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Petrobras to Pay $184M to Pension Fund to Settle Sete Brasil Dispute

Jul 30, 2020

Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petrobras has agreed to pay 950 million reais ($184 million) to its pension fund Petros to settle a dispute over investments at drillship company Sete Brasil, the company said in a filing on Wednesday…

Total Sells Gabon Offshore Fields to Perenco for Up To $350M

Jul 30, 2020

French oil major Total has struck a deal with Perenco to sell its interest in seven offshore oil fields in Gabon.Total said Thursday that its 58% owned affiliate Total Gabon had signed an agreement with Perenco to divest its stakes in seven mature non-operated offshore fields…

Shell Takes $16.8B Impairment

Jul 30, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell avoided its first quarterly loss in recent history, helped by a booming trading business, but announced nearly $17 billion in impairment charges reflecting a pessimistic outlook for oil and gas prices.Shell had warned last…

Apache, Total Make Major Oil Find Offshore Suriname

Jul 29, 2020

Apache Corp and its joint venture partner Total on Wednesday said they had made their third oil discovery offshore Suriname.The 'major oil discovery' was made at the Kwaskwasi-1 well drilled by the Noble Sam Croft in Block 58, where Apache is…

Tullow to Spud Suriname Well in 2021. Will Hire Drilling Rig Soon

Jul 29, 2020

London-listed oil and gas exploration and production firm Tullow Oil expects to hire an offshore drilling rig soon for drilling operation in Suriname.The company said Monday that the drilling of the Goliathberg-Voltzberg North prospect (GVN…

Hess' 2Q Loss Deepens. Oil Output Jumps

Jul 29, 2020

U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp reported a bigger quarterly loss on Wednesday, hurt by lower oil prices as the COVID-19 pandemic sapped global energy demand.Crude prices sank to historic lows in April as economic activity plummeted across…

Spirit Energy Extends North Sea Field's Life by Three Years

Jul 29, 2020

North Sea oil and gas operator Spirit Energy has given its York offshore gas field a new lease of life with an additional £13million (USD 16.8 million) investment. With the investment, Spirit will extend the life of the Southern North Sea offshore gas field by three years…

Equinor Cleared for Wildcat Drilling in Norwegian Sea

Jul 29, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has obtained regulatory approval for exploration drilling in the production license 263 D, located in the Norwegian Sea.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Wednesday it had granted a drilling permit…

Petrofac Lands Two-Year North Sea Well Deal with NEO Energy

Jul 29, 2020

UK-based offshore services company Petrofac has won a two-year contract with NEO Energy to provide Well Management and Well Operator support across NEO's North Sea fields.The deal will cover support for 25 production wells across NEO's Affleck…

Olympic Taps Ampelmann for W2W Gig at Ithaca's FPF-1 Platform

Jul 29, 2020

Dutch offshore gangway specialist Ampelmann has won a contract with offshore vessel owner Olympic Shipping to support topside commissioning work on Ithaca Energy’s FPF-1 semi-submersible production platform in the UK North Sea.Ampelmann E-type gangway system…

Analysts: Temasek Might Drop $3B Bid to Acquire Controlling Stake in Keppel

Jul 29, 2020

Temasek Holding's $3 billion bid to acquire a controlling stake in Keppel Corp will be under scrutiny on Thursday as a big quarterly profit drop at the conglomerate could raise the risk of the state investor dropping its proposal, analysts said…

Lundin: Offshore Activities Returning to Pre-Covid-19 Levels

Jul 29, 2020

Swedish oil firm Lundin Energy, a partner in Norway's giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield, reported worse-than-expected operating profit in the second quarter as the fall in prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic more than offset record output.Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell to $166…

Danish Offshore Driller Investing in 'Carbon-Negative' Tech

Jul 29, 2020

Danish offshore oil and gas drilling company Maersk Drilling is stepping up its efforts to reduce emissions associated with its drilling operations.It in June joined a consortium whose aim is to develop an offshore storage solution for CO2 captured in Danish onshore facilities…

Saipem Paints Gloomy Outlook for the Year

Jul 29, 2020

Italian energy services group Saipem painted a gloomy outlook for the year after reporting a net loss of 616 million euros ($723 million) in the second quarter following writedowns.The company said the industry faced uncertain demand for oil and gas…

Spirit Energy Orders POS-GRIP System from Plexus

Jul 29, 2020

Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has ordered a POS-GRIP surface production wellhead system from Plexus Holdings.The order from Spirit Energy includes Plexus' POS-GRIP 5,000psi leak-proof 'HG' metal to metal sealing surface production wellhead…

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