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Equinor Starts Production at Åsgard’s Satellite Field in Norwegian Sea

Dec 04, 2024

Equinor has started oil and gas production at Smørbukk North, a satellite to the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.The Smørbukk North has been developed as a subsea tie-in to the Åsgard field, utilizing its already existing infrastructure.According to Equinor…

Oil Rises on Lebanon Fears, possible OPEC cuts

Dec 03, 2024

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Tuesday as Israel threatened to attack the Lebanese state if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and as investors positioned for OPEC+ to announce an extension of supply cuts this week.Brent crude futures posted their biggest gains in two weeks…

Trump to Boost LNG Exports, Oil Drilling from Day 1

Nov 27, 2024

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U…

Serica Energy Lowers 2024 Production Outlook Due to Triton FPSO Outage

Nov 27, 2024

UK's Serica Energy said on Tuesday it expects full-year production to be lower than its previous forecast, following an outage at its Triton hub in the North Sea.Following the suspension of production at Triton on Oct. 26, there has been an…

Valeura Boosts Production at Jasmine Field with Five New Wells Now Onstream

Nov 27, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Jasmine field in the Gulf of Thailand, increasing the production at the field for 26% with five new wells coming onstream.Valeura drilled a five well program…

US Oil Focused on Economics, not 'Drill, Baby, Drill' - Exxon Mobil Exec

Nov 26, 2024

U.S. oil and gas producers are unlikely to radically increase production under president-elect Donald Trump as companies remain focused on capital discipline, a senior executive at Exxon Mobil said.'We're not going to see anybody in 'drill, baby…

Woodside Shuts Down Pluto LNG Plant Due to System Fault

Nov 26, 2024

Australia's Woodside Energy shut down its Pluto LNG processing plant on Monday due to a fault in the facility's control system, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.The spokesperson had said in an earlier statement, also issued on Tuesday…

Uncertainty Surrounds Guyana Gas Development

Nov 25, 2024

Doubts are growing over Guyana's pick of a little-known U.S. startup to craft and develop projects to monetize its vast untapped natural gas resources that could cost up to $30 billion. Year-old Fulcrum LNG faces financing hurdles that could derail its selection…

Oil and Gas Output Trended High Before and After Trump

Nov 25, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump's support for the fossil fuel sector and climate scepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum.His campaign…

Eni Readies Second FLNG for Congo

Nov 24, 2024

Italian energy group Eni said on Saturday it had launched the hull of the Nguya Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Wison Heavy Industry's shipyard in Nantong, China, to be deployed offshore of the Republic of Congo.The FLNG will have a liquefaction capacity of 2…

Norway's O&G Production Beats Expectations

Nov 20, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate said that Norway's oil and gas production in October exceeded the official forecast by 5 percent.Norway is Europe's biggest supplier of natural gases and oil. However, output can vary from month to months depending…

FPSO Petrojarl Enters Decom Phase as FPSO Atlanta Readies to Take Over

Nov 19, 2024

Brava Energia, a Brazilian oil and gas firm created by the merger of 3R Petroleum and Enauta, has ceased production from Petrojarl floating, production storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, as the new FPSO Atlanta gets ready to take over at a field offshore Brazil…

LR and SHI Join Forces for Green Ammonia FPSO System

Nov 15, 2024

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the joint development of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) system for green ammonia. The FPSO process has been widely used in the oil and gas industries…

Tyra II Now Fully Operational

Nov 10, 2024

The operator of the Danish Underground Consortium, TotalEnergies, has informed its partners that all necessary machinery is now fully operational at the new Tyra facilities.This milestone marks the achievement of full technical capacity, which…

Analysts: Trump Hardening Iran Policy Might Not Stem Flow to China

Nov 06, 2024

Former President Donald Trump's return to the White House could mean tougher enforcement of U.S. oil sanctions against Iran, potentially trimming global supplies, but his administration could struggle to get China, Iran's top crude customer…

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