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Seismic Surveys in East Med: 'Ankara Toying with Brussels'

Oct 15, 2020

The European Union's latest strategy to defuse tensions with Turkey is unraveling, two weeks after it was sealed, raising the risk of conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean, diplomats, officials and experts said.Despite an EU summit deal in the early hours of Oct…

The Philippines: Shell Looking to Sell Malampaya Stake

Sep 24, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell PLC is looking to sell its 45% stake in the Malampaya gas-to-power project in the Philippines, a key power source for the country's main island of Luzon, its local unit said on Thursday.'As part of an ongoing portfolio rationalization…

Report: Shell in Major O&G Cost-cutting Push to Prepare for Energy Transition

Sep 21, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters.Shell’s new cost-cutting review…

Shell, Microsoft in Alliance to Cut Carbon Emissions

Sep 23, 2020

Oil and gas giant Shell, which has been increasingly getting involved in renewables, has said it has partnered up with tech giant Microsoft 'to support progress towards a world with net-zero emissions.'As part of the strategic agreement signed between the two companies…

Lebanon and Israel in Talks Over Maritime Border

Oct 13, 2020

Lebanon and Israel, formally still at war after decades of conflict, launch talks on Wednesday to address a long-running dispute over their maritime border running through potentially gas-rich Mediterranean waters.The U.S.-mediated talks follow…

Petrofac CEO Asfari to Retire

Oct 12, 2020

Energy services giant Petrofac said Monday its CEO Ayman Asfari would retire as Group Chief Executive at the end of the year. Petrofac said Asfari would focus on his family, health, and charitable interests.Sami Iskander, former EVP Upstream Joint Ventures at Shell…

Hurricane Closes 92% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Output in Biggest Shutdown in 15 Years

Oct 09, 2020

A strengthening Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico production in 15 years, halting most of the region's oil and nearly two-thirds of its natural gas output.An already large and powerful storm, Delta could…

Gulf of Mexico: Storm-weary Offshore Oil Firms Prep for Massive Hurricane

Oct 07, 2020

Oil and gas workers withdrew en masse from offshore production facilities as Hurricane Delta grew into a powerful storm over the Caribbean on its way to the Gulf of Mexico.Delta's winds reached 145 miles per hour (235 kph) as the storm sped…

Oil & Gas FIDs to Rebound to Pre-Pandemic Levels from 2022, Rystad says

Sep 22, 2020

Oil and gas project sanctions, especially in the offshore segment, are expected to rebound next year compared to the COVID-19 ravaged 2020, and even exceed the pre-pandemic levels from 2022 onwards, energy market analysts from Rystad Energy have said…

IOG Drops Deltic Energy Takeover Pursuit

Oct 05, 2020

UK-based oil firm Independent Oil and Gas will not be pursuing the takeover of rival Deltic Energy after initially announcing its interest in a potential all-stock transaction last month.However, IOG on Monday said it did not intend to make an offer to acquire Deltic…

OPEC Says Oil Demand to Plateau in Late 2030s

Oct 08, 2020

World oil demand will plateau in the late 2030s and could by then have begun to decline, OPEC said on Thursday, in a major shift for the producer group that reflects the lasting impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and consumer habits…

Hurricane Energy's Non-Exec Director Parsley Resigns

Sep 23, 2020

UK-focused offshore oil and gas firm Hurricane Energy said Wednesday that Alan Parsley had resigned from his position as Non-Executive director.Parsley, 76, appointed in 2020 as a Kerogen Capital nominee director, is a geologist with over 50 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry…

US Gulf Platforms Shutting as Hurricane Delta Strengthens

Oct 06, 2020

Energy companies were securing offshore production platforms and evacuating workers on Tuesday, some for the sixth time this year, as a major hurricane took aim at U.S. oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.Hurricane Delta, the 25th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season…

Germany's Eastern States Back Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Completion

Sep 21, 2020

The premiers of Germany's eastern states have passed a resolution in support of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, daily Bild reported on Friday.The pipeline has been questioned by the German government following the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny…

Shell Working to Turn Around Troubled Australian Operations

Sep 15, 2020

Undaunted by hefty writedowns on its Australian gas assets, Royal Dutch Shell sees its liquefied natural gas business and 'new energy' acquisitions Down Under as core to its long term plans, the Australian unit's chairman said on Tuesday.As…

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