London-listed Independent Oil and Gas, which is seeking a partner to help build a new gas hub in the southern part of the North Sea, has rejected a takeover proposal from RockRose Energy. RockRose which is also buying Marathon Oil, a UK business of US upstream company said it had proposed a cash takeover of...Continue Reading

SynergenOG is privileged to receive the contract to develop the Operation Phase of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) procedures and support services for Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (IKC) in Vietnam. In this project, SOG will be covering the drafting and completion of all SHE Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including SHE operation support activities (Procedural Hazards...Continue Reading

Equinor together with its partners Petoro, ConocoPhillips and Repsol have made an oil discovery in Telesto exploration well of North Sea from Visund A platform containing estimated resources of 12-28 MMbbl of recoverable oil. “We are pleased to have made a new discovery on Equinor-operated acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). These are profitable...Continue Reading

This year, Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and will absorb the fuel despite supplied by Russia’s record-high volumes by pipelines. Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Monday that it expects to get an extra 20 million to 30 million tons of LNG this year, double the increase...Continue Reading

SynergenOG have completed a safety case for Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD) Hydrogenation Demo Plant in Brunei, in which its operations are expected to commence in 2020. As an association that owns four industry-leading companies from Japan, AHEAD has sought for and engaged with SynergenOG to produce a safety case for...Continue Reading

With crude rebounding, oil optimists look like they’re finally ready to take the driver’s seat. For the first time this year, a jump in bets that Brent crude prices will rise far surpassed the move by short-sellers, helping set the tone for money managers’ positioning on the global benchmark. The Sentiment is now the most...Continue Reading

In support of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase, a Fire and Explosion Analysis (FEA) will be conducted to evaluate the potential fire and explosion hazards related to the facility. The study aims to assess the consequences of fire and explosion scenarios resulting from a loss of containment (LOC) incident on the Floating Power...Continue Reading

An oil and gas reservoir has been discovered by Aker BP while the company was drilling near the Alvheim field in the North Sea as confirmed by the Norwegian firm last Monday. Known as Froskelaar (Frog’s Leg) Main, the reservoir is estimated to hold between 45 million and 153 million barrels of oil equivalents and...Continue Reading

SynergenOG is happy to announce its second Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) training programme for INPEX Corporation, Japan via the Institut Teknologi Petronas (INSTEP) Training Programme. The objective of the QRA training course is to enable participants to gain a thorough understanding of the different aspects of process safety and risk, allowing them to fully assess, evaluate...Continue Reading

SynergenOG (SOG) is conducting a study to develop an integrated ISO-Risk Contour covering four (4) major processing plants which are located adjacent to each other within a specific area in Brunei. The study acts as a foundation for the development of an integrated site Emergency Response Plan (ERP). SOG has done other works in Brunei, associating...Continue Reading