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Oil Jumps as Saudi Arabia and Russia Extend Supply Cuts to end-2023

Sep 05, 2023

Oil prices spiked more than 1% on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced a fresh extension to their voluntary supply cuts, stretching a combined 1.3 million barrel per day (bpd) reduction for another three months through December.Brent crude futures for November were up $1…

EnQuest Swings to First-half Loss on UK Windfall Tax on Oil & Gas Sector

Sep 05, 2023

British North Sea-focused oil producer EnQuest reported a loss after tax for the first half of this year on Tuesday, hit by the UK's windfall tax on the sector.The company, which has operations in the UK and Malaysia, reported loss after tax of $21…

Aker BP Celebrates Steel Cutting for Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris Developments

Sep 04, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP on Monday celebrated the first official steel cut for its two major developments, Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris on the Norwegian shelf. The event at Stord marks the start of three years of high activity…

Wintershall Dea Installs New Subsea Template at Maria Field Offshore Norway

Sep 01, 2023

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea and its partners Petoro and Sval Energi have installed an additional subsea template on the seabed at Haltenbanken on the west coast of Norway, as part of the second phase of the Wintershall Dea-operated Maria field development…

Europe's Gabon-exposed Stocks Slide after Military Coup

Sep 01, 2023

Shares in European oil producers, miners and other companies with large exposures to Gabon plummeted on Wednesday after a military coup raised concerns over their operations in the resource-rich African country.London-listed oil producer Tullow Oil fell as much as 12% in afternoon trading…

Caspian Sea Gas Project Absheron Officially Inaugurated

Sep 01, 2023

An official inauguration ceremony was held this week for the Absheron gas field, located in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.To remind, the first development phase of the field, owned by TotalEnergies and Socar and, as of recently, ADNOC…

BW Energy Closes Deal to Acquire Saipem FPSO in Brazil

Aug 29, 2023

Norway's BW Energy is now able to move forward with its acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitória on the Golfinho field in Brazil, more than a year after it reached a deal with the FPSO's Italian owner Saipem.The two companies had signed a memorandum…

Chevron Evacuates Gulf of Mexico Platforms Ahead of Hurricane Idalia

Aug 29, 2023

U.S. oil producer Chevron on Tuesday said it evacuated staff from three U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production platforms ahead of hurricane Idalia.Idalia was expected to become a major hurricane on Wednesday with sustained winds topping at least…

Equinor to Test Autonomous Robots for Subsea Leak Detection

Aug 29, 2023

Equinor is set to trial the use of autonomous robots for subsea leak detection services in the North Sea.The Norway-based energy company has tapped Houston's Nauticus Robotics and its Norwegian technology partner Stinger Technology for the pilot project…

Eni Starts Production from Baleine Field in Côte d’Ivoire

Aug 28, 2023

Eni has started production of oil and gas from the Baleine Field, located in the waters offshore Côte d’Ivoire.The milestone comes less than two years after the discovery in September 2021 and less than a year and a half after final investment decision…

Seatrium Bags Contract for Shell's Sparta Production Unit

Aug 27, 2023

Singapore-based Seatrium Oil and Gas International has signed a Letter of Intent with Shell Offshore for construction work relating to Shell’s Sparta project in the Gulf of Mexico.Sparta is a deepwater development approximately 170 miles off the Louisiana coast…

Production Starts for Statfjord Øst Life Extension

Aug 25, 2023

Production has started at Equinor’s Statfjord Øst’s life extension project six months ahead of schedule. The project has involved the installation of a pipeline from Statfjord C to Statfjord Øst, where five new wells (sidetracks) will eventually be drilled with gas lift and new Christmas trees…

Harbour Energy Tempers Production Outlook

Aug 24, 2023

Harbour Energy narrowed its annual production forecast range on Thursday, pulled down by a halt in sub-sea and platform drilling and a delay in some Beryl oilfield production wells coming online.Shares in Britain's largest North Sea oil and gas producer fell by more than 2% in morning trade…

Wintershall Dea Starts Production at Dvalin Field Off Norway

Aug 23, 2023

Wintershall Dea on Wednesday announced it has started production from the Dvalin gas field in the Norwegian Sea together with the partners Petoro and Sval Energi, providing significant new gas volumes to the European market.The field helps underpin…

Guyana's Oil Boom Grabs Bigger Share of European Market

Aug 23, 2023

Guyana has gained a larger share of Europe's oil market this year, vessel monitoring data showed, driven by rising output by a consortium led by ExxonMobil and strong demand for light sweet crude grades amid a reshuffling of global oil flows…

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