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OMV to Sell Stake in Arctic Offshore Oil Field Wisting to Lundin Energy

Oct 28, 2021

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has agreed to sell its 25% stake in the Wisting offshore oil field in the Barents Sea off Norway, to the Swedish oil firm Lundin Energy for $320 million. OMV, which discovered the oil field in 2013, said it was focusing increasingly on low-carbon projects…

Chariot Moves Step Forward to Anchois FID in 2022

Oct 28, 2021

Chariot, a company looking to develop the Anchois offshore gas discovery in Morocco, has found a buyer for the field's gas as well as a partner.The company said  Thursday it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') with an unnamed 'leading international energy group…

Aker BP Raises Dividend as Q3 Profit Jumps on Strong Oil, Gas Prices

Oct 28, 2021

Norway's Aker BP said on Thursday it would increase its dividend payout as third-quarter profits soared on the back of strong oil and gas prices.Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for July-September rose to $849 million from $242 million a year ago…

Orcadian Gets Three FPSO Proposals for Pilot Field

Oct 28, 2021

Orcadian Energy, a UK North Sea-focused oil and gas development company previously known as Pharis Energy, has said it has received three expressions of interest for the provision of an FPSO for its Pilot field development.The company engaged…

Weak Q3 and Mixed 2022 Guidance Overshadow Saipem's New Plan

Oct 28, 2021

Weak quarterly results and mixed 2022 guidance overshadowed a new business plan from Saipem on Thursday, sending shares in the Italian energy services group down more than 8%.In his first strategy plan, Chief Executive Francesco Caio said Saipem…

Bureau Veritas Wins Work on Ithaca Energy's North Sea Assets

Oct 28, 2021

Oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy has awarded Bureau Veritas (BV) a three-year contract to deliver verification - including remote - certification and classification services, and environmental verification and audit services for six assets in the UK North Sea…

Well Disruption at Indonesia's Merakes Offshore Gas Field to Affect Output for 6 months

Oct 28, 2021

A disruption at a gas well in Indonesia's Merakes gas field is likely to affect the project's production for as long as six months, an official at the country's oil and gas regulator said on Thursday.The disruption, caused by a sand blockage…

Eidesvik Offshore CEO to Retire after 16 Years in Position

Oct 28, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore said Thursday its CEO and President Jan Fredrik Meling would as planned, retire from the position at the age of 65 effective December 31, 2021, after more than 16 years in the position.Starting January 1…

In a First, HVDC System Ordered for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 28, 2021

Ørsted and Eversource have awarded Siemens Energy a contract to supply a transmission system for their 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm which will power New York State.The two companies said the deal would make them the first offshore…

Transocean, Nekkar form Digital Well Construction JV

Oct 28, 2021

Norwegian industrial tech group Nekkar has via its subsidiary Intellilift formed a joint venture (JV), with a subsidiary of the offshore drilling giant Transocean. The name of the joint venture firm is  Inteliwell.The purpose of the joint venture…

Hess Sees 1 Million bpd Oil Output from Guyana by 2027

Oct 28, 2021

Hess Corp expects to produce more than 1 million gross barrels of oil per day (bpd) in Guyana by 2027 from at least six production units, the U.S. oil producer said on Wednesday.The projection comes shortly after a second floating production…

Shell Sets Tougher Climate Targets, Q3 Income Below Expectations

Oct 28, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell set itself tougher emissions-cutting targets on Thursday, even as it reported a lower-than-expected third-quarter profit of $4.13 billion.The oil major said it would cut absolute emissions from its operations and the electricity it uses…

TotalEnergies Says Gas Prices Should Stay High, Q3 Earnings Soar

Oct 28, 2021

TotalEnergies' earnings rose sharply in third quarter, the French energy group said on Thursday, as it reaped the rewards of surging power prices and predicted gas prices would remain high in Europe and Asia though next spring.The company's third-quarter adjusted net profit soared to $4…

Two-year Charter for Havila Subsea Vessel with Reach Subsea

Oct 27, 2021

Subsea services firm Reach Subsea has awarded a contract extension for Havila Shipping's Havila Subsea IMR, survey, and construction vessel.The contract is for a fixed period of two years and three months starting October 1, 2021, ending December 31…

Hess Posts 3Q Profit. Output Drop Partially Offset by Guyana Contribution

Oct 27, 2021

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as soaring prices for crude and gas cushioned the hit from lower production.Shale producers in the United States are poised to deliver their strongest…

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