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August 05, 2024
ASCO mobilized two radiation safety officers (RSOs) as well as NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) and mercury monitoring and analysis equipment to the OMSB site. The RSOs delivered on-site training for NORM awareness, and monitoring for various hazards such as benzene, H2S (hydrogen sulphide) with a particular focus on NORM and mercury.
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August 05, 2024
Occlusion focuses on innovation to provide a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible end-to-end solution for end-of-life assets. This collaboration with Envana helps Occlusion meet increasing expectations for emissions reporting from well retirement services and ensures compliance with state emissions management requirements.
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August 05, 2024
Petrobras achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the natural gas discovery made in 2022 while drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in Colombia, reinforcing the volumetric potential for natural gas in the region.
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August 04, 2024
The regional roll-out has been agreed following successful field trials of the system on bp’s Clair Ridge platform and has been adopted to ensure safer Red Zone management for various hazardous operations. It is the first time the technology has been used for well interventions.
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August 02, 2024
As part of the second development of the Atapu and Sepia offshore fields, SLB OneSubsea will provide the Petrobras-standard configured, pre-salt vertical trees, subsea distribution units, subsea control systems and pipeline systems, along with related installation, commissioning and life-of-field services.
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August 01, 2024
Over 12 competitors, including Exxon and Shell, have shown interest in acquiring a 40% stake in Galp Energia's massive offshore oil and gas field. A spokesperson from the company emphasized Petrobras' expertise in deepwater operations and expressed confidence in their bid.
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August 01, 2024
the digital solutions implemented onsite at SARB allow the field to be operated remotely from Zirku island, 20 km away. Remote monitoring, smart well operations and production management technologies are integrated at the remote control center for optimized real-time decision-making. 
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August 01, 2024
The tale of the Guyana discovery isn’t about taking swashbuckling risks for a huge payoff. Exxon, it turns out, is as much a financial engineering company as an oil explorer. It hedged its bets, reduced its exposure and bought itself an option to make a fortune on an unlikely outcome.
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August 01, 2024
Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Ecopetrol SA are gearing up to plumb the depths of Colombia’s Caribbean waters in search of oil and gas. The plan is to drill the Komodo-1 well before the year is out in seas roughly 3,900 m (close to 13,000 ft) deep. That’s equal to about 10 Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other and would shatter the current water-depth record holder in Angola.
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July 31, 2024
The awarded PSCs encompass a portfolio of 12 fields, comprising oil and gas assets within the Malay basin in Peninsular Malaysia. Located within a proven oil and gas basin and in close proximity to existing infrastructure, these DRO clusters offer synergistic development opportunities for monetization.
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July 31, 2024
World Oil and its parent, Gulf Energy Information, are pleased to announce that Repsol, a leader in global deepwater operations, has agreed to serve as Host Sponsor for the 2025 Deepwater Development Conference (MCEDD). Scheduled for March 25-27, 2025, in Madrid, this event will focus on the theme, “New Deepwater Plays, New Deepwater Ways.”
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July 31, 2024
Transocean Ltd. announced a 1,095-day contract for the Deepwater Invictus with bp in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The program is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2025 and is estimated to contribute approximately $531 million in backlog.
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July 31, 2024
Net production was 494,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2024, compared with 387,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher production in Guyana and the Bakken. In the third quarter of 2024, E&P net production is expected to be in the range of 460,000 boepd to 470,000 boepd, primarily reflecting planned downtime in Guyana and Southeast Asia.
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July 31, 2024
Ecopetrol is planning to spend $300 million this year — the most it has invested in offshore drilling in any year — as it pushes to produce more natural gas and get it to consumers in fewer than the 10 to 15 years it normally takes to bring to market, according to Elsa Jaimes, the company’s offshore chief.
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July 31, 2024
An aging oil province like the North Sea, where most fields are heavily depleted and the remaining untapped resources are costly to develop, cannot tolerate these extra burdens, the oil and gas industry said.
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July 30, 2024
Petrobras ended Q2 2024 with an average production of 2.7 MMboed, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase was driven by the increase in production ( ramp-up ) of the FPSOs Almirante Barroso, P-71, Anna Nery, Anita Garibaldi and Sepetiba, in addition to the entry into production of 12 new wells from complementary projects, eight in the Campos basin and four in the Santos basin.
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July 30, 2024
Kaskida will be bp’s sixth hub in the Gulf of Mexico, featuring a new floating production platform with the capacity to produce 80,000 bopd from six wells in the first phase. Production is expected to start in 2029. 
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July 30, 2024
Viaro will take full ownership of the Bacton onshore gas terminal and 11 offshore facilities that produced around 28,000 boe last year, according to a statement from the company on Tuesday. That’s equivalent to about 5% of total UK gas production, and the company said it sees potential to expand production further.
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July 29, 2024
Subsea7 has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract by bp for the Murlach development, formerly known as the Skua field, located 149 miles east of Aberdeen in the UK North Sea.
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July 29, 2024
Seatrium Financial Services has secured a three-year $810 million syndicated bank guarantee facility. The facility, coordinated by DBS Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, involves eight leading financial institutions.
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July 29, 2024
TotalEnergies has announced its withdrawal from offshore Blocks 11B/12B and 5/6/7 off the southern coast of South Africa. This decision follows the exit of partner CNRI from Block 11B/12B, where TotalEnergies EP South Africa holds a 45% interest.
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