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Brazil's Oil Industry Sees COVID-19 Impact Until the End of 2021

Jun 30, 2020

Brazil's oil industry expects a recovery in domestic demand in the next months driven by growing China imports, but the negative effects of COVID-19 are expected to last through the end of 2021, lobbying group IBP said in a note on Tuesday.Consumption could drop by more than 10%…

Aker Solutions, Equinor Sign LoI for Askeladd Subsea System

Jun 30, 2020

Norway's Aker Solutions has received a letter of intent from Equinor to deliver the subsea production system for the Askeladd Vest natural gas development in the Barents Sea in northern Norway.The development of Askeladd Vest is phase two of…

MHI Vestas to Source More Offshore Wind Turbine Parts in Taiwan

Jun 30, 2020

Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas has signed a purchase agreement with local Taiwanese company, YGG, to source additional components for the upcoming production of V174 turbines to be installed offshore in Taiwan. The agreement covers rotor hubs…

Alaska Greenlights BP's Sale of Oil Leases to Hilcorp

Jun 30, 2020

Alaskan officials on Monday approved BP Plc's sale of its oil and gas leases in the state to closely held Hilcorp Energy Co. as part of a previously announced $5.6 billion deal.BP last year agreed to sell its Alaskan properties, including interests…

Petrobras Selling Stake in Tartaruga Field

Jun 30, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has put up for sale its stake in the Tartaruga field in the shallow waters of the Sergipe Alagoas basin.The Tartaruga field is located in Area SES-107D Concession, in which Petrobras holds a 25% stake, with Maha Energy holding the remaining 75% Participating Interest…

Shell to Write Down $22B in Wake of Coronavirus

Jun 30, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell said on Tuesday it would write off assets worth up to $22 billion after the coronavirus crisis knocked oil and gas demand and weakened the energy price outlook.The impairments follow the Anglo-Dutch company's decision to shift…

Buzios Oil Field Achieves Daily Production Record

Jun 29, 2020

Brazil's Petrobras said that its platforms P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 located in the deepwater Buzios oil field, the largest in the world, achieved record production levels on June 27, totaling 664,000 bpd and 822,000 boed.The oil company said it sold 764…

Gulf of Mexico: LLOG Sanctions Taggart Development

Jun 29, 2020

U.S. Gulf of Mexico operator LLOG has sanctioned the development of its Taggart discovery. The discovery will be developed via tieback to the Williams-owned Devils Tower Spar in Mississippi Canyon 773.The Taggart discovery is located on Mississippi Canyon Block 816 in approximately 5…

OPEC Production in June Cut by 1.25 mbpd

Jun 29, 2020

OPEC has cut oil output in June by 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd) from May levels as it works to implement a supply restraint agreement with Russia and other allies, according to estimates from tanker-tracking company Petro-Logistics.OPEC and its allies…

Kosmos Energy in $200M Prepayment Deal for Gulf of Mexico Crude

Jun 29, 2020

Oil and gas company Kosmos Energy has into a crude oil prepayment agreement with commodities trader Trafigura for a portion of its production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The prepayment agreement provides up to $200 million of crude oil sales…

Energean, Edison Cut Norway from E&P Sales Deal

Jun 29, 2020

Oil and gas companies Energean and Edison have agreed to exclude Edison's Norwegian assets from the proposed sale of Edison's E&P business to Energean. Apart from the exclusion of Norway, the companies have also reduced the value of the deal by $111 million…

Guyana Short-lists 19 Companies to Market Its Oil

Jun 29, 2020

A group of 19 companies including oil majors, trading houses and state-run firms were approved by Guyana's government for the next phase of a competitive process aimed at selecting an agent for marketing its share of crude produced in the country…

Repsol to Extend Rev Field Life to 2023 End

Jun 26, 2020

Spanish oil company Repsol has received consent from the Norwegian regulators for life extension of the Rev field in the North Sea.The field, part of production license 038 C, for which Repsol Norge is the operator is located near the UK border…

Oil Prices Edge Up as Demand Upswing Counters Virus Concerns

Jun 26, 2020

Oil prices inched up on Friday as the bullish impetus from signs of fuel demand recovery was kept in check by a rising number of new coronavirus cases in the United States and China and tentative expectations of U.S. output ticking up.Brent crude futures were 40 cents higher at $41…

Exmar Slams 'Unlawful' Tango FLNG Force Majeure by YPF

Jun 26, 2020

Argentinian energy company YPF has sent a force majeure notice to Belgium shipowner Exmar, saying it is unable to pay for the charter of the Tango FLNG unit due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic.According to Exmar, YPF claims that effects…

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