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CNOOC Kicks Off Production from Bohai Bay Field

Oct 08, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at the Bozhong 19-2 oilfield development project in Bohai Bay.The project is located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of about 20 meters.The main production facilities include a new central processing platform and four new unmanned wellhead platforms.A total of 59 development wells are planned to be commissioned…

INEOS Energy Puts New Equipment into Operation to Boost Breagh Gas Flow

Oct 10, 2024

INEOS Energy has brought online the electric-driven compressor at the Teesside Gas Processing Plant, which will boost gas flows from the INEOS-operated Breagh gas field offshore U.K.The new compressor represents a significant investment that…

Tanker Vessels Flock to Guyana as Oil Exports Soar 58%

Oct 09, 2024

“Year-to-date, Guyana’s oil exports have jumped to 598 thousand barrels per day (kbpd), a 58% year-on-year increase, adding to the growth achieved in previous years. Over the past three years, the average annual growth rate has hit 76%,” says Niels Rasmussen…

BP Wins Favorable Senegal LNG Arbitration Decision

Oct 08, 2024

Kosmos Energy said on Tuesday a Paris-based arbitrator has ruled in favor of BP, prohibiting Kosmos from selling to third parties liquefied natural gas from the Greater Tortue (GTA) project offshore Senegal and Mauritania.LNG is key to BP's strategy and broader energy transition plan…

Norway's Offshore Project Costs on the Rise

Oct 07, 2024

Energy firms Equinor, Aker BP and Vaar Energi have raised their crown-denominate cost estimates for major oil and gas development projects offshore Norway, the country's government said on Monday.Equinor's Johan Castberg project is now expected to cost 86 billion crowns ($8…

Expansion Works at Leviathan Gas Field Off Israel Delayed as War Escalates

Oct 07, 2024

Chevron Mediterranean, a subsidiary of the U.S. oil giant Chevron, has informed that the works on the Leviathan field that would expand its gas production have been postponed due to the escalation of security situation resulting from the Israel-Gaza war…

BP Scraps 2030 Production Target as It Scales Back Energy Transition Strategy

Oct 07, 2024

BP has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 as CEO Murray Auchincloss scales back the firm's energy transition strategy to regain investor confidence, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.When unveiled in 2020, BP's…

Nong Yao C Development Bolsters Valeura’s Production Rates Off Thailand

Oct 03, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has informed that the Nong Yao C extension, which started production in mid-August 2024, boosted the output from Nong Yao field offshore Thailand for 66%.In early August 2024, Valeura Energy completed drilling operations on the Nong Yao C extension…

Chevron Resumes Israel Offshore Gas Production

Oct 02, 2024

Chevron said on Wednesday it has resumed natural gas production at the Tamar and Leviathan platforms offshore Israel following brief precautionary production shut-in on Tuesday night.(Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Jason Neely)

New Well at Bittern Field Linked to Triton FPSO Stabilizes Production

Oct 02, 2024

Serica Energy has informed that the B6 well on the Bittern field, which started initial flowback to the Triton FPSO in September 2024, is now producing at a stable rate.The well is producing oil and gas at a combined gross rate of around 8,000 boepd…

CNOOC Starts Production from Deepwater Gas Project in South China Sea

Sep 27, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at phase-2 development at its Shenhai-1 deepwater gas project in northern South China Sea.The project is located in the Qiongdongnan Basin…

Hurricane Helene: 17 Oil and Gas Platform Evacuated in US Gulf of Mexico

Sep 26, 2024

About 29% of crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday.Energy producers had shut-in 511,000…

Shell Restarts Stones Platform as Hurricane Forecast Shifts

Sep 24, 2024

Shell said on Tuesday it has started the process of restoring oil production at its Stones platform as the forecast of a looming major hurricane in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shifted.Shell had shut down production on Sunday at both the Stones and…

Energy Firms Evacuate US Gulf of Mexico Platforms as Hurricane Risk Builds

Sep 23, 2024

U.S. offshore oil producers were taking initial steps ahead of a storm predicted to become a hurricane in the middle of the week, evacuating non-essential staff from Gulf of Mexico production platforms.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said…

First Oil Starts Flowing at CNOOC’s South China Sea Field

Sep 20, 2024

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform…

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