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CNOOC Brings Bohai Sea Oil Field On Stream

Dec 03, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at its Jinzhou 23-2 oil field development project in Bohai Sea.The project is located in the northern part of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 13 meters…

ABL Wraps Up Work for FSRU Toscana Project in Italy

Dec 02, 2024

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has completed its scope of work as marine warranty surveyor (MWS) to support the successful transport and re-installation of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Toscana, off the coast of Livorno in Italy…

QatarEnergy Signs Deal with Shell for Long-Term LNG Supply to China

Dec 02, 2024

QatarEnergy and Shell have entered into a new long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of three million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China.LNG deliveries under the SPA will start in January 2025,…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Secures Work in West Africa

Dec 02, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured work for its Main Pass IV jack-up rig offshore Nigeria.The firm term of the contract is approximately two years, and is scheduled to begin in December 2024, according to Shelf Drilling…

Yinson and PetroVietnam JV Get FSO Contract for Vietnamese Field

Dec 02, 2024

PTSC Asia Pacific, a joint venture between Yinson Production and PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), has secured a contract for the provision, charter, operation and maintenance of the floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel for the Lac Da Vang project offshore Vietnam…

DNO Proves 'Dry Belt' in North Sea to be Not So Dry with New Oil Discovery

Dec 02, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has made an oil discovery in the Othello prospect in the southern North Sea, offshore Norway, refuting what the industry deemed as a dry belt area.The discovery was made in wildcat well 2/6-7 S in production license 108…

Akeng Deep Exploration Well Off Equatorial Guinea Results in Sub-Commercial Discovery

Dec 02, 2024

Kosmos Energy and its partners have concluded the drilling of Akeng Deep exploration well at Block S offshore Equatorial Guinea, which failed to deliver a commercial discovery.The well was drilled to a total vertical depth of approximately 4…

Galp’s Appraisal Well Delivers Light Oil and Gas-Condensate Off Namibia

Dec 02, 2024

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has found light oil and gas-condensate in an appraisal well drilled in Orange Basin block, offshore Namibia.The appraisal well, Mopane-1A, was spud on October 23 with Saipem’s Santorini drillship, at PEL83 offshore block…

Seatrium to Develop FPSO Digital Twins

Dec 01, 2024

Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have agreed to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting environmental loads on FPSOs.Following the scaled model testing of the latest series of FPSOs…

Petrobras Launches FPSO Bid for Sergipe

Dec 01, 2024

Petrobras has initiated a new contracting process for the construction of up to two FPSO-type oil production units for the Sergipe Deep Waters (SEAP) project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin.The contracting method will be Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT)…

Lime Petroleum Strengthens Its Norwegian Oil and Gas Portfolio

Nov 29, 2024

Rex International’s subsidiary Lime Petroleum and its partners have secured new license for the exploration of Sognefjord East area with a tie-back to Brage field, while the company also increased its share in the Yme field following the acquisition of interests from OKEA…

Woodside Set to Partner Up for Louisiana LNG Project by March 2025

Nov 29, 2024

Woodside Energy expects to bring several partners into its Louisiana liquefied natural gas development by the time the company gives the financial go-ahead to the U.S. project in the first quarter of 2025, its CEO told Reuters.Australia-listed…

Energean Pushing for More Oil and Gas Exploration Licenses Off Israel

Nov 29, 2024

The CEO of Israel-focused gas producer Energean on Thursday urged Israel to issue new offshore oil and gas exploration licences to meet rising demand in the region.Speaking to Reuters, Mathios Rigas also called on governments to develop new export routes from Israel to neighbouring Egypt and Cyprus…

ExxonMobil Consultant Under Investigation for Hack-and-Leak of Environmentalist Emails

Nov 28, 2024

The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter…

Seatrium Dives Deeper into Cyber-Physical Modeling of FPSOs

Nov 28, 2024

Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have expanded the research agreement to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting the behavior of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms in high sea states…

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