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Indonesia Grants Approval to Kuwaiti Firm for Anambas Block in Natuna Sea

May 15, 2025

The Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) has secured approval for its development of the Anambas block in Indonesia, where it aims to acquire more projects, officials said on Thursday.KUFPEC will invest about $1.54 billion to…

Equinor Drills Two North Sea Wells Fit for CO2 Injection and Storage

May 14, 2025

Equinor Low Carbon Solutions (Equinor) has drilled two appraisal wells in the North Sea which indicate that the reservoir is suitable for injection and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).The wells, 32/7-1 and 32/4-4, were drilled in the North Sea about 20 kilometers east of the Troll A platform…

ADNOC Drilling Marks Profit Rise Driven by Strong Oilfield Services

May 08, 2025

ADNOC Drilling, the subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's state oil giant, reported a 24% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by strong growth in its oilfield services segment.ADNOC Drilling's net profit rose to $341 million in the quarter ended March…

Shell Reports 28% Profit Drop

May 02, 2025

Shell on Friday reported a 28% drop in first-quarter net profit to $5.58 billion, beating analyst expectations, and kept the pace of its share buyback programme steady amid falling oil prices and lower refining margins than last year.It said it would buy back $3…

Eni Reports Smaller Profit Drop Than Expected

Apr 24, 2025

Italian energy group Eni on Thursday reported a smaller than expected 11% yearly drop in adjusted net profit for the first quarter.Adjusted net profit came in at 1.41 billion euros ($1.60 billion) between January and March, down from 1.58 billion euros in the first quarter of 2024…

Saipem First-Quarter Profit Jumps 31%

Apr 23, 2025

Italian energy contractor Saipem said on Wednesday its first-quarter core earnings jumped 31% year on year driven by the group's offshore engineering and construction activities.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came in at 351 million euros ($398…

Woodside Assessing US Tariffs Impact on $1.2B Louisiana LNG Project

Apr 23, 2025

Woodside Energy, Australia’s top gas producer, said on Wednesday it was assessing the impact of U.S. tariffs and other trade measures on its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant project as it inches towards a final go-ahead.Woodside acquired the project…

Woodside's First-Quarter Revenue Beats Expectations

Apr 22, 2025

Shares of Australia's Woodside Energy were up nearly 4% on Wednesday after the gas producer posted first-quarter revenue above estimates.Perth-based Woodside reported revenue of $3.32 billion for the quarter ended March 31, beating a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of $2…

Chevron Starts Production at Ballymore Subsea Tieback Project in Gulf of America

Apr 21, 2025

Chevron has started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback project in the deepwater Gulf of America.Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300…

China's ENN, Zhenhua Oil Ink LNG Supply Deals with ADNOC

Apr 21, 2025

China's privately controlled ENN Natural Gas and state-run Zhenhua Oil have each signed a term deal to buy liquefied natural gas from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).ENN Natural Gas said on its official WeChat account on Saturday that…

Kuwait Launches Merger of State Oil Firms KNPC and KIPIC

Apr 15, 2025

Kuwait has begun taking executive steps to merge two of its state-owned oil firms, news agency Kuna reported on Tuesday, as the OPEC producer seeks to restructure its energy industry.Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) plans to acquire Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)…

Brazil Prepares Extra 2025 Auction

Apr 10, 2025

Brazil's government is preparing an extra auction this year of stakes in offshore oil areas to boost revenue, a plan gaining steam amid falling oil prices and rising global trade uncertainty, said four people familiar with the matter.Two of the sources…

OEG’s Bluestream to Service TenneT’s Offshore Grid Connection Unit

Mar 19, 2025

Bestream Offshore, one of the companies in OEG Energy Group’s subsea division, has secured a contract by TenneT for the retrofit installation of a corrosion protection system for the SylWin alpha offshore converter station for the offshore grid connection SylWin1 in Germany…

All Gas from Conrad’s Mako Field to be Sold to Indonesia’s PLN

Mar 12, 2025

The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has issued a directive to Conrad Asia Energy, the operator of the Mako Gas field offshore Indonesia, stating that all gas produced from the field would be sold to state-owned PT…

Woodside’s Profit Hits Three-Year Low

Feb 24, 2025

Australian oil and gas major Woodside Energy reported its smallest annual underlying profit in three years on Tuesday, hurt by lower realised prices, but maintained its 2025 output forecast on expectations of strong demand for liquefied natural gas…

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