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Trinidad Offers to Pay for Venezuelan Gas with Humanitarian Supplies

Jan 26, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago would pay Venezuela for natural gas produced at an offshore development with humanitarian supplies like food and medicine, Prime Minister Keith Rowley said, to comply with a U.S. license prohibiting cash payments to the government of President Nicolas Maduro…

Transocean's Backlog Boosted by $392M Ultra-deepwater Drillship Deal

Feb 01, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean said Tuesday it had secured a long-term deal for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships.The contract, awarded by 'a national oil company' for work offshore Brazil, is for the ultra-deepwater drillship, Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2…

Nord Stream Gas Pipelines Rupture: Survey Underway, No Conclusions Reached Yet, Says Novak

Jan 20, 2023

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that a survey of the ruptured undersea Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines was still under way and no conclusions had been reached, RIA news agency reported.Both pairs of lines were…

Indonesia to Offer 10 Oil and Gas Blocks in 2023, Including in South China Sea

Jan 30, 2023

Indonesia plans to offer 10 oil and gas working areas this year, including a block in the South China Sea, amid efforts to boost energy production and make new discoveries, a senior energy ministry official said on Monday.In 2022, Indonesia…

Pertamina Still Discussing Plan to Take Over Shell's Abadi LNG Stake

Jan 17, 2023

Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina is still discussing its plans to participate in the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with the country's upstream oil and gas regulator, officials said on Tuesday. Indonesia has been seeking an…

UK North Sea: Shell Hits Gas at Pensacola

Jan 11, 2023

Oil major Shell, which is currently drilling the high-impact Pensacola well in the UK North Sea, has encountered gas at the site's reservoir and has recommended to its partners Deltic and One Dyas that a full well testing program be undertaken…

IEA's Birol Expects Tighter Energy Markets in 2023

Jan 19, 2023

International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol said on Thursday that energy markets could be tighter in 2023, adding he hoped prices would not rise further in order to ease the pressure on energy-importing developing countries.'I wouldn't be too relaxed about the markets…

Oilfield Giant SLB Beats Wall St. Q4 Estimates

Jan 20, 2023

Top oilfield services firm SLB on Friday reported results that topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on strong global demand for its drilling services and equipment.Formerly called Schlumberger, SLB has benefited from increased…

German 2022 Gas Imports Fell 12.3%. Norway Helped Replace Russia

Jan 11, 2023

Germany imported 12.3% less natural gas in 2022 than the previous year, at 1,449 terawatt hours (TWh), as the withdrawal of Russian export supplies of fossil fuels triggered an energy crisis, the country's energy regulator said on Friday. Norway took over from Russia as the number one supplier…

Finance: Investors Become Super-Bullish on Oil

Jan 30, 2023

Portfolio investors have piled into petroleum futures and options at the fastest rate since the first successful coronavirus vaccines were announced in late 2020.China’s exit from a zero-COVID strategy, along with hopes the global economy can avoid a recession and low oil inventories…

Exxon Banks Record $56B Profit in '22

Jan 31, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp posted a $56 billion net profit for 2022, the company said on Tuesday, taking home about $6.3 million per hour last year, and setting not only a company record but a historic high for the Western oil industry. Oil majors are…

Third Floating LNG Terminal Arrives in Germany

Jan 20, 2023

A floating terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in the port of Brunsbuettel on Friday, the third such vessel to start up in recent weeks as Germany rushes to diversify away from former top supplier Russia.The Hoegh Gannet floating…

Deepwater Gas Projects Could Reinvigorate Trinidad's Output, says Rystad Energy

Jan 25, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's natural gas production could rebound and hit almost 4 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) by 2030 if key offshore projects move ahead soon, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Tuesday.Trinidad is Latin America's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

QatarEnergy to Join TotalEnergies, Eni in Lebanon Offshore Exploration

Jan 27, 2023

QatarEnergy will join TotalEnergies and Eni in a three-way consortium to explore oil and gas in two maritime blocks off the coast of Lebanon, the Lebanese energy ministry said on Thursday.The announcement said agreements would be signed on Sunday…

Russia's Sakhalin-1 Close to Full Oil Production after Exxon Exit

Jan 09, 2023

Russia has restored oil output at its Sakhalin-1 project after struggling with production following the exit of its previous operator Exxon Mobil Corp due to sanctions, an industry source said.Oil output from Russia's Sakhalin-1 project has recovered to 140…

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