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Expro Teams Up with Petrobras for New Well Flowmeter Tech

Dec 17, 2024

U.S.-based oilfield services provider Expro has signed a technology agreement with Petrobras for the development of a new non-intrusive flowmeter for the optimization of production from oil and gas wells.The technology will provide flow rates and identify flow patterns…

Expro Lands Contract to Support 52-Well P&A Campaign

Dec 16, 2024

Energy services provider Expro (NYSE: XPRO) has been awarded a contract valued at over $10 million for the provision of a well decommissioning solution in support of the 52-well plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign.The solution combines subsea…

CNOOC Brings Bohai Sea Oil Field On Stream

Dec 03, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at its Jinzhou 23-2 oil field development project in Bohai Sea.The project is located in the northern part of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 13 meters…

ConocoPhillips Wraps Up $22.5B Marathon Oil Acquisition

Nov 26, 2024

U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips has completed the acquisition of Marathon Oil Corporation in a $22.5 billion takeover deal.The $22.5 billion acquisition was first announced in May 2024 as an all-stock transaction, which includes $5.4 billion of Marathon's debt…

Oil and Gas Output Trended High Before and After Trump

Nov 25, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump's support for the fossil fuel sector and climate scepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum.His campaign…

UK Ups Windfall Tax on North Sea Oil Producers

Nov 01, 2024

The British government will increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to 38% from 35% and extend the levy by one year, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday.Presenting the first budget under the new Labour government…

TotalEnergies Set to Make FID for $10B Development Offshore Suriname

Oct 01, 2024

French oil major TotalEnergies will sign a final investment decision (FID) on Tuesday for a more than $10 billion offshore oil and gas development in Suriname, the South American country's first, said four sources with knowledge of the project…

First Oil Starts Flowing at CNOOC’s South China Sea Field

Sep 20, 2024

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform…

Investors Turning More Bearish on Oil

Sep 16, 2024

Investors were more bearish than ever on crude oil last week, deepening a months-long selloff that pressured prices to multi-year lows amid growing concerns of weak demand in top consuming nations.Negative sentiment swept oil markets so strongly…

Brazil Authorities Issue Operating License for Atlanta FPSO

Sep 13, 2024

Brava Energia, a Brazilian oil and gas firm created by the merger of 3R Petroleum and Enauta, has secured operating license for a floating, production storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta, ahead of production of first oil through the new platform from the Atlanta field offshore Brazil…

Niger Delta Oil Field to Supply Gas for Nigeria’s First FLNG

Sep 08, 2024

Nigeria's oil regulator on Friday granted UTM Offshore Limited the first license to operate a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) plant, to tap flared gas from an ExxonMobil oil field in the Niger Delta.Such plants are springing up on the continent as Africa seeks to tap its gas resources…

OPEC+ Has Oil Price and Demand Problems. It Should Solve Demand

Sep 05, 2024

OPEC+ has two problems and two solutions.The first problem is that crude oil prices are too low for the comfort of most of the members of the group, which pulls together the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies including Russia…

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…

CNOOC Posts Record Interim Profit

Aug 28, 2024

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOC posted record first-half profit on Thursday, boosted by output growth and higher oil prices.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 25% to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.19 billion), CNOOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…

Ithaca Energy Says Profits Are Down Nearly 34%

Aug 23, 2024

North Sea oil and gas company Ithaca Energy reported a nearly 34% fall in net profit for the first half of the year on Thursday, hurt by lower production, a decline in natural gas prices and impairment charges.Shares of Ithaca, fell about 2…

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