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OKEA Makers Oil Discovery Near Brage Offshore Field

Oct 26, 2023

Oil and gas company OKEA has made an oil discovery near the Brage field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, between 0.2 and 0.5 million Sm3 of recoverable oil was proven in connection with drilling well 31/4-A 13 E…

Early Production Start at Aker BP's Kobra East & Gekko Offshore Development

Oct 26, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has started production from Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) development in the Alvheim area, offshore Norway.The KEG development comprises the two discoveries Kobra East and Gekko in licence 203. The field has…

Chevron Target Hess Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates on Production Boost

Oct 25, 2023

Oil and gas producer Hess Corp on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on higher production, days after agreeing to be bought by larger U.S. rival Chevron Corp for $53 billion.New York-based Hess's net production was 395…

Suriname Proposes Exchange of $675M Bonds for Oil-linked Debt

Oct 25, 2023

Suriname offered late Monday to exchange $675 million of dollar bonds for new notes, the next step in negotiations after reaching a deal with its bondholders in May.The government offered holders of debt due in 2023 and 2026 to swap their notes for a new 10-year bond due July 15…

Vår Energi Says Goliat Field May Supply Gas to Hammerfest LNG

Oct 25, 2023

Vår Energi said on Wednesday it will decide next year whether to send natural gas from Norway's Goliat oil field in the Arctic Barents Sea to the nearby Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant for export to world markets. Oslo-listed Vår Energi…

Ecopetrol CEO: Oil Industry's Future Not Threatened by Energy Transition

Oct 25, 2023

Colombia's oil and gas industry is not coming to an end due to the transition to cleaner energy, Ecopetrol CEO Ricardo Roa said on Tuesday, in response to a union statement that alleged executive decision-making is threatening the majority state-owned company's future…

Aramco CEO Sees Significant Oil Demand Growth

Oct 24, 2023

Saudi oil giant Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he saw significant demand growth for oil, citing a possible resurgence in the Chinese economy and an aviation sector that remains below pre-pandemic levels. He said a one-size…

Ghana Looks to Market More Oil and Gas Blocks

Oct 24, 2023

Ghana is looking to boost its oil and gas production by selling more exploration rights, aiming to avoid leaving valuable fossil fuels in the ground and generate revenue to fund its energy transition, a Ghanaian official said on Tuesday.The…

Vår Energi Misses Q3 Forecast, Raises Output Guidance

Oct 24, 2023

Oslo-listed Vår Energi, which is majority-owned by Italy's Eni, on Tuesday posted a 33% drop in third-quarter operating profit on weaker energy prices, missing forecasts, while raising its end-2025 production guidance.Earnings before interest…

China CNOOC's Q3 Profit Down 8% on Yr Despite Higher Output

Oct 24, 2023

Chinese national offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd, on Tuesday posted an 8.13% fall in third quarter profit on lower realised oil prices despite higher output.Net profit fell to 33.88 billion yuan ($4.64 billion), CNOOC said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…

CORRECTED: Norwegian Sept Gas Output Lags Forecasts

Oct 23, 2023

Corrects OCT 23 story to read 2019 (not 1999), paragraph 1 Norway's natural gas output fell in September to its lowest level since 2019, lagging an official forecast as maintenance cut production, while crude oil also fell behind expectations…

Equinor's North Sea Field Starts Producing Oil Ahead of Schedule

Oct 20, 2023

The Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor said Friday it had brought online the Breidablikk field in the North Sea, four months ahead of schedule and within budget, and with higher initial production than expected.Tied back to the Grane platform…

US Gulf Coast Oil Patch Gets Lucky, So Far, in Busy Hurricane Season

Oct 19, 2023

A very active Atlantic hurricane season so far this year has not sent storms across U.S. oil and natural gas fields in the northern Gulf of Mexico, sparing energy companies billions of dollars of losses and consumers higher fuel costs.The 2023…

Petrobras Sets Record for Pre-Salt Natural Gas Processing

Oct 18, 2023

The natural gas processing units in Caraguatatuba (UTGCA) and Cabiúnas (UTGCAB), owned by Petrobras, set a record for processing Pre-Salt gas from the Santos Basin in September.During this period, they achieved a milestone of 28.96 million m³/d of gas…

Eirin Development: Equinor Selects Moreld Apply for Gina Krog Topside Upgrades

Oct 18, 2023

Norwegian engineering firm Moreld Apply has won a topside tie-in contract with the Norwegian oil firm Equinor in relation to its Eirin offshore field development.Two new wells from the Eirin field will be tied back to the Gina Krog platform through a flexible flowline…

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