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ExxonMobil's Longtail to Produce Up to 1.5 BCFD of Gas

Mar 12, 2025

The eighth energy project in Guyana of a consortium led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil will produce up to 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of natural gas and 290,000 barrels per day on condensate through a floating production facility that will have capacity to export the fuel…

Tyra II Faces Another Operational Setback

Mar 11, 2025

BlueNord, the partner in the Tyra II project along with TotalEnergies and Nordsøfonden, has informed that Tyra II project has faced another ‘operational setback’, which is impacting its maximum production potential at the Denmark’s largest offshore gas development…

Petrobras’ Test at Sirius-2 Well Offshore Columbia Proves 'Good Productivity'

Mar 10, 2025

Petrobras has informed that a Drill Stem Test (DST) in the Sirius-2 well, located in deep waters of the Gujaira Basin offshore Colombia, proved ‘good productivity’.The DST assessed to approximately 100 meters reservoir interval, which demonstrated good productivity…

Shell Launches Next Phase of Malaysia's Deepwater Project with First Oil Production

Mar 10, 2025

Sabah Shell Petroleum Company (SSPC), a subsidiary of Shell, has produced first oil from Phase 4 of the Gumusut-Kakap-Geronggong-Jagus East (GKGJE) deepwater development off Malaysia.The Phase 4 production is flowing to the existing Gumusut…

Gas Leak at BP’s GTA Project to Have ‘Negligible’ Environmental Impacts

Mar 06, 2025

A gas leak has been detected at a well of the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania, the British company and Mauritania's environment ministry said on Wednesday.BP said the environmental impact from the leak was expected to be negligible…

BP Encounters Gas Bubbles at Senegal-Mauritania GTA Project

Mar 05, 2025

BP said on Wednesday it had detected low-rate subsea gas bubbles at a well in its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, situated offshore between Mauritania and Senegal.The British multinational oil and gas firm anticipates the environmental…

Bad Weather Delays Startup of Equinor's Johan Castberg Oil Field

Mar 03, 2025

The startup of oil production from Equinor's Arctic Johan Castberg field has been delayed again due to bad weather, a spokesperson for the Norwegian energy company said on Monday.Castberg is set to become the second producing oilfield in the…

Valeura Wraps Up Infill Drilling Campaign in Gulf of Thailand

Mar 03, 2025

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Manora field, offshore Gulf of Thailand.Manora field is located in license G1/48, where Valeura Energy holds a 70% operated working interest.Valeura drilled a five well program…

Tyra II Marks Commissioning Milestone as Ramp Up Activities Gain Ground

Feb 28, 2025

TotalEnergies, the operator of the Danish Underground Consortium in charge of the Tyra II development, has achieved a gas export rate above 200 mmscfpd, marking a significant step forward in meeting the requirements to start distribution of gas from the project…

New Oil Export Pact for Venezuela Could be in the Works - sources

Feb 27, 2025

The cancellation of a license for Chevron to operate in Venezuela could lead to the negotiation of a fresh agreement between the U.S. producer and state company PDVSA to export crude to destinations other than the United States, sources close to the talks said…

BOEM Rescinds Controversial NTL—A Win for Offshore Energy Development

Feb 24, 2025

National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) rescinded NTL No. 2023-G01, Expanded Rice’s Whale Protection Efforts During Reinitiated Consultation…

Shell to Buy ConocoPhillips' Stake in Ursa Platform in Gulf of America

Feb 24, 2025

Shell Offshore and Shell Pipeline Company (SPLC), subsidiaries of oil and gas major Shell, have signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips to increase the stake in the Ursa platform in the Gulf of America.Under the agreement, Shell will increase the stake in its operated Ursa platform…

ExxonMobil’s Esso, Mitsui and Woodside to Invest $200M in Gas Project Off Australia

Feb 24, 2025

ExxonMobil’s Australian subsidiary Esso Australia Resources and its partners have announced a nearly $200 million investment in the Kipper 1B project which will bring online additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin.The project, which was approved by Esso Australia…

CNOOC Brings Online Second Phase of Luda Oil Field Project in Bohai Sea

Feb 21, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Luda 5-2 North Oilfield Phase II Development Project in the central part of Bohai Sea.The main production facilities at the project…

OPINION: Save a Nickel, Kill a Thousand - The Pennies-Wise, Lives-Foolish Effort to Eliminate NOAA

Feb 20, 2025

I know how to reduce the federal budget by $7B, if we are willing to kill a few thousand Americans every year, put our economy further into debt, and guarantee the loss of real property around the country.It can also be done without eliminating…

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