Giant UK windfarm produces first power
21/02/2019 by Mark
According to Orsted (formerly DONG Energy), the Hornsea One windfarm has begun generating electricity. The windfarm, which is sited about 75 miles off the Yorkshire coast, will be the largest offshore windfarm in the world…
ExxonMobil makes two finds offshore of Guyana
18/02/2019 by OilStoreAdministrator
ExxonMobil has built on its previous success offshore of Guyana by making two new discoveries at its Tilapia-1 and Haimara-1 wells. The company has now made 12 discoveries
ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum give go-ahead to LNG project
15/02/2019 by Richard
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil are to build on their existing partnership by investing $10 billion in a new project to export exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Researchers synthesise renewable base oils
12/02/2019 by Mark
Researchers for the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) have reported a new strategy for efficiently creating base oils for lubricants from biomass product like wood and such organic waste
ExxonMobil moves forward with growth plan
09/02/2019 by OilStoreAdministrator
Oil giant ExxonMobil has taken important steps towards realising the ambitious investment plan it announced last year. The company plans to
Libya to invest tens of billions in oil production
06/02/2019 by Richard
Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC), which is state owned, will invest $50bn in the country’s oil and gas industry this year to raise production. It is
Vestas presents new wind power platform
30/01/2019 by Mark
Vestas, a wind power firm based in Denmark, has introduced its new EnVestas platform, which the company claims will produce cheaper energy by allowing customers to
Mobil receives validation for cutting landfill waste
27/01/2019 by Richard
Oil major ExxonMobil has announced that its lubrication blending and packing plants have received Zero Waste to Landfill Silver validation from UL, a
US to move towards energy independence
24/01/2019 by Mark
According to the US Department of Energy, the United States will make a big leap toward energy independence over the next couple of years as US oil production continues
Study predicts renewables will dominate next year
21/01/2019 by Richard
According to EnAppSys, an energy market analyst, renewable energy will supplant fossil fuels as the UK’s dominant form of energy generation in 2020. The UK wind
ExxonMobil looking at electric vehicle charging
18/01/2019 by Mark
A recent report from the Atlantic Council states that ExxonMobil, as well as other big oil companies, is looking into incorporating charging for
ExxonMobil teams up with IBM to apply quantum computing to energy sector
15/01/2019 by Mark
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ExxonMobil has formally announced that it has entered into a partnership deal with IBM to