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Bachmann, Stjernfeldt Join EVPE Board

Oct 21, 2019

EV Private Equity (EVPE) has appointed two new Advisory Board members, Bettina Bachmann and Carl Stjernfeldt, who bring decades of experience and venture capital knowledge to the firm.Bachmann spent 35 years at Shell, latterly as Vice President…

As Majors Eye Brazil's Deepwater, Smaller Firms Seize Opportunity

Oct 31, 2019

As global oil firms make ever-bigger bets on Brazil's massive deepwater fields in its 'subsalt' area, a swarm of small and mid-sized companies has sprung up to specialize in lower-profile fields that still produce over a third of the country's crude…

Orca-1 is Largest Gas Discovery of the Year

Oct 29, 2019

On 28 October 2019 oil giant BP announced a major gas discovery, Orca-1, exploration well in the BirAllah area off the coast of Mauritania.“The deepest and largest discovery so far this year, Rystad Energy estimates Orca-1 holds around 1.3 billion…

BP Profits Fall 40%

Oct 29, 2019

BP's profits fell sharply in the third quarter, hurt by lower oil prices, but strong refining operations helped the company beat expectations even after taking a one-off $2.6 billion charge linked to asset sales.BP, like other big energy companies…

Fugro Completes GoM Surveys for Shell

Oct 10, 2019

Fugro said it has completed several deepwater geophysical surveys in the Gulf of Mexico for Shell.The project required data collection over multiple deepwater lease blocks in the greater Perdido and Mars development areas to support clearance of potential environmental…

Equinor Sticks to 2019 Output Forecast

Oct 24, 2019

Equinor's third-quarter profit fell by more than expected on Thursday after a significant decline in the volume and price of natural gas sold to Europe, although the Norwegian firm reiterated its forecast for flat 2019 production.Shares in Oslo-listed Equinor were up 2…

Shell Reaches FID for Pierce Upgrade

Oct 03, 2019

Operator Shell and its partner Ithaca Energy have taken final investment decision (FID) to upgrade the Pierce oilfield in the UK North Sea so that it can produce natural gas, Shell said on Thursday.The depressurization project involves modifying the existing floating production…

Mayflower Wind Survey Wraps Up

Oct 22, 2019

Marine surveyor TerraSond said it has completed a high-resolution geophysical survey for Mayflower Wind, 20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.Over the two-month campaign, which began in July 2019, TerraSond, an Acteon company, acquired…

Chevron Buys Into Three Blocks in Mexico

Oct 07, 2019

U.S.-based Chevron Corp said on Friday it signed an agreement with a unit of Royal Dutch Shell to buy a 40% stake in three deepwater blocks in the Mexican Gulf that the Anglo-Dutch firm won in auctions under the nation's energy reform.The deal…

DoJ Drops Shell Investigation

Oct 02, 2019

Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday that it had been informed by the U.S. Department of Justice that it had closed its inquiry into Shell over the 2011 $1.3 billion acquisition of a Nigerian offshore oilfield.Shell and Italy's Eni are both currently…

Shell Awards Pierce Scope to Subsea 7

Oct 04, 2019

Services company Subsea 7 said it has secured a contract from Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project in the UK North Sea, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen.Shell announced it has taken financial investment decision (FID) for the project on Thursday…

Majors to Bid in Brazil's $800 Mln Oil Auction

Oct 10, 2019

BP PLC, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC are among firms that will compete for exploration and production rights off the Brazilian coast on Thursday, in the first of three oil bidding rounds scheduled for coming weeks.Combined, the minimum…

Norway Sovereign Fund to Divest E&P Firms

Oct 02, 2019

Norway's $1.1 trillion sovereign fund will divest companies solely dedicated to oil and gas exploration and production in a bid to shield itself from a long-term fall in oil prices, the finance ministry said late on Tuesday.The move will partly…

Noreco Signals Danish Revival

Oct 21, 2019

A temporary tax incentive regime, low oilfield breakeven pricing and a chance to profit on modifications alone rather than via drill bit appear to be factors lifting prospects and getting banks behind a stalled Danish offshore revival.On Monday…

Woodside Targets Scarborough FID in Early 2020

Oct 17, 2019

Woodside Petroleum Ltd has pushed out the final approval date for its mammoth Browse gas project but slightly brought forward plans to sign off on its smaller Scarborough project as it races to fill an anticipated global supply gap.Woodside…

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