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Norway's April Oil Output Lags Forecasts by 10.6%

May 20, 2022

Norway's crude oil output in April missed the official forecast by 10.6%, while its gas output was in line with expectations, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Friday.Crude oil output fell to 1.66 million barrels per day (bpd) in April from 1…

Ten Year Deal: Finland Charters Excelerate Energy's FSRU

May 20, 2022

U.S.-based LNG company Excelerate Energy and a subsidiary of Gasgrid Finland, a Finnish state-owned natural gas transmission system operator, on Friday signed a ten-year deal in Helsinki for the charter of a floating storage and regasification vessel (FSRU) that they said would provide 'flexible…

Australia's Gas Producers Cash in on Global Energy Security Fears. Giant Browse Project Gets New Momentum

May 19, 2022

Gas producers in Australia are dusting off plans for new projects as Asian customers fret over energy security following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and seek gas with lower carbon credentials.With sanctions on Moscow stalling Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects…

Malaysia's Kimanis Crude Exports to Drop in July After Offshore Outage

May 18, 2022

Exports of Malaysia's flagship Kimanis crude will fall in July following outages at two offshore oilfields near Sabah, according to a source familiar with the matter and a preliminary loading program.Six Kimanis crude cargoes will be loaded in July…

Japan's Inpex Targets Australia for Growth

May 18, 2022

Inpex Corp, Japan's top oil and gas producer, wants to grow in Australia through expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output as well as hydrogen and nature-based carbon offset projects, a senior executive said on Wednesday.Inpex's $40…

Chevron Sanctions $1.6B Ballymore Deepwater Project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

May 17, 2022

U.S. oil major Chevron has sanctioned the Ballymore oil field development in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The project, with a design capacity of 75,000 barrels of crude oil per day,  will be developed as a three-mile subsea tieback to the existing Chevron-operated Blind Faith platform…

Chevron Wraps Up Wheatstone Maintenance

May 17, 2022

Chevron Corp has completed maintenance work at its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, and the facility's two processing units, or trains, are now running, the operations head of its Australian business said on Tuesday.'We are still starting up our domgas (domestic gas) plant…

Bahrain State Oil Company to Appoint Financial Adviser, CEO Says

May 17, 2022

Bahrain's state oil firm nogaholding is in final talks to appoint a strategy consultant and financial adviser, its chief executive said on Monday, as the indebted country seeks to capitalize on high energy prices and sell or lease out assets…

Equinor, Exxon Agree to Expand Brazil Offshore Oil Ops

May 17, 2022

Equinor and Exxon Mobil Corp have taken the first steps to expand an $8 billion oil development off Brazil's coast, the Norwegian oil producer told Reuters.The firms want to boost future production from the Bacalhau oil field, Equinor's largest…

Woodside Sees Slim Risk of Big Share Selloff by BHP Investors

May 17, 2022

Woodside Petroleum does not expect heavy selling of the company's shares by BHP Group investors if Woodside's acquisition of BHP's petroleum business goes ahead in June, Chief Executive Meg O'Neill said on Monday.Woodside shareholders are set…

Israel Boosting Offshore Gas Output, Looks to Help Supply Europe

May 16, 2022

Israel is boosting offshore natural gas output and aims to reach a supply agreement with Europe in the coming months as the continent looks to replace the Russian supply.The country is on track in the next few years to double production to about…

Saudi Arabia Set for Oil Output Capacity Above 13 mln bpd by 2027

May 16, 2022

Saudi Arabia is on track to lift oil production capacity by more than 1 million barrels per day to over 13 million barrels bpd by the end of 2026 or start of 2027, the energy minister said on Monday.Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told an energy…

Petrobras Cancels Sale of Deepwater Assets in Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in Brazil

May 16, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has decided not to sell its deepwater assets in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin offshore Brazil, originally put up for sale in 2018.The company said Saturday it had decided to conclude the competitive process, which was in the binding phase…

NOIA: U.S. Gov't Move Against Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Sales 'Devastating to Americans'

May 13, 2022

Erik Milito, president of the U.S. National Ocean Industries Association, said this week that the U.S. government's decision not to hold offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet was expected, but also 'devastating to Americans…

Japan's Inpex Boosts Annual Profit Outlook on Soaring Oil Prices. Shares Abadi Plans

May 11, 2022

Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp raised its net profit forecast for 2022 by 20% to a record 300 billion yen ($2.3 billion) thanks to higher-than-expected oil prices and a lower yen against the U.S. dollar.Its annual net profit…

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