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(OE) UK engineering company Wood has secured a contract from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for detailed engineering of the topsides facilities on Woodside Energy's Trion floating production unit (FPU) in the Gulf of Mexico. When complete, Trion will have a production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day and connect to a 950,000 barrel capacity floating... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico's government on Friday ordered state energy company Pemex to temporarily take control of a hydrogen plant inside one of its largest refineries but operated by French company Air Liquide (AIRP.PA). President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who signed a decree that declared hydrogen supply from the plant "a matter of public interest," has tightened... Continue Reading →
(OM) Woodside Energy has awarded a contract to Mexican company Eseasa Offshore to supply shore base facilities and services for Woodside’s operations supporting the Trion oil and gas project offshore Mexico. Woodside says it is continuing to progress the Trion project toward first oil in 2028. Eseasa will provide a broad range of services out of its... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex's mounting debt with oil service providers as well as private crude and gas producers threatens production, investment and in some cases even the survival of suppliers, industry groups warned. In addition to financial debt of more than $105 billion, the company disclosed that at the end of September... Continue Reading →
Bruce Beaubouef * Managing Editor(OM) The outlook for international E&P for next year “remains healthy,” according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot report. The report borrowed from the firm’s recently released 2024 Evercore ISI E&P spending survey and 2024 Oilfield Services outlook, which found that E&P spending growth in the US for 2024... Continue Reading →
(OM) Wintershall Dea has submitted an appraisal drilling plan to build on its recent Kan oil discovery in Block 30 in the shallow-water Sureste Basin offshore Mexico. According to partner Harbour Energy, the partners aim to start drilling next year. Exploration started in October 2022 and led to the Upper Miocene Kan-1 discovery this April, drilled by the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex and U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company New Fortress Energy (NFE.O) have terminated a deal to develop potentially the country's first deepwater natural gas project that was signed a year ago, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Now Pemex wants to continue with the development of the Lakach... Continue Reading →
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has recorded a strong operational and financial performance during the third quarter of 2023, thanks to a rise in rig demand and day rates. The rig owner’s outlook for the offshore drilling market over the next two years remains bullish with further improvements in fleet utilization and day rates on... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has warned New Fortress Energy if any portion of its Altamira floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is located onshore Mexico, the company will have to resubmit its application for an export permit. New Fortress's $1.3 billion Altamira LNG project was expected to start shipping the superchilled gas this... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S.-based oil and gas company Talos Energy has completed the sale of its 49.9% interest in Talos Mexico to Zamajal, a subsidiary of Grupo Carso, a company controlled by the family of the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Talos Mexico, now owned 50.1% by Talos Energy and 49.9% by Carso, holds a 17.4% interest in... Continue Reading →
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