill at mouth of Amazon River

The plan to drill exploration blocks was vehemently opposed by environmental activists.