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Charlie-1 looms as potential company maker for 88 Energy

Feb 25, 2020

Alaskan focused oil and gas group, 88 Energy Ltd (ASX:88E) provided a further update on Monday regarding the progress of the group’s Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska.With the rig mobilised and drilling to start this weekend…

McDermott Breaks Ground on Fabrication Facility in Saudi Arabia

Feb 25, 2020

Offshore oil and gas engineering and construction company McDermott has broken ground on the new fabrication facility in Saudi Arabia in which it will build offshore and onshore oil and gas platforms and modules.The company is building the fabrication…

Wintershall Dea, Capricorn Get Approvals for Norwegian Wildcats

Feb 25, 2020

Norwegian offshore safety regulator PSA Norway on Monday gave its approvals for offshore exploration drilling plans by Wintershall Dea Norge and Capricorn Norge. Wintershall Dea Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the German company Wintershall Dea…

Kosmos Energy Sets Carbon-Neutrality Target

Feb 25, 2020

Oil and gas producer Kosmos Energy, which plans to produce at least 62,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day this year, aims to make its operations carbon-neutral by 2030, it said on Monday.To achieve its target, Kosmos plans to increase the weighting of gas in its portfolio…

Azinam, Panoro Farm Into Africa Energy's S. Africa Offshore Block

Feb 25, 2020

Seacrest-capital backed Azinam and Oslo-listed Panoro Energy have agreed to farm into Africa Energy's Block 2B offshore South Africa, which contains the A-J1 oil discovery.Azinam will take a 50% stake and become the operator of the block, while Panoro will acquire a 12% percent share…

Ghana Expects Aker Energy's FID on Pecan 'Within 1-2 Months'

Feb 25, 2020

Ghana expects Norway's Aker Energy to make a final investment decision in the near future regarding the West African country's planned Pecan oilfield development, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Monday.The government has been frustrated…

Saipem Urges Workers in Italy to Stay at Home Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Feb 24, 2020

Italian offshore oilfield services company Saipem has activated safety measures to protect its workers, after the coronavirus outbreak in the country.According to a report by Reuters, Italy is the most affected country in Europe, with coronavirus cases rising on Saturday to more than 150…

Kosmos Energy Posts 4Q Loss. Names CFO

Feb 24, 2020

London-listed Kosmos Energy reported a net loss of $35,7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Total revenues and other income for the quarter were $462,5 million.For comparison Kosmos Energy's 4Q 2018 profit was $185,5 million, on $309,5 million revenues…

Aker BP Gets Skogul Start-Up Nod

Feb 24, 2020

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received regulatory consent for the start-up of the Skogul field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate granted its consent for the of the field in production license 460 on Monday…

Turkey Expands Drillship Fleet

Feb 21, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly confirmed that the country, through its national oil company TPAO, has expanded its offshore drilling fleet with another drillship.TPAO has been using its two drillships the Fatih and the Yavuz – bought in 2017…

Petrobras Expects Dip in Oil Exports on Offshore Maintenance Works

Feb 21, 2020

Oil exports by Brazilian state-run Petrobras should fall slightly in the first quarter, thanks to scheduled maintenance stoppages at offshore platforms, executives said on Thursday.On a conference call to discuss the firm's fourth-quarter results…

Valaris Posts $216M Loss. Expects More Losses in 2020

Feb 21, 2020

Offshore drilling company Valaris on Thursday posted a net loss of $216 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to a loss of $197 million in the third quarter of 2019. According to its CEO, more losses are to be expected in 2020.Valaris' fourth-quarter revenues fell to $512 million…

COPL Borrows Cash from CEO

Feb 21, 2020

Oil company Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) has borrowed CAD$200,000 from its CEO Arthur Millholland. The company said the loan would help it „progress“ OPL 226 project offshore Nigeria.In a statement on Friday, COPL explained it…

Worley Bags Mozambique LNG Work with Total

Feb 21, 2020

French oil company Total has awarded oilfield services firm Worley two master service agreements (MSAs) for services at the Mozambique LNG Project.The Mozambique LNG project, previously operated by Anadarko, will be Mozambique’s first onshore LNG development…

Aker Energy, Yinson Sign Pecan FPSO LoI

Feb 21, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker Energy has signed a letter of intent with Malaysian FPSO provider for the delivery of an FPSO for Aker Energy's Pecan oil field offshore Ghana.Subject to a firm contract signing, Yinson will get the deal for…

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