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Oil Majors Face Climate Target Pressure by Investors

Dec 19, 2018

U.S. and Norwegian oil majors Chevron and Equinor have become the latest target of activist investors moving to force five of the biggest oil companies to commit to fixed emissions targets and align with the Paris climate agreement.The effort…

Aqueos Supports South Texas-Tuxpan Gas Pipeline

Dec 19, 2018

Aqueos Corporation said it has completed a major diving scope for the installation and commissioning of the South Texas-Tuxpan Gas Pipeline. The South Texas-Tuxpan Gas Pipeline is being constructed by a joint venture between TransCanada (60%) and Sempra Energy’s Mexican unit IEnova (40%)…

Norway November Oil, Gas Output Missed Forecast

Dec 19, 2018

Norway's November oil and gas output was lower than originally expected due to a collision between a navy frigate and an oil tanker that triggered shutdowns of major export facilities and several offshore fields, the country's oil regulator said…

OMV Joins ADNOC for Ghasha Gas Project

Dec 19, 2018

Austrian oil and gas group OMV signed a concession agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for a 5 percent stake in the Ghasha offshore gas and condensate fields, strengthening its position in the region, it said on Wednesday.The…

New O&G Projects to Expected to Accelerate

Dec 17, 2018

The number of new oil and gas projects will rise five-fold next year from a 2015 trough but overall spending is still unlikely to be enough to meet future demand, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a report.Shaken by a sharp drop in oil prices in recent months…

BP Green Lights Trinidad, Tobago Gas Projects

Dec 14, 2018

BP in Trinidad and Tobago (bptt) gave the go-ahead to two new gas developments, Cassia compression and Matapal, offshore Trinidad, it said on Friday.BP will build a new platform, Cassia C, and first gas from the facility is expected in the third quarter of 2021…

Exxon, BHP to Develop West Barracouta Gas Field

Dec 13, 2018

ExxonMobil Corp and the world's top miner BHP Billiton said on Thursday they approved development of the West Barracouta gas field in the Gippsland Basin in Australia, to bring fresh gas to Australian domestic markets.Exxon said the project…

Chrysaor Sets Sights on Chevron's North Sea Assets

Dec 13, 2018

Private equity-backed oil firm Chrysaor has hired advisers ahead of talks to buy Chevron's British North Sea oil and gas fields for over $2.5 billion, industry and banking sources said.Chrysaor has signed up investment banks Jefferies and BMO…

Shell Says Talks Over Gazprom Asset Swap Suspended

Dec 12, 2018

Talks about a possible asset swap deal between Royal Dutch Shell and Gazprom have been suspended, Kommersant business daily reported on Wednesday, citing Cederic Cremers, head of Shell's business in Russia.The memorandum on the possible asset…

CNOOC Gas Supply Hits New Record

Dec 12, 2018

CNOOC Gas & Power, a unit of China National Offshore Oil Corp , said on Wednesday its daily supply of natural gas had surpassed 200 million cubic meters for the first time as temperatures in northern China plummet.CNOOC sent 205 million cubic meters of gas to the Chinese market on Dec…

Trafigura Boosts LNG Volumes by 22%

Dec 11, 2018

Geneva based commodity trading company Trafigura increased its liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded volumes by 22% to 9.9 million mt in its financial year ending September 30 2018, driven by sales to China and South Korea, with the Asian share of our LNG business jumping to 30 percent…

Shell to Go Ahead with Shearwater Gas Expansion

Dec 10, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it would expand the Shearwater gas hub in the British North Sea, its seventh project to get the green light in the ageing basin this year.The project, a joint venture with Exxon Mobil and BP, will include a modification…

Australia Becomes No.1 LNG Exporter

Dec 10, 2018

Australia has overtaken Qatar as the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time in November, Reuters reported quoting data from Refinitiv Eikon.According to the data provided, Australia shipped out 6.7936 million tonnes of LNG in Novemebr…

Egypt Okays BP, Mubadala Acquisition of Stake in Eni's Noor Concession

Dec 10, 2018

Egypt’s petroleum ministry has signed an agreement for UK Petroleum giant British Petroleum (BP) and UAE investment fund Mubadala to buy a 45 percent stake in the country's Noor offshore natural gas concesion in the Mediterannean from Italy’s Eni…

Petrobras Nears Terms Over TAG Pipeline Sale

Dec 07, 2018

Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro could present a new sale and purchase agreement (SPA) before the end of December for the sale of the Transportadora Associada de Gás (TAG) pipeline, after a Brazilian Supreme Court injunction in July stalled the sale…

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PTTEP, Eni Launch Joint Venture for ADNOC-Operated Ghasha Offshore Project

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Sunda Energy Gets Chuditch License Extension After Termination Warning

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Oil Markets Brace for Years of High Prices as Iran War Drags On

Seadrill Secures Offshore Drilling Deals Across Four Countries

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