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Shell Declares Force Majeure on Nigerian Forcados Crude

Dec 23, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian subsidiary SPDC has declared force majeure on exports of Nigerian Forcados crude oil after the obstruction of a tanker path by a malfunctioning barge, the company said in a statement.The action came into effect on…

Petrobras Files Revised Development Plan for Tupi and Iracema Fields

Dec 23, 2021

Brazilian oil company Petrobras, as the operator of the Tupi offshore field, has submitted to the Brazilian National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP), the review of the Integrated Development Plan (PD) of the Shared Deposit of Tupi and the Iracema Area…

PetroRio Pressing Ahead with Wahoo Development Offshore Brazil

Dec 22, 2021

Brazilian oil firm PetroRio has said it has filed with Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (“ANP”) the Declaration of Commerciality of the Wahoo discovery, as well as the Development Plan in exclusive operations.The Wahoo discovery is located at the C-M-101 Block…

100,000 Barrels: First Lifting of Oil Completed at Yme Offshore Field, OKEA Says

Dec 22, 2021

The first lifting of oil from Repsol's Yme field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, was completed Wednesday, OKEA, a partner in the project, said.'A total volume of 100,000 barrels was lifted, of which OKEA will be allocated 15,000 barrels.…

ADNOC, TAQA Launch $3.6B Project to Decarbonize Offshore Production Ops

Dec 22, 2021

UAE-based oil and gas companies ADNOC and TAQA on Wednesday announced a $3.6 billion strategic project to 'significantly decarbonize' ADNOC’s offshore production operations.The companies said the project would see the development and operation of a first-of-its-kind high-voltage…

Rosneft Sets Goal to Achieve Net-zero Emissions by 2050

Dec 21, 2021

Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Tuesday that its board has approved new strategy through to 2030 with the aim of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, earlier than President Vladimir Putin's deadline.Climate scientists have said…

Oil Prices Rise but Omicron Worries Linger

Dec 21, 2021

Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday after a sharp fall in the previous session as investors' appetite for risk improved, although they remained cautious amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant across the globe.Brent crude was up 84 cents…

Norway's November Oil and Gas Production Falls

Dec 21, 2021

Norway's oil and gas output in November fell from the previous month, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Tuesday.Crude oil output declined to 1.73 million barrels per day (bpd) in November from 1.82 million bpd in October…

Brazil: Production Resumes from Manati Offshore Field

Dec 20, 2021

Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has informed that production has resumed from the Manati field, offshore Brazil, after a recent output halt caused by a valve issue.Enauta said that Petrobras, the operator, had informed it that the production resumed on Sunday…

Hornsea 2: First Power Achieved at World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 20, 2021

Offshore wind developer Ørsted said Monday that first power on Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK was achieved after its offshore substation (OSS), the world’s largest offshore AC substation, and reactive compensation station (RCS), were installed in late October 2021…

SBM Offshore Secures $620M Loan for Brazil-bound FPSO

Dec 20, 2021

Dutch floating oil and gas production firm SBM Offshore has secured a $620 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, to be deployed in Brazil for Petrobras.The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will…

TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, Petronas Win Sépia Field Rights (Brazil)

Dec 17, 2021

Malaysian oil firm Petronas said Friday it had with its consortium partners won the rights to the Sépia field, located in the Santos Basin, during Brazil’s Second Transfer of Rights Surplus Volume Bidding Round held in Rio de Janeiro.Sépia is a pre-salt oil field in the Santos Basin…

Subsea 7 to Deliver Pipelines for Hanz Field Development in Norway

Dec 17, 2021

Subsea installation specialist Subsea 7 said Friday it had won a 'sizeable' contract with Aker BP for the Hanz field development located in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between $50 million and $150 million…

Production Boost: Enauta to Drill Another Well at Atlanta Field Offshore Brazil

Dec 17, 2021

Brazilian oil company Enauta has approved the drilling of an additional well in the Early Production System (EPS) of the  Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The Atlanta field normally produces oil via three wells linked to the FPSO Petrojarl I…

Beach Energy Awards Thylacine Field Deal to DOF Subsea

Dec 17, 2021

Offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea Australia has secured a contract with oil and gas company Beach Energy for the Otway Offshore Phase 5 - transport and installation project in Australia.'After collecting all permanent equipment from vendors and transportation to the offshore site…

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