Management
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.
Adura will become the UK North Sea’s largest independent producer by combining 12 key oil and gas assets, employing around 1,200 staff. It aims to produce more than 140,000 BOED in 2026.
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Lebanon hopes to join the club of EastMed gas producers as TotalEnergies and its partners spud an appraisal well near Beirut’s maritime border with Israel where gas is already being produced.
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Wave power plus a subsea battery can be a reliable source for subsea operations, to a point.
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Woodside confirms key contracts for deepwater Mexican Gulf development.
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National oil companies and traditional upstream players are progressively focusing on cleaner and more environmentally friendly energy initiatives.
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Norwegian energy company Equinor has acquired a 25% stake in the Bayou Bend CCS project from Houston-based Carbonvert.
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Registration is open for the SPE Europe Energy GeoHackathon, which will be held in October and November. It will be preceded by 4-week online bootcamp sessions on data science and geothermal energy, which will begin on 2 October.
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The deal is expected to support the LNG producer's Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion project.
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The contractor will install flexible pipe and subsea structures on the field in Block 17 offshore Angola.
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The Exxon-lead consortium, which includes Hess and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation as partners, will present a field development plan to the Guyana government in October for the Whiptail field.
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Louisiana-based Commonwealth LNG project takes two steps forward with Baker Hughes order and Kimmeridge investment.