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(Reuters) - China’s record imports of Iranian crude in recent months has squeezed out supply from rival producers, forcing sellers of oil from countries such as Brazil, Angola and Russia to slash prices and divert shipments to India and Europe. The jump in Iranian volumes took the market by surprise and has capped global oil... Continue Reading →
UK-based oil and gas company Tullow Oil has committed to becoming a net-zero company by 2030 on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions through a combination of asset decarbonisation and carbon offsetting program. Announcing its commitment to become a net-zero company, Tullow has recently said it will achieve this through a combination of decarbonising its... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas investment company ADM Energy which in March agreed to invest in the development of the Barracuda oil field in OML 141, an existing discovery and near-term production asset in swamp/shallow waters offshore Nigeria, has signed a deal with Eunissel to explore collaboration to develop the Barracuda. Under the term of the agreement, ADM... Continue Reading →
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made a new light oil discovery in Block 15/06, which is located in Angola’s deep offshore. Eni expects to start production from the well within six months through a fast-track tie-in to the Armada Olombendo FPSO. Eni said in an update on Tuesday that the well has been... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil on Tuesday said it was starting a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana. The campaign started with the start of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee offshore field on Monday. Maersk Drilling's Maersk Venturer drillship is expected to drill four wells in total in 2021, consisting of... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation and Pacific Drilling have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire Pacific Drilling in an all-stock transaction. It is worth mentioning that both of these companies have recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Pacific Drilling completed its balance-sheet restructuring and emerged from the Chapter 11 process in... Continue Reading →
Engineering and maintenance services specialist Sparrows Group has secured one contract renewal and two extensions, worth a seven-figure sum, in Angola to support major operators in the deepwater region. According to Saprrows’ statement on Wednesday, the first award is a three-year renewal to continue with the planned and corrective maintenance of all lifting equipment used... Continue Reading →
Offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D monitor acquisition survey from Total E&P Angola. The survey comprises a two-month project on the GJDR development area of Block 17 commencing in Q1 2021. For the purpose of the project, Shearwater said it will utilise one of its multisensor equipped vessels; in... Continue Reading →
Dutch offshore geotechnical survey firm Fugro has said it has won multiple contracts with Eni in Angola for geotechnical and environmental surveys off the coast of Angola between now and May. Fugro said that two of its vessels are currently active in the region. The multipurpose survey vessel the Fugro Scout, designed for seabed sampling... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has recognised a major loss in 2020, mostly on impairment charges, but increased its backlog by 20 per cent and kept revenue down only five per cent compared to 2019. The engineering and construction specialist recognised 2020 net loss of $1.1 billion, against loss of $82 million in 2019. In the full year... Continue Reading →
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