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UK Ups Windfall Tax on North Sea Oil Producers

Nov 01, 2024

The British government will increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to 38% from 35% and extend the levy by one year, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday.Presenting the first budget under the new Labour government…

TotalEnergies’ Income Hits Three-Year Low

Nov 01, 2024

French oil major TotalEnergies third-quarter profit hit a three-year low of $4.1 billion on Thursday, slightly missing expectations as refining margins and upstream outages dragged down earnings.Adjusted net income was down 37% from a year earlier and 12…

Shell’s $6B Quarterly Profit Exceeds Forecasts

Nov 01, 2024

Shell reported on Thursday third-quarter profits of $6 billion that exceeded forecasts by 12% as higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset a sharp drop in oil refining and trading results.The results, together with a drop in debt and strong cash flow…

Trident Energy Brings Ceiba Field’s Infill Well Onstream in Equatorial Guinea

Oct 31, 2024

Trident Energy has brought online the C-45 infill well at Ceiba field, part of Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea, which is already producing over 5,000 barrels of oil per day.The well first came Online on October 15, and according to Trident Energy…

KOTUG Gets BP’s Call for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Project

Oct 31, 2024

Dutch company KOTUG International has secured a contract from BP to provide marine services to the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.KOTUG International and its local Senegalese partner Maritalia have been awarded   a long-term fixed-term contract…

Shell Finds Gas at Selene Prospect in North Sea

Oct 31, 2024

Shell-operated joint venture, consisting of Deltic Energy and Dana Petroleum, has confirmed gas discovery in the Selene prospect in the North Sea.The Shell operated 48/8b-3Z well, in license P2437, proved a 160-meter-thick section of Leman Sandstone…

Vantage Drilling Concludes Sale of Two Jack-Ups to ADES

Oct 31, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has completed the sale of two premium jack-up rigs to ADES Holding Company, contracted for work in Southeast Asia.The sale includes the Topaz Driller jack-up rig, operating in the Malaysia-Thailand joint development area…

Woodside Wraps Up 15.1% Scarborough Stake Sale to JERA for $1.4B

Oct 31, 2024

Woodside has completed the sale of a 15.1% non-operating participating interest in the Scarborough joint venture to JERA, Japan’s largest power generation company, for approximately $1.4 billion.The Scarborough joint venture includes the Scarborough…

BW Energy Signs Production Sharing Contracts for Two Exploration Blocks Off Gabon

Oct 31, 2024

Oil and gas company BW Energy has signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for the exploration blocks Niosi Marin and Guduma Marin offshore Gabon, in partnership with Panoro Energy and VAALCO Energy.The blocks, formerly named G12-13 and H12-13…

Largest FPSO to Operate Offshore Brazil Arrives to Its Destination

Oct 30, 2024

The floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit Almirante Tamandaré, built by SBM Offshore, has arrived to Brazil ahead of installation at Petrobras’ Búzios field in the Santos Basin.The Almirante Tamandaré FPSO has been built with the capacity to produce 225…

PSW Technology Renews Subsea Services Deal with Rig Operator

Oct 30, 2024

Drilling industry services provider PSW Technology, owned by Norwegian company Scana, has signed signed a renewal of a frame agreement with an international rig company for subsea support services.The framework agreement will begin in the first quarter of 2025 and extend for a period of two years…

EnerMech Delivers Export Pipelines Services for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Project

Oct 30, 2024

The U.K.-based energy industry services firm EnerMech has completed a pre-commissioning project for a major U.S. energy infrastructure company in the Gulf of Mexico, providing a turn-key service for the delivery of specialized work for oil and gas export pipeline…

CEP Taps Zenith Energy for Well Management Services Offshore Poland

Oct 30, 2024

Aberdeen-based well management company Zenith Energy has been awarded six-figure well management contract with Central European Petroleum (CEP) as part of Poland’s Wolin project.Zenith has been contracted to provide full well management including all well engineering…

DeepOcean to Deliver Subsea Services for Vår Energi’s Oil Fields Off Norway

Oct 30, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) contract from Vår Energi for Goliat and Balder fields offshore Norway.The scope of work, scheduled for 2025, also includes additional light construction work to be completed within the same year…

Aker BP Reports Quarterly Profit Decline

Oct 30, 2024

Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, partly owned by BP, on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected decline in third-quarter operating profit, but said its full-year output would be in the upper-half of its forecast.The group's profit before interest and tax fell to $1…

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