CNPC exits South Pars 11 project off Iran

State-owned Petropars Company of Iran will develop Phase 11 of giant South Pars gas field alone following withdrawal from the project by China National Petroleum Corporation.   The Chinese company had been designated operator after Total SA exited the project in August 2018. Total acted…

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Panoro Energy announces substantial oil discovery in Hibiscus Updip side-track

Panoro Energy has reported a positive update on its drilling operation on the Hibiscus Updip well (‘DHIBM-1’), located on the Dussafu Marin Permit, offshore Gabon.   John Hamilton, CEO of Panoro, commented: “Results of drilling at Hibiscus Updip have significantly exceeded expectations. Both the original wellbore and side-track…

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Qatar Petroleum takes operatorship of two offshore oil fields

State-owned Qatar Petroleum has assumed the management and operatorship of the Idd El-Shargi North Dome (ISND) and Idd El-Shargi South Dome (ISSD) offshore oil fields.   QP announced the takeover on the 7th October and said it followed the expiry of the development and production…

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BP Awards Three Caspian Contracts

BP has awarded three new contracts for the development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil and gas field offshore Azerbaijan, Saipem has reported.   Saipem, which won the engineering and construction contracts in a consortium with Boshelf LLC and START GULF FZCO, noted that two contracts…

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Equinor announces first oil from the Johan Sverdrup field

On the 5th October Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partnership consisting of Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP and Total, started production from the giant field in the North Sea, more than two months ahead of and NOK 40 billion below the original estimates in the…

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Transocean says semi-submersible features hybrid storage

Transocean Ltd has deployed what it calls the first hybrid energy storage system aboard a floating drilling unit.   The system is on the Transocean Spitsbergen harsh-environment, ultra-deep-water, semi-submersible drilling rig, which is working currently in Equinor-operated Snorre field offshore Norway.   Transocean said its…

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Shell asks US Congress not to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2

Royal Dutch Shell has asked the US Congress not to impose sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.   Earlier this year, a US Senate committee passed a bill recommending sanctions on companies and individuals involved in building the pipeline project running between…

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US Crude Production Returns To Record Levels

The recent attacks on Saudi’s oil infrastructure would have undoubtedly had a much larger impact on the world’s oil markets. Now, less than a month later, the prices of West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude are actually below the prices prior to the attacks.  …

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People in the News

AIG looks to Chubb for energy head James Langdon will become UK head of energy & construction for general insurance.   Markel builds new claims leadership team for wholesale and national markets business Specialist insurer Markel International has formed a new leadership team for claims…

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ODE takes installation operator role at Premier’s Tolmount

ODE Asset Management (ODE AM), a subsidiary of engineering and operations support services contractor ODE Group, has been appointed as an installation operator of the Tolmount Platform in the Southern North Sea.   The Tolmount platform and associated gas export pipeline comprise the Humber Gathering…

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