Oil & gas news
ExxonMobil receives top certification for methane emissions management
ExxonMobil is the first company to achieve certification for natural gas production associated with oil. The certification from MiQ helps the company meet customer demand for energy produced with fewer emissions.
Equinor and APT aim to cut downhole costs
The companies have joined forces in an R&D project that aims to replace costly downhole sampling and logging with more cost-efficient solutions.
ExxonMobil makes three new discoveries offshore Guyana
The three new discoveries offshore Guyana have increased its estimate of the recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to nearly 11 billion boe.
Strong progress towards net zero for Shell
Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2021 detailing the company’s progress over the past year. This report will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at the Annual General Meeting on 24 May 2022.
Greater Ekofisk Area production licenses extended
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has extended the production licenses in the Greater Ekofisk Area from 2028 to 2048.
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in the Paraná Basin
The amount received at the closing adds to the amount of US$56 700 paid to Petrobras when the sale contracts were signed, totalling an amount of US$63 000.
Rystad Energy publishes oil market note from senior vice president of analysis
Global oil demand is expected to reduce as a result of slowing economic activity and GDP growth cuts.
CNOOC announces that two projects have commenced production
CNOOC announced that Luda 5-2 oilfield north phase I project and Kenli 6-1 oilfield 4-1 block development project have commenced production.
Romar International and Abrado Wellbore Services merge to form Romar-Abrado
The combined entities will offer advanced milling and swarf handling services to deliver verifiable, emission-free well barriers and predictable alternative zonal isolation solutions to the plugging and abandonment (P&A) industry.
Carbon flaring emissions drop to 10-year low, but a rebound may be on the horizon
Improvements in the US shale sector are a significant driver of the decline in flaring activity.