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Petrobras: Binding Phase Starts for Papa-Terra Field Sale

Apr 20, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started the binding phase for the sale of its share in the Papa-Terra field located in the deepwater area in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.The binding phase starts following a teaser for the sale Petrobras had announced back in February…

Equinor Gets Another Consent for Troll B Life Extension

Apr 20, 2020

After receiving consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for the extended operation of the Troll B offshore platform, oil firm Equinor has now received the green light from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, too.The authorities have…

Oil Firms Ask Brazil's Regulator to Mothball 29 Fields

Apr 20, 2020

Brazil's oil industry has requested 29 oilfields be mothballed so far, including 16 offshore and 13 onshore, with a total production of 65,000 barrels per day, as the sector struggles with lower demand amid the coronavirus outbreak, local regulator ANP said…

Petrobras Eyes Restart at FPSOs Hit by Coronavirus

Apr 17, 2020

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras plans to restart operations in the coming days at two ships used in offshore oil production that suffered coronavirus outbreaks, an executive told journalists during a call on Friday.Petrobras Exploration…

Norway's Oil Output in March Lower than Expected

Apr 17, 2020

Norway's oil production fell in March from the previous month, missing official forecasts by 4.4% due to technical problems at some fields, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Friday.The country's crude oil output was down by 4.5% month-on-month from February to 1…

Hungary's MOL Snaps Up Chevron's Azeri Assets for $1,57 Billion

Apr 17, 2020

U.S. oil giant Chevron has sold its stake in the BP-operated offshore oil fields in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan to Hungary's MOL for $1,57 billion.More specifically, Chevron sold its non-operating interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli…

Indonesia Cuts 2020 Oil, Gas Production Outlook

Apr 17, 2020

Indonesia's upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas has cut its full-year production outlook for the country, its chairman Dwi Soetjipto told reporters on Thursday, after reporting a drop in oil and gas output in the first quarter.The coronavirus…

Shell Restarts U.S. Offshore Platform after Pipeline Leak

Apr 17, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell Plc resumed production at its 100,000-barrel-per-day Perdido deepwater hub in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, ending a days-long halt caused by an onshore pipeline leak.Perdido production would return to its usual capacity by late Wednesday…

OPEC Slashes Oil Demand Forecast Further

Apr 16, 2020

OPEC on Thursday again slashed its forecast for global oil demand this year due to the coronavirus outbreak and said the reduction may not be the last.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries now expects global demand to contract by 6…

Woodside's Sales Slump as Coronavirus Cripples Demand

Apr 16, 2020

Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd said on Thursday that its sales slumped more than 20% in the first quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic and draconian measures to curb the outbreak crippled fuel demand globally.Oil and gas producers have been…

Shell Sets Oil Sector's Broadest Carbon Reduction Plans

Apr 16, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday deepened its ambition to battle climate change, setting the oil and gas sector's broadest plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.The new climate goals put the Anglo-Dutch company - at least on paper - ahead of the most progressive of its rivals…

Delays at Equinor's Peregrino Project Offshore Brazil

Apr 16, 2020

Construction work at Equinor ASA's Peregrino oilfield off the coast of Brazil has been delayed by roughly two months, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter, as logistical difficulties surrounding the novel coronavirus take their toll on the nation's offshore oil industry…

Petrobras Begins Halting Operations of 62 Platforms

Apr 15, 2020

Brazil's state-owned oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Wednesday it had begun suspending operations of 62 shallow water platforms in the Campos, Sergipe, Potiguar and Ceara basins.Petrobras, as the company is known, had previously announced the shutdowns…

Hurricane Energy 'Very Pleased' with Lancaster EPS Output

Apr 15, 2020

The UK-focused oil firm Hurricane Energy has said it is very pleased with the performance of its Lancaster Early Production System offshore the UK.Hurricane started up its Lancaster field west of Scotland's Shetland Islands in May 2019, via the Aoka Mizu FPSO…

April May Prove Worst Ever Month for Oil Industry - IEA's Birol

Apr 15, 2020

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Wednesday this month could prove the worst ever experienced by the oil industry.'In a few years' time, when we look back on 2020 we may well see that it was the worst year in the history of global oil markets…

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