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China's Sinopec Laucnhes $690M Hydrogen Venture Capital Funds

May 29, 2025

China’s state oil and gas major Sinopec has established a venture capital fund focused on hydrogen energy, with an initial size of 5 billion yuan ($690 million), the company said in a statement on Thursday.The fund, the largest in China dedicated to investment across the hydrogen value chain…

Agogo FPSO Checks In Offshore Angola

May 29, 2025

The Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has reached Angola ahead off installation at Azule Energy’s offshore field.The trans-oceanic towing operation from China to Angola was conducted by PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH)…

Mento Platform Off Trinidad and Tobago Produces First Gas

May 29, 2025

EOG Resources Trinidad (EOG) and BP Trinidad and Tobago, equal joint venture partners in the Mento development, have produced first gas at the field off Trinidad’s southeast coast.The Mento development features a 12-slot, attended facility that…

OEG Nets Multi-Year Contract with Oil Major

May 29, 2025

OEG has secured a three-year contract with an international oil major to supply logistics equipment for its operations in North America. The agreement includes optional extensions for up to five years, OEG said.OEG will provide its cargo carrying units (CCUs)…

TotalEnergies Sells Bonga Field Stake to Shell for $510M

May 29, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Shell for the sale of its non-operated interest in the Bonga field, offshore Nigeria, for $510 million.TotalEnergies, through its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria, agreed the sale of its 12.5% interest…

Valeura Concludes Eight-Well Drilling Campaign in Gulf of Thailand

May 29, 2025

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an eight-well drilling campaign in license B5/27 in Gulf of Thailand with Borr Drilling’s Mist jack-up drilling rig.At its 100%-operated B5/27 license, Valeura conducted drilling operations at Jasmine C…

McDermott Reduces Carbon Intensity

May 28, 2025

McDermott has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting increased renewable energy source to 80% of grid electricity demand across its operations.The company also achieved a 35% reduction in carbon intensity and ISO 50001 energy management certification at four major fabrication yards…

Woodside to run North West Shelf LNG Plant to 2070

May 28, 2025

Australia conditionally approved on Wednesday a request by Woodside Energy to extend until 2070 the life of its North West Shelf gas plant, following a six-year review dogged by delays, appeals and backlash from green groups.The facility on…

EnQuest Grows South East Asia Operations

May 27, 2025

EnQuest provided an operations update ahead of its annual general meeting highlighting its growing footprint in South East Asia.The group announced several key growth initiatives across South East Asia in recent months, including the award of the DEWA PSC…

FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão Starts Production

May 27, 2025

SBM Offshore announces that FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão is formally on hire as of May 24, 2025 after achieving first oil and the completion of a 72-hour continuous production test leading to final acceptance.As part of the Mero-4 project, the FPSO will be connected to 12 wells…

Keyfield Ventures into Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Market with New Partner

May 23, 2025

Malaysia-based fleet owner of self-propelled accommodation workboats Keyfield International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s PT Elnusa Trans Samudera (ETSA) to explore joint marine services opportunities in the oil and gas sector…

EU: 44 Oil and Gas Firms Asked to Provide CO2 Storage Solutions

May 23, 2025

The European Commission said on Thursday it had asked 44 oil and gas companies to contribute to the EU's collective target of storing at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030, as part of the bloc's aim to achieve climate neutrality…

Norway Grants Permit for Equinor’s Drilling Plan in North Sea

May 23, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor Energy and its partners a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/11-31 S in production licence 090, operated by Equinor with 45% working interest…

Shell Expects to Bank On LNG Exporters Turning Into Importers

May 23, 2025

Energy major Shell expects several traditional LNG exporter nations to turn into net importers, driving demand for the super chilled fuel and potentially easing concerns that the industry faces oversupply from a raft of planned new projects…

Fire Contained at Vietnamese Oil Platform Undergoing Decommissioning (Video)

May 23, 2025

A fire incident that occurred at a platform undergoing decommissioning operation offshore Vietnam has been contained, the operator Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) has informed.The incident took place at Song Doc field…

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