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Asian Buyers May Seek US LNG if Australian Disputes Worsen

Aug 22, 2023

Major Asian buyers of LNG could seek US cargoes in the coming weeks if worker-related disputes at key LNG facilities in Australia escalate, analysts said, as electricity demand continues surge due to warm weather.Uncertainty over labour disputes…

Indonesia's Gas Ambition Faces Investor Test with Shell, Chevron Exits

Aug 11, 2023

Indonesia hopes the recent exit of global giants Shell and Chevron from two long-delayed natural gas projects will jumpstart their development, as it races to more than double gas production by 2030.The Masela and Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) projects…

Workers Start Strike Vote at Chevron's LNG Facilities in Australia

Aug 18, 2023

Chevron faces the prospect of work stoppages or even an all-out strike at Australia's second-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Gorgon and at its Wheatstone operations after voting opened on Friday for a union ballot. Australia is one of the largest exporters of LNG to the world…

As Australian LNG Strike Looms, Impact Limited ... for Now

Aug 21, 2023

The likelihood of industrial action at three Australian liquefied natural gas facilities is increasing, but the question for the market is what is the potential impact on the supply of the super-chilled fuel.Unions at Woodside Energy Group's…

Oil Set for Sixth Weekly Gain on Extended Supply Cuts

Aug 04, 2023

Oil prices were on track for a sixth week of gains after Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's second and third-largest crude producers, pledged to cut output through September.Brent crude futures for October edged 33 cents higher to $85.47 a barrel by 1326 GMT…

North Sea Oil Firm Awards Multi-Year Deals to Simon Møkster Shipping's PSVs

Jul 31, 2023

Norway-based offshore vessel owner Simon Møkster Shipping said Monday it had secured long term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels.The company said it had been awarded new multi-year contracts by a North Sea Operator in the UK for the PSVs Stril Odin and Strilmøy…

BP Boosts Dividend Even as Profit Slumps 70% to $2.6B

Aug 01, 2023

BP's second-quarter profit slumped 70% from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy giant to boost its dividend by 10%.Rivals Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell…

India's GAIL Close to Finalizing Qatar LNG Purchase Deal

Aug 03, 2023

GAIL (India) Ltd is close to finalizing a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deal with Qatar to buy at least 1 million metric tons per year, potentially for more than 20 years, three industry and trade sources said.The deal would be…

SBM Offshore's H1 Core Profit Misses Estimates, Falls Below 2022 level

Aug 10, 2023

Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore reported on Thursday half-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) that missed consensus estimates and fell below the level seen a year earlier.The group, which supplies and operates floating production…

Japan's Inpex Raises Profit Forecast, Seeks to Boost Value

Aug 09, 2023

On Wednesday, Japanese oil and gas explorer Inpex raised its full-year net profit forecast by 7% and announced measures to boost the company's value and shareholder returns, including a dividend increase and share buyback.To address the country's number of undervalued stocks…

FACTBOX - Indonesia's Long-delayed Major Gas Projects

Aug 11, 2023

A recent ownership shakeup at two major Indonesian gas projects has injected renewed hope in the country's upstream gas sector, as the country hopes to tap into its rich hydrocarbon resources amid global energy transition, but barriers remain…

Australian Operations Continue: INPEX Extends Noble Deliverer Rig Contract

Aug 04, 2023

INPEX Operations Australia, an Australian subsidiary of the Japanese firm INPEX, has exercised an option to extend the contract for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Noble Deliverer for drilling at the Ichthys field in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia…

Chevron, Woodside in Talks to Avert Strikes in Australia

Aug 10, 2023

Chevron and Woodside Energy Group said on Thursday they are holding talks with unions to avert threatened strikes at gas facilities that together supply about 10% of the global LNG market.Concerns over potential industrial action at three Australian LNG operations - North West Shelf…

Shell to Sell Interest in Indonesia’s Masela Block

Jul 25, 2023

Shell has agreed to sell its participating interest in Indonesia’s Masela Production Sharing Contract and the associated Abadi gas project.The 35% interest in the deepwater block will be sold to Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Hulu Energi and Petronas Masela…

Exxon Posts 56% Profit Slump, Joins Peers in Energy Price Hit

Jul 28, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp joined its rivals in reporting a 56% slump in second-quarter profit from a year ago, hurt by a drop in energy prices, in line with the midpoint of the company's earnings preview released earlier this month.Oil majors' profits…

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