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Morris Lubricants team to undertake cycling challenge

18/07/2022 by Katie

Four employees of Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants, a manufacturer of oils and other lubricants, are set to take part in a cycling challenge to raise money for Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith, a provider of specialist
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MAN ES approves new Castrol cylinder oil

15/07/2022 by greg

Castrol has announced that it has received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN ES for its
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Albanian discoveries could change Europe's energy future

15/07/2022 by Mark

Speaking to journalists, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, said that Shell is on the verge of announcing the discovery of substantial oil and gas reserves in Albanian territory, possibly having positive implications for
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AEC head praises East African pipeline project

14/07/2022 by OilStoreAdministrator

While the project to build the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been criticised by some groups over environmental concerns, the head of the African Energy Chamber (AEC) has praised the project as helping
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OPEC+ stays course on production increases

13/07/2022 by Richard

At its latest meeting, the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations agreed to stick with its existing plan for gradual production increases. The group will therefore increase its total production by 648,000 barrels
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India pushes for oil and gas exploration

12/07/2022 by Mark

According to the Economic Times, India is seeking to bolster its domestic production of oil and gas by making a concerted effort to explore the Andaman deep-water basin, which lies in the north-western portion of
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US considers further release from strategic oil reserves

09/07/2022 by Katie

Amos Hochstein, a Whitehouse special envoy and the coordinator for international energy affairs, has said the United States is considering further releases of crude oil from
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UAE and Saudi Arabia close to maximum production capacity

08/07/2022 by Richard

The OPEC+ production deal may be destined to end, as it is becoming clear that the participating countries are reaching their natural limits for
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Humber and North East benefit from oil and gas sector

07/07/2022 by Mark

New research from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has revealed that the oil and gas industry adds some £1.5 billion to the economy in Yorkshire and the Humber and
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US shale producers start to “re-frac” wells

03/07/2022 by Mark

Oil producers in the US shale industry have started returning to existing wells and giving them a second blast at high pressure in order to extract more oil from them, a process that has come
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CNOOC opens intelligent facility for making oil and gas equipment

01/07/2022 by Richard

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China’s biggest offshore hydrocarbons producer, made a step towards digitalising the manufacture of marine gas and oil extraction equipment by opening its first intelligent factory in Tianjin municipality
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BP pays tax again on North Sea production

30/06/2022 by Richard

According to BP’s latest report on payments to governments, BP’s North Sea oil and gas business again became a net payer of tax in 2021, with it paying almost
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