Oil & gas news
TotalEnergies and Inpex sell stake in Angola offshore block
TotalEnergies and Inpex have sold Angola Block 14 B.V. to the Angolan company Somoil.
Rystad: more shuttle tankers needed to transport offshore oil
Demand for shuttle tankers in countries with robust offshore oil production and limited pipeline infrastructure is set to grow continuously in the coming years, a Rystad Energy report shows.
TotalEnergies expands work scope of Maersk Valiant offshore Suriname
TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, Suriname Branch has added the drilling of one additional well in Block 58 offshore Suriname to the work scope of the drillship Maersk Valiant.
Neptune Energy starts gas production at Adorf well in Germany
The Adorf Z16 well is expected to increase Neptune’s production from the licence to around 4000 boe/d.
TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract for Equinor’s Smørbukk Nord development
The contract covers a high-pressure, high-temperature subsea production system and associated equipment for a brownfield tieback in the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Enverus: US upstream M&A rose 25% y/y in 2021
In the second year of a COVID-influenced market, US upstream M&A rose 25% year-over-year to reach US$66 billion.
Intoware launches digital work-instruction platform for oil and gas workers
WorkfloPlus-Web enables oil and gas operators to transform paper-based procedures into smart digital workflows that are now accessible via a web browser, while opening up the platform to operating systems such as Microsoft Windows for seamless integrated working.
Beach Energy announces first gas production from Geographe wells
The first two wells of Beach Energy's offshore Otway Basin campaign have been connected to the Otway Gas Plant and are now delivering gas into Australia's East Coast market.
Wood propels Middle East growth with US$580 million of contract wins in 2021
As a result of Wood’s success in the region during 2021, and to support further growth, the company recently completed the mobilisation of over 600 new employees, with recruitment underway for an additional 200 roles.
EIA: crude oil prices to decline
Persistent withdrawals from global oil inventories have led to increases in crude oil prices, but the EIA forecasts that global oil markets will begin to balance through 2023, leading to a drop in prices.