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Oil Price Drops to $28 as Supply Cuts Not Enough

Apr 15, 2020

Oil fell 5% to around $28 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by reports suggesting persistent oversupply and collapsing demand due to global coronavirus-related lockdowns.The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday forecast a 29 million…

Chestnut Field Resumes Operations After Virus-related Stop

Apr 14, 2020

The Hummingbird floating production vessel linked to the 9,000 barrel per day Chestnut oilfield in the British North Sea has resumed operations after a 10-day shut-down due to the impact of coronavirus on its workforce, its operator said on Tuesday…

OMV Strikes Oil and Gas Offshore New Zealand

Apr 14, 2020

Austrian energy firm OMV has said it has struck oil and gas in the Taranaki Basin offshore New Zealand.  OMV, as the operator of the Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP) 60093, started drilling at the Toutoiwai-1 well in early March 2020.The oil…

Record Oil Output Cuts Fail to Make Waves in Coronavirus-hit Market

Apr 14, 2020

The minimal impact on oil prices from a global deal for record output cuts showed that oil producers have a mountain to climb if they are to restore market balance as the coronavirus shreds demand and sends stockpiles soaring, industry watchers said…

At Least One Worker at Pemex Offshore Platform Infected with Coronavirus

Apr 14, 2020

At least one worker at Mexican state oil company Pemex's Abkatun-A processing center, in shallow waters in the Gulf of Mexico, has been diagnosed with coronavirus, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.At the end of last week…

Perdido Output Shut Due to HOOPS Pipeline Leak

Apr 13, 2020

A leak in a pipeline that carries oil from U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities has halted production at two fields, Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday.Shell said it temporarily halted production on its 100,000-barrel-per…

Shell Wins $340M+ in Gumusut Kakap Arbitration

Apr 13, 2020

Shell's Malaysian subsidiary Sabah Shell Petroleum Company has been awarded more than $340 million in an arbitration related to the Gumusut Kakap floating production platform offshore Malaysia.Back in late 2012, Shell signed a contract for construction and lease of the Gumusut Kakap FPS with GKL…

Norway to Announce Oil Output Decision 'Soon'

Apr 13, 2020

Norway, Western Europe's largest oil producer, will announce its decision on whether to slash crude output soon, potentially adding its weight to a global push to shore up prices, the energy minister said on Monday.'The agreement among the OPEC+ producer nations is very positive…

OPEC, Russia Approve Biggest-Ever Oil Cut to Support Prices

Apr 13, 2020

OPEC and allies led by Russia agreed on Sunday to a record cut in output to prop up oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic in an unprecedented deal with fellow oil nations, including the United States, that could curb global oil supply by 20%…

If OPEC+ Oil Cuts Go as Planned, Norway Could Cut Output, Too

Apr 10, 2020

Norway, Western Europe's largest oil producer, signaled on Friday it could cut its output if the deal negotiated by the so-called OPEC+ nations was implemented as planned.Norway's Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru is taking part in Friday's…

Equinor Gets OK to Use Troll B Platform Till 2030

Apr 10, 2020

Norwegian oil firm Equinor has received approval to continue using its Troll B platform in the North Sea offshore Norway, for 10 more years.The Norwegian offshore safety body PSA Norway said earlier this week it had given Equinor consent for…

COVID-19: DEME Charters Flotel to Pre-Quarantine Offshore Workers

Apr 10, 2020

Belgium-based offshore installation and construction company DEME has chartered a hotel ship where it will pre-quarantine its offshore crews ahead of deployment to offshore projects.'To ensure safe crew changes on board dredgers and offshore vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic…

Lukoil Pressing Ahead with Caspian Sea Works. Valery Grayfer Field LQ Jacket Launched

Apr 10, 2020

The Russian oil company Lukoil is pressing ahead with the development of the Valery Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea. The company on Friday said it had launched the jacket of the living quarters platform from the yard to the Caspian Sea.The…

OPEC+ Oil Pact Hinges on Mexico Joining

Apr 10, 2020

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Friday that a final OPEC+ oil supply pact to reduce 10 million barrels per day (bpd), which was agreed on Thursday, hinges on Mexico joining in the cuts.OPEC, Russia and other allies, a group known as OPEC+…

Petrobras Idles Six Platforms in Campos Basin Due to Coronavirus

Apr 09, 2020

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a letter to the workers union on Thursday that it will idle six oil and gas platforms in five fields of the Campos basin due to the coronavirus epidemic.The company said the idling…

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