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PetroRio Buys Stake in Brazil Offshore Oil Field from Total

Mar 05, 2021

Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio on Thursday said it had agreed to buy from Total a 28.6% stake in the Wahoo field, offshore Brazil.The field is located in the BM-C-30 Block, and the acquisition from Total, together with the interest in Wahoo PetroRio agreed to buy from BP…

Offshore Oil and Gas project Commitments to Hit New Records, Rystad Says

Mar 04, 2021

Offshore oil and gas project commitments are expected to not only recover going forward, but their number is also set to reach a new record in the five-year period towards 2025 - cumulatively almost 600 projects - Rystad Energy, a Norwegian…

UK: Tailwind Sanctions Evelyn Development

Feb 22, 2021

UK-focused oil company Tailwind has reached a final investment decision (FID) on its Evelyn field project in the North sea, following approval by the UK oil and gas regulator OGA last week.The Evelyn field is part of the Triton Cluster. Tailwind…

Energean Sanctions $235M Subsea Tieback Project in Egypt

Jan 21, 2021

Oil and gas company Energean on Thursday announced that Final Investment Decision has been taken on the North El Amriya and North Idkunea (“NEA/NI”) concession subsea tieback project offshore Egypt. The NEA concession contains two discovered…

Hibiscus Pushes North Sea Field Development FID to March 2021

Dec 09, 2020

Malaysian oil and gas operator Hibiscus Petroleum has said that the final investment decision for the development of its Marigold cluster in the UK North Sea, will be made in March 2021, and not in December 2020, as previously expected, citing Covid-19 effects…

BP, Ithaca Energy Bring Online Vorlich Offshore Field

Nov 26, 2020

Oil major BP and Ithaca Energy have started production from the Vorlich offshore oil field in the North Sea.The 30-million-barrel field has been developed through two wells with peak production expected to reach 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent gross per day…

Gulf of Mexico: LLOG Finds More Oil at Spruance. Eyes Tieback to EnVen's Platform

Oct 27, 2020

U.S. Gulf of Mexico focused oil company LLOG on Monday reported 'continued successful drilling results' at its Spruance offshore discovery, as well as the finalization of development plans for the field. The Spruance discovery is located in…

Production Starts from Talos' Bulleit Field in Gulf of Mexico

Oct 20, 2020

U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy has started producing oil from its Bulleit field, in the Green Canyon 21 block in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The news of the production startup from the field sitting in 365 meters water depth was shared on Monday by Talos' partner in the block…

U.S. BOEM, BSEE Looking at Ways to Boost Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Output

Sep 23, 2020

The U.S. government agencies responsible for offshore oil and gas regulations are looking at ways to update policies to promote the growth of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.Specifically, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)…

US BSEE Looks at Clearing Path for Longer Tiebacks

Aug 17, 2020

The U.S. government is considering changes to policies for oil companies operating in the offshore Gulf of Mexico that might allow existing platforms to lengthen extensions to remote wells, a U.S. official said on Monday.Oil companies operate 68 offshore deepwater platforms in the Gulf of Mexico…

Global Oil & Gas FIDs Set for Massive Drop in 2020

Jul 24, 2020

Global oil and gas project sanctioning is set for a monstrous 75% plus drop in 2020 from 2019 levels, as the Covid-19 pandemic has led to massive E&P spending cuts, the energy intelligence company Rystad Energy has estimated.According to Rystad Energy…

VIDEO: Neptune Installs Subsea Flowlines at Duva & Gjøa P1

Jul 23, 2020

Neptune Energy installed subsea oil and gas production flowlines and gas lift flowlines for its Duva & Gjøa P1 developments in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.The company said Thursday it had sped up key elements of the development schedule of the subsea tiebacks…

Gulf of Mexico: LLOG Sanctions Taggart Development

Jun 29, 2020

U.S. Gulf of Mexico operator LLOG has sanctioned the development of its Taggart discovery. The discovery will be developed via tieback to the Williams-owned Devils Tower Spar in Mississippi Canyon 773.The Taggart discovery is located on Mississippi Canyon Block 816 in approximately 5…

PetroRio to Acquire OSX-3 FPSO for $140M

Feb 04, 2020

Brazilian oil company PetroRio has agreed to buy the OSX-3 FPSO for $140 million, and acquire an 80 percent stake in the Dommo Energia's Tubarao Martelo field off Brazil where the FPSO is currently deployed. The OSX-3 FPSO was built and delivered to the Tubarão Martelo Field in 2012…

Uptick for Subsea Tree Installs Coming

Jan 30, 2020

Increasing activity, led by scaled down, accelerated projects and subsea tiebacks is helping drive an increasing business in the subsea industry. But there’s slim chance of revisiting the boom days of 2013, the Society of Underwater Technology’s…

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