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Oil Prices Extend Gains on Demand Hopes as Lockdowns ease

May 05, 2020

Oil prices jumped again on Tuesday on hopes for a recovery in vehicle traffic and fuel demand as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures.West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were 7…

Sapura OMV Taps Alam Maritim for Subsea Services

May 05, 2020

Malaysia's offshore vessel provider Alam Maritim has won a contract with Sapura OMV Upstream.Alam Maritim said Monday that the contract awarded by the oil and gas company was for the provision of underwater services.The value of the contract is around RM6…

IEV Wins Subsea Pipeline Inspection Gig in Malaysia

May 05, 2020

IEV, an asset integrity services provider to the oil and gas industry, has won a contract to provide advanced inspection solutions for an oil company in Malaysia.Singapore-based IEV said Monday it had won the contract through its 49%-owned associate…

Coronavirus Pushes Oil Majors to Biggest Output Cuts in 17 years

May 05, 2020

Oil and gas output from some of the world's top oil companies is set to drop by nearly 11% in the second quarter of 2020 to levels not seen in at least 17 years, according to Reuters calculations. The output cuts are driven by an unprecedented…

W-Industries Wins Contract for Mozambique LNG Project

May 04, 2020

W-Industries, a global integrated technology and engineering solutions provider, has been awarded a significant contract by Total E&P Mozambique Area-1, Limitada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Total S.A, for its Mozambique LNG project.Since 2010…

Drones Might Soon Deliver Goods for Offshore Rigs

May 04, 2020

Shipping, logistics, and marine services provider GAC has teamed up with a Singapore-based start-up to work on the delivery of supplies to vessels and offshore platforms via drones.GAC and the start-up named F-Drones will work to develop large…

PTTEP: Two New Oil Finds Offshore Mexico

May 04, 2020

Thai energy company PTT Exploration and Production Pcl said on Monday its joint venture had made two deep-water oil discoveries in the Salina Basin, offshore Mexico.The Mexican subsidiary of PTTEP, Thailand's largest oil and gas producer, and…

GMS Rejects 'Opportunistic' Takeover Proposal by Seafox

May 04, 2020

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a UAE-based provider of offshore service jack-up units has rejected a takeover proposal from Seafox.Seafox on April 30, 2020, announced an unsolicited and non-binding approach to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Gulf Marine Services…

KrisEnergy Secures Loan for Offshore Project in Cambodia

May 01, 2020

Southeast Asia-focused oil company KrisEnergy has said it has secured a loan for the development of a gas field offshore Cambodia.The company on April 30, 2020, entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to $87 million…

India's Reliance Cuts Pay of Oil & Gas Division's Execs

Apr 30, 2020

India's Reliance Industries has cut the pay of some top oil-and-gas division employees by up to 50%, according to six sources and a letter seen by Reuters, as it battles lower profitability because of the coronavirus epidemic.Reliance, headed by India's richest man…

Borr Drilling Sells Two 1980s-Built Jack-Ups

Apr 30, 2020

Jack-up rig specialist Borr Drilling has sold two jack-up drilling rigs and backlog associated with them effective from April 1, 2020, for $15.8 million.The two jack-ups, the Dhabi II and Paragon B152, built in 1981 and 1982, respectively, are on contracts with UAE's ADNOC…

Qatar Petroleum Plans New Wave of Job Cuts

Apr 30, 2020

Qatar Petroleum, one of the world's biggest energy companies, plans a new wave of job cuts and spending reductions to cope with the slump in oil and gas demand which has hit global economies, two sources familiar with the matter said.Economic…

Seafox Proposes to Take Over GMS

Apr 30, 2020

The Dutch owner of a fleet of offshore jack-up service vessels Seafox has made a non-binding proposal to take over the UAE-based jack-up specialist GMS. Both companies provide offshore service support jack-up units for hook-up and commissioning in the oil & gas and offshore wind industries…

Woodside Holding Off on $11B Scarborough Project FID until Prices Improve

Apr 30, 2020

Woodside Petroleum's final investment decision on the $11 billion Scarborough gas project will require stable oil prices and credit ratings, the company's CEO said on Thursday.The company in March deferred a final investment decision on the…

PGS Completes Offshore Survey in Papua New Guinea

Apr 30, 2020

Norwegian seismic data acquisition company PGS has said it has completed the acquisition phase of its Painimaut 3D MultiClient program, offshore Papua New Guinea.Using its Ramform Hyperion seismic survey vessel, PGS has gathered over 6 100 sq…

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