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Premier Oil Sees at Least $100M in Capex Cuts

Mar 13, 2020

UK oil producer Premier Oil on Friday said it had identified at least $100 million in potential savings on its 2020 capital spending plans as it and other rivals scramble to adjust to the plunge in global crude prices.Oil prices were set for their worst weekly drop since the 2008 financial crisis…

Coronavirus Puts a Dent in Bahamas Offshore Drilling Plan

Mar 13, 2020

Bahamas Petroleum has delayed its plans to drill an exploration well offshore The Bahamas, citing the impact of the coronavirus on operations.Previously planned to spud in April 2020, the #Preseverance 1 exploration well is now anticipated to be spud in late May or early June…

Husky Energy Delays Projects, Cuts Upstream Capex by $900M

Mar 13, 2020

Canadian oil and gas company has cut its CAPEX and production guidance for 2020 amid the volatile oil market environment. The cuts will be made in its upstream business with projects put on hold in China, Indonesia, and Canada.The company has slashed its 2020 capital program reduced by $900 million…

UK Limits Travel to Offshore Platforms

Mar 12, 2020

Britain's oil and gas sector association OGUK on Thursday banned people from traveling to offshore installations such as platforms if they have traveled to certain countries affected by the coronavirus in the previous 14 days.The ban comes after…

OPEC and How it Has Dealt with Oil Price Crashes

Mar 12, 2020

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was set up in 1960 to coordinate oil production policy among its members but in recent decades it has increasingly cooperated with producers outside the group to manage the market. This month…

Tullow Oil Future in Doubt

Mar 12, 2020

Tullow Oil said on Thursday the oil price fall may jeopardize a planned $1 billion in asset sales needed to refill its coffers, raising the risk the group's lenders may become reluctant to approve loans essential to shoring up its future. The…

Offshore Safety Must Not Be Compromised by Coronavirus, Safety Body Says

Mar 12, 2020

Norway's offshore oil and gas safety watchdog Petroleum Safety Authority has said „is prioritizing the maintenance of its supervisory activities as far as possible given the spread of the coronavirus.“PSA Norway, whose main job is to monitor…

Murphy Cuts Capex, Delays GoM, Shale Wells Amid Oil Rout

Mar 12, 2020

U.S. oil and gas company Murphy Oil has slashed capital spending plans by $500 million citing 'current market conditions and recent commodity price volatility.' The company plans to preserve dividend payments.Murphy’s revised 2020 budget is approximately $950 million…

Norway's February Production In Line with Forecast

Mar 12, 2020

Norway's oil production rose in February from the previous month, broadly in line with the official forecast, as the ramp-up of a major new field continued, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Thursday.Output from the giant Johan Sverdrup…

Tullow Cuts Capex. Cash Flow to Slide

Mar 12, 2020

Africa-focused Tullow Oil expects its free cash flow to slide to $50 million to $75 million this year at an oil price of $50 a barrel, and to break even at prices of $45 a barrel, it said on Thursday. Free cash flow at the group had already fallen last year to $355 million from $411 million in 2018…

Mubadala Raises Manora Field Stake to 70%

Mar 12, 2020

Mubadala Petroleum has increased its ownership share in the G1/48 block containing the Manora oil field in the Gulf of Thailand.The company has, via its subsidiary MP G1, taken a 10 percent interest in the offshore block from Northern Gulf Petroleum…

Guyana Still Searching for Partner to Market Its Oil

Mar 12, 2020

Guyana has extended the initial deadline in its search for an agent to market its share of oil produced by an Exxon Mobil-led consortium to March 24, the Department of Energy said on Wednesday.Guyana has no domestic refining capacity or national…

Santos Sells 25% in Darwin LNG and Bayu Undan Field for $390M

Mar 12, 2020

Australia's oil and gas company Santos will sell a 25% interest in Darwin LNG and Bayu Undan gas condensate offshore field to SK E&S for US$390 million with effect from October 1, 2019 with customary adjustments on completion.Santos also said…

ESA Nod for Norway's Floating Wind Farm

Mar 11, 2020

The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has approved Norway’s state aid to the 88MW Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in the Norwegian North Sea.'Norway's initiative to reduce CO2 emissions by building a floating offshore wind farm consisting of 11 wind turbines…

Cooper Energy: Sole Field Gas Flows to Orbost Plant

Mar 11, 2020

Oil and gas company Cooper Energy focused on southeast Australia, has said that its Sole gas project has passed a critical milestone.The company said the milestone was achieved with the first flow of gas from the Sole gas field in the Gippsland…

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