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The $100-billion project is widely considered the largest unconventional development outside of the US and is noted by Aramco as the largest nonassociated gas development in the Kingdom.
Preliminary estimates indicated recoverables of between 30 million and 110 million BOE at the discoveries, which Equinor called its largest of the year.
The decision keeps the effective tax rate on upstream projects at 78%, prompting new warnings that investments will continue to dwindle in the UK Continental Shelf.
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The C-NLOPB has green-lit the supermajor’s plans to develop new sands within the field’s Jeanne d’Arc formation.
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The global oil and gas industry’s merger and acquisition arena is ending 2023 with a bang.
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Twenty-six companies participated in what was the last GOM lease sale scheduled until 2025.
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Production from the Sparta field is expected to start in 2028.
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A pilot project will explore onboard carbon capture for container ships, and two heavy-hitters are teaming up to find decarbonization paths in the Asia Pacific region. Elsewhere, wind and solar are on track to pass coal in the race to generate electricity.
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The deal will quadruple Tokyo Gas' natural gas production volumes from the Haynesville Shale.
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The Norwegian Sea discovery is the largest, undeveloped natural gas find on Norway’s Continental Shelf.
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The operator also has increased its stake in the Kaikias field in the Mars basin.
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Houston-based Occidental said that one reason it is buying private producer CrownRock is to gain more access to the deep, relatively untapped Barnett formation.
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The deal is subject to Mexico Pacific taking a final investment decision on the proposed third train at the Saguaro Energia LNG Project on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.