TNK-BP’s Sorochinskneft oil and gas production unit performed well interventions on 7 wells in the Tokskoe field during May 2010 to equalize the injectivity profile, with an anticipated increase of around 14,000 tonnes of oil for 2010.
Following a meeting with the President of the United States, the BP Board announces an agreed package of measures to meet its obligations as a responsible party arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill.
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a joint meeting of the Company’s Emergency Response and Fire Safety Commission, and the Civil Defense Board. The meeting was moderated by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.
Consortium of investors including LUKOIL Overseas (100% subsidiary of LUKOIL) got commercial flow of natural gas from the first exploration well in the West Aral prospect within the Aral license block.
German-Russian joint venture WINGAS is calling for natural gas to play a stronger role in the European energy mix.
BP notes the comments made by President Obama last night.
OJSC "Turboatom" and JSC "Donbasenergo" signed contract for upgrading of power unit No 5 Starobeshevskoy TPP. At Starobeshevskaya TPP implements project for upgrade of steam turbine К-200-130-1 capacity 200 MW manufactured by Leningrad Metal Pant (Russia).
JSC ESC RusHydro (100% subsidiary of JSC RusHydro) has submitted to the FSFM of Russia mandatory offers to shareholders of JSC Mosenergosbyt, JSC Petersburg Energy Retailing Company, JSC Saratovenergo, JSC Tambov Energy Retailing Company, (Energy retailing companies).
At approximately 9:30 am CDT 15 June 2010, a small fire was observed at the top of the derrick on the Discoverer Enterprise. The fire was quickly extinguished.
BP announced significant progress in its half-billion dollar pledge to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI). Three research institutions in the Gulf region will receive a total of $25 million in fast-track funding for high-priority studies of the distribution, composition and ecological interactions of oil and dispersant.