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With 28 Bidders Disqualified, Guyana Taps Hess to Market its Crude

Feb 10, 2021

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has been selected to market two Guyana crude oil shipments as the emerging oil power seeks a permanent partner to handle its share of a major offshore oil find, the country's vice president said on Tuesday.The South…

Apache Appoints Ex-BP Upstream Chief to its Board

Feb 10, 2021

Oil and gas company Apache Corporation on Wednesday appointed Lamar McKay, former BP upstream chief, to its board of directors.McKay, 62, served as the chief transition officer of BP p.l.c. (BP) from October 2019 until his retirement in December 2020…

Tullow Oil CEO: "We will be able to repay the debt"

Feb 10, 2021

Tullow Oil CEO Rahul Dhir said on Wednesday he expected talks with creditors, including bondholders, to end in the second quarter with a focus on matching maturities with expected cashflows.Tullow had a market capitalization of around $596 million on Wednesday and net debt of $2…

Sapura Energy Nets E&C and Drilling Deals Worth $457M

Feb 10, 2021

Sapura Energy, a Malaysian integrated oil and gas services and solutions provider, said Wednesday its Engineering and Construction (E&C) and Drilling divisions have recently secured contracts with a combined value of about RM1.85 billion (around USD 457 million)…

Poland: Ørsted, PGE JV to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms in Baltic Sea

Feb 10, 2021

Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has teamed up with Polish PGE to develop two offshore wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea, off Poland.Ørsted and PGE will form a 50/50 joint venture which will work on the development, construction…

Port of Nigg Selected to Support Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 10, 2021

SSE Renewables and Total have announced that Global Energy Group's Port of Nigg near Inverness has been selected as turbine foundation marshaling port for their giant Seagreen offshore wind farm.The marshaling contract will support 141 skilled jobs at Global Energy Group’s Port of Nigg…

Japan's Cosmo Awarded Offshore Exploration Concession in Abu Dhabi

Feb 10, 2021

Japanese oil company Cosmo has been awarded exploration concession for Offshore Block 4 in Abu Dhabi, ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi national oil firm said.Under the agreement, Cosmo will own a 100 percent stake in the exploration phase, investing up to $145 million towards exploration and appraisal drilling…

Dutch Offshore Services Firm ROG Goes Independent

Feb 10, 2021

Dutch-based ship repair and vessel services firm ROG is going independent as the company has reacquired a controlling 75% stake previously held by Royal IHC.The company, which provides services to the maritime and offshore industry through its ROG Ship Repair and Rotterdam Offshore units…

PTTEP, Petronas Make Significant Gas Find Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia

Feb 10, 2021

Malaysian oil firm Petronas and Thailand's PTTEP on Wednesday announced they'd made a large gas discovery at the Lang Lebah-2 well, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.The well is located in Block SK410B, in the Central Luconia Province, about 80 kilometers off the coast of Sarawak…

Equinor Posts Record Annual Loss. Sells U.S. Bakken Shale Assets

Feb 10, 2021

Norway's Equinor has agreed to sell its assets in the U.S. Bakken shale oil province after a decade of multi-billion-dollar losses and criticism for poor investment decisions.Equinor will sell its entire Bakken acreage, located in the states of North Dakota and Montana to Grayson Mill Energy…

Vestas to Launch Giant 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine

Feb 10, 2021

Danish wind turbine builder Vestas has introduced a giant 15 MW offshore wind turbine - V236-15.0 MW- joining GE's and Siemens' 'bigger is better' party.Vestas said the new turbine will have the world’s largest swept area exceeding 43,000 m2…

Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets DNV GL Project Certificate

Feb 10, 2021

Vattenfall's Horns Rev 3, Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, has received a project certificate from certification firm DNV GL, proving a safe and cost-efficient operation of the offshore wind farm.The 412 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm…

MOL Drills Duster in North Sea Off Norway

Feb 10, 2021

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has drilled a dry well in the North Sea, offshore Norway, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate informed Wednesday.The exploration well 2/9-6 Sl was drilled on the west side of the Mandal High, about 9 kilometers…

Taggart Development: LLOG Gets Access to Eni's Gulf of Mexico Infrastructure

Feb 10, 2021

U.S. Gulf of Mexico focused oil firm LLOG Exploration Offshore, and the Italian oil company Eni have signed an infrastructure agreement in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, that will help LLOG develop its Taggart discovery.The agreement provides…

Tullow to Sell E. Guinea, Gabon Assets to Panoro for Up to $180M

Feb 09, 2021

Oil firm Tullow has struck a deal to sell its assets in Equatorial Guinea and an offshore block stake in Gabon to Panoro for $180 million and will use the proceeds to reduce debt.Tullow said Tuesday that Panoro would acquire all of its assets in Equatorial Guinea and the Dussafu asset in Gabon…

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