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Longboat Energy Expands Stake in Block 2A Offshore Sarawak with Topaz Acquisition

Sep 13, 2023

Longboat Energy, an E&P company active in Norway and Malaysia, has agreed to acquire privately held Topaz Number One Limited ('Topaz'), increasing its working interest in the Production Sharing Contract over Block 2A offshore Sarawak, Malaysia ('Block 2A') to 52…

BW Energy Boosts Gabon Production as Fourth Hibiscus Well Comes Online

Sep 13, 2023

Oil and gas company BW Energy has brought online the fourth well of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu licence offshore Gabon. 'Well performance is in line with expectations with current production at approximately 6,500 barrels per day…

Bareboat Charter: Deep Value Driller Hands Over 7th Gen. Drillship to Saipem

Sep 13, 2023

Drillship-owning firm Deep Value Driller AS has delivered its 7th generation drillship 'Deep Value Driller' to Saipem under a bareboat charter deal signed earlier this year.Saipem has chartered the drillship for an estimated firm period of three years…

Bumi Armada, Pertamina to Build LNG Floater for Offshore Gas Project in Indonesia

Sep 13, 2023

Malaysia's Bumi Armada on Wednesday said it has signed a deal with a subsidiary of Indonesian energy company Pertamina and natural gas trading company PT Davenergy Mulia Perkasa for development and commercialization of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Tullow Oil Reduces Upper End of 2023 Output Outlook

Sep 13, 2023

West Africa-focused Tullow Oil on Wednesday reduced the upper end of its production outlook for this year to 58,000-60,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 58,000-64,000 bpd.The reduction was because of lower than expected production from its Jubilee…

Ahead of Schedule: Woodside's U.S. Gulf of Mexico Project Starts Production

Sep 13, 2023

Australian oil and gas firm Woodside said Wednesday its Shenzi North project has started production in the deepwater US Gulf ofMexico.Shenzi North is a two-well subsea tieback that takes advantage of the existing Shenzi infrastructure to increase the production capacity of the asset…

APPEA Becomes Australian Energy Producers

Sep 13, 2023

Australian Energy Producers has been unveiled as the new name of the peak body of the nation’s explorers and producers of essential energy.Previously known as the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA), the change…

BP CEO Bernard Looney to Resign

Sep 12, 2023

BP CEO Bernard Looney resigned on Tuesday with immediate effect after less than four years in the oil major's top job for failing to fully disclose details of past personal relationships with colleagues, the company said.Chief Financial Officer Murray Auchincloss will act as CEO on an interim basis…

UK Could See 225,000 Offshore Energy Jobs Created by 2030, But Challenges Loom

Sep 12, 2023

The UK offshore energy workforce can increase by up to 50% from over 150,000 in 2023 to 225,000 by the end of the decade with new renewable jobs outnumbering oil and gas roles if a successful transition is achieved,a new report by Robert Gordon University has found…

North Africa Will be Italy's Key Gas Supplier for Years, Eni Top Exec Says

Sep 12, 2023

Algeria, Egypt, and Libya will be Italy's main gas suppliers for the next few years, Eni's head of natural resources told Reuters, adding that the energy group would invest heavily in Africa both in exploration and in new low-carbon projects…

Troll A Platform Maintenance Works Taking Longer than Planned, Equinor says

Sep 12, 2023

A planned maintenance outage at Norway's Troll field, Western Europe's largest, has been extended as scheduled work is taken longer than expected, operator Equinor said on Tuesday.'The reason for the extended maintenance period at Troll A is that modification projects have taken longer than planned…

UK's Climate Goals Unshaken Despite Offshore Wind Setback in Auction, Minister Says

Sep 12, 2023

The result of a recent subsidy auction for renewable energy projects does not threaten Britain's climate goals, its climate minister said on Tuesday, responding to criticism over a lack of demand for offshore wind development.Offshore wind developers stayed away from Friday's auction…

FoWeLo System Tackles Floating Offshore Wind Farm Logistics Challenges

Sep 12, 2023

Strategic partners Roll Group & Hebetec Engineering AG announced their shared patented solution for offshore wind farm load-outs during the SPE Offshore exhibition in Aberdeen last week.The solution was developed to provide efficient and cost…

Russia's Sakhalin Energy Resumes Operations in Full After Maintenance

Sep 12, 2023

Russia's Sakhalin Energy, which produces liquefied natural gas and oil, has fully resumed production following maintenance, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting Gazprom's Deputy CEO Vitaly Markelov.The company has said it planned maintenance in July without providing a timeframe…

FACTBOX-US Offshore Wind Projects Facing Inflation Headwinds

Sep 12, 2023

The U.S. has no large-scale commercial wind farms in operation today, but President Joe Biden's administration aims to have 30 gigawatt (GW) installed by 2030 to help decarbonize the power sector and revitalize domestic manufacturing.The federal…

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