Production

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February 07, 2025
CNOOC announced that Bozhong 26-6 Oilfield Development Project (Phase I) has commenced production. A total of 33 development wells are planned to be commissioned, with expected peak production of approx. 22,300 boed in 2025.
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February 04, 2025
Shell has restarted production at the Penguins field in the UK North Sea with a new FPSO facility. Shell UK is the operator, and NEO Energy owns 50% interest. The Penguins FPSO is the first Shell-operated new facility in the North Sea in more than 20 years.
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February 04, 2025
SLB OneSubsea™ has secured a contract with Vår Energi to deliver subsea production systems (SPS) for offshore Norway developments. The award leverages the existing strategic subsea partnership agreement between the two companies.
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February 03, 2025
Baker Hughes has won a multi-year contract with ExxonMobil Guyana to provide all topsides, subsea, water injection and utility chemicals for the Errea Wittu and Jaguar FPSO vessels. The offshore developments feature combined 500,000 bpd capacity.
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January 23, 2025
Golar LNG has announced that the FLNG Gimi received feed gas from the bp-operated FPSO on the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Full commissioning of the FLNG has now commenced.
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January 21, 2025
CNOOC has announced that Dongfang 29-1 Gas Field Development Project has commenced production. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of 38 million cubic feet of natural gas per day in 2025.
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January 12, 2025
LLOG Exploration Company, a privately-owned exploration and production company focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, has announced the achievement of several significant milestones in the construction of the Salamanca Floating Production Unit (FPU).
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January 09, 2025
Shell and Chevron announced the start of oil production from the Whale semisubmersible platform in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Chevron owns 40% working interest in Whale, with Shell owning 60% interest as operator. Estimated peak production from the Whale development is 100,000 gross boed.
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January 02, 2025
Trillion Energy has announced the continuation of the velocity string tubing program on two tripods after previously completing operations on the Akcakoca platform in late November.
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January 02, 2025
Kosmos Energy notes the announcement from bp plc (operator) that first gas production has been achieved at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
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January 02, 2025
CNOOC has commenced production from its Panyu oilfield joint development project, the company announced. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 13,600 boed in 2025.
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January 01, 2025
(Bloomberg) – BP Plc’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project started producing gas from offshore fields in Senegal and Mauritania, and both countries expect deliveries soon in a boost to economic growth.
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December 31, 2024
(Bloomberg) – Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday firmly ruled out formally asking Exxon Mobil Corp. to renegotiate its production contract, resisting calls from his political opposition and activists in the country.
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December 31, 2024
Eni has kicked off Phase 2 of the Baleine field, offshore Ivory Coast. Said to be the largest discovery in the country and the first net-zero emission upstream project, production is poised to reach 60,000 bopd and 70 million cubic feet of associated gas.
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December 24, 2024
Seatrium has signed a contract with BP Exploration and Production Inc (bp) to perform engineering, procurement, construction and onshore commissioning (EPC) work for the Kaskida Floating Production Unit (FPU) project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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December 13, 2024
(Bloomberg) – Colombia wants to shorten the production timeline at its biggest deepwater discovery, the nation’s energy chief said, as it braces for a shortfall of natural gas in coming years.
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December 13, 2024
Expro has signed a technology agreement (ETEC) with Petrobras for the development of a new non-intrusive flowmeter. The technology is designed to increase efficiency and optimize production of wells.
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December 12, 2024
Shell Offshore has announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Phase 3 Silvertip project, which will deliver two wells to boost production at the Shell-operated Perdido spar in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
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December 09, 2024
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its operated Trym field in the Norwegian North Sea is back on production after a five-year shutdown during which TotalEnergies redeveloped the Tyra field infrastructure.
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December 05, 2024
Equinor and Shell will combine their UK offshore oil and gas assets and expertise to form a new company which will be the UK North Sea’s biggest independent producer, the companies’ UK subsidiaries have announced.
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December 02, 2024
Springfield Exploration and Production has successfully completed appraisal well test activity at the Afina oil and gas discovery, offshore Ghana.
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