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Eni Extends BW Offshore's Abo FPSO

Jan 06, 2022

Italian oil company Eni has extended its contract for BW Offshore's Abo floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for another year.The FPSO's owner BW Offshore said Thursday it has signed the extension with Eni's subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration…

Sembcorp Marine Delivers Vito Floater to Shell

Jan 06, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine said Thursday it had completed the construction of the Vito floating production facility, bound for deployment in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for Shell.The integration of Vito’s topside structure with its hull was executed by a pair of goliath cranes with 30…

ExxonMobil Makes Two Oil Discoveries Offshore Guyana. Liza Unity FPSO on Track for First Oil in 1Q

Jan 05, 2022

Oil and gas major ExxonMobil on Wednesday announced two new oil discoveries offshore Guyana, at Fangtooth and Lau Lau wells, adding to previous recoverable resource estimate of 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels.The Fangtooth-1 well, drilled with the Stena DrillMAX drillship…

McDermott to Deliver Platform Topsides for Mega Project Offshore Qatar

Jan 05, 2022

Qatari national oil and gas company QatarEnergy has said it has awarded a major engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for the offshore scope of its North Field Expansion Project to McDermott.The expansion project…

Enauta Keeps Manati Offshore Gas Field Stake after Deadline Lapses

Jan 05, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta has decided not to sell its stake in the Manati offshore oil field in Brazil to Gas Bridge after the conditions required for the completion of the sale were not fulfilled.Enauta had in August 2020 entered into an agreement with Gas Bridge S…

ADNOC Offshore Taps NPCC for Umm Shaif Field Work Worth $946M

Jan 05, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Wednesday announced the award of a $946 million Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the strategic long-term development of its Umm Shaif offshore field. The contract. dubbed…

Yinson Gets Charter Extension for FPSO in Vietnam

Jan 04, 2022

Malaysian FPSO supplier Yinson announced on Monday it secured a six-month extension for the bareboat charter contract for the FPSO PTSC Lam SonThe 243 meters long Lam Son FPSO, able to produce 15,000-20,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), with a storage capacity of up to 650…

OPEC+ Decision Reflects Easing Concern of Oil Surplus, Omicron Risk

Jan 04, 2022

OPEC+'s decision this week to stick to its planned increase in oil output for February reflects easing concern of a big surplus in the first quarter, as well as a wish to provide consistent guidance to the market, sources and analysts said.The producer group…

White House Welcomes OPEC+ Decision to Stick to Planned Output Increase

Jan 04, 2022

The White House on Tuesday welcomed a decision by top oil producers to stick with their plans to raise crude production and touted 'close' coordination with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Earlier on Tuesday, a group of producers comprising…

Russian Annual Oil Output Recovers in 2021 after Slump

Jan 03, 2022

Russia's annual oil production rose by more than 2% last year thanks to the easing of output cuts by the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers after a pandemic-induced decline in 2020, data showed on Sunday.Russian oil and gas condensate output rose to 10…

Petrobras Declares Commercial Viability at Four Offshore Concessions

Dec 30, 2021

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has declared four offshore concessions in the states of Alagoas and Sergipe commercially viable in presentations to the nation's oil regulator, it said in securities filing on Thursday.The company has…

North Sea Benchmark Crude Oil Supply to Fall in February

Dec 30, 2021

Supply of the five North Sea crude oil grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark will average about 707,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February, loading programs showed, down from 813,000 bpd planned in January.Dated Brent is based on the Brent…

Oil Firms Predict Rising Output, But Warn of Higher Costs

Dec 29, 2021

U.S. oil and gas executives are predicting higher production and drilling activity next year as oil prices climb, but say they face sharply higher costs, according to a poll released on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.Some 49%…

Technology: Integration Paves Way for True Digital Transformation

Dec 29, 2021

Oil and gas is achieving next-generation results in design, operation and forecasting by integrating digitalization both within companies and across industry.True, cutting-edge digital transformation of the oil and gas industry requires widespread integration of the technology and regular…

How Venezuela Pulled Its Oil Production Out of a Tailspin

Dec 27, 2021

Venezuela this year almost doubled its oil production from last year's decades-low as its state-owned company struck deals that let it pump and process more extra heavy crude into exportable grades.The surprising reversal began as state-run Petroleos de Venezuela…

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