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Indonesia's Expanded Tangguh LNG Facility Begins Full Commercial Operations

Oct 19, 2023

BP, on behalf of the Tangguh production sharing contract partners in Indonesia, said Thursday that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced by the new third liquefaction train at the Tangguh LNG facility, in Papua Barat, Indonesia…

Dolphin Drilling Wins Letter of Award for Offshore Drilling Project in India

Oct 19, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling said Thursday it had received a Letter of Award (LOA) for a drilling campaign from Oil India Limited for a 14-month firm period, with another 7-month extension option.This follows Dolphin Drilling's mid-September announcement…

Shell Exits Indonesian Gas Project

Oct 18, 2023

Oil major Shell has sold its 35% stake in Indonesia’s Masela offshore block to PT Pertamina Hulu Energi and Petronas. The sale includes the Abadi gas project. The completion of the sale follows regulatory approval from Indonesia’s Ministry of…

Saudi Arabia Can Lift Oil Production within Weeks - Aramco CEO

Oct 17, 2023

Saudi Aramco is able to ramp up oil production within weeks as global consumption is set to rise to a fresh record by year-end, the CEO of the oil giant said on Tuesday.Speaking at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London, Aramco CEO Amin Nasser…

Ørsted Moves Closer to 50% Stake Divestment in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm Project

Oct 17, 2023

Denmark-based global offshore wind developer Ørsted is set to divest a 50% stake in its offshore wind farm project in Taiwan and has signed an exclusivity agreement with a Taiwanese insurance company and its affiliate, following a competitive divestment process…

SK E&S and CIP Seal Deal on 99MW Offshore Wind Project in South Korea

Oct 11, 2023

SK E&S, one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have reached financial close on the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project in South Korea.Jeonnam 1 will be a 99-MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Shinan County…

Energean Shares Drop Over Concerns of Middle East Escalation

Oct 09, 2023

Shares in European-listed companies with major business exposure to Israel fell on Monday on concerns over the potential for their operations there to be affected by a possible escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.Energean fell as much as 16…

Abu Dhabi's Oil Champion ADNOC Nets on Global Expansion

Oct 09, 2023

The United Arab Emirates is refashioning the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the image of an international oil major by stepping up its global expansion and finding new revenue streams to maximize earnings for the Gulf state…

Vietnam Faces Years-Long Delays for Gas Production in South China Sea as Exxon Mobil and Gazprom Projects Stalled

Oct 06, 2023

Vietnam expects further years-long delays before offshore blocks being developed by U.S. major Exxon Mobil and Russia's Gazprom will be producing gas, according to a draft government document seen by Reuters.The new timeline casts fresh doubts…

Brunei Shell Petroleum Seeks Damages in Arbitration Against Sapura Fabrication, Sapura Offshore

Oct 03, 2023

Sapura Energy said Monday that Brunei Shell Petroleum had issued notices of arbitration to its subsidiaries Sapura Fabrication and Sapura Offshore.Brunei Shell Petroleum is seeking arbitration against Sapura Fabrication in relation to the Salman development…

Dyna-Mac to Construct FPSO Topsides for Unnamed Client

Oct 03, 2023

Singapore-based Dyna-Mac has secured several contracts, including an order to construct topside modules for an FPSO vessel.Dyna-Mac said that it had recently secured contracts worth a total provisional sum of S$88.0 million from unnamed repeat customers…

PTTEP May Seek Extension for Myanmar Gas Fields

Oct 03, 2023

Thai oil and gas giant PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) may extend its contracts for two gas fields in neighboring Myanmar when one ends in 2028 and the other in about 20 years, its chief executive said on Monday.PTTEP also bid for two…

Eni's Geng North-1 Well Reveals Massive Gas Find Offshore East Kalimantan

Oct 02, 2023

Italian oil and gas firm Eni said Monday it had made a significant gas discovery from the Geng North-1 exploration well drilled in North Ganal PSC, about 85 km off the coast of East Kalimantan in Indonesia. 'Preliminary estimates indicate a…

Financing Secured for 1GW Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan

Sep 28, 2023

Northland Power Inc. said Thursday that its Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan had met all conditions to close its 1171 billion New Taiwan Dollars long-term non-recourse green financing. This is the equivalent of around CAD 5 billion, or $3…

Malaysian FPSO Firm Bumi Armada Gets Hold of Indonesian Block with Two Discoveries

Sep 26, 2023

Bumi Armada Berhad, a Malaysian company known for its FPSO leasing business, said Monday it had, via its subsidiary Armada Akia B.V (“AABV”) and its co-bidder, Pexco Tarakan NV, signed a Production Sharing Contract with the Ministry of Energy…

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