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Prelude FLNG to Stay Shut in 1Q 2022

Feb 04, 2022

Oil major Shell expects its Prelude FLNG unit in Australia, the world's largest unit of the type, will remain shut for most of the first quarter of 2022.The world's largest FLNG facility had in January 2021 resumed LNG cargo shipments, almost one year after a shutdown caused by an electrical trip…

Shell Boosts Dividend, Buybacks as Profits Soar

Feb 03, 2022

Shell boosted its dividend and share repurchases on Thursday after its fourth-quarter profits soared to $6.4 billion on the back of higher oil and gas prices.Shell, which moved its headquarters from The Hague to London last month, said it expected…

OPEC+ Sticks to Planned Production Increase Despite Oil Price Rally

Feb 02, 2022

OPEC+ agreed on Wednesday to stick to moderate rises in its oil output, two sources from the group said, despite pressure from top consumers for a bigger increase in supply after crude prices hit seven-year highs.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia…

Takeover Offer Launched for Oil and Gas Firm FAR

Jan 31, 2022

Samuel Terry Asset Management Pty Ltd has launched a takeover offer for W. Africa-focused oil and gas company FAR.Samuel Terry Asset Management Pty Ltd as trustee for Samuel Terry Absolute Return Active Fund launched an offer to acquire FAR’s shares at 45c cash per share…

Thai Beach Declared Disaster Area after Offshore Oil Spill

Jan 31, 2022

A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand.The leak from the pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining…

EnQuest Taps Uzma for Offshore Well Work in Malaysia

Jan 28, 2022

Oil company EnQuest has awarded a contract to the Malaysian oilfield services company Uzma Engineering for the provision of a hydraulic workover unit for EnQuest's 2022 workover program in Malaysia.Uzma's work scope includes integrated hydraulic…

Malaysia Bid Round 2022: Petronas Offers Exploration Blocks, Discoveries, Late-life assets

Jan 27, 2022

Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas said it was offering 14 offshore exploration blocks, six clusters of discovered resource opportunities (DRO), and one cluster of late-life assets (LLA) in its annual bid exercise launched on Thursday.The…

Woodside Exits Myanmar, Flags $138M Profit Hit

Jan 27, 2022

Woodside Petroleum Ltd joined on Thursday multinational oil majors Chevron Corp and TotalEnergies in their plans to exit Myanmar, nearly a year after a military coup plunged the Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.Myanmar has faced unrest since…

Thai PTTEP Set to Take Over Myanmar's Biggest Offshore Gas Field as Oil Majors Exit

Jan 26, 2022

Thailand's state oil and gas explorer looks set to take over Myanmar's biggest gas field, as TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp exit in the wake of last year's coup in the Southeast Asian state, analysts say.A move by PTT Exploration and Production Pcl (PTTEP) to become operator of Yadana field…

"Triple deficit": Morgan Stanley Expects $100 a Barrel in 2H 2022

Jan 21, 2022

Morgan Stanley expects Brent crude oil prices to advance to $100 a barrel in the second half of this year, with the market heading for a simultaneous 'triple deficit' of inventories, spare capacity, and investment.'The key oil products markets (gasoline…

Australia: Santos Bullish on Prices after Reaping Record Revenue

Jan 21, 2022

Australian gas producer Santos Ltd booked record sales revenue for 2021, pumped up by soaring oil and gas prices, and expects to reap big gains following its $6.2 billion takeover of Oil Search amid a surging energy market.After approaching Oil Search with an offer in the middle of last year…

Oil Majors TotalEnergies and Chevron Exit Myanmar Citing Worsening Humanitarian Situation

Jan 21, 2022

Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp, partners in a major gas project in Myanmar, said on Friday they were withdrawing from the country, citing the worsening humanitarian situation following last year's coup.Shell, in its first public acknowledgment of the move…

Heerema to Install Six Large Jackets at Saudi Aramco's Marjan Field

Jan 20, 2022

Dutch offshore installation company Heerema Marine Contractors has won a contract with McDermott to transport and install six large jackets within Package-1 of Saudi Aramco’s Marjan Increment program.The Marjan oil and gas field is located in the Arabian Gulf off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia…

Inside OPEC, Views are Growing That Oil's Rally Could be Prolonged

Jan 19, 2022

Oil's rally may extend further in the next few months due to recovering demand and limited capacity in OPEC+ to add supply and prices could break $100 a barrel, OPEC officials have told Reuters.Oil last traded at $100 a barrel in 2014, after averaging $110 a barrel over the previous two years…

Energean Expects First Gas from Karish Offshore Field by Q3

Jan 18, 2022

London-listed oil and gas company Energean said Tuesday its Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel would come on stream by the third quarter of the year, with the Energean Power FPSO expected to sail away from Singapore during this quarter…

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