Field/project development
Vår Energi ASA and partners have officially sanctioned the Previously Produced Fields Project in the Greater Ekofisk Area. The redevelopment is expected to add high-value barrels starting in 2028, extending the production life of one of Norway’s key offshore regions.
The company engineered, designed, and manufactured multiple internal floating roof systems and tank-top equipment packages for TotalEnergies’ new storage terminal in Equatorial Guinea.
Fugro’s entry into the UK’s small modular reactor market follows its breakthrough in the US, where it secured a contract in February to perform a geoscience site investigation for the recommissioned Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan.
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Iraq, which is second only to Russia in terms of gas flaring, is nearing an agreement with Total to implement dual-energy megaprojects to capture that gas and wean the country away from sanctioned Iranian gas and electricity imports. Solar power will play a major role. -
The INPEX-lead Ichthys LNG megaproject won the 2021 International Petroleum Technology Conference Excellence in Project Integration award in a presentation that took place during the opening ceremonies of the annual conference.
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ExxonMobil’s Kerry Moreland, a geoscientist, managed breakthrough discoveries in the early stage of her 15-year career that have positioned the company for decades to come in South America. Now she is pursuing similar goals in Africa and Asia Pacific, as she explains in a moderated interview at this week’s IPTC in Kuala Lumpur.
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Russia’s largest oil company is moving quickly to shed underperforming brownfield assets to raise capital and transform itself into a major LNG player this decade. The state-owned giant is making the move as natural gas positions itself for a growing role in the energy transition.
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Last year, events accelerated several trends in the energy landscape. Oil and gas prices have remained low, and the industry is focusing more strongly on reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency. Implementing innovative technologies that increase recovery requires a small investment but can bring large rewards.
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Profits are up as drilling is down in Canada’s Montney play where a merger this week highlighted the continued drive to increase profits, which are benefitting from rising natural gas prices.
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The floating production unit is making the trek across the Pacific Ocean to its new home in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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Projects from the North Sea, Australia, and Saudi Arabia are in the running.
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Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP have started production from India’s first ultradeepwater gas project, the first of three such projects in the KG D6 block.
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CNOOC’s Bohai Sea Project has started production ahead of schedule.
