Posts Tagged ‘Petronas’

PetroTrans May Face Attack in Ethiopia Oil Search, Group Says

August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Petrotrans Co., a Chinese oil exploration company, may face attack in Ethiopia’s restive Ogaden region if it begins operations in the area, a U.S.-based advocacy group said. “We urge all foreign oil companies, especially the Chinese oil and gas company PetroTrans, to refrain from undertaking any oil exploration missions in Ogaden,” the Resolve Ogaden Coalition said in an e-mailed statement today. Ethiopia’s... Read more

Petronas May Begin Ethiopian Gas Exports in 2015, Ministry Says

July 2 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , ,

By Fred Ojambo (Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-owned oil company, may begin exporting natural gas from Ethiopia in five years, when production starts at a plant it is building in the country, a Mines Ministry official said. Fields being developed by Petronas in Ethiopia contain as much as 4 trillion cubic feet of gas, Eshetu Chala,... Read more

Ethiopia’s Petroleum Reserve Falls to 13 Days

June 22 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , ,

By ZEKARIAS HADDUSH Ethiopia’s petroleum reserve fell to a worrying 87,000 cubic metres, or only 13 days of supply, down from 130,000 cubic metres in 2005/06. The plan of the government was to increase the capacity of depots from 279,800 cubic metres in 2005/06, which could cover two months of consumption at the time, to 588,000 cubic... Read more

ONLF accusing Ethiopian government troops kills 71 civilians

June 12 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) on Friday claimed that 71 civilians had been killed by government forces during an operation launched last month. ONLF which says it is fighting for autonomy for ethnic Somalis in the region on the border with Somalia, said the operation against them started on May 18. It said in a... Read more

Petronas suspends oil exploration work in Ogaden

May 22 | Posted by zemen | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

- ONLF attacks military base five days before national elections By Kaleyesus Bkele The Malaysian oil and gas giant, Petronas, has suspended exploration work in the Ogaden basin due to security problems. According to reliable sources, the company suspended work after Jason Read, a 39-year-old British geologist working for IMC on oil exploration, was killed last April by unidentified gunmen in Danot... Read more