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Israel Takes Next Step in Aphrodite Gas Field Development

Sep 01, 2024

The partners in the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field have submitted a plan to the Cypriot government to develop the project at a cost of about $4 billion, Israel's NewMed Energy said on Sunday.NewMed said that together with partners Chevron…

BP to Divest Trinidad and Tobago Mature Gas Fields to Perenco

Sep 03, 2024

BP has entered into an agreement with Perenco T&T to divest its Immortelle, Flamboyant, Amherstia and Cashima offshore gas fields and associated production facilities, as well the undeveloped resources from the Parang field in Trinidad and Tobago…

Shell Plans Water Injection at Vito Field

Aug 14, 2024

Shell announced it will use water injection to enhance oil volume capacity at its deepwater Vito field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The British multinational oil major on Wednesday said its Shell Offshore Inc. subsidiary has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the project…

OPEC+ Has Oil Price and Demand Problems. It Should Solve Demand

Sep 05, 2024

OPEC+ has two problems and two solutions.The first problem is that crude oil prices are too low for the comfort of most of the members of the group, which pulls together the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies including Russia…

Shell Beats Forecasts With $6.3B Q2 Profit

Aug 01, 2024

Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 billion, a drop of 19% from the previous three months, as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts' forecasts.The results were nearly 25% higher than a year earlier…

Namibia: The Newest Most Promising Deepwater Rig Demand Hotspot

Aug 27, 2024

Over the past few years the Namibian Orange Basin has emerged as an exciting new oil province and subsequently a provider of significant new demand and future demand potential for deepwater drilling rigs.According to Westwood’s Wildcat, “the…

McDermott Scoops Shell’s EPCI Contract for Caribbean Gas Development

Aug 12, 2024

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has secured an engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI), hook up and commissioning contract from Shell for the Manatee gas field development, offshore Trinidad and Tobago…

Equinor Could Reevaluate UK Oil Investments Amid Potential Tax Hikes

Aug 28, 2024

Norway's Equinor may reconsider investing in oil and gas in Britain if the Labour government changes the industry's tax regime, a top company executive told Reuters.Equinor's head of international operations said it may not be as attractive…

Cyprus Sets Deadline for Aphrodite Development Plan

Aug 26, 2024

A Chevron-led consortium that holds licensing rights over a gas field off Cyprus will present an updated development plan within days, one of the partners said on Monday, after Cyprus gave them a three-month deadline to comply.There have been…

Namibian Oil Discoveries Send Asset Demand Soaring

Aug 29, 2024

The discovery of increased reserves of crude oil in Namibia has sparked interest in Namibian assets, with an index fund tracking local government bonds poised for its biggest annual jump on record.The Exchange Traded Fund tracking local government…

The Mounting Offshore Oil & Gas Decommissioning Cost

Aug 22, 2024

The safe, timely and cost-efficient decommissioning of offshore infrastructure is one of the big challenges faced by the oil & gas sector. We estimate that the liability currently stands at over $300 billion (real terms), and this will only…

Demand Concerns Drive Oil Prices Down

Aug 22, 2024

Oil prices edged lower for a fifth session on Thursday as investors worried about the global demand outlook, however a decline in U.S. fuel inventories limited declines.Brent crude futures LCOc1 slipped 2 cents to $76.03 a barrel, while U.S…

Kent Hooks Multi-Year Start-Up and Commissioning Job for Shell

Aug 05, 2024

Energy services firm Kent has secured a three-year global framework agreement with Shell to provide commissioning and start-up services (CSU) across its various onshore and offshore projects.The contract encompasses a wide range of energy sectors…

Germany Seeks Arrest of Ukrainian Diver in Nord Stream Probe

Aug 14, 2024

Germany has asked Poland to arrest a Ukrainian diving instructor who was allegedly part of a team that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines two years ago, according to reports in German media published on Wednesday.However, one media outlet said the man appeared to be no longer living in Poland…

Shell's Bet on Gas Boom Takes Shape with String of Deals

Jul 12, 2024

Shell has replaced liquefied natural gas (LNG) volume it lost after exiting Russia in 2022 with a string of deals that underpin CEO Wael Sawan's bet on growing demand for the fuel as he reduces the focus on renewable energy.The new projects…

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