Production

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April 04, 2022
ProSep, a provider of environmentally friendly solutions, secured a water treatment project with an American multinational corporation on the Scarborough gas resource offshore of Western Australia for a seven-figure value.
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April 01, 2022
Shell Trinidad and Tobago (through BG International, a subsidiary of Shell plc) announced that production has started on Block 22 and NCMA-4 in the North Coast Marine Area (NCMA) in Trinidad and Tobago.
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March 29, 2022
The UK will have to import almost all its gas and most of its oil from overseas suppliers unless billions of pounds are invested in new North Sea exploration and production facilities, a report from Offshore Energies UK has warned.
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March 29, 2022
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said the U.S. must trust OPEC+’s strategy, as Washington and other major importers call on the group to hike oil production following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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March 29, 2022
Shell Offshore Inc. announced the start of production at PowerNap, a subsea development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with an estimated peak production of 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
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March 25, 2022
Chevron Corp.’s oil production venture in Kazakhstan -- which operates the country’s largest field -- is curbing output due to issues at a supply link on the Black Sea.
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March 24, 2022
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a contract to support maintenance work on a floating production storage and offloading unit in Ivory Coast.
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March 23, 2022
SBM Offshore announced that it has entered into a shareholder agreement with its long standing business partners Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.
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March 22, 2022
TotalEnergies SE is working on a plan to develop gas discoveries in South Africa with its partners and the government, according to its managing director in the country.
Webcast

Electrification: The Future Is Lower-Cost, Lower-Carbon Energy

April 14, 2022
Schlumberger
An accelerated focus on strategic priorities such as capital stewardship, digitalization, and environmental sustainability is driving significant change in the oil and gas industry. With an upcycle on the horizon and offshore production poised to play a critical role in the overall energy mix, the industry must leverage technological innovation and new ways of working to fully embrace the reinvention of offshore oil and gas production. Electrification of offshore infrastructure opens the way to achieve lower-carbon energy sources, enabling operators to decrease their operational footprint while simultaneously supporting digitalization and reducing environmental impact. Schlumberger Electrification Program Manager for Production Systems Stephane Hiron will discuss how electrification is key to lower-cost, lower-carbon energy production and accomplishing returns-focused performance results.
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March 21, 2022
Neptune Energy and its partners announced hydrocarbons were encountered at the Hamlet exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
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March 21, 2022
Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, has successfully commenced first gas production from the Pegaga gas field in Block SK 320, offshore Malaysia.
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March 18, 2022
The UK's offshore energy industry has welcomed a speech by Boris Johnson warning that it would be “crazy” to shut down North Sea oil and gas production in the face of global shortages and price spikes.
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March 14, 2022
A new gas field found under the North Sea off East Anglia has this week produced its ‘first gas’ – and more such developments are on the way, according to IOG.
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February 17, 2022
Sembcorp Marine announced the completion of the Johan Castberg FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel and its delivery to Equinor. The FPSO has set off to Norway.
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February 14, 2022
SBM Offshore announced that floating, production, storage and offloading vessel Liza Unity has produced first oil as of Feb. 11 and is formally on hire.
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January 27, 2022
With good operational performance since the field came on stream in June and high oil and gas prices, the investments in the field are expected to be recovered in full during 2022.
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January 21, 2022
Oil and gas drilling is big business once again, if the leap in demand for services from Baker Hughes Co., the world’s No. 2 oilfield contractor, is any gauge.
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January 17, 2022
Brent oil traded near the highest intraday level since 2014 as the market tightened and concerns about the impact of omicron eased.
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January 12, 2022
Equinor ASA will make a $1.8 billion impairment on its Mariner field after slashing reserve estimates for the U.K. North Sea oil deposit.
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January 05, 2022
The investment supports ADNOC’s oil production capacity plans of five million barrels per day by 2030 while ensuring energy security for the United Arab Emirates and partners around the world.
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