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BP to Buys 10% Interest in Egypt’s Zohr Gas Field for $375 million
BP has agreed to buy from Eni a 10% interest in the Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, which contains the super-giant Zohr gas…
PDAC puts Canada's Mining Successes and Opportunities in the Spotlight
By Andrew Cheatle, Executive Director of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
If you are in any way involved in…
Corporate Profile: Robert Schafer, PDAC President
Bob Schafer is the 35thPresident of the Prospectors & Developers of Canada (PDAC). Throughout his +35-year career, Bob has…
Corporate Profile: Andrew Cheatle, Executive Director, PDAC
Andrew Cheatle is the Executive Director of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).
As a Professional…
Photos: PDAC Past Convention 2016
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Message from the President, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)
Last year, I was told by an attendee that there was something wrong with the PDAC Convention. This particular person didn’t like…
PDAC 2017 Awards Honour Industry Leaders
Toronto – The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is pleased to announce award recipients in seven…
Total becomes the Operator of the LNG Terminal Project in Ivory Coast
Paris – The CI-GNL (Ivory Coast LNG) consortium led by Total has been awarded the rights to build and operate a liquefied natural…
Gazprom, Russian Producers Sign Scientific and Technical Cooperation Programs
Two scientific and technical cooperation programs for the period 2016 through 2021 were signed at the Gazprom headquarters, with…
PSA to Investigate Rig Blaze
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into a fire which broke out in an engine room on the…
E.ON reports shows German Companies Focusing on Climate Protection
German companies are making efforts to protect the climate. The latest trend study from E.ON shows that a majority of companies…
Shell and Cosan to Strengthen Brazil Sugar, Ethanol and Fuels Distribution Businesses
Shell and Cosan have reached an agreement to strengthen the Raízen joint venture in Brazil, through a change in its contractual…
Statoil Completes Acquisition of Brazilian Offshore Licence BM-S-8
Statoil and Petrobras have completed their previously announced transaction, whereby Statoil has acquired Petrobras’ 66% operated…
Fire Outbreak on Board Drilling Rig, Scarabeo 5
On Tuesday 22 November at 1730 the drilling rig Scarabeo 5 reported a fire in one engine room. Around 20:30 the fire was reported…
Fugro Completes Geotechnical Campaign for Signature Tower in Dubai
Fugro has conducted an extensive geotechnical investigation campaign for the iconic new addition to Dubai’s skyline, ‘The Tower at…
DEA Announces Oil and Gas Discovery in the Southern Barents Sea
DEA participates in another oil and gas discovery in PL609, north of the Snøhvit field. Earlier this autumn the licence…
PETAN Announces Details of Inaugural West African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference…
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has announced the launch of the inaugural West African International…
GE to Upgrade Taiwan’s Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant
TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN—With its installed capacity of 1,602 megawatts, the Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant is Taiwan’s…
The Largest Contract for GE’s Jenbacher Gas Engines Under Construction
JENBACH, AUSTRIA—Following a resolution by Stadtwerke Kiel’s management board to ”green light” a new gas-powered cogeneration…
TXU Energy landed on the Dallas Morning News' Top 100 Places to Work
DALLAS, - For the third year in a row, TXU Energy landed on the Dallas Morning News' Top 100 Places to Work, coming in at No. 9…
German Energy Agency confers Energy Efficiency Award on Joint Project between E.ON and Pilkington
E.ON's activities on behalf of climate control and lowering energy costs for commercial and industrial customers have received a…
GCL-SI to rebuild Chernobyl PV Plant in Ukraine after the 1986 Explosion
SUZHOU, China, -- GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the world's leading energy group GCL, recently…
Rowan, Saudi Aramco to Create New Offshore Drilling Company
HOUSTON, -- Rowan Companies and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company have signed, through their subsidiaries, an agreement to create a…
Lundin Announces Oil Discovery in the Neiden Prospect, Southern Barents Sea
Lundin Petroleum has officially announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has completed the…
West Contra Costa Unified School District Goes Solar with SunPower
RICHMOND, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., -- West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and SunPower Corp. will begin…
Total, SOCAR Sign Agreement to Develop Absheron Discovery
Paris – Total and SOCAR, the national oil company of Azerbaijan, have signed an agreement establishing the contractual and…
PennWell Receives Five Awards for Marketing Excellence
HOUSTON,-- PennWell Corporation recently received multiple honors at the Business Marketing Association (BMA) – Houston Lantern…
BP: Glen Lyon Vessel took 21 Million Hours to Build
It took BP 21 million hours to build this giant Glen Lyon vessel. As the Glen Lyon FPSO prepares for its start-up, track the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, H.E. Babatunde Fashola Key Note Address at Power Nigeria 2016
This keynote address is brought to you by Oil and Gas Republic, official media partner at Power Nigeria 2016
Nigeria Minister of…
African Leaders Demonstrate Commitment to Address Climate Change
African Heads of State and Government marked Africa Day in the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22)…