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Neptune Energy to Make Oil Discoveries and Bring Them Online Faster Using Digital Tech

Jan 29, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy plans to speed up the process of making a discovery, cut exploration costs, and bring the oil finds online faster using a new digital subsurface program that will Neptune said the program's aim is to discover hydrocarbons 70% faster…

Byron Set to Spud Gulf of Mexico Well After Rig Delay

Jan 28, 2020

Byron Energy is set to begin drilling at its SM71 F4 well in the Gulf of Mexico, following a recent delay caused by bad weather.Byron said Tuesday that the Enterprise Offshore Drilling 264 jack-up rig arrived on location to drill the SM71 F4 well from Byron's F Platform…

Bumi Armada Might Appeal Woodside FPSO Case Ruling

Jan 28, 2020

Malaysian FPSO supplier Bumi Armada might appeal a recent ruling by an Australia court in an FPSO contract termination case against the Australian oil company Woodside.Woodside in 2016 terminated the contract for the Armada Claire FPSO unit that was operating at the Balnaves Field…

Colombia Oil Investment to Rise 23% in 2020

Jan 28, 2020

Investment in Colombia's oil industry is set to grow by 23% in 2020, the private oil producers association said on Monday, although production will be effectively flat, increasing just 0.5% compared with the previous year. Investment in the…

ExxonMobil Gives Boost to Guyana Oil Reserves. Makes Another Discovery

Jan 27, 2020

ExxonMobil has struck another oil discovery offshore Guyana and has raised its estimate for recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This is a 2 billion barrel increase compared to the previous estimate…

Prysmian's Umbilicals for Petrobras' Mero 1

Jan 27, 2020

Offshore cable specialist Prysmian has been selected to supply steel tube umbilicals for Petrobras' operated Mero offshore oil field in Brazil.Prysmian will supply its steel tube umbilicals for the Mero 1 ultra-deep-water development. The contract…

Iran Goes Solo at South Pars Field as Total, CNPC Pull Out

Jan 27, 2020

Iran’s Petropars will develop phase 11 of South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, after the withdrawal of French oil major Total and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Iran’s oil minister was quoted as saying on Saturday. “Now with the exit of the other two companies from the contract…

JOG Taking Equinor's Stake in Verbier Discovery

Jan 27, 2020

UK-focused oil firm Jersey Oil and Gas (JOG) has agreed to (re)acquire Equinor's 70 percent stake in the Verbier oil discovery in the UK North Sea. JOG will also become the operator.The consideration for the acquisition consists of two milestone…

Lundin Sets Carbon Neutrality Target. Proposes Name Change

Jan 27, 2020

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Petroleum is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2030. It has also proposed to lose the „petroleum“ part from its name, and replace it with „energy.“Announcing the launch of its Decarbonization Strategy on Monday…

Bumi Armada Loses Woodside FPSO Case

Jan 24, 2020

Malaysian FPSO specialist Bumi Armada's claim against Australia's oil firm Woodside for a 2016 FPSO contract termination has been dismissed in court.Woodside in 2016 terminated the contract for the Armada Claire FPSO unit that was operating at the Balnaves Field…

Hedge Fund Questions Premier Oil's Plans

Jan 24, 2020

Premier Oil's biggest lender on Friday raised fresh concerns over the company's plan to have its creditors vote on planned acquisitions of North Sea assets under a scheme that allows it to delay debt repayments and issue new shares. The company…

Chevron to Ditch Indonesian Deepwater Development Stake?

Jan 24, 2020

U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp is considering selling its participating interest in the Indonesian Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project, the company said on Friday, as it makes sweeping changes to cut costs and streamline operations. No final decision has yet been made…

In a first, Brazil Oil Output Surpassed 1 Billion Barrels in 2019

Jan 23, 2020

Brazil produced 1.018 billion barrels of oil in 2019, marking the first time the South American nation passed the billion-barrel mark for annual production, the national oil regulator said on Wednesday. In a statement, the regulator, known as the ANP…

Panoro, Vaalco Make Progress Offshore Gabon

Jan 22, 2020

Gabon looks to be on its way to achieving the projected 50% increase in crude oil production in the next one year if the positive result from offshore wells development, by two of the leading international oil companies operating in the country…

Lukoil Eyeing Azeri Offshore Blocks

Jan 22, 2020

Russian oil giant Lukoil plans to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR for two offshore blocks in Azerbaijan, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. CEO Vagit Alekperov told reporters in Davos that the two firms are discussing a number of projects…

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