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BP Scraps 2030 Production Target as It Scales Back Energy Transition Strategy

Oct 07, 2024

BP has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 as CEO Murray Auchincloss scales back the firm's energy transition strategy to regain investor confidence, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.When unveiled in 2020, BP's…

Nong Yao C Development Bolsters Valeura’s Production Rates Off Thailand

Oct 03, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has informed that the Nong Yao C extension, which started production in mid-August 2024, boosted the output from Nong Yao field offshore Thailand for 66%.In early August 2024, Valeura Energy completed drilling operations on the Nong Yao C extension…

Chevron Resumes Israel Offshore Gas Production

Oct 02, 2024

Chevron said on Wednesday it has resumed natural gas production at the Tamar and Leviathan platforms offshore Israel following brief precautionary production shut-in on Tuesday night.(Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Jason Neely)

New Well at Bittern Field Linked to Triton FPSO Stabilizes Production

Oct 02, 2024

Serica Energy has informed that the B6 well on the Bittern field, which started initial flowback to the Triton FPSO in September 2024, is now producing at a stable rate.The well is producing oil and gas at a combined gross rate of around 8,000 boepd…

CNOOC Starts Production from Deepwater Gas Project in South China Sea

Sep 27, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at phase-2 development at its Shenhai-1 deepwater gas project in northern South China Sea.The project is located in the Qiongdongnan Basin…

Hurricane Helene: 17 Oil and Gas Platform Evacuated in US Gulf of Mexico

Sep 26, 2024

About 29% of crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday.Energy producers had shut-in 511,000…

Shell Restarts Stones Platform as Hurricane Forecast Shifts

Sep 24, 2024

Shell said on Tuesday it has started the process of restoring oil production at its Stones platform as the forecast of a looming major hurricane in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shifted.Shell had shut down production on Sunday at both the Stones and…

Energy Firms Evacuate US Gulf of Mexico Platforms as Hurricane Risk Builds

Sep 23, 2024

U.S. offshore oil producers were taking initial steps ahead of a storm predicted to become a hurricane in the middle of the week, evacuating non-essential staff from Gulf of Mexico production platforms.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said…

First Oil Starts Flowing at CNOOC’s South China Sea Field

Sep 20, 2024

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform…

TotalEnergies Starts Production at Fenix Gas Field Offshore Argentia

Sep 20, 2024

TotalEnergies has started the production from the Fenix gas field, off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina.The Fenix field, located 60 km offshore, is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession, in which TotalEnergies holds a 37…

CNOOC Maintains Steady Oil Production as Bebinca Typhoon Crosses East China Sea

Sep 18, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has informed the production from its offshore oil and gas platforms remained unaffected by the typhoon Bebinca, the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Shanghai in the last 70 years…

Big Chunk of US Gulf of Mexico Output Still Shut After Hurricane Francine

Sep 17, 2024

About 6% of crude production and 10% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday.There were 101,778 barrels…

Hurricane Francine Leaves Over 12% of US Gulf of Mexico Oil Output Shut

Sep 17, 2024

More than 12% of crude production and 16% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Monday.There were 213,204…

Court-ordered Well Shutdown a Threat to Colombian Energy Security, Industry Groups Say

Sep 16, 2024

A ruling from a Colombian court that ordered the suspension of work at a major offshore natural gas well is a threat to the country's energy security, industry groups the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) and Naturgas said on Monday.In a court order dated Sept…

US Offshore Oil Production Reawakens in Wake of Hurricane Francine

Sep 13, 2024

U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy firms on Friday were lumbering back from hurricane disruptions as offshore oil and gas producers ramped up operations after halving the key energy region's output, ports reopened, and onshore terminals accepted oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers…

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