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March 24, 2023
“We will get market share,” Prates, Chief Executive Officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We may be the last to produce oil in the world.”
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March 23, 2023
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador released its budget and Energy NL welcomes a number of the initiatives, including reinstatement of the offshore seismic program, support for the renewable sector, continuation of the Offshore Exploration Initiative, and assessment of natural gas opportunities.
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March 23, 2023
It’s the first time UK annual energy import costs have broken the £100 billion barrier. OEUK’s Business Outlook Report, published on March 28, will warn that UK consumers and businesses could face similar import bills in this and future years – especially if the windfall tax imposed on UK oil and gas operators remains unmodified.
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March 24, 2023
Upon the rig’s arrival in Aberdeen for a special periodical survey, Semco Maritime has been contracted to provide a range of support services, including project management, hull rebranding, quayside support, scaffolding and supply of blue-collar personnel.
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March 2023
As ML applications become easier to access and use, they are setting the stage for rapid scaling across the E&P industry to assist the human decision-making process. A new ML-based drilling system recommender illustrates how this scaling is improving drilling performance and reducing energy extraction costs.
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March 23, 2023
Decom deployed its C1-24 chop saw in water depths of up to 1,050 meters as part of a decommissioning operation to recover a jumper connector on behalf of Total Energies in the Gulf of Guinea, offshore the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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March 22, 2023
PGS is awarded a 3D exploration acquisition contract by a major international energy company. Ramform Titan is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in late June and acquisition is expected to complete in August 2023.
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March 22, 2023
The vessel is a modern construction support vessel and will provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), light construction and recycling services to DeepOcean’s customers in the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries.
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March 21, 2023
The joint venturers expect to spud the first development well in early 2024, acquire, convert, and install oil production infrastructure over the next 3 years, and spud an additional development and a water injection well in 2025-26.
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March 21, 2023
The total recoverable resources from these development projects were estimated to 730 MMboe net for Aker BP, with net investments of approximately $19 billion in nominal terms and an average break-even price of $35-40 per bbl.
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March 21, 2023
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd., the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, and its partners are applying for Environmental Authorization to undertake exploration activities in Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin off the Northern Cape/South-West Coast of South Africa.
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March 20, 2023
Speaking to an audience of operators, supply chain, regulators and academics in Aberdeen, Dave Whitehouse will reiterate the sector’s position on energy security, resilience and industry performance in a wider HSE context.
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March 20, 2023
The walkouts will affect dozens of platforms operated by companies including BP Plc, Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE, the union said in a statement. No date has been set yet for the start of the labor action that was approved by 1,400 workers.
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March 20, 2023
The total consideration is $220 million plus a contingent payment element based on oil and gas prices over a 3-year period. A 28% working interest in PL037 gives 23.9% in Statfjord Unit, 28% in Statfjord Nord, 14% in Statfjord Øst Unit and 15.4% in Sygna Unit.
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March 17, 2023
Yatzil-1 EXP is the second commitment well of Block 7 and the eight successful one drilled by Eni in the Sureste Basin.  It is located approximately 65 km off the coast, and 25-30 km away from other oil discoveries.
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March 17, 2023
The Wireline team completed logging operations on four wells, including 17 successful combined runs without any health, safety, and environment issues and zero Non-Productive Time.
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March 16, 2023
The investment at Dover underscores Shell's long-term commitment to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where production has among the lowest greenhouse gas intensity in the world for producing oil.
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March 15, 2023
Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the sale of its stake in two offshore production sharing contracts in the Baram Delta to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production Sdn. Bhd.
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March 15, 2023
West Akcakoca 1 reached 3,839 m total measured depth and true vertical depth of 1,677 m. During the drilling, an abundance of gas pay was discovered.
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March 14, 2023
Preliminary analysis of the logging-while-drilling and wireline log data available at Neon-2 has confirmed that, as at Neon-1, the Paleocene sandstone primary target zones are present and oil bearing at this location.
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March 14, 2023
Named Heisenberg, the oil and gas discovery well was drilled by the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig. Equinor is the operator, and DNO is a partner.
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