UK-headquartered Afentra plc has received approval from the Angolan Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas for the acquisition of INA-Industrija Nafte’s interest in two blocks offshore Angola. Afentra is acquiring from INA-Industrija a 4 per cent interest in Block 3/05 and a 4 per cent interest in Block 3/05A, pursuant to a sale and purchase agreement... Continue Reading →
Yinson’s FPSO Contract in Nigeria Ends after 16 Years as Client Opts to Buy the Floater
(OED) The Malaysian FPSO leasing company Yinson has completed the 16-year contract for FPSO Adoon in Nigeria as the client Addax decided to buy the FPSO. The contract for the FPSO which has been operating at Block OML 123 offshore Nigeria, had an original term of 8 years until 2014, with the option to extend... Continue Reading →
Eneco Charters Windcat’s CTV for Offshore Wind Support
Dutch offshore wind farm developer Eneco has signed a 5-year crew transfer vessel charter and partnership agreement with offshore vessel owner Windcat. The deal entails the transport of technicians offshore and will also allow the companies to collaborate on the decarbonization of Eneco’s marine logistics using Windcat’s hydrogen dual-fuel solutions. The first vessel for this... Continue Reading →
Welligence Global Offshore Drilling Outlook
(OE) Welligence expects global offshore exploration drilling activity in 2023 to remain relatively steady year-on-year. The majors will drive much of the activity in their core regions, along with Petrobras, the world’s leading deepwater operator. And while there are far fewer independents active in the offshore today compared to 10 years ago, Welligence still anticipates... Continue Reading →
Shell unveils five energy sector trends to watch in 2023
(OET) UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has highlighted five trends in its energy sector outlook for 2023 observed through the prism of energy security, economics and transition to low-carbon sources. Shell’s energy outlook for 2023, which was published earlier this week, points out that the energy transition is not something that can stand on its own, as... Continue Reading →
Oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen is not so big in reality as they invest 8 times more in biofuels, T&E says
While European oil majors are taking a gamble on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future, this ‘big bet’ is not so big in reality, according to a new study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E), which shows that investments in biofuels refining are eight times bigger. Ricardo Energy & Environment, a global... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum December 22 Production Data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in Corporate Governance informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for December 2022. (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) In December, approximately 70% of the gas produced... Continue Reading →
Guyana: 1.3 billion barrels in ExxonMobil offshore oil field
(AP) — A fifth major offshore oil field being developed by a consortium led by ExxonMobil at an estimated cost of $12.7 billion will add another 1.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil reserves to the 10-billion barrel Guyana-Suriname basin, the Guyanese government said Tuesday. The Uaru-Mako project currently under review could come on stream in... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Klein Named BOEM Director
(Reuters) The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday named Elizabeth Klein, a lawyer who worked in the Obama and Clinton administrations, to head the bureau that oversees offshore oil, gas and wind development. Klein will take over for the current head of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Amanda Lefton, who has resigned from the post... Continue Reading →
China’s CNOOC Eyes Record Oil, Gas Production for 2023
(Reuters) China's CNOOC Ltd has set its 2023 production target at a record 650 million to 660 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), about 8% above last year's goal. The state-controlled offshore oil and gas company produced about 620 million boe last year, exceeding its goal of 600-610 million boe, CNOOC said on Wednesday in a... Continue Reading →