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North Field Expansion: Qatar Selects Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco for mega-LNG Expansion - Sources

Jun 08, 2022

Qatar has picked ExxonMobil Corp, TotalEnergies, Shell, and ConocoPhillips, as partners in the expansion of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.The North Field expansion will boost Qatar's LNG output by 64% by 2027…

Subsea Compression: A Step Change at Ormen Lange

Jun 16, 2022

Shell and OneSubsea are on track to realizing a vision for subsea compression that will set new standards for delivering gas. When it comes onstream in late 2025, the Ormen Lange Phase 3 subsea multiphase compression project will expand the…

Shell Posts Record Profit on High Energy Prices and Trading Boost

May 05, 2022

Shell reported on Thursday a record first-quarter profit of $9.13 billion, boosted by higher oil and gas prices, stellar refining profits and the strong performance of its trading division.Shell joins sector rivals, including BP and TotalEnergies…

Shell Taps Audubon for Gulf of Mexico Platform Work

Jun 03, 2022

Audubon has won a contract with Shell Offshore to provide brownfield engineering and procurement (EP) services support for Shell’s Mars Corridor in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract covers Shell’s offshore platforms in the U.S. Gulf including its Mars…

Oil Firms Looking to Build 1GW Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Norway

Jun 24, 2022

Five oil and gas companies in Norway, partners in the Troll and Oseberg fields in the North Sea, are looking to build a 1GW floating wind farm in the Troll area, with the plan to use the wind farm to power oil and gas installations. The final investment decision could be made in 2023…

AOC Awards Petrofac Five-year Integrated Services Deal

Jun 14, 2022

Oilfield services company Petrofac said Tuesday it has been awarded an Integrated Services Provider (ISP) contract by Anasuria Operating Company (AOC).The five-year contract, which has an option to extend, starts in June. Under the deal, Petrofac…

Ban on Russian Commodity Exports to Accelerate LNG Growth, Energy Transition - Wood Mackenzie report

Jun 16, 2022

War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition. While the precise timing and implementation of future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict…

Harbour Energy CEO Warns of Lower UK Investment Due to Windfall Tax

Jun 21, 2022

The North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, Harbour Energy, has told the British government that Britain's planned windfall tax on the energy sector will shrink the company's investment in the country.With oil and gas prices soaring and households…

U.S. Natgas up 2% on Higher Demand, Soaring Global Prices

Jun 14, 2022

U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 2% on Tuesday on record power demand in Texas, forecasts for more gas demand over the next two weeks than previously expected, a reduction in gas output, low wind power and much higher global gas prices…

EU Looking to Boost Gas Imports from Israel, Egypt to Cut Reliance on Russia

Jun 09, 2022

The European Commission has proposed a deal to EU member states with Egypt and Israel to boost imports of natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, according to a draft document seen by Reuters dated June 7.The draft memorandum of understanding…

Wasted Gas: As Global Supplies Tighten, Here’s 210 bcm of Natural Gas for the Taking – IEA Report

Jun 15, 2022

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that if there was a concerted, global effort to eliminate unnecessary flaring and control leaks across the supply chain, nearly 210 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas could be made available to gas markets…

Norway Scraps Three Arctic Oil Exploration Blocks

Jun 14, 2022

Norway's minority government will remove three Arctic oil exploration blocks from its licensing round as part of a deal with the opposition to secure backing for its 2022 budget.The Norwegian oil industry lobby said it was disappointed by the…

US Oil Lobby Pushes Biden to Roll Back Fossil Fuel Curbs

Jun 14, 2022

The American Petroleum Institute, the top U.S. oil lobby organization, on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden’s administration to lift a slew of restrictions on fossil fuel development to help ease soaring energy prices.The request underscores…

QatarEnergy Picks TotalEnergies as First Partner in 'Largest LNG Project in History'

Jun 13, 2022

Qatari national oil and gas company QatarEnergy has selected France's TotalEnergies as its first international partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, dubbed 'the single largest project in the history of the LNG industry.'The…

How Much Oil Does the EU Import from Russia?

May 31, 2022

The European Union has agreed to ban the bulk of imports of Russian crude and oil products in its latest round of sanctions following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The ban on seaborne crude imports will be phased in over six months and for seaborne refined products over eight months…

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