(Reuters) Senegal's Sangomar oil project is 60 percent complete, and a first barrel is expected in the second half of 2023, Woodside Executive Vice-President for International Operations Shiva McMahon said at a conference in Senegal on Thursday. Australia's Woodside holds 82 percent of the oil and gas field being developed off the West African country,... Continue Reading →
Valaris Nets $149M Worth of Offshore Drilling Contracts
Offshore drilling company Valaris said Thursday it had secured new drilling rig contracts and contract extensions, worth $149 million in total. The contract backlog excludes lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements, Valaris said. In Mexico, Valaris has won a three-well contract with Eni for the semi-submersible drilling rig VALARIS DPS-5. The contract is... Continue Reading →
All foundations, subsea cables installed at Formosa 2
All 47 wind turbine jacket foundations and all subsea cables are now in place at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm also has more than half of its wind turbines installed so far. The final jacket foundation was installed on 26 August, with the subsea cable works reaching completion on... Continue Reading →
Petrogal wins direct sale process for Sepia oil
(TN) Petrogal Brasil was the winner of the direct sales process carried out by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) this August 31st, to market the first oil cargo, of 500 thousand barrels, arising from the oil sharing production contract of Sepia and which will be available for loading in the last quarter of the year. Ten companies... Continue Reading →
People Could Abandon Gas Over ‘Insane’ Prices, says Wintershall Dea CEO
(Reuters) Wholesale gas prices have scaled "insane" levels that will ultimately hurt demand, although the lack of Russian gas means Europe's supply will be tight for several years, the chief executive of German oil firm Wintershall Dea said on Tuesday. The benchmark European gas contract TRNLTTFMc1 has risen by more than 300% in a year and on... Continue Reading →
This decade’s oil boom is moving offshore – way offshore
(Reuters) - Global oil companies are pumping billions of dollars into offshore drilling, reversing a long decline in spending on the decades-long projects including some in the remote iceberg waters far off Canada's Atlantic coast. Surging oil prices are encouraging the investments, along with Europe's mounting energy demand as the Ukraine-Russia war drags on. Offshore... Continue Reading →
New CEO takes the helm at Saipem
Italian oilfield contractor Saipem has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) following the resignation of Francesco Caio. The board of directors of Saipem, chaired by Silvia Merlo, on Wednesday acknowledged the resignation of the non-executive and non-independent board member Pier Francesco Ragni communicated on 19 August 2022. Ragni resigned “due to new upcoming professional commitments,” Saipem said. Pier Francesco... Continue Reading →
World’s Largest Installed Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational
(OE) Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted said Wednesday that Hornsea 2, the world’s largest installed offshore wind farm, is now fully operational off the UK coast. The 1.3GW offshore wind farm comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast. I can power over 1.4 million UK households. The wind farm is located alongside... Continue Reading →
PPSA is trading first Sepia oil cargo
(TN) Pre-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) is selling the first oil cargo from the Sepia production sharing contract. The company sent an invitation letter to the market for ten companies that already registered for operations in the pre-salt layer, offering, through direct sales, a load of 500 thousand barrels for loading in the last quarter of the... Continue Reading →
Restoring Chevron operations in Venezuela depends on U.S. -minister
(Reuters) - Progress to relaunch oil major Chevron Corp's (CVX.N) operations in Venezuela under U.S. sanctions on the country depends on licenses from Washington, Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami said on Tuesday. The U.S. Treasury Department in May renewed a license that allows Chevron to operate in Venezuela under very restrictive terms. The company had requested... Continue Reading →