(Reuters) BP is close to an agreement to sell some of its Trinidad and Tobago oil and gas assets to Anglo-French oil company Perenco, according to three people familiar with the talks. BP is Trinidad and Tobago's largest natural gas producer with an output of just over 1.3 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), most... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil signals weaker oil and gas prices to hit first-quarter profit
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab on Wednesday signaled first-quarter operating results would drop over the prior quarter on weaker oil, gas prices and a big loss in fuel derivatives, a securities filing showed. The drop follows two years of strong oil and fuel prices that turned the largest U.S. oil company into one of... Continue Reading →
Shell seeks longer US license before sanctioning Venezuela gas project
(Reuters) - Oil major Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab is seeking a long-term license from the U.S. before making a final investment decision on the Dragon natural gas project in Venezuela, four people familiar with the matter said. The Dragon field lies in Venezuelan waters near the maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago, and holds up to... Continue Reading →
MODEC Gets FEED Job for Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO
(OE) MODEC has secured the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) system for Shell’s Gato do Mato development, offshore Brazil. Gato do Mato FPSO will be moored at a water depth of approximately 2,000 meters, some 250 kilometers off the coast of Brazil. MODEC will be responsible... Continue Reading →
Upstream Expansion Fuels Optimism in the Oil & Gas Sector
(Zacks)The year 2024 comes as a period of strong growth and significant opportunities in the ever-changing landscape of the oil and gas industry. WTI crude prices have risen above the $80 mark owing to a combination of factors contributing to a tighter global supply. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and an escalating conflict between... Continue Reading →
Stena Drilling’s new drillship to get equipment that allows access to ‘previously inaccessible reservoirs’
( Offshore-energy.biz) UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is set to deliver an equipment upgrade for its newest drillship that is expected to make it capable of drilling in previously inaccessible reservoirs. The seventh-generation drillship Stena Evolution is about to undergo an equipment upgrade which will make it capable of drilling and completing wells requiring... Continue Reading →
Suriname presses Exxon, TotalEnergies to combine gas developments
(Reuters) - Suriname's state-owned oil company Staatsolie has begun talks with oil majors Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab to encourage joint development of natural gas fields that straddle its and Guyana's maritime borders, the head of its state oil firm told Reuters late Tuesday. The early-stage discussions are part of Suriname's efforts... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Execs Push Back Against Calls for Fast Energy Transition
(Reuters) Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost to replace oil and gas. Big oil companies including BP and Equinor have written down renewable energy projects and others have... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil CEO says not trying to acquire Hess
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil(XOM.N), opens new tab CEO Darren Woods on Monday said his company is trying to secure preemption rights over Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab's Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab, not buy the company itself. In his first public remarks on the company's pursuit of an arbitration case that could block... Continue Reading →
Hess Says Reviewing Timeline for Closing of Chevron Deal
(Reuters) U.S. oil producer Hess said on Thursday it was reviewing the timeline for closing its merger with Chevron, after oil major Exxon Mobil signaled a potential counter offer for Hess's Guyana assets. Exxon on Wednesday filed a contract arbitration claim related to Hess' proposed sale of its Guyana oil properties and suggested it may... Continue Reading →