Asset Management
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With $9.6 billion in assets in the market, the focus is shifting from who is exiting Southeast Asia to who is positioning for entry through acquisition, according to Rystad Energy.
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The approval clears the way for final investment decision on the offshore project, which includes a standalone FPSO expected to have a production capacity of 100,000 B/D. First oil is targeted for 2023. -
The plan will extend production of the largest field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to 2040, while also deferring plans to decommission the Statfjord A platform. Statfjord A was originally scheduled to be decommissioned in 2022.
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Aker Solutions has signed a contract to provide subsea control systems for Phases 4 and 5 of Beach Energy’s Otway project offshore Victoria, Australia. The order includes 7 sets of Vectus subsea control modules (SCMs), which will be backward compatible to the existing topside MCS and EPU, along with associated stab plates and testing equipment.
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Talos is hoping to retain its operatorship of the major discovery it made in 2017 offshore Mexico after a reserves audit confirmed the reservoir is shared between two offshore blocks.
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Global OPEX is falling, and the UK has emerged as a cost-cutting powerhouse among global offshore regions feeling the squeeze of uncertain oil prices. In pursuit of lower unit prices, Rystad Energy says that operators and contractors have begun nurturing operational improvements.
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The deal comes months after the jointly owned Petrogas NEO UK acquired several UK North Sea assets, including a $635-million purchase of Total's stakes in various fields last July. The 2-year deal with Petrofac is valued around $50 million.
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The deal is part of BP’s plan to divest $10 billion in the North Sea so that it can focus on developing core growth areas and construct more cost-effective subsea tiebacks in the region.
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A significant discovery of oil off Suriname increases the odds that major oilfields off Guyana will extend across that international boundary.
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The company will shell out more than $800 million to acquire interests in the Andrew and Shearwater areas, as well as the Tolmount field, offshore Scotland.
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BW Offshore has signed an extension with Eni subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration for the use of the Abo FPSO until the end of 4Q 2020, with options until 4Q 2021. The FPSO has operated at the Abo field offshore Nigeria since 2003. It has a production capacity of 44,000 B/D of oil, a water injection capacity of 33,000 B/D, gas compression capacity of 48.4 MMcf/D, and …
