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Aker BP Installs Hod Platform

Aug 10, 2021

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has installed the Hod platform topsides in the North Sea, offshore Norway.In cooperation with Aker Solutions and ABB, Aker BP placed the 2000-tonne topsides on the jacket on the Hod field in the southern part of the North Sea on Sunday…

Edvard Grieg Tie-Back: Lundin Starts Production From Rolvsnes Offshore Field

Aug 10, 2021

Lundin Energy, a Swedish oil firm focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, on Tuesday said it had started production from the Extended Well Test (EWT) at its Rolvsnes offshore field, the first subsea tie back development for the Edvard Grieg platform…

Cameroon: Tower Resources to Farm Out Stake in Thali Block to Beluga

Aug 10, 2021

Africa-focused oil and gas firm Tower Resources has signed an agreement to farm out some of its stake in the Thali block offshore Cameroon to Beluga Energy Limited.Under the binding Heads of Agreement, Beluga will take a 49% non-operating working interest in Thali Production Sharing Contract…

Exxon Suspended from Climate Advocacy Group It Helped Form

Aug 09, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp was suspended from advocacy group Climate Leadership Council (CLC) that looks to make policies to address climate change, the CLC said on Friday.The move comes a little over a month after an Exxon lobbyist said the company supports…

Oil Headed for Big Weekly Loss on Demand Worries

Aug 06, 2021

Oil prices tumbled on Friday, closing out a week of losses on worries that travel restrictions to curb the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 will derail global economic gains.Daily new COVID-19 cases in the United States have climbed to…

Woodside Hikes Scarborough Cost Estimate to $12 Billion

Aug 05, 2021

Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Australia's top independent gas producer, said on Wednesday it had raised the cost estimate for its Scarborough project by 5% as it worked towards a final investment decision this year.Woodside has pinned its hopes on Scarborough…

Exxon Considers Pledging Net-zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Aug 05, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The report comes more than two months after the oil major's shareholders…

Opinion: Weak Crude Imports in Asia Undercuts Oil Bulls

Aug 05, 2021

Another month, another weak outcome for crude oil in Asia, the world's top-consuming region, with July's imports declining for a fourth month in five as demand weakened amid high prices and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Asia's imports for July were assessed at 21…

US Senate Democrats Target Big Oil for Carbon Polluters Fund

Aug 04, 2021

A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $500 billion fund to be financed by Big Oil and other 'carbon polluters' that they hope to attach to broader climate control legislation expected later this year…

Costa Rica Looks to Ban Fossil Fuel Exploration and Extraction

Aug 04, 2021

Costa Rican lawmakers this week will discuss a bill to permanently ban fossil fuel exploration and extraction, a move that would prevent future governments from pivoting on the issue as the popular eco-tourism destination country aims to decarbonize by 2050…

ConocoPhillips Beats Estimates on Higher Prices, Output

Aug 03, 2021

ConocoPhillips on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit that nearly doubled from the first and topped analysts estimates, helped by higher oil and gas prices and production.A recovery in fuel demand from a pandemic-forced slump has boosted globally-traded crude prices to over $70…

Markets: Oil Rises as Inventories Expected to Fall

Aug 03, 2021

Oil rose on Tuesday on expectation of a continuous decline in U.S. oil inventories, recouping some losses from the previous session due to lingering concern over rising cases of the Delta coronavirus variant.Brent, the international benchmark for oil prices…

Subsea 7 Takes Majority Stake in Floating Wind Tech Player

Aug 02, 2021

Offshore services firm Subsea 7 on Monday revealed has reached a deal to acquire a majority interest in the equity of Nautilus Floating Solutions S.L., a Bilbao, Spain-based developer of technology for the floating wind market.Nautilus has developed…

Eni Finds New Oil Offshore Mexico

Aug 02, 2021

Eni announced an oil find in Upper Miocene sequences on the Sayulita Exploration Prospect in Block 10 in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina Sureste Basin, Offshore Mexico. According to preliminary estimates the new find may contain between 150 and 200Mboe in place…

SapuraOMV Divest Stakes in Peninsular Malaysia Producing Asset

Aug 02, 2021

SapuraOMV announced the completion of the transaction to sell its entire interests, held by SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc. in various producing assets, located offshore Peninsular Malaysia to Jadestone Energy PLC, a Singapore-based, London-listed independent oil and gas company…

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