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Norway's Aker BP to Drill Wells in Arctic Barents Sea, CEO Says

Aug 29, 2022

Aker BP plans to drill up to 15 exploration wells next year, including in the Arctic Barents Sea, Aker BP Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said on Monday.'Our plan is to drill somewhere in the range of 12-15 wells and I'm assuming we will have the same level going forward…

Carbon Capture & Storage: Santos Reaches FID on Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project

Aug 29, 2022

Australian oil and gas firm Santos, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, on Monday announced a final investment decision (FID) has been taken to proceed with the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, located offshore the Northern Territory…

Germany Secures Link to Planned Baltic Sea Renewable Energy Island

Aug 29, 2022

Germany has secured a power link to a planned offshore wind hub in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea that will help reduce energy dependence on Russia, Denmark's energy ministry said on Monday.The planned energy hub on the island of Bornholm…

Petronas Carigali Taps Handal for Offshore Crane Work

Aug 29, 2022

Malaysia's Handal Energy said that its Handal Cranes subsidiary had received two letters of award from Petronas Carigali (“PCSB”).The LOAs are in relation to the companies' master service agreement for lifting equipment operation and maintenance services…

Aker BP Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea

Aug 29, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP ASA has drilled a dry well in the production licence 941 in the Norwegian sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has informedThe exploration well 6507/3-16 was drilled about 12 km northeast of the Skarv…

Northern Lights JV in Yara CO2 Subsea Storage Deal

Aug 29, 2022

Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its owners have agreed to store emissions captured at fertilizer maker Yara's Dutch operation from 2025 in what they say is a commercial breakthrough for the business.The joint venture…

Asia LNG Price Hits Record High Ahead of Nord Stream Pipeline Outage

Aug 29, 2022

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) hit a fresh record high [last week] as South Korean and Japanese buyers restocked for the winter and a planned outage at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline next week pushed up European demand.The average LNG price…

Amplify Energy to Pay $13M to Settle Charges over California Offshore Oil Spill

Aug 29, 2022

A Texas oil company agreed to plead guilty to criminal negligence charges and pay nearly $13 million for a crude oil spill that killed wildlife and fouled southern California beaches, federal prosecutors said on Friday. Amplify Energy Corp repeatedly…

Norway's Equinor Eyes Sale of Stake in Statfjord Offshore Field

Aug 29, 2022

Norway's Equinor is considering selling a 28% stake in the Statfjord field, which straddles the Norwegian and British continental shelves, alongside minority stakes in several satellite fields, a presentation seen by Reuters showed. The company has hired U…

Brazil's PetroRio Brings Frade Offshore Field Back Online

Aug 26, 2022

Brazilian oil company PetroRio said Thursday that production from the Frade offshore field in Brazil had resumed.The news comes after the company said on August 15 that it had interrupted production in the Frade field due to an inert gas line…

Bulk Carrier Hit Offshore Platform Due to Charting Error, Poor Bridge Resource Management, NTSB Finds

Aug 26, 2022

On January 7, 2021, the dry bulk carrier Ocean Princess struck the uncrewed/out-of-service oil and gas production platform SP-83A while operating 24 miles south of Pilottown, Louisiana. Now, some 19 months later,  the National Transportation…

China's CNOOC Aims for 28% Oil Output Growth at Home by 2025

Aug 26, 2022

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC expects its annual domestic crude oil production to reach 1.2 million barrels per day by 2025, 28% above its current level.The targeted output compares to first-half production offshore China in 2022 of 169…

Japan's JERA Pens New LNG deal with Russia's Sakhalin-2

Aug 26, 2022

Japan's JERA has signed a deal with the new operator of the Sakhalin-2 energy project in Russia to maintain long-term deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a spokesperson for the country's biggest power generator said on Friday.Russian…

Heavy Norwegian Gas Maintenance Adds to Energy Price Pressure

Aug 26, 2022

Norway, which has overtaken Russia as the biggest gas supplier to Europe in the wake of the war in Ukraine, will curtail its gas exports significantly next month due to heavy maintenance activity, with some work deferred from earlier this year…

Velesto Nets $13,4M P&A Work at Petronas' Tembungo Offshore Field

Aug 26, 2022

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has awarded a contract to the offshore services firm Velesto for the plugging and abandonment services at Tembungo A & B platforms offshore Sabah, Malaysia.Velesto said Thursday that the contract had an…

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