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Guyana Holding Out for Exxon's Gas Development Plans

Feb 24, 2025

Guyana's government expects a consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil to brief officials by the end of March on plans to develop offshore gas, the country's vice president told Reuters.'They said: 'by end March, we will tell you what we will do…

KOTUG Completes SPM Buoy Upgrade for Azule Energy

Feb 24, 2025

KOTUG completed the replacement of the bogie wheel and rail system on Azule Energy's Single Point Mooring (SPM) CALM buoy in Angola's Block 18. This buoy, one of the largest of its kind in the world, was installed in 2007 at approximately 1…

BP to Scrap Renewables Targets as it Shifts Back to Fossil Fuels

Feb 24, 2025

BP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday to tackle investor concerns over earnings, two sources told Reuters…

BS Offshore, Ulstein Verft Launch CSOV Newbuild (Photos)

Feb 24, 2025

Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore) and Ulstein Verft have launched a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), the Yno 320.The launch followed an extensive outfitting phase that included the installation of electrical and mechanical systems…

Van Oord, Ecowende to Enhance Biodiversity Hollandse Kust West Wind Farm

Feb 24, 2025

Van Oord and Ecowende have signed a contract for the design, construction and installation of tree reefs and oyster hubs at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West wind farm (HKW, site VI) in the North Sea.According to Van Oord, this is the first time…

Afreximbank to Create $1B Oil Service Financing Facility in Guyana

Feb 24, 2025

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled plans to establish a $1 billion oil service financing facility in Guyana, which aims to enhance local participation in the country’s fast growing oil industry.The bank will deploy the $1…

BOEM Rescinds Controversial NTL—A Win for Offshore Energy Development

Feb 24, 2025

National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) rescinded NTL No. 2023-G01, Expanded Rice’s Whale Protection Efforts During Reinitiated Consultation…

Shearwater Nets ExxonMobil’s Contract for 4D OBN Survey Off Guyana

Feb 24, 2025

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured large deepwater 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) reservoir surveillance program by ExxonMobil Guyana.Under the contract, Shearwater will begin a six-month survey starting in the first half of 2025…

Italy’s Saipem and Norway’s Subsea7 Merger to Create Energy Services Giant

Feb 24, 2025

Energy services firms Saipem and Subsea7 have reached an agreement on the key terms for possible merger of the two companies under one unit to be named Saipem7, whose combined backlog would be over $45 billion.Saipem and Subsea7 shareholders…

Staatsolie Looks to Secure $1.5B to Join GranMorgu Project Off Suriname

Feb 24, 2025

Suriname's Staatsolie needs to secure an unprecedented $1.5 billion in bank financing this year to ensure it can participate in the country's Gran Morgu energy project, the head of the state-owned company told Reuters.The project, led by TotalEnergies…

Guyana Set to Sign Oil Exploration Deal with TotalEnergies-Led Group

Feb 24, 2025

Guyana expects to soon sign an oil production-sharing agreement with a consortium led by France's TotalEnergies that will allow it to explore an offshore area, Energy Minister Vickram Bharrat told Reuters.Guyana is the world's fastest-growing…

Shell to Buy ConocoPhillips' Stake in Ursa Platform in Gulf of America

Feb 24, 2025

Shell Offshore and Shell Pipeline Company (SPLC), subsidiaries of oil and gas major Shell, have signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips to increase the stake in the Ursa platform in the Gulf of America.Under the agreement, Shell will increase the stake in its operated Ursa platform…

ExxonMobil’s Esso, Mitsui and Woodside to Invest $200M in Gas Project Off Australia

Feb 24, 2025

ExxonMobil’s Australian subsidiary Esso Australia Resources and its partners have announced a nearly $200 million investment in the Kipper 1B project which will bring online additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin.The project, which was approved by Esso Australia…

Leviathan Partners Submit Expansion Plan

Feb 23, 2025

Partners in the Israeli Leviathan offshore natural gas project have submitted a multi-billion-dollar plan with the government to significantly expand the field and boost production, one of the partners in the group said on Sunday.NewMed Energy…

Petrobras Considers Cancelling FPSO Tender

Feb 23, 2025

Petrobras is considering cancelling a tender to charter an FPSO from India's Shapoorji Pallonji Energy, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The state-run firm believes the bid by the Indian shipbuilding firm was too high, at $1…

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