Australia conditionally approved on Wednesday a request by Woodside Energy to extend until 2070 the life of its North West Shelf gas plant, following a six-year review dogged by delays, appeals and backlash from green groups.The facility on…
Australia is losing its competitive edge in attracting investment in natural gas exploration and production, threatening the nation’s energy security, economic growth and emissions reduction targets, a new report by Wood Mackenzie has found…
Inyanga Marine Energy Group awarded the fabrication contract to build its HydroWing tidal energy device to Hutchinson Engineering.The 20 MW HydroWing tidal energy array will be deployed at Morlais off Anglesey in Wales, one of the largest consented tidal energy projects in Europe…
One person has been reported missing following the fire incident that occurred on May 20 at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) deepwater platform off Angola, that left 17 people injured.The report about the missing person was shared by Angola’s National Agency for Oil…
Seventeen people have been injured, four seriously, after a fire broke out at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT), located in Block 14, offshore Angola.According to an update from Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG)…
MMA Offshore, a subsidiary of Cyan Renewables, has secured a multi-year contract from Chevron Australia for its platform supply vessel (PSV) MMA Plover.The vessel has been contracted to provide marine logistics support to Chevron’s Barrow Island and Wheatstone assets…
TotalEnergies has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the future liquefaction plant, subject to the final investment decision of the project.In parallel, TotalEnergies has acquired a 5% stake in Western LNG…
Polish shipbuilder CRIST S.A. has held a keel-laying ceremony for an offshore support vessel (OSV), being built for Norwegian vessel owner DOF.The vessel, provisionally named SeaDragon (NB 110), will 109.7 meters long and 22 meters wide, with the capacity to accommodate 164 people…
Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) to redevelop the Wassana oil field in the Gulf of Thailand, committing $120 million to replace aging infrastructure and boost production.The redevelopment plan for the field…
Shell, the top U.S. offshore producer, said this week that two of its wells to boost production at the Perdido offshore development were delayed to the end of the year, while one was brought online in March.All three wells, part of Perdido's Great White unit…
Exxon Mobil on Friday beat Wall Street's estimate for first-quarter profit as higher oil and gas production from Guyana and the Permian basin helped boost earnings.Profit during the January-March quarter was $7.71 billion or $1.76 per share…
Chevron on Friday reported first-quarter earnings that met Wall Street estimates, but said it would spend less on share repurchases in the current quarter, reflecting the shaky economic outlook faced by Big Oil.The company's share repurchases this year could be between $11…
Greece has approved an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration in four blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, following an expression of interest by Chevron and Helleniq Energy, the energy ministry said on Thursday.Greece this week issued…
Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC first-quarter net profit fell 7.9%, weighed down by weaker oil prices, though higher output helped stem the decline.Net income for January-March was 36.56 billion yuan ($5.03 billion), versus 39.7 billion yuan in the same period last year…
The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it has implemented new guidelines for allowable pressure differences in a certain type of oil drilling in part of the Gulf of Mexico, changes it expects can boost U.S. oil output.President Donald…