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Exxon Posts First Loss in 30 Years on $3 Bln Writedown, Oil Plunge

May 01, 2020

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday posted its first quarterly loss in three decades on plunging oil demand and collapsing prices, reporting a $610 million quarterly deficit after a nearly $3 billion inventory writedown.Global fuel demand has tumbled…

BP to Reduce Azerbaijan Oil Production by 76,000 bpd in May-June

May 01, 2020

BP will cut its oil production in Azerbaijan by 76,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May and June as part of the ex-Soviet country's efforts to curb supply, state energy firm SOCAR said on Thursday.SOCAR plans to cut production by 17,000 bpd over the same period…

KrisEnergy Secures Loan for Offshore Project in Cambodia

May 01, 2020

Southeast Asia-focused oil company KrisEnergy has said it has secured a loan for the development of a gas field offshore Cambodia.The company on April 30, 2020, entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to $87 million…

Lundin to Cut Spending Further After Q1 Profit Lags

Apr 30, 2020

Sweden's Lundin Energy will cut its spending plans after a smaller-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit, the partner in Norway's Johan Sverdrup oilfield said on Thursday.Its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) rose to $404 million…

Qatar Petroleum Plans New Wave of Job Cuts

Apr 30, 2020

Qatar Petroleum, one of the world's biggest energy companies, plans a new wave of job cuts and spending reductions to cope with the slump in oil and gas demand which has hit global economies, two sources familiar with the matter said.Economic…

Norway Plans Temporary Tax Relief for Oil Companies

Apr 30, 2020

Norway's minority government proposed on Thursday to temporarily change tax rules for oil firms in a bid to prevent a collapse in investments amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Thursday.The plan could boost the liquidity…

Shell Cuts Dividend for First Time Since World War Two

Apr 30, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two on Thursday as the energy company retrenched in the face of an unprecedented drop in oil demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.Shell also suspended the next tranche of…

Norway to Reduce Oil Production from June to December

Apr 30, 2020

Norway, Western Europe's largest oil producer, will slash its output from June to December of 2020, the oil and energy ministry said on Wednesday, the first time in 18 years it has joined other major producers to shore up prices.'We will cut Norwegian production by 250…

CNOOC Cuts 2020 Output, Spending Plans

Apr 29, 2020

CNOOC Ltd on Wednesday lowered its 2020 oil and gas production and capital spending, China's state offshore oil and gas producer said.It cut its capital spending target by 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) to a range of 75-85 billion, CNOOC said…

EnQuest to Axe 530 Jobs in UK

Apr 29, 2020

UK oil and gas producer EnQuest is planning workforce reductions in the UK as some of its North Sea fields are expected to cease production, while others will remain shut as part of a recently announced cost-cutting initiative.When it comes to the planned workforce cuts…

Another Partner Joins Dutch Offshore Hydrogen Project

Apr 29, 2020

Oil and gas firm Neptune Energy has informed that another partner - Eneco - has joined the PosHYdon pilot, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen project, being developed in the Dutch North Sea.PosHYdon integrates three energy systems in the Dutch North Sea: offshore wind…

Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

Apr 29, 2020

Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has said that its offshore wind farm Borssele 1 & 2 in the Dutch North Sea has delivered first power to the Dutch grid. The first wind turbine is now supplying electricity.Borssele 1 & 2 is located 22 kilometers…

OMV Books Q1 Loss, Lowers 2020 Oil Output Target

Apr 29, 2020

Austrian energy group OMV posted a net loss for the first quarter due to significant inventory costs and lowered its production target and crude price forecasts in response to tumbling oil demand in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.OMV said…

Oil Majors, Governments Haggle over Oil Output Cuts

Apr 28, 2020

From Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to Nigeria and Angola, oil majors are haggling with national governments over how to share out deep production cuts that add to their pain from low oil prices and depressed fuel sales because of the coronavirus pandemic…

OKEA: Yme Field Start-Up Might Be Put Off for 2021

Apr 28, 2020

Norwegian independent oil firm OKEA will ask its bondholders for a waiver of bond covenants and sees a risk of the Yme field development being delayed until 2021, the company said on Tuesday.The firm co-founded by Norway's former oil minister…

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