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Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Awards NPCC $744M Belbazem Offshore Development Contract

May 25, 2021

Abu Dhabi's national oil firm ADNOC on Tuesday announced the award of a $744 million contract for the full field development of the Belbazem Offshore Block to the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).The contract was awarded by Al Yasat Petroleum Operations Company Ltd (Al Yasat)…

BP to Sell Shearwater Field Stake to Tailwind

May 24, 2021

UK-focused Tailwind Energy said Monday it had agreed to acquire BP's interest in the Shearwater offshore field for an undisclosed fee.BP holds a 27.5% non-operated interest in Shearwater, and Tailwind will acquire the whole stake owned by the British oil major…

Maersk Drilling Secures Well Intervention Gig with Equinor

May 27, 2021

Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling has won further work for its Maersk Intrepid jack-up rig with Equinor in Norway.Namely, Equinor has exercised an option to add well intervention work at the Martin Linge field offshore Norway to…

Sercel Launches Seabed Node for Shallow Water Seismic Acquisition

Jun 02, 2021

Sercel, part of the French seismic data firm CGG, on Wednesday launched GPR300, a seabed nodal seismic acquisition solution designed for deployment in shallow waters down to depths of 300 meters.'Developed in partnership with BGP, the new solution…

Thousands of New Oil Wells Needed to Meet Demand, Rystad Says

Jun 02, 2021

Thousands of new oil wells and hundreds of new oilfields will be needed to meet global demand even if it falls sharply towards the middle of the century, Oslo-based consultancy Rystad Energy said last Friday.Its analysis stands in sharp contrast…

UK: Eni to Buy Conwy Offshore Field from Tailwind Energy

May 24, 2021

UK-focused oil company Tailwind has agreed to sell its entire working interest in the Conwy field, offshore the UK, to the Italian oil giant Eni.'Conwy has had an excellent safety and production record under Tailwind ownership but now the asset…

Oil Firms in Norway Raise Spending Forecasts

May 26, 2021

Oil and gas firms in Norway have increased their 2021 and 2022 investment forecasts during the last three months as more projects are being developed, a national statistics office (SSB) survey showed on Wednesday.The biggest business sector in Norway now expects to invest 181…

Sakhalin Energy Shuts Largest Offshore Platform for Maintenance

Jun 01, 2021

Russian oil and gas firm Sakhalin Energy has started its annual preventive maintenance campaign at Piltun-Astokhskoye-B (PA-B), the largest oil and gas production platform of the Sakhalin-2 project in the Russian far east.With the topsides installed on the base structure…

BHP Sells Its Stake in the GoM Neptune Field to EnVen

May 21, 2021

Australia's BHP announced on Friday that it will divest its 35% stake in the Neptune field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to Houston-based EnVen Energy Corp. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BHP has operated the Neptune field for the last 10 years…

Timor Leste: Santos Kicks Off Bayu Undan Infill Drilling

May 25, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Santos has started Phase 3C infill drilling program at the Bayu-Undan field, offshore Timor-Leste.Under the $235 million drilling program, sanctioned in January, Santos will drill three production wells and will develop additional natural gas and liquids reserves…

Brunei: Zell Transportation Extends Icon Kayra Charter

May 28, 2021

Bursa Malaysia-listed offshore vessel owner Icon Offshore has secured a contract extension for its vessel Icon Kayra with Zell Transportation.The fixed contract portion for the offshore services vessel is for 17.5 months. ZT will have further options yearly extension options for four years…

VIDEO: Can the Subsea Factory Support a Net Zero World?

May 25, 2021

Mads Hjelmeland is passionate about subsea processing. It’s a subject close to his heart in his role as managing director, Processing Systems, OneSubsea. But it’s more than just a recovery enhancing technology to Mads. Subsea processing is central…

IEA: New Fossil Fuel Investments Must Stop If We Want to Meet 2050 Net-Zero Target

May 18, 2021

Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, in the top global watchdog's starkest warning yet to curb fossil fuels…

Total, Chevron Stop Payments to Myanmar Junta from Offshore Gas Project

May 27, 2021

French oil and gas group Total and U.S. energy company Chevron have suspended some payments from a gas joint venture that would have reached Myanmar's junta, earning praise from pro-democracy activists for taking an important first step.International…

Nigeria Renews Offshore Lease OML 118 with Shell, Total, Exxon, Eni

May 26, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp renewed Oil Mining Lease 118 [Bonga] with the local subsidiaries of Shell, Total, Exxon, and Eni for another 20 years, the West African country’s state oil firm said in a statement on Tuesday.The deal signals…

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