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ExxonMobil, Guyana Plan Large-Scale Gas Scheme

Feb 20, 2025

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil plans to boost natural gas output and supply in Guyana through a large-scale project announced on Wednesday, following the government's call for more gas to fuel onshore power and petrochemical projects.The 'Wales Gas Vision'…

ExxonMobil Targets 180,000 bpd of Oil at Guyana’s Hammerhead Project

Feb 18, 2025

A consortium led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil plans to produce up to 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 95 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas at its seventh project in Guyana, Hammerhead, according to a document published by the country's environmental agency on Monday…

Petrobras Starts Production at Largest FPSO to Operate Offshore Brazil

Feb 17, 2025

The floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit Almirante Tamandaré, built by SBM Offshore, has started production at Petrobras’ Búzios field, offshore Brazil.This is the first high-capacity unit to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce up to 225…

New Oil Discovery Validates Potential of Buzios Field

Feb 17, 2025

Petrobras has made an oil discovery at the Búzios field, reaffirming the pre-salt potential of the field located in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Petrobras confirmed the presence of oil with the drilling of well 9-BUZ-99D-RJS, located in the western region of the Búzios field…

CNOOC Starts Production at Offshore Oil Filed Equipped with CCUS Tech

Feb 07, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream the first phase of Bozhong 26-6 oil field development project in Bohai Bay, which also features carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) capabilities…

China's CNOOC Aims for Record Oil and Gas Production in 2025

Jan 23, 2025

Chinese state oil and gas company CNOOC has set its 2025 production target at a record high, between 5.6% and 8.3% above 2024's output.The offshore oil and gas specialist pumped about 720 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2024, meeting the high end of its target…

Tracerco Lands TechnipFMC’s Contract for Mero Field’s Subsea Equipment

Jan 20, 2025

Industrial technology company Tracerco has secured a contract from Technip to deliver its measurement and control solutions profiler for the multi-phase subsea separation work on Petrobras’ Mero 3 High Pressure Separator (HISEP) pilot project in the Brazilian pre-salt oil region…

CNOOC Boosts Dongfang Gas Fields Output with New Platform Coming Online

Jan 20, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Dongfang 29-1 gas project in the Yinggehai Basin, offshore China.The main production facilities at the project include a new unmanned wellhead platform and a subsea pipeline…

UK Fines CNOOC $150K for Breach of Venting Consent at Buzzard Field

Jan 09, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has imposed a penalty of $154,000 on CNOOC Petroleum Europe for venting without consent at its Buzzard field, 60 miles north-east of Aberdeen, on two separate occasions in a two-week period.On May 31…

CNOOC’s South China Sea Oil Field Goes On Stream

Jan 02, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream its Panyu 11-12 Oilfield/Panyu 10-1 Oilfield/Panyu 10-2 Oilfield Adjustment joint development project in eastern South China Sea.The project…

China’s CNOOC Brings Bohai Sea Oil Field On Stream

Dec 23, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Suizhong 36-2 oilfield 36-2 block development project in Bohai Sea.The main production facility is a new unmanned wellhead platform…

Fifth FPSO for Petrobras’ Mero Field En Route to Brazil (Photos)

Dec 19, 2024

Alexandre de Gusmão floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has departed in China and is now on its way to Brazil where it will be deployed at Petrobras’ Mero field, in the Santos Basin.The Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO left China on December 16…

Woodside and Chevron Swap Australian Oil and Gas and CCS Assets

Dec 19, 2024

Woodside and Chevron have agreed an asset swap in Australia to streamline their portfolios of oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.Woodside will acquire Chevron’s interest in the North West Shelf (NWS) Project…

Exxon Wants to Keep Option for Hess Guyana Assets

Dec 16, 2024

Exxon Mobil wants to preserve its right of first refusal in Hess Corp's sale of its Guyana oil production assets because of the work it has put into developing the country's offshore fields, two of its top executives said on Wednesday.A three…

INEOS Picks Up CNOOC’s US Assets in $2B Deal

Dec 16, 2024

China's CNOOC has sold its U.S. subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group INEOS, according to a CNOOC statement issued on Saturday.The Chinese oil and gas major said CNOOC Energy Holdings U…

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