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Neptune Energy Brings Online Duva Field, Off Norway

Aug 23, 2021

Neptune Energy-operated Duva offshore development in Norway has started production, making it Neptune’s third major project to come onstream in 2021 after following Gjøa P1 in Norway in February and Merakes in Indonesia in April. Located in the North Sea off Norway…

PGS Completes Kraken Survey in North Sea

Aug 23, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic contractor PGS said Monday it had completed the acquisition of a new GeoStreamer X survey in the UK sector of the North Sea over the Kraken field, East of Shetland. The Kraken field lies in blocks 9/2b and 9/2c within the P1575 license…

Gas from Lundin's Rolvsnes Field Flows Through Ancala's SAGE System

Aug 20, 2021

Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited said Friday it had received the first gas from the extended well test at the Lundin-operated Rolvsnes field, off Norway, into its capacity in the SAGE System.The SAGE System comprises a 323-kilometer, 30-inch bore pipeline…

Emerging Oil Nations Reject Climate Curbs on Exploration, Eye Rapid Development

Aug 20, 2021

The world's newest oil-producing nations grabbed the spotlight at this week's Offshore Technology Conference with ambitious plans to tap oil and gas discoveries in a race against a global energy transition to lower-carbon fuels.At the conference…

Activists Halt Oil Exports from Equinor's Norway Terminal

Aug 19, 2021

Crude oil loading at Equinor's Sture export terminal on Norway's west coast was interrupted on Thursday after activists from the Extinction Rebellion group breached the facility's safety zone, the company said.Equinor halted the loading of the TS Bergen Aframax vessel…

Spurred by Offshore Oil Discoveries, Guyana's Economy to Grow 500% by 2030

Aug 19, 2021

Guyana's economy is expected to expand by 500% by 2030 as companies continue to plumb its offshore oil and gas reserves, a government official said on Wednesday.The small South American country has become one of the world's oil exploration hotspots…

ABS to Class FPSO Pair Being Built for Petrobras Buzios Field

Aug 19, 2021

The American Bureau of Shipping said Thursday that an FPSO duo being built for Brazil's Petrobras would be constructed to ABS Class.The sister FPSOs are currently named P-78 and P-79 and will be deployed at the giant Buzios pre-salt offshore oil field in Brazil's Santos Basin…

Exxon Investing in Brazil's Offshore Fields to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Aug 19, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp sees its investments in Brazil's offshore helping the company achieve a goal of lowering carbon emissions in its oil and gas production, country head Juan Lessmann said on Wednesday.Exxon's board is considering a pledge to cut…

CNOOC Sees 1H Profit Soar

Aug 19, 2021

China's top offshore oil and gas driller CNOOC Ltd said on Thursday its first-half net profit more than tripled from a low base last year, supported by rebounding oil prices and recovering energy demand after the pandemic.CNOOC Ltd, a listed branch of China National Offshore Oil Corp…

Guyana to Increase Oil Royalties and Revamp Contract Terms for Future Oil Projects

Aug 18, 2021

Guyana aims to increase its oil royalties and revamp other contract terms as part of a new profit-sharing agreement (PSA) for future crude and gas projects now in its draft stage, the South American nation's vice president said on Tuesday.The…

Sakhalin Energy: Maintenance Continues at LNG Train 2

Aug 18, 2021

Russian liquefied natural gas producer (LNG) Sakhalin Energy said on Wednesday post-shutdown commissioning was continuing at the second LNG train at its Prigorodnoye production complex.Comprehensive maintenance work, which began on July 9, had been initially due to last around 37 days…

Report: Qatar's Oct-loading al-Shaheen Crude Term Price Set at 2-month Low

Aug 18, 2021

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has set the term price for al-Shaheen crude cargoes loading in October at $2.62 a barrel above Dubai quotes, the lowest premium in two months, several trade sources said on Wednesday.The price was set after QP sold three cargoes via a tender at premiums ranging from $2 to $2…

Guyana Vows to Develop Its Oil in an Environmentally Safe Manner

Aug 17, 2021

Guyana will develop its massive oil and gas discoveries with full environmental protections, a top official told a U.S. energy conference on Tuesday, pushing back against calls for energy providers to halt new exploration.The tiny South American…

BHP Agrees to Sell Oil and Gas Business to Woodside

Aug 17, 2021

BHP Group has agreed to sell its petroleum business to Woodside Petroleum in a merger to create a top 10 independent oil and gas producer worth A$38.5 billion ($28 billion) with growth assets in Australia and the Americas.BHP's exit from petroleum…

Report: Official Says Brazil's Lower-carbon Oil projects Can Attract Majors

Aug 17, 2021

Rising calls to cut carbon emissions and to reduce global warming could generate more offshore partnerships and increase the output of cleaner oil for Brazil, the production chief of state-controlled Petrobras said in an interview.Brazil oil…

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