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PTTEP Becomes Official Operator of Erawan, Bongkot Offshore Fields

Apr 25, 2022

Thai oil and gas company PTTEP has become the official operator of the G1/61 offshore block, containing the Erawan, Platong, Satun, and Funan fields, as well as the G2/61 project, containing the Bongkot field, offshore Thailand.Back in December 2018…

Guyana Gets $106M from Exxon for Oil from Newest FPSO Liza Unity

Apr 25, 2022

Guyana sold its first share of crude oil from the country's newest offshore production facility to ExxonMobil for about $106 million, the government said.One of South America's poorest nations, Guyana plans to use proceeds from oil in the short term to build roads…

Japan Says Its Exit from Sakhalin Energy Projects Would Benefit Russia and Weaken Sanctions

Apr 22, 2022

Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were acquired by Russia or a third country, this would weaken the effectiveness of Western sanctions and benefit Russia, Japan's industry minister said on Friday…

Morgan Stanley Lifts Brent Price Forecast for 3Q to $130 a Barrel

Apr 22, 2022

Morgan Stanley raised its third-quarter price forecast for Brent by $10 per barrel to $130 citing a 'greater deficit' this year due to lower supply from Russia and Iran, which is likely to outweigh short-term demand headwinds.'The oil market is contending with negative GDP revisions…

Norway's March Oil Output Lags Forecast, Gas is Ahead

Apr 22, 2022

Norway's crude oil output in March missed the official forecast but gas output exceeded expectations, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Thursday.Crude oil output fell to 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd) in March from 1…

BW Offshore Sells Laid Up FPSO for $50 Million

Apr 22, 2022

Oslo-listed FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has agreed to sell its laid-up FPSO Polvo to BW Energy for $50 million. BW Energy will redeploy the FPSO in Brazil.The transaction is expected to be concluded by July 24, 2023, at the latest. If the transaction is completed before the said date…

Turkey to Provide Tax Cuts for $10B Offshore Gas Project

Apr 20, 2022

Turkey will provide tax cuts to support a 145.1 billion lira ($9.9 billion) Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) project to develop the natural gas field it discovered in the Black Sea, the country's Official Gazette said on Wednesday.Natural gas was discovered…

Saudi Says It and Kuwait Have Right to Exploit Gas-rich Offshore Area

Apr 20, 2022

The Saudi cabinet reaffirmed the right of the kingdom and its neighbor Kuwait to exploit natural resources at a joint, energy-rich, offshore area, the state news agency reported on Tuesday.It also stressed the right of the two countries to develop the Durra natural gas field…

Argentina Extends Total, Wintershall Offshore Oil and Gas Concession until 2041

Apr 20, 2022

Argentina has extended a concession held by energy firms Total Austral, Wintershall Dea Argentina, and Pan American Sur for 10 more years until 2041, and approved an investment plan for $700 million, according to a government decree published on Tuesday…

Brazil: Petrobras, Equinor Start Production from Two Offshore Wells under Roncador IOR Project

Apr 20, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project…

Nearly 80 Years of Output: Norway's Iconic Ekofisk Oil Field Could Stay In Production Until 2048

Apr 20, 2022

Oil and gas company ConocoPhillips has received license extensions for the production licenses in the Greater Ekofisk Area offshore Norway from 2028 to 2048. Ekofisk, Norway's first commercial offshore oil discovery made in 1969, was brought online in 1971…

Brazil: PetroRio Cancels Manati Field Stake Sale Agreement with Gas Bridge

Apr 20, 2022

PetroRio has terminated the proposed sale of its stake in the Manati field in Brazil to Gas Bridge.The companies had signed a sale and purchase deal (SPA), however, PetroRio said Wednesday it had formally notified Gas Bridge S.A. of the SPA termination…

TechnipFMC Secures 'Significant' iEPCI Deal with Wintershall in Norway

Apr 20, 2022

Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC has said it has won a significant integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) contract with Wintershall Dea Norge AS for its Maria revitalization project, offshore Norway. For TechnipFMC…

TotalEnergies Gets More Time to Pay for Atapu Stake

Apr 19, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has been given more time to pay for its 22.5% share in the compensation for the Atapu offshore oil field, Brazilian national oil company Petrobras said Tuesday.Atapu is the block acquired by the consortium composed of Petrobras (52…

Petrobras Launches Binding Phase for Sale of Its U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Field Interests

Apr 19, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has launched the binding phase for the sale of its 20% in the company MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC. (MPGoM), which owns offshore fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Petrobras first announced its intention to exit the joint venture in October 2021…

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