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Australia Gov't to Change Petroleum Tax, LNG Projects to Pay More

May 08, 2023

Australia will change its Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) to increase the tax paid by the offshore LNG industry, moves that should increase revenue by A$2.4 billion ($1.6 billion) over the next four fiscal years, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Saturday…

Vietnam's Binh Son Refinery to Borrow $754M for Expansion

May 08, 2023

Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical BSR.HNO will take $754 million worth of loans for a project to expand its sole oil refinery and boost its annual crude oil processing capacity by more than 1 million tonnes, the company said.The…

UN Fails to Raise Funds to Remove Oil from Decaying Tanker Off Yemen's Coast

May 05, 2023

The United Nations on Thursday fell far short of raising the money it needs for an operation to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off Yemen's coast and avert an environmental disaster.U.N. officials have been warning…

Vietnam to More Than Double Power Generation by 2030, Lower Offshore Wind Target

May 05, 2023

Vietnam aims to more than double its power generation capacity by 2030, but has slightly lowered its target for offshore wind and will heavily rely on coal until the end of the decade, according to a government document seen by Reuters.Total…

Greater Sunrise Offshore Gas Project Decision Expected by November, Timor Gap CEO Says

May 04, 2023

The head of East Timor's national oil company said he expects a decision by November on whether to pipe natural gas from its offshore Greater Sunrise project to the Southeast Asia island or to Australia for liquefaction and export.Production at the new field could start around 2030…

How Will China's Clampdown on Mislabelled Cargoes Affect Sanctioned Oil?

May 04, 2023

Chinese customs authorities are stepping up inspection checks on cargoes of heavy crude oil after uncovering several Iranian shipments that were mislabelled as diluted bitumen in an effort to bypass import quotas.The checks, begun a month ago…

Turkey Makes Its Largest Onshore Oil Discovery in Sirnak Province

May 04, 2023

Turkey has discovered 1 billion barrels of oil in a field in the southeast province of Sirnak, Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) said late on Wednesday, in the largest onshore oil find in the country.TPAO has drilled 2,771 meters deep so far and found a more than 162-meter light oil-bearing reservoir…

Second Oil Tanker in a Week Seized by Iran in Gulf - U.S. Navy

May 03, 2023

A second oil tanker in a week was seized by Iran on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the U.S. Navy said, the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019.The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet of the U…

MISC Unveils 'Green' FPSO Design

May 03, 2023

MISC, a Malaysian provider of offshore energy solutions and facilities, on Tuesday unveiled what it called a 'future-ready Newbuild Floating Production Storage & Offloading (NBFPSO) Unit' at OTC Houston 2023. 'It is the world’s first NBFPSO…

Singapore Ammonia Bunkering Gets Reality Check from Port Authority, Industry

May 02, 2023

Top global ship fuelling hub Singapore is unlikely to be ready for ammonia bunkering by the end of this year, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said, while industry players have also raised concerns about feasibility. The port authority's…

Woodside Directors Re-elected Despite Climate Strategy Concerns

Apr 28, 2023

Woodside Energy Group Ltd's WDS.AX shareholders on Friday supported its management pay report and re-election of directors despite a strong push by activist groups and some smaller investors upset over its climate report to reject the plans…

Pertamina Hulu Energi Plans $1.4B Indonesian IPO with June Debut - Sources

Apr 28, 2023

The upstream arm of Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina, Pertamina Hulu Energi, plans to debut on the local bourse in June, after raising at least 20 trillion rupiah ($1.36 billion), two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters…

Fugro to Conduct Geotechnical Site Survey for Australia's Star of the South Offshore Wind Project

Apr 28, 2023

Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro has won a contract to conduct an offshore geotechnical site investigation for Australia's offshore wind project Star of the South (SOTS), located off the coast of Gippsland southeast of Australia.Partly…

Singapore's First Ammonia Ship-to-ship Transfer Targeted By 2023-end

Apr 27, 2023

Singapore's first ship-to-ship transfer for ammonia could take place by end-2023, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) said on Thursday, as the city-state prepared to introduce new fuels for ships.Ammonia is one of several fuels…

CIMC Delivers Jack-up Rig to COSL

Apr 27, 2023

Chinese drilling rig builder CIMC Raffles has delivered the Wan Zuan 3 jack-up rig for operation by COSL in China.The Wan Zuan 3 jack-up drilling rig of F&G SUPER M2 design can operate in a water depth of 300 ft and drill to a depth of 30,000 ft…

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