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FLNG & FSRU Market Otlook

Feb 05, 2019

FLNG & FSRU: Which ones will clear the investment hurdle?IMA/World Energy Reports has just completed a 12-month detailed assessment of the floating liquefaction and regasification market. The 150+ page study examines future market opportunities in floating liquefaction and regasification…

Deepwater Oil Output to Reach 10 mb/d in 2019

Feb 01, 2019

Global deepwater oil production was expected to grow 700,000 barrels  per day (b/d) this year to hit a record high of more than 10 million b/d.Norwegian research group Rystad Energy said that it 'expects global deepwater production to reach record high level and surpass 10 million bb/d…

FPSO P-67 Starts Production at Lula

Feb 01, 2019

Petrobras announced Friday it has started producing oil and natural gas through the P-67 floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), in the deepwater Lula Norte area, in the pre-salt of Santos Basin offshore Brazil.The FPSO is located approximately 260 kilometers off Rio de Janeirot…

Chevron's Profit Rises

Feb 01, 2019

U.S. oil and natural gas producer Chevron Corp on Friday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts' estimates on higher prices and production, sending shares higher in premarket trading.Results for the San Ramon, California, company reflected a 12…

ExxonMobil Profit Tops Estimates

Feb 01, 2019

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts' estimates, pushing it shares up nearly 3 percent in premarket trading as its oil and natural gas output rose slightly on a year-over-year basis.The company's fourth-quarter net income fell to $6 billion…

Oil Spill Calculator Predicts Oil Movements

Feb 01, 2019

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill changed a lot of the thinking about subsea blowouts, including how to predict the movement of the oil and gas.“One thing that was clear early on during the Deepwater Horizon was that dissolution of oil into water was a major process…

Exxon Reorganizing Exploration Units

Jan 31, 2019

Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday outlined a major reorganization of its global exploration businesses aimed at reversing years of weak oil and gas output.Chief Executive Darren Woods, who took over the helm two years ago, has spent billions to buy production…

ConocoPhillips Beats Profit Estimates

Jan 31, 2019

ConocoPhillips beat quarterly profit estimates on Thursday as the world's largest independent oil producer sold more oil at higher prices, sending its shares up 2 percent before the opening bell.Total production, excluding Libya, rose 94,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to 1…

PetroRio Buys Chevron’s Frade Stake

Jan 30, 2019

Brazilian independent PetroRio announced Wednesday that it has acquired Chevron’s stake in the deepwater Frade field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil for an undisclosed sum.The share purchase agreement sees the U.S. supermajor sell its 51…

Lundin Raises Long-term Output Guidance

Jan 30, 2019

Lundin Petroleum raised its output guidance on Wednesday and said it would drill a record number of exploration wells in 2019.The company now expects output of over 150,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd) in 2020 from a previous forecast of more than 130…

Prelude FLNG's Rise

Jan 30, 2019

When at plateau production, Prelude FLNG — the world’s largest floating producer of liquefied natural gas, or LNG — will fill one shipborne cargo every week. As production ramps up from test volumes, there’s the dawning realization of a dramatic shift in LNG markets…

Asia Pacific: 2019 Will Be ‘Relatively Low-key’

Jan 30, 2019

The Asia-Pacific offshore oil and gas industry has begun to emerge from the recent global downturn, but remains among the regions where the road to recovery has been particularly slow.“Australia has seen positive news on new liquefied natural…

Hess Production Tops Estimates

Jan 30, 2019

Oil and gas producer Hess Corp's fourth-quarter production beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, driven by higher output from the Bakken shale region and the Gulf of Mexico.Total production for the quarter ended Dec. 31, excluding its Libyan operations…

Mexico Working to Strengthen Pemex Finances

Jan 29, 2019

Mexico's finance ministry said on Monday that it will implement measures to strengthen the finances and boost the production of state oil firm Pemex, specifically by increasing the limit on deductions for costs related to extraction and exploration…

Equinor Cleared to Extend Åsgard A Production

Jan 28, 2019

Equinor’s application to prolong the technical lifetime for the Åsgard A facility in the Norwegian Sea has been approved by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, extending production up to 12 years longer than was originally planned.The Åsgard A floating production…

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