Upstream news
Hess sets 2021 budget of US$1.9 billion
Most of the company's 2021 budget will be allocated towards operations in Guyana.
Lundin Energy and Odfjell Drilling sign letter of intent for Deepsea Stavanger rig
The contract is set to commence in 3Q21 with a duration of one firm well plus eight optional wells.
Baker Hughes to provide digital solutions across Petrobras sites
Baker Hughes will support Petrobras’ offshore platforms and FPSOs with software and hardware solutions.
Subsea 7 awarded contract to install platform system offshore Angola
Subsea 7 will construct and install a platform system for Cabinda Gulf Oil in Block-0 offshore Angola.
Oil prices decline in face of China's Covid-19 infections, reported US oil storage levels and Iran oil exports
Oil prices declined on Friday as a cocktail of bearish news hit the market. A rise in China’s Covid-19 infections, reported storage builds in the US and news that Iran has boosted exports are pushing prices lower.
Magellan and Enterprise developing joint Houston crude oil futures contract
Affiliates of the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a futures contract for the physical delivery of crude oil in the Houston area.
API comments on suspension of oil and gas permitting on US federal lands
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers has issued a statement on the Biden administration's decision to temporarily suspend oil and gas permitting on US federal lands and waters.
Gilmore appoints CEO to lead expansion plans
Gilmore, a provider of flow control solutions, has appointed David Nemetz as its new CEO.
ChampionX and Azerbaijan Chemical Society deliver webinars on oilfield problems and chemical solutions
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University’s SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Chapter students are being offered training to help bridge the gap between the knowledge gained at university and in-house industry experience.
JDR wins subsea tieback work in Malaysia
JDR will manufacture and supply a 2.7 km long subsea production umbilical for the Ledang Redevelopment Segment 2 project, offshore Malaysia.