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Petrofac Confirms Capex, Jobs, Salaries Cuts

Apr 06, 2020

UK oilfield services provider Petrofac has confirmed it is planning staff reductions and furloughing as part of its action to save cash in response to low oil prices and COVID-19 pandemic.Reuters last week reported that Petrofac was planning to reduce the workforce by 20%…

Pertamina Q1 Oil Output Slightly Below Target

Apr 06, 2020

Indonesia's state oil and gas company PT Pertamina produced 421,000 barrels of crude oil per day and 2,887 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) in the first quarter of 2020, it said in a statement on Monday.'Amid work and personnel adjustment due to the COVID-19 pandemic…

Dubai Petroleum Shortens Another Shelf Drilling Rig Contract

Apr 06, 2020

Jack-up drilling rig contractor Shelf Drilling has been slapped with another early rig contract termination, its third in the past month.Shelf Drilling on Monday said that it had entered into a mutual agreement with the client 'to amend the…

Lebanon in Another Offshore Round Delay

Apr 06, 2020

Lebanon has postponed the deadline for submissions of applications for its second offshore licensing round once again.Lebanon had in January postponed the deadline from January 31 to April 30 to allow international firms more time to pursue administrative…

Jersey Oil & Gas Names Board Advisor

Apr 06, 2020

Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), a UK Continental Shelf focused oil company has appointed Chris Haynes, as a Board Advisor to the company.Haynes is a non-executive director of Australia-based Woodside Petroleum Limited and Worley Limited. 'Chris has…

'Painful' Cuts at Fugro

Apr 06, 2020

Dutch geotechnical survey firm Fugro has announced a set of 'painful measures' including workforce cuts, and a hiring and salary freeze, as the company expects the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil prices to negatively impact its business.'The company…

Aker BP Makes Small Gas Discovery off Norway

Apr 06, 2020

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has made a minor gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea, 210 kilometers west of Brønnøysund.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate reported on Monday that Aker BP had completed the drilling of the wildcat well 6506/5-1 S…

Vestas Wind Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

Apr 06, 2020

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the supply 33 Vestas V117-4.2MW typhoon variant turbines for Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm project in Japan. The Akita Norshiro offshore wind farm…

PetroVietnam's Q1 Profit Likely Halved to $188.5M

Apr 05, 2020

PetroVietnam's net profit in the first quarter of this year likely fell 50.8% from a year earlier to 4.44 trillion dong ($188.5 million) due to low oil prices and weak demand due to the new coronavirus, Vietnam's state oil firm said on Sunday…

Norway May Cut Oil Output if Other Big Producers Agree Deal

Apr 05, 2020

Western Europe's largest oil and gas producer Norway said on Saturday it would consider cutting its oil production if a global deal to curb supply is agreed by the world's biggest producers.OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an oil…

Petronas Cautious over Dividend to Gov't as Energy Prices Tank

Apr 03, 2020

Malaysia's state energy giant Petronas, struggling with weak prices and falling demand, said on Friday its own funding needs and debt obligations would dictate any special dividend to the government amid the coronavirus crisis.The government…

Guyana's Oil Output Rises 58%

Apr 03, 2020

Guyana's oil output rose 58.2% to 56,320 barrels per day (bpd) in January, up from 35,607 bpd in December, the South American country's finance ministry said in a report published this week.The government is still working with the consortium…

Norwegian Gas Exports to UK Fall Sharply as Demand Slumps

Apr 03, 2020

Pipeline gas flows from Norway to Britain fell 44% on Friday from the start of the week as the summer gas season starts and coronavirus lockdowns continue to hit demand, data shows.Pipeline gas flows to Britain fell to 49.7 million cubic meters (mcm) per day on Friday…

Head Energy's EPCIC Engineering Division Names Operations Manager

Apr 03, 2020

Norwegian offshore engineering company Head Energy has made a new addition to its EPCIC Engineering Division. EPCIC stands for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning.Head Energy said Friday that Oskar Leirgulen had joined the division as operations manager…

RWE Sanctions 342 MW Offshore Wind Farm Project

Apr 03, 2020

RWE, Europe's third-largest renewables group, has taken a final investment decision for a 342 megawatt wind project off the German coast, its green energy unit said on Friday.Contracts worth more than 500 million euros ($539 million) have been signed for all major components of the Kaskasi project…

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