Doreen Cole will become managing director of Syncrude Canada Ltd. on Dec. 11, succeeding Mark Ward, who is retiring as president and chief executive officer. The title of Syncrude’s top operational position has changed. Source: News
ExxonMobil signs PSCs for blocks offshore Mauritania
ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Mauritania Deepwater Ltd. will begin seismic data acquisition and exploration analysis as operator with 90% interest of three deepwater blocks offshore Mauritania following government approval of production-sharing contracts signed with that country’s government. Source: News
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Oil & Gas UK welcomes tax-history measure
A UK industry group is welcoming changes to UK fiscal policy that will allow buyers of offshore oil and gas fields to benefit from the past tax payments of sellers. Source: News
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Shell wraps debottlenecking work at Scotford refinery
Shell Canada Ltd. has completed a hydrocracker debottlenecking project to increase processing of heavy Canadian crude feedstock at its 100,000-b/d refinery in Scotford, Alta. Source: News
Field troubleshooting improves steam surface-condenser performance
Declining performance of a large compressor-driven steam turbine’s surface condenser at Shell Chemical LP’s petrochemical complex in Norco, La., was constraining an associated process unit to a maximum 80% of its design capacity, significantly affecting the unit’s operating margin and energy efficiency. Source: News
Hydration improves Longmaxi shale fractures
Hydration before hydraulic fracturing improves the connection between pores and natural fractures in the Lower Silurian Longmaxi natural gas shale in China’s Zhaotong area in North Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, pilot studies demonstrated. Source: News
Serbia evaluates its CO2 storage potential
Serbia is assessing its potential for long-term carbon dioxide storage using depleted or partially depleted oil and gas reservoirs in Pannonian basin to help mitigate climate change. Source: News
New study characterizes heterogeneity in Egypt's Upper Bahariya reservoir
The high degree of heterogeneity in the Upper Bahariya, one of the more productive zones in Egypt’s western desert, makes accurate characterization difficult. Source: News