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Norwegian Oil Investment Will Peak in '25

Aug 14, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas investments are expected to peak this year, and start declining next year as major projects are completed, a statistics office survey of industry players showed on Thursday.Norway produces about 2% of global oil, and became Europe's largest supplier of pipeline gas after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.The country's biggest business sector expects to invest a record 274…

Shape Reef AI to be Deployed in Brazil to Enhance Offshore Oil Safety

Aug 15, 2025

Shape Digital, Shell Brasil, MODEC Brasil and Unicamp signed a partnership to develop new methodologies for monitoring operational risks using artificial intelligence. The solution will be based on Shape Reef, a tool for operational process safety designed by Shape Digital…

Argentina’s 30 MMtpa LNG Ambition by 2030 – Is It feasible?

Aug 15, 2025

The development Argentina’s vast Vaca Muerta share is transforming the nation into a rising energy exporter, with oil and pipeline gas already flowing abroad and an ambitious multi-phase ‘Argentina LNG’ initiative aiming to secure a permanent place in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market…

Talos Energy Makes Three Leadership Appointments

Aug 14, 2025

Talos Energy has appointed Zachary B. Dailey as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 18, 2025.In addition, the company has appointed William R. Langin as Executive Vice President – Exploration and Development…

Angola Seeks Gas Growth as Oil Output Stagnates

Aug 14, 2025

Optimistic over Angola’s untapped gas potential, Azule Energy is considering another gas exploration well after leading the country’s first drilling campaign targeting gas and hitting success last month, the CEO told Reuters.Angola expects gas…

Court Quashes TotalEnergies Oil Exploration Permit

Aug 14, 2025

A South African court has rescinded an environmental authorisation granted to TotalEnergies and its joint venture partner Shell to explore for oil in a block off the Cape coast, a court judgment seen by Reuters showed.However, the court said…

dCarbonX Ltd Receives Gas Storage License

Aug 13, 2025

The NSTA offered dCarbonX Ltd a license for gas storage in the East Irish Sea on August 11, 2025. The license allows dCarbonX Ltd to make progress towards seeking the necessary regulatory approvals required before gas storage operations can commence…

Saipem Marks First Steel Cut for Tangguh UCC Project at Karimun Yard

Aug 13, 2025

The First Steel Cutting ceremony took place at Saipem’s Karimun fabrication yard, marking the official start of construction activities for the Tangguh UCC project, awarded by bp Indonesia.The event was attended by representatives of the client…

Trinidad Awards Deepwater Blocks to Exxon

Aug 12, 2025

Exxon Mobil could invest as much as $21.7 billion in Trinidad and Tobago if the U.S. energy major finds reserves in a large deepwater area it was awarded on Tuesday to explore for oil and gas in the Caribbean country, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said…

Exxon Mobil Starts Production at Fourth FPSO in Guyana

Aug 12, 2025

An Exxon Mobil-led consortium began production at a fourth floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Stabroek Block in Guyana on Friday, bringing total capacity from the oilfield to over 900,000 barrels of oil per day, Exxon said…

Brage, YME Field Production Updates

Aug 11, 2025

Lime Petroleum AS  announced that for the full month of July 2025, production at the Brage and Yme Fields combined, net to LPA, was 11,941 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd).Brage Field: LPA holds a 33.8434 per cent interest in the Brage Field…

Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Continue Loadings with Sanctioned Tankers

Aug 11, 2025

An LNG tanker targeted by U.S. sanctions has berthed at Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant, the fourth such vessel to do so this year, shiptracking data from Kpler and LSEG showed.The Christophe De Margerie tanker arrived unloaded at Arctic LNG 2 on August 9…

Johan Castberg Pivotal to Future Development of Barents Sea

Aug 10, 2025

The Johan Castberg field is important to the further development of the Barents Sea, says the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, as it will be producing oil for many years to come, and new discoveries can be incorporated.The Johan Castberg oil field came on stream in March…

Shelf Drilling Nets First Dutch North Sea Job with Tenaz Energy

Aug 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling, through its subsidiary Shelf Drilling (North Sea) (SDNS), has secured a contract for the Shelf Drilling Winner jack-up rig with Tenaz Energy for operations in the Dutch North Sea.The firm term of the contract is one year…

Equinor Officially Opens Norway’s Northernmost Oil Field

Aug 08, 2025

Equinor’s Johan Castberg field, Norway's northernmost oil field in Barents Sea that came on stream earlier in 2025, was officially opened by the country’s top officials.Johan Castberg field will produce for at least 30 years, delivering 220…

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