Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

20 April 2015

	Energy Voice launches new research bid to gauge the present and future of oil Energy Voice (EV) has gone live with the first survey in what will be a long-term research initiative on the future of the energy sector. The results of the first survey in the series, Energy2050, will be unveiled at a special event at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston

	Petrobas makes gas discovery in Amazon basin Petrobas has made a new gas discovery in the Amazon basin. The company said it was made while drilling of well 1-BRSA-1293-AM took place. The site, informally known as Jusante do Aneba, was drillinh to a total depth of 2

	Subsea UK looks to establish regional hub in England Subsea UK is looking to establish a regional hub in England which could bring together businesses across the subsea supply chain and help identify new opportunities within the sector

	Russia economy recovering as oil reliance eases, Dvorkovich says Russia’s economy showed signs of recovery in the first and second quarters amid a declining dependence on oil, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said

	Karoon Gas confirms Santos oil discovery Karoon Gas Australia has confirmed its oil discovery in Brazil's offshore Santos basin. The company said it had encountered a 213 metre gross oil column in the Echidna-1 exploration well from wireline pressure data across the Paleocence and Maastrichtian aged reservoir intervals

	GDF Suez and partners make gas discovery in Algeria GDF Suez said a gas discovery has been made in Algeria. The discovery was made alongside partners including Repsol, Enel and Sonatrach in the Illizi basin

	Oil and gas body to stage hustings Energy industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) will host a hustings event featuring four parliamentary candidates in Aberdeen this week. The hustings will be attended by chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, Labour’s Dame Anne Begg, Conservative candidate Alexander Burnett and former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond

	Lessons from Macondo disaster must be heeded An international well control training and certification body has launched a new programme aimed at reducing behavioural problems implicated in the Macondo disaster

	Nigeria, Algeria see oil prices staying low for a long time Oil prices are likely to stay low for a long time after falling more than 40 percent in the past year, said officials from two OPEC nations. Nigeria and Algeria both warned that oil prices, currently at around $60 a barrel, probably won’t recover to the 2011-2013 level of more than $100 a barrel

	Shale as world’s swing producer signals ‘jagged’ oil future With OPEC ceding control for the first time since the 1980s, US shale oil has been anointed the world’s new “swing producer” by everyone from ConocoPhillips and Goldman Sachs Group Inc

	Petrofac to incur additional $195million cost on Shetland Gas Plant Petrofac is set to incur a further $195million charge on the Laggan-Tormore project as a result of continued delays. The company is currently building the Shetland Gas Plant for Total after signing a £800million deal in 2010 for engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of the site

	Data shows every oil and gas site worldwide This graphic shows every oil and gas site around the world. The data, collected by the Peach Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, gives a mapped visualisation