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UK Ups Windfall Tax on North Sea Oil Producers

Nov 01, 2024

The British government will increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to 38% from 35% and extend the levy by one year, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday.Presenting the first budget under the new Labour government…

TotalEnergies Set to Make FID for $10B Development Offshore Suriname

Oct 01, 2024

French oil major TotalEnergies will sign a final investment decision (FID) on Tuesday for a more than $10 billion offshore oil and gas development in Suriname, the South American country's first, said four sources with knowledge of the project…

First Oil Starts Flowing at CNOOC’s South China Sea Field

Sep 20, 2024

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform…

Investors Turning More Bearish on Oil

Sep 16, 2024

Investors were more bearish than ever on crude oil last week, deepening a months-long selloff that pressured prices to multi-year lows amid growing concerns of weak demand in top consuming nations.Negative sentiment swept oil markets so strongly…

Brazil Authorities Issue Operating License for Atlanta FPSO

Sep 13, 2024

Brava Energia, a Brazilian oil and gas firm created by the merger of 3R Petroleum and Enauta, has secured operating license for a floating, production storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta, ahead of production of first oil through the new platform from the Atlanta field offshore Brazil…

Niger Delta Oil Field to Supply Gas for Nigeria’s First FLNG

Sep 08, 2024

Nigeria's oil regulator on Friday granted UTM Offshore Limited the first license to operate a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) plant, to tap flared gas from an ExxonMobil oil field in the Niger Delta.Such plants are springing up on the continent as Africa seeks to tap its gas resources…

OPEC+ Has Oil Price and Demand Problems. It Should Solve Demand

Sep 05, 2024

OPEC+ has two problems and two solutions.The first problem is that crude oil prices are too low for the comfort of most of the members of the group, which pulls together the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies including Russia…

Equinor Could Reevaluate UK Oil Investments Amid Potential Tax Hikes

Aug 28, 2024

Norway's Equinor may reconsider investing in oil and gas in Britain if the Labour government changes the industry's tax regime, a top company executive told Reuters.Equinor's head of international operations said it may not be as attractive…

CNOOC Posts Record Interim Profit

Aug 28, 2024

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOC posted record first-half profit on Thursday, boosted by output growth and higher oil prices.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 25% to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.19 billion), CNOOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…

Ithaca Energy Says Profits Are Down Nearly 34%

Aug 23, 2024

North Sea oil and gas company Ithaca Energy reported a nearly 34% fall in net profit for the first half of the year on Thursday, hurt by lower production, a decline in natural gas prices and impairment charges.Shares of Ithaca, fell about 2…

Valeura Produces First Oil from Nong Yao Extension Off Thailand

Aug 15, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has produced first oil from its Nong Yao C development offshore Thailand.The first three of the seven Nong Yao C development wells were opened up for oil production on August 15, 2024, with additional wells to be brought online successively thereafter…

Industry First: Deepwater Tech Brings Chevron's Anchor Field Online (Video)

Aug 12, 2024

The first oil from the Anchor field, operated by Chevron with partner TotalEnergies, has started flowing in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, marking the successful delivery of the high-pressure technology in an industry first.The high-pressure technology…

Woodside Disputing Senegal Tax Assessment

Aug 07, 2024

Australia's Woodside Energy, which operates Sangomar oil and gas field in Senegal, said on Wednesday it had filed a court action in the capital Dakar over a tax assessment.The company, which holds an 82% participating interest in Senegal's first offshore project…

US Oil Output Falls in May for First Time Since January

Jul 31, 2024

U.S. crude oil production fell in May in its first monthly decline since January, while fell natural gas output decreased to its lowest since February 2023, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday.Crude oil production fell by 61…

All Subsea Systems for FPSO Atlanta Done with First Oil Expected in August

Jul 30, 2024

Oil and gas company Enauta has completed all subsea system and lines connections with the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Atlanta, ahead of first oil production expected in August.Ongoing activities currently include mandatory adaptations by regulatory agencies…

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