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March 23, 2023
It’s the first time UK annual energy import costs have broken the £100 billion barrier. OEUK’s Business Outlook Report, published on March 28, will warn that UK consumers and businesses could face similar import bills in this and future years – especially if the windfall tax imposed on UK oil and gas operators remains unmodified.
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March 21, 2023
The joint venturers expect to spud the first development well in early 2024, acquire, convert, and install oil production infrastructure over the next 3 years, and spud an additional development and a water injection well in 2025-26.
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March 21, 2023
The total recoverable resources from these development projects were estimated to 730 MMboe net for Aker BP, with net investments of approximately $19 billion in nominal terms and an average break-even price of $35-40 per bbl.
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March 20, 2023
The walkouts will affect dozens of platforms operated by companies including BP Plc, Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE, the union said in a statement. No date has been set yet for the start of the labor action that was approved by 1,400 workers.
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March 20, 2023
The total consideration is $220 million plus a contingent payment element based on oil and gas prices over a 3-year period. A 28% working interest in PL037 gives 23.9% in Statfjord Unit, 28% in Statfjord Nord, 14% in Statfjord Øst Unit and 15.4% in Sygna Unit.
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March 16, 2023
The investment at Dover underscores Shell's long-term commitment to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where production has among the lowest greenhouse gas intensity in the world for producing oil.
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March 15, 2023
Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the sale of its stake in two offshore production sharing contracts in the Baram Delta to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production Sdn. Bhd.
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March 09, 2023
Offshore flaring fell again in 2022, by 13% to 22 Bcf of gas, contributing to a total decrease of 50% since 2018, when volumes totaled 44 Bcf.
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March 08, 2023
Oil and gas operators, service companies and regulators during mid-day on Tuesday gathered to speak at CERAWeek by S&P Global, in a session titled “Reducing Emissions in Oil and Gas Production.” In this session, they shared their perspectives on modern efforts to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gasses.
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March 04, 2023
Official analysis reveals accelerating the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas production will increase Scotland’s emissions, threaten jobs and ultimately could make Scotland poorer.
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March 03, 2023
The renewed emphasis on fossil fuel production follows a year of high and volatile prices after Russia’s invasion disrupted gas supplies and the recovery of economies from the Covid-19 pandemic drove demand for oil.
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March 03, 2023
The transaction includes a non-operated interest in the producing Buzzard oil field (29.89%), an additional operated interest in the Rosebank development (40%) and Suncor employees based in the UK who work with these assets.
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February 2023
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February 28, 2023
The project comprises 36 new wells (21 producers and 15 Injectors), one converted FPSO with capacity for 120,000 bpd of oil production, 230 MMscf per day of Gas Injection and 120,000 bpd of water injection. It will also entail approximately 100 km of rigid flowlines, 100 km of flexible flowlines and 100 km of umbilicals.  
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February 23, 2023
According to Datuk Tengku Taufik, Sabah's Chief Minister, the partnership with SMJSB underscores PETRONAS' efforts to build a more inclusive environment for the oil and gas industry in Sabah, both offshore and onshore.
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February 20, 2023
The partners have been awarded block EG-01 for an initial period of three years, during which they will conduct subsurface studies based on existing seismic data to further define and evaluate the prospectivity of the block.
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February 16, 2023
With an estimated peak production of 100,000 boed, Vito is the company’s first deepwater platform in the GoM to employ a simplified, cost-efficient host design.
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February 14, 2023
While the country began sending natural gas abroad several years ago, its oil production has never been significant. The Karish deposit in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is Energean’s flagship project and has been pumping gas since last year.
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February 14, 2023
Norway has become the continent’s largest supplier of natural gas, pumping a record 122 Bcm in 2022 through over 8,000 km of subsea pipes. Johan Sverdrup, which began oil production in late 2019, is estimated to hold 2.7 Bboe, making it the continent’s biggest oil field.
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February 13, 2023
Liz Klein, the new Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, takes over at a critical time as her agency makes decisions about where to install ocean wind farms, how to safely store carbon dioxide under the sea floor and the future of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
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