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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. View the full article
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) CEO Rovshan Najaf signed a Memorandum of Undestanding (MoU) in Baku to evaluate potential cooperation opportunities in the areas of oil and gas exploration and production, energy security and efficiency, GHG emissions reduction, gas transportation infrastructures and sustainability. View the full article
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. View the full article
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. View the full article
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. View the full article
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.” View the full article
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. View the full article
Upstream M&A activity notched its third consecutive quarter of heightened value with more than $30 billion transacted. That brings year-to-date activity, including July deals, to nearly $90 billion and nearly $250 billion transacted in the last 12 months. Prior to the latest run of consolidation, quarterly M&A value had only topped $30 billion three times since the start of 2017. View the full article
MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a retrofit package for the conversion of conventional MAN four-stroke engines already in the field to dual-fuel methanol operation. View the full article
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd., an oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has announced its audited results for the year ended March 31, 2024. View the full article
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. View the full article
The disruption caused by Hurricane Beryl led to temporary reductions in U.S. LNG exports, contributing to fluctuations in global gas prices. Freeport LNG's gradual return to full production is a significant step towards stabilizing these markets. View the full article
The contracts were awarded to Exxon Mobil and Macquarie. The oil will be delivered to the reserve’s Bayou Choctaw storage site from October 1 through December 31, the Energy Department said. View the full article
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. View the full article
The cost to drill and frac new wells in U.S. shale basins is expected to drop about 10% this year as explorers look to get more for less amid record output, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie. View the full article
European energy companies have been grappling with competing forces — the negative impact of low natural gas prices and falling refining margins due to weak fuel demand, against the positive effect of higher crude prices amid OPEC+ supply cuts. For Eni, the upside outweighed the downside. View the full article
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. View the full article
The Biden administration wants more money to purchase oil as it seeks to expand its efforts to refill the depleted U.S. emergency cache. View the full article
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. View the full article
Post Oak Minerals V, an affiliate of Post Oak Energy Capital LP, has completed 10 acquisitions valued at over $475 million since early 2024, primarily focusing on the Permian basin. View the full article
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. View the full article
The deal is part of Occidental’s previously announced plan to divest assets to help fund its acquisition of closely held CrownRock LP. View the full article
Post Oak Minerals V, an affiliate of Post Oak Energy Capital LP, has completed 10 acquisitions valued at over $475 million since early 2024, primarily focusing on the Permian Basin. View the full article