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Eni Strengthens LNG Ties with Japan

Oct 07, 2024

Eni and the government agency Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) have signed a memorandum of cooperation with the aim of collaborating in the gas and LNG field to increase diversification of supply sources.The memorandum…

BP Scraps 2030 Production Target as It Scales Back Energy Transition Strategy

Oct 07, 2024

BP has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 as CEO Murray Auchincloss scales back the firm's energy transition strategy to regain investor confidence, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.When unveiled in 2020, BP's…

Esgian Week 40 Report: TotalEnergies Sanctions New Development

Oct 06, 2024

Esgian highlights news from TotalEnergies in its Week 40 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryDrilling Activity and DiscoveriesThe Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Aker BP consent to use the 492-ft jackup Noble Invincible…

Enbridge to Build Pipelines for BP’s US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil Project

Oct 04, 2024

Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has secured an agreement with BP to build, own, and operate crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the recently sanctioned Kaskida development.The crude oil pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System (Canyon Oil)…

Petrobras Confirms Magnitude of Gas Discovery in Colombia

Oct 04, 2024

Brazil’s state-owned oil giant Petrobras has informed that the gas potential of the discoveries in the Gujaira Basin offshore Colombia is around 6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).The gas discoveries in the Uchuva-1 and Uchuva-2 wells, renamed Sirius-1 and Sirius-2…

Velesto Teams Up with SLB to Enhance Drilling Rig Capabilities

Oct 04, 2024

Malaysia-based Velesto Energy, through its subsidiary Velesto Drilling, has signed a memorandum of understanding with SLB to enhance performance of its drilling rigs.The three-year collaboration will see SLB deploy its DrillOps Intelligent Well…

MCDermott Gets Pipelines and Cables Job at Qatar's Giant Gas Field

Oct 03, 2024

McDermott has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by QatarEnergy LNG for the North Field South (NFS) offshore pipelines and cables project, part of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project…

Equinor Starts Exploration Drilling at Løvmeis Prospect in Norwegian Sea

Oct 03, 2024

Equinor and its partners Petrolia Noco and PGNiG have started drilling the exploration well at Løvmeis prospect in the Norwegian Sea, using Transocean Encourage semi-submersible drilling rig.The well, 6608/10-R-2 H, is part of the production license 1013…

Guyana Receives Bids from Major Energy Players for Oil Marketing Contract

Oct 03, 2024

Guyana on Tuesday received bids from major energy companies seeking a 12-month marketing contract to trade the government's share of crude produced in the country, the country's National Procurement and Tender Administration Boardsaid.A total of 27 offers were received…

Mermaid Concludes First Stage of Shell’s North Sea Decom Campaign

Oct 03, 2024

Mermaid Subsea Services has completed the first stage of a major North Sea decommissioning contract for Shell, ahead of the next phase scheduled to begin in 2025.Delivered ahead of schedule, the initial phase of the multi-year campaign involved…

Eni Takes 38.7% Stake in Ithaka Energy After UK Assets Sale

Oct 03, 2024

Italian oil giant Eni has completed the sale of its upstream assets in the UK, excluding East Irish Sea assets and CCUS activities, to Ithaca Energy, taking approximately 38.7% stake in the London-listed company.The combination is funded through…

Aker BP Confirms Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Oct 03, 2024

Aker BP has proven gas in an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea, confirming also the size of previous discoveries made in 2022.The 6507/2-7 S well, located around 12 kilometers west of the Skarv field, was drilled to confirm the size of the…

Nong Yao C Development Bolsters Valeura’s Production Rates Off Thailand

Oct 03, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has informed that the Nong Yao C extension, which started production in mid-August 2024, boosted the output from Nong Yao field offshore Thailand for 66%.In early August 2024, Valeura Energy completed drilling operations on the Nong Yao C extension…

Santos Inks Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal with TotalEnergies

Oct 02, 2024

Australian gas supplier Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with TotalEnergies’s Singapore subsidiary, TotalEnergies Gas & Power Asia.The contract is to supply 20 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per year over a period of 3 years plus one quarter…

Equinor Hires AGR for Subsurface Field Development Support

Oct 02, 2024

AGR, part of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a long-term frame agreement with Equinor to provide subsurface and field development support related to project developments of facilities, offshore installations and onshore plants.Under the agreement…

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