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ExxonMobil has started appraisal drilling at its Lau-Lau 2 well site in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where it had previously discovered over 300 ft of oil at the Lau-Lau 1 well. The Maritime Administration Department announced that this appraisal, conducted by the drillship MODU Noble Sam Croft, will run from June 16 to July 31, 2024. View the full article
The arbitration process to determine whether ExxonMobil can block the $53 billion sale of Hess Corp to Chevron is stalled due to the incomplete appointment of a third arbitrator, according to people familiar with the matter. View the full article
“The federal Liberal and NDP coalition has passed draconian legislation that will irreparably harm Canadian’s ability to hear the truth about the energy industry and Alberta’s successes in reducing global emissions," said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, along with Canadian Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean and Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz. View the full article
Vallourec will continue to supply the complete range of tubes and connections for both conventional and complex applications on onshore and offshore oil and gas fields. View the full article
Daily crude production kicked off the year at 3.73 MMbpd, then plummeted nearly 25% following offshore maintenance. Now, more than one-third of the deficit has been restored, offering far-reaching implications for Latin America’s largest economy and worldwide energy markets. View the full article
Oil and gas companies are increasingly under pressure to keep maintenance costs down, and maintaining fluid systems at peak performance is an essential way to help accomplish it. Building a basic understanding of corrosion—what it looks like, where it occurs, and for what reasons— can help prevent material failure and costly repairs while improving system longevity.
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty (HD) vehicle emissions standards for model years (MY) 2027-2032. View the full article
Golden Pass, in its motion, urged the court to force Zachry — which filed for Chapter 11 proceedings in May and laid off thousands of workers from the Golden Pass site — to walk away from its contract and allow the joint venture to hire replacement workers. View the full article
Changes in the tax regime, in particular a windfall levy on oil and gas introduced two years ago and extended until March 2029, has affected independent oil and gas producers listed in the UK and their ability to raise money. View the full article
This sale enables Energean to rationalize the portfolio and focus on its gas-weighted, gas development strategy, underpinned by the Karish Field in Israel and recent farm-in to the Anchois field in Morocco. View the full article
This well is the first in production license 1170, awarded in 2022 (APA 2021), and was drilled by the Scarabeo 8 rig. The estimated size of the discovery ranges between 3.3 – 4.7 MMboe. View the full article
Under this agreement, TGS holds the exclusive rights to license all of Tanzania’s offshore mainland data on behalf of the government. The agreement also grants TGS the authority to conduct future acquisition of new seismic data and to reprocess existing data. Additionally, it includes support for upcoming licensing rounds, which are anticipated to commence in 2025. View the full article
The FPSO will operate in the Jubarte field in the Campos basin's pre-salt layer, off Espírito Santo's coast. The unit has a production capacity of 100,000 bpd and can process 5 MMcmgd. View the full article
Production start-up is expected in 2027, with a plateau of 300 MMcfgd (about 70,000 boed, including condensates). Gas from Ubeta will be supplied to NLNG, a liquefaction plant located in Bonny Island, in which TotalEnergies holds a 15% interest. View the full article
Units of Wintershall Dea AG, INEOS Group, Equinor ASA and Orsted AS are among the companies that were granted rights to explore whether the Danish subsoil is suitable for commercial CO2 storage and establish whether the process can be done safely and securely, the Danish Energy Agency said Thursday. View the full article
The Gulf Energy Alliance (GEA) joined the States of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi in a legal challenge to the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) decommissioning rule imposing unnecessary and burdensome financial requirements targeting independent offshore oil and natural gas producers. View the full article
The Helideck Operations Initial Training (Americas) and Helideck Operations Emergency Response and Aviation Fuel Management Awareness standards were designed and updated specifically to reflect legislation and operational differences in the region and are now being rolled out after a successful pilot. View the full article
Working at the intersection of spacetech and climatetech, AIRMO has developed a unique, state-of-the-art sensor that enables methane measurements from space. Combining the technology with Beagle Systems’ ability to utilise drones to collect data at low altitude will make it possible to collect precise information much more efficiently and enable companies to meet the new stringent reporting requirements. View the full article
PetroAI will utilize TGS' extensive subsurface, production and well data to create advanced AI models capable of accurately predicting well performance and identifying design sensitivities. This partnership offers quick access to pre-built, high-quality models tailored for both Proved Developed Producing (PDP) and Proved Undeveloped (PUD) wells at county or basin levels. View the full article
The scope of work includes project management, engineering, and execution of subsea services such as inspection, survey, intervention, and maintenance, as well as additional services such as underwater inspection of FPSO (UWILD) and standalone ROV operations. View the full article
Preliminary evaluation of the offshore gas condensate discovery indicates gross recoverable resources in the range of 16-38 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) with a mean of 25 MMboe, well above predrill estimates. Just over half of the resources were encountered in the Middle Jurassic primary target, and the balance in the Upper Jurassic secondary target. View the full article
Block 49 and Block 50 are Chevron’s first operated assets outside the Cabinda concessions and are near other productive offshore concessions, like Block 17. Post exploration, these new blocks are expected to yield substantial returns and enhance Angola’s portfolio of ultra-deepwater assets. View the full article
The Italian oil and gas company is working with advisers including Standard Chartered Plc on the possible stake sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Eni could sell up to 30% of the business and is drawing interest from other energy companies, including from Asia, the people said. View the full article
The Helmerich & Payne drilling rig is being rigged down and transported off location. Production testing equipment will then be mobilized to site. Testing is expected to commence within two weeks and is expected to take less than ten days to complete. View the full article
This five-year agreement covers a comprehensive range of services, from consulting and concept to detailed engineering, aimed at optimizing and expanding the existing facilities and infrastructure of one of the largest oil and gas condensate fields in the world. View the full article
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I started this blog to express what I sense about the highs and lows of the oil realm, while cautiously analysing historical data, taking into account the geo-political development at the time of recording them.
I got into this field, having been a passive observer of fluctuations of crude oil prices and their global consequences for years.
Then, when on the day of Great Oil Crash in April, 2020, I made a decision to make my own blog, with the motto, ‘analysing data that really matters’.
Having come from an academic background in mathematics and physics, I analyse data using my own tools, created with JavaScript and Python, taking my decision on board while making decisions.
