Offshore Natural Gas News


Egypt President, Eni CEO Discuss Gas Production

Oct 28, 2024

Egypt's president met with Eni CEO on Monday to discuss moves aimed at supporting gas production, the Italian energy group said after the African country was forced to turn to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market to cover domestic demand.The…

Gazprom CEO Paints Bleak Future for Europe Without Russian Gas

Oct 10, 2024

The CEO of the Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday that Europe was damaging its own industrial sector by artificially destroying demand for gas, as Russian gas exports to the region have shrivelled.Alexei Miller said there could be gas price shocks and supply disruption ahead…

Chevron Resumes Israel Offshore Gas Production

Oct 02, 2024

Chevron said on Wednesday it has resumed natural gas production at the Tamar and Leviathan platforms offshore Israel following brief precautionary production shut-in on Tuesday night.(Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Jason Neely)

ABS Grants Approval for Wison's New FLNG Design

Sep 20, 2024

A new design for a 268-meter floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility from Wison New Energies received approval in principle (AIP) from classification society ABS.The unit is designed to perform offshore and at-shore with an expected production capacity of 1…

Chevron CEO Hits Biden's Natural Gas Policies, Says Fuel is Crucial for AI

Sep 17, 2024

Chevron CEO Michael Wirth on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's administration for what he described as 'attacks on the natural gas” industry and emphasized the crucial role of Permian natural gas in powering the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI)…

Petrobras Will Seek to Reduce Gas Reinjection When Possible

Aug 28, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras will do what it can to reduce the reinjection of natural gas into oil wells, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard said on Wednesday.The government published a decree on Monday authorizing the oil regulator ANP…

Equinor Could Reevaluate UK Oil Investments Amid Potential Tax Hikes

Aug 28, 2024

Norway's Equinor may reconsider investing in oil and gas in Britain if the Labour government changes the industry's tax regime, a top company executive told Reuters.Equinor's head of international operations said it may not be as attractive…

Woodside Profit, Dividend Beat Estimates

Aug 27, 2024

Australia's Woodside Energy reported on Tuesday a decline of 14% in half-year profit, hit by lower oil prices, but the result and its dividend beat market expectations, sending shares up 4%.Chief Executive Meg O'Neill said there had been a flood…

Cyprus Sets Deadline for Aphrodite Development Plan

Aug 26, 2024

A Chevron-led consortium that holds licensing rights over a gas field off Cyprus will present an updated development plan within days, one of the partners said on Monday, after Cyprus gave them a three-month deadline to comply.There have been…

Indonesia Green Lights Eni Gas Projects

Aug 23, 2024

Indonesia has approved a development plan for the first phase of the Geng North gas field operated by Italy's Eni in the Makassar Strait, the upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said in a statement on Friday.The approval also covered the development of the nearby Gehem field…

OMV Finds Gas in Norwegian Sea Wildcat

Aug 23, 2024

OMV and its partners have discovered gas in the deepwater Haydn/Monn wildcat well (6605/6-1 S) in the Norwegian Sea.The gas discovery is located around 310 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen, at a water depth of 1,064 meters. The find is approximately…

Chevron Awarded Greenhouse Gas Assessment Permit Offshore Australia

Aug 22, 2024

U.S.-based supermajor Chevron announced it has been awarded a greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment permit offshore Western Australia.The G-18-AP permit is offshore from Onslow, Western Australia and covers an area of approximately 8,467 km2 with water depths of 50-1100m…

Egypt Plans to Restore 'Normal' Oil and Gas Production by 2025

Aug 22, 2024

Egypt plans to return oil and gas production to normal levels from 2025 with the help of international partners, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a press conference on Thursday.The North African country had aimed to become a regional…

Europe's Gas Surplus Nearly Dried Up

Aug 14, 2024

Europe's record gas surplus inherited from the winter of 2023/24 has been largely eliminated following an unusually small accumulation of inventories so far in the summer of 2024.Inventories across the European Union and the United Kingdom have risen by just 336 terawatt-hours (TWh) since March 31…

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