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Offshore Oilfield Cluster Bohai Becomes China's Largest Oil Producer

Jan 11, 2022

China's offshore oilfield cluster Bohai, run by state-run CNOOC Ltd, has become the country's largest crude oil producer with output hitting 30.132 million tonnes (602,640 barrels per day) in 2021, state news agency Xinhua reported.Bohai field…

Asian Demand Props Up Prices for W. Africa Crude

Jan 11, 2022

A tight physical market and buoyant demand from Asia helped prop up prices for West African crude on Monday.A narrow WTI-Brent spread was favoring flows of lighter West African grades into Asia as opposed to competing American crude grades, traders said…

Oil Rises to $82 as Demand Recovery Seen on Track Despite Rising Omicron Cases

Jan 11, 2022

Oil rose to around $82 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by tight supply and hopes that rising coronavirus cases and the spread of the Omicron variant will not derail a global demand recovery.OPEC supply additions are running below their allowed…

Gabon Oil and Utilities Workers Strike Over COVID-19 Measures

Jan 11, 2022

Gabon's oil workers' union and water and electricity workers' union began a general strike on Tuesday in protest against COVID-19 restrictions and the cost of PCR tests, they said.'We hereby inform you of the launch of an unlimited general strike…

China's CNOOC Sets 2022 Output Target 10% above 2021 Goal

Jan 11, 2022

China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC Ltd, on Tuesday set its 2022 production target at 600 million-610 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), 10% above last year's goal.The company targeted output of 545 million-555 million boe in 2021…

McDermott Scores 'Mega' Offshore Contract in Qatar

Jan 11, 2022

Offshore engineering and construction company McDermott said Monday it had secured a mega offshore contract from QatarEnergy.Under the award, McDermott will be responsible for the delivery of engineering, procurement, construction, and installation…

McDermott Lands Scarborough Floating Production Unit Work

Jan 10, 2022

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has secured a contract with the Australian oil and gas firm Woodside to deliver hull and topsides for the floating production unit to be installed at Woodside's Scarborough development offshore Australia…

VIDEO: Bluewater's UK-based FPSO Arrives in Norway for Upgrades

Jan 10, 2022

Bluewater's Haewene Brim FPSO, normally used for oil production from Shell's Pierce Field in the UK North Sea, has recently arrived in Haugesund, Norway.Norwegian engineering and construction Aibel shared a video of the FPSO arrival in Haugesund…

Rystad: FPSO Contracts in 2021 Hit Pre-Pandemic Levels. Ten New Orders Expected in 2022

Jan 10, 2022

According to Rystad Energy research, the market for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units almost brushed off the pandemic's effect in 2021, driven mostly by Brazil demand, and is predicted to continue apace in 2022, with 10 new awards expected…

Shrink to Fit: The Year Big Oil Starts to Become Small Oil

Jan 10, 2022

Europe's Big Oil companies are planning to spend their windfall from high energy prices on becoming Small Oil.Surging oil and gas prices in 2021 delivered billions of dollars in profits to top oil companies, in stark contrast to the previous…

Sembcorp Marine Delivers Tyra West Wellhead, Riser Topsides

Jan 10, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has completed the construction of three wellhead and riser topsides for TotalEnergies' Tyra West project in the Danish sector of the North Sea.The piece of news was shared by TotalEnergies' Tyra partner Noreco, which…

Hess Will Switch to 'Return of Capital Mode'

Jan 07, 2022

Hess Corp will announce a 'meaningful' dividend growth this year as it starts to prioritize returning capital to shareholders over business investments, Chief Executive John Hess said on Thursday.Oil companies have been raising cash distribution…

Eni Extends BW Offshore's Abo FPSO

Jan 06, 2022

Italian oil company Eni has extended its contract for BW Offshore's Abo floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for another year.The FPSO's owner BW Offshore said Thursday it has signed the extension with Eni's subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration…

Sembcorp Marine Delivers Vito Floater to Shell

Jan 06, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine said Thursday it had completed the construction of the Vito floating production facility, bound for deployment in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for Shell.The integration of Vito’s topside structure with its hull was executed by a pair of goliath cranes with 30…

ExxonMobil Makes Two Oil Discoveries Offshore Guyana. Liza Unity FPSO on Track for First Oil in 1Q

Jan 05, 2022

Oil and gas major ExxonMobil on Wednesday announced two new oil discoveries offshore Guyana, at Fangtooth and Lau Lau wells, adding to previous recoverable resource estimate of 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels.The Fangtooth-1 well, drilled with the Stena DrillMAX drillship…

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