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Talos Energy acquires stake in “significant” Monument oil and gas discovery offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Recently, Talos agreed to acquire a 21.4% W.I. in Monument, a large Wilcox oil and gas discovery located in Walker Ridge blocks 271, 272, 315, and 316, for $32 million. Monument will be developed as a subsea tie-back to the Shenandoah production facility in Walker Ridge. The Monument discovery is post-FID with appraised proved plus probable gross reserves of approximately 115 MMboe. View the full article
 

ExxonMobil, PETRONAS consider FLNG project offshore Suriname following “outstanding” exploratory success

PETRONAS has achieved success offshore Suriname with the Sloanea-2 appraisal well in Block 52, which was drilled in June. This accomplishment has bolstered PETRONAS’ prospects in the basin and opens the possibility of developing a standalone Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) project at the field in the future. View the full article
 

Congress is key to building future U.S. oil and gas projects, Williams CEO says

CEO Alan Armstrong's comments came Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris tapped Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in her presidential campaign bid against Donald Trump. Harris has a track record of opposition to offshore drilling and fracing, suggesting she’d be a fierce oil-industry antagonist if she were to win the White House in November. View the full article
 

Woodside Energy to buy $2.4 billion clean ammonia project in Texas following "major" Tellurian acquisition

The project in Beaumont has a capacity of 1.1 million tons a year in the first phase, while the addition of carbon capture and storage will allow it to produce lower-emission ammonia from 2026, Woodside said. Agreements are in place for the feedstock and carbon capture capacity with Linde Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp., it said. View the full article
 

Topside, jacket for North Sea’s first electrified gas production platform successfully sails, HSM Offshore Energy reports

The NO5-A project involves the creation of an offshore platform comprising a topside and a six-legged non-battered jacket. Upon completion, the NO5-A Platform will be the first electrified gas production platform in the North Sea, powered entirely by offshore renewable energy from the nearby Riffgat offshore wind farm. View the full article