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Italy Expands Adriatic Drilling Rights to Boost Gas Output, Lower Price

Nov 07, 2022

Italy's new government will expand concessions to drill for gas in the Adriatic, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday, in a drive to double Rome's output to 6 billion cubic meters per year and lower energy prices for firms.The measure…

Energean Makes Another Gas Find Offshore Israel. Upgrades Athena Discovery Size Estimate

Nov 07, 2022

Oil and gas company Energean said Monday it had made a commercial gas discovery at the Zeus- 01 prospect, in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel. The company also said that contingent resources at Athena discovery, also in Israel, had been upgraded following post-well analysis…

Exxon Faces $2B Loss on Sale of Troubled California Offshore Oil Assets

Nov 07, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp will take up to a $2 billion loss on the highly leveraged sale of a troubled California offshore oil and gas field that have been idled since a 2015 pipeline spill.The sale comes after a failed bid this year to restart production…

SLB Boosts Shareholder Returns. CEO Says Upstream Spending 'Very Resilient'

Nov 04, 2022

Top oilfield services firm SLB will raise its quarterly dividend next year by 43% and resume a share buyback program, executives said on Thursday, offering an upbeat view of energy markets. Although annual revenues have fallen every year since 2019…

Consortium Wants to Build 900MW Offshore Wind Farm in South Taranaki, New Zealand

Nov 04, 2022

A consortium created in 2021 wants to build an offshore wind farm 22 kilometers off the coast of South Taranaki, New Zealand.The consortium, comprising BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate and Elemental Group, says this is the first of its four offshore…

"Technogenic Craters" Found at Damaged Nord Stream Pipeline Site

Nov 04, 2022

The Swiss-based operator of Russia-led Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline said on Wednesday it had completed initial data gathering at the location of the pipeline damage on line 1 in the Swedish exclusive economic zone and found 'technogenic craters'…

Japan Consortium to Apply for Stake in New Operator of Russia's Sakhalin-1 Project

Nov 04, 2022

Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co (SODECO), a Japanese consortium, has decided to participate in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in the Far East, an official at the Japanese industry ministry said. SODECO, which…

Offshore Wind: Ørsted Taps Sembmarine for Hornsea 2 Preventative Maintenance

Nov 04, 2022

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine said Friday its subsidiary Sembmarine SLP had won a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) contract with the Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm, one of the world’s largest…

Neptune Energy Spuds 'Exciting' Calypso Well in Norwegian Sea

Nov 04, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy said Friday it had started drilling on the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.Neptune Energy is using the Deepsea Yantai, a semi-submersible rig owned by CIMC and run by Odfjell Drilling,  to drill the exploration well formally known as Well 6407/8-8 S…

OMV Makes Gas/Condensate Discovery Offshore Norway

Nov 04, 2022

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has made gas/condensate discoveries offshore Norway at the Oswig exploration well 30/5-4S and sidetrack 30/5-4A.The wells were drilled about 10 kilometers northwest of the Oseberg field in the North Sea and 150…

Shell to Jointly study East China Carbon Project with Sinopec, Baowu and BASF

Nov 04, 2022

Shell said on Friday it signed an agreement with Chinese state refiner Sinopec and steel group Baowu as well as German chemical giant BASF to study a carbon capture, utilisation and storage project (CCUS) in East China. Parties intend to conduct…

Booming Guyana Sets Offshore Oil Auction Under Revamped Fiscal Terms

Nov 04, 2022

Guyana, one of the world's hottest oil drilling zones, will offer 14 offshore exploration blocks under terms that 'significantly' increase its share of oil revenue, the South American nation's vice president said on Thursday. Officials this…

BP Hires Siem Offshore's Battery Hybrid PSV for Operations in Canada

Nov 03, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has secured a 4-6 month contract starting in the second quarter with BP in Canada. The battery hybrid PSV Siem Symphony will mobilize to Canada for the contract. Siem Symphony was last in Canada in 2019…

UK Could Extend, Increase Windfall Tax on Oil & Gas Firms' Profits

Nov 03, 2022

UK's government is considering a plan to extend windfall taxes on oil and gas companies' profits, a government source said on Thursday, confirming a report in The Times which said the rate could be increased from 25% to 30% until 2028. The source…

Woodmac: Offshore CCS Could Give New Lease of Life to U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Nov 03, 2022

Offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the US Gulf of Mexico could play an influential role in the country's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.According to Woodmac…

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