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Kazakhstan’s Oil Output Drops 3% in May vs April to 1.55 mln bpd - Sources

Jun 05, 2023

Kazakhstan cut its oil production (excluding gas condensate) by 3% on a daily basis in May compared to April to 1.55 million barrels per day (bpd), Reuters calculations based on data from two sources familiar with preliminary data showed on Monday…

BW Offshore Agrees Extensions for Two FPSOs in Africa as Divestment Talks Continue

Jun 05, 2023

Norwegian FPSO vessel owner BW Offshore has recently secured short contract extensions for two of its FPSOs operating in Africa.On Friday, BW Offshore said it had signed a short-term extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien…

Why is OPEC+ Cutting Oil Output?

Jun 05, 2023

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, a group known as OPEC+ which pumps around 40% of the world's crude, agreed on a new oil output deal on Sunday.Saudi Arabia, the group's biggest producer, will…

New Zealand: MN1 Offshore Well Restarts Oil Production After Year-Long Shutdown

Jun 05, 2023

The MN1 oil production well at the OMV-operated Maari/Manaia field offshore New Zealand has restarted production after having been offline since May 2022.Cue Energy, a partner in the Maari Joint venture, on Friday, announced the successful repair of the well…

Output from Armada Kraken FPSO in UK Shut-In Following Failed Restart Attempt

Jun 05, 2023

Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Bumi Armada said Friday that its Armada Kraken FPSO, on a contract with EnQuest in the UK North Sea, was recently shut-in following the failure of critical hydraulic submersible pump (HSP) transformers.  The Kraken…

Fugro to Provide Floating Wind Lidar Measurements for Danish Offshore Wind Projects

Jun 05, 2023

Danish transmission system operator Energinet has awarded the Dutch offshore services firm Fugro a new contract to provide floating wind lidar measurements for five offshore wind projects in Denmark.Fugro will install and operate ten SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys across three main locations…

Brent May Rise Toward $100/bbl as Saudi Output Cut Could Worsen Supply Gap - Analysts

Jun 05, 2023

A global shortfall in crude oil supply is set to deepen in the third quarter as the world's top exporter Saudi Arabia pledged extra output cuts from July in a move likely to push Brent towards $100 a barrel by the end of the year, analysts said…

PXGEO Orders Over 20 Saab Sabertooth AUVs for Offshore Seismic Surveys

Jun 05, 2023

Marine geophysical company PXGEO has ordered more than 20 autonomous underwater vehicles from Saab.The order, for Saab's Sabertooth autonomous underwater vehicle, is worth SEK 620 million (currently around $57,1 million) and deliveries will take place 2023-2025…

DNO Wraps Up Offshore Decommissioning Project in UK

Jun 05, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company DNO said Monday that the wellhead platform production facilities had been removed from the Schooner field offshore UK, in what the company said was the last major offshore operation under DNO’s multi-year North Sea decommissioning program…

Saudi Pledges Big Oil Cuts in July as OPEC+ Extends Deal into 2024

Jun 05, 2023

Saudi Arabia will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a broader OPEC+ deal to limit supply into 2024 as the group seeks to boost flagging oil prices.Saudi's energy ministry said the country's output would drop to 9 million barrels per day (bpd) in July from around 10 million bpd in May…

Consortium Proposes 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Bass Strait, Australia

Jun 02, 2023

A consortium comprising Mainstream Renewable Power, Reventus Power, AGL, and DIRECT Infrastructure has submitted a feasibility license application for a 2.5 GW offshore wind development off the coast of Victoria, Australia.The area in the Bass Strait off Gippsland…

Equinor Eyes Restart of Statfjord A Offshore Platform Next Week

Jun 02, 2023

Norway's Equinor said on Friday it aims to restart production at the Statfjord A oil and gas platform in the North Sea next week, after it was shut down on May 25 due to a hydrogen sulfide gas leak. 'Production is planned to start again next week…

Orsted and ESB Sign Deal to Develop Irish Offshore Wind

Jun 02, 2023

Denmark's Orsted and Irish utility ESB on Thursday signed an agreement to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio, the Danish wind energy group said in a statement.Orsted will become a 50% partner in a series of offshore wind development projects off Ireland's coast…

Tower Sections for Vineyard Wind I Offshore Wind Project Arrive in U.S.

Jun 02, 2023

Spanish renewable energy company Iberdrola said this week it was making progress in the construction of Vineyard Wind I, the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, with the receipt of the first shipment of components…

Baron Oil Gets Six-Month Extension for Chuditch PSC Offshore Timor-Leste

Jun 02, 2023

Baron Oil's subsidiary SundaGas, which operates the Chuditch PSC, offshore Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, has been granted a further six-month extension to Contract Year Two of the PSC by the relevant Timor-Leste national authority, Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo e Minerais ('ANPM')…

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