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U.S. Crude Oil Production Rose to 10.86 Million bpd in September

Dec 01, 2020

U.S. crude oil production rose 286,000 barrels per day in September to 10.86 million bpd, as production increased in North Dakota and in offshore waters in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Oil production rose 61,000 bpd in North Dakota and 315,000 bpd in the offshore Gulf of Mexico…

Seadrill Partners Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Dec 01, 2020

Seadrill Partners LLC said on Tuesday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a means to restructure its debt, in another sign of financial difficulties for the wider Seadrill Ltd oil drilling rig group.'The company intends to use the bankruptcy process to ensure that all customer…

Borr Drilling Warns of Financial Challenges, Eyes Consolidation

Dec 01, 2020

Borr Drilling, a Norwegian contractor of shallow-water drilling rigs, warned on Monday that the company continued to face a “very challenging” financial situation after reporting $61.9 million in net loss for the third quarter.The company said…

All Turbines Installed at Belgium's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 01, 2020

The final turbine has been installed at the site of Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm - SeaMade, offshore installation contractor DEME said Tuesday.SeaMade, operated by Otary, is a 487,2 MW offshore wind concession in the Belgian North Sea…

Exxon Takes $20B Writedown. Puts Focus on Brazil, Guyana, Permian

Dec 01, 2020

Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said it would write down the value of natural gas properties by $17 billion to $20 billion, its biggest-ever impairment, and slash project spending next year to its lowest level in 15 years.The oil major is reeling…

Ireland: Providence Pens Barryroe Field Farmout Deal with SpotOn

Nov 30, 2020

Ireland-based oil and gas company Providence Resources has signed a farm-out deal with SpotOn Energy for the offshore block in Ireland containing the Barryroe oil and gas discovery.Providence Resources, together with its partner Lansdowne Oil…

UK: Clean Energy Investments Could Grow North Sea Jobs to 232,000 by 2050

Nov 30, 2020

The UK North Sea energy jobs count will drop by at least 20 percent in the coming years without urgent investment in the clean technologies needed to create a net-zero offshore energy system, a report by OGTC and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult shows…

Brazil: PGS to Resume Campos Basin 3D Seismic Survey in December

Nov 30, 2020

Norwegian marine seismic data acquisition company PGS has informed that its Ramform Titan vessel is about to continue the acquisition of the Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X (Phase 2), a prefunded MultiClient 3D seismic survey with multi-azimuth coverage…

Premier Oil, Rockhopper, Navitas Take More Time for Sea Lion Deal

Nov 30, 2020

Oil and gas firm Rockhopper Exploration, with an interest in the Sea Lion project off the Falkland Islands, and Premier Oil as the operator, have reached an agreement with Israeli firm Navitas Petroleum to extend the exclusivity period for the latter's farm-in into the project…

Reuters: OPEC Oil Output Rises for Fifth Month, as Libyan Production Offsets Cuts

Nov 30, 2020

OPEC oil output rose for a fifth month in November, a Reuters survey found, as increased Libyan production offset full adherence by other producers to cuts agreed in an OPEC-led supply deal.The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has pumped 25…

Offshore Wind Firm Ørsted Can Keep Its Name, Court Rules

Nov 30, 2020

The Danish Supreme Court on Monday ruled that offshore wind developer Ørsted can keep using its name, following a lawsuit brought after the company changed its name from DONG Energy to Ørsted back in 2017.The name change took place after DONG…

Polish Refiner PKN Increasing Renewables Focus. Sees Total Investment at $37B in 2020-2030

Nov 30, 2020

Poland's biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen expects to invest around 140 billion zlotys ($37.45 billion) over the next ten years as it shifts focus to building clean energy sources rather than oil refining, it said on Monday.The company said in September…

Reach Subsea Charters Two Olympic Vessels

Nov 30, 2020

Norwegian subsea services provider Reach Subsea has chartered two subsea vessels from Olympic Subsea, citing an expected increase in work activity in 2021.Reach Subsea said Monday it has had a busy 2020, despite market turbulence, and against a backdrop of the expected increase in activity…

Equinor Cleared to Drill Exploration Well in Johan Castberg License Area

Nov 30, 2020

Norwegian oil giant Equinor has been cleared to drill an exploration well at the Isflak prospect in the Barents Sea.The well 7220/7-4 sits in the production license 532, in a water depth of 351 meters. The approval was granted by the safety regulator PSA Norway…

Australia: ExxonMobil Calls Off Sale of Gippsland Basin Fields

Nov 30, 2020

ExxonMobil has called off the potential multibillion-dollar sale of its oil and gas assets in Australia’s Bass Strait, according to the Australian Financial Review.The decision by the U.S. oil major comes just six weeks after the deadline for…

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