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Australia: Triangle Energy Shuts Two Cliff Head Wells

Jun 19, 2020

Australian oil and gas firm Triangle Energy has shut production from two wells ell at the Cliff Head offshore field, one due to a pump failure, the other as a precautionary measure.'Production from CH6 [well] was shut-in on the afternoon of…

Petronas Puts Off Kebabangan Field Maintenance

Jun 19, 2020

Malaysia's Petronas said it has deferred maintenance activities at the Kebabangan gas field in Sabah, which had been originally slated for April.Malaysia implemented lockdown measures in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus.'Maintenance…

Trillion Energy Eyes Output Boost from Gas Fields Off Turkey

Jun 18, 2020

Trillion Energy, a Canadian oil company focused on the Black Sea region, is working to boost production from its SASB gas fields in the Black Sea, offshore Turkey.The South Akcakoca Gas-Basin “SASB” gas fields first started production between 2007 and 2011 and have produced a total of 41…

Norway Not Thinking of Deepening Oil Output Cuts

Jun 18, 2020

Norway is not planning to deepen its oil output cuts after a decision by the OPEC+ group to prolong its own production cut, the Nordic country's energy minister said on Thursday.Norway, which is not part of the OPEC+ group, has said it would cut its oil production by 250…

UBS Lifts Brent Price Forecast

Jun 18, 2020

UBS raised its forecasts on Thursday for the price of Brent crude this year, citing expectations of an undersupplied oil market as demand starts to pick up on the back of a recovering global economy.'Supply is being curbed by OPEC+ voluntary…

Indonesia Sees 2021 O&G Revenue at $18.7-$22.31B

Jun 18, 2020

Indonesia expects gross revenue from oil and gas to fall to between $18.7 billion to $22.31 billion next year, the chairman of upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas told parliament on Thursday.Oil prices of $40, $45 or $50 per barrel would produce gross revenue of $18…

Rystad: Covid-19 Brings Peak Oil Date Closer

Jun 18, 2020

The Covid-19 downturn will expedite peak oil demand, putting a lid on exploration efforts in remote offshore areas and as a result, reducing the world’s recoverable oil by around 282 billion barrels, Rystad Energy said in its annual global energy outlook released this week…

Australia: Chevron to Sell Its Stake in North West Shelf Project

Jun 18, 2020

Chevron Corp aims to sell its minority stake in Australia's biggest and oldest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, the North West Shelf, after drawing interest from potential buyers, the company said on Thursday.The move marks a long-awaited…

U.S. Gulf of Mexico: LLOG to Tie Back Taggart Field to Williams' Devils Tower Spar

Jun 17, 2020

U.S. Gulf of Mexico-focused oil company LLOG Exploration Offshore will tie back its Taggart development to midstream operator Williams' Devils Tower Spar offshore platform.Williams said Wednesday it would provide offshore natural gas and oil…

BP Review: Global Energy Consumption Rose by 1.3% in 2019

Jun 17, 2020

BP published its benchmark Statistical Review of World Energy for 2019 on Wednesday which showed that renewable power accounted for over 40% of the growth in primary energy.Here are some highlights from the report which can be downloaded here* Primary energy consumption rose by 1…

How Will the Asia Pacific Upstream Sector Emerge from the Crisis?

Jun 17, 2020

The oil price crash has transformed the outlook for the region’s E&P sector. Globally, governments and operators have been forced into action to rework investment plans in response to the dual impact of the precipitous fall in both demand and oil prices…

Aker Solutions Develops Faster Offshore Well Workover System

Jun 17, 2020

Norwegian engineering company Aker Solutions has said it has developed a modified workover system that enables faster and more cost-effective planned interventions. The concept will first be applied on Equinor’s Visund field in the North Sea…

Petronas Taps Petra Energy for Banang Field Ops

Jun 17, 2020

Malaysia's Petra Energy has secured a contract with Petronas for technical services for Banang offshore field production continuation in Malaysia. The two-year contract takes effect on June 29, 2020.Under the contract, Petra Energy will provide services to operate and maintain the Banang field…

Wintershall Nordzee Brings Online 2nd Sillimanite Well

Jun 16, 2020

Gazprom-Wintershall DEA joint venture company Wintershall Noordzee said Monday it had started gas production from D12-B2, the second well drilled in its Sillimanite offshore field.The gas field, found in June 2015, stretches across the UK and…

Santos Offers First Bayu Undan Condensate Cargo

Jun 16, 2020

Australian oil and gas producer Santos has offered its first-ever Bayu Undan condensate cargo via a tender for loading in August, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.The 650,000-barrel cargo is scheduled to load on Aug. 8-12. The tender will close on June 17 with bids valid until June 18…

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