Production

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September 2024
Based on the numbers our forecast, along with some anecdotal evidence from talking to industry professionals, I think it’s fair to say that the upstream industry is maintaining the status quo for the remainder of 2024, with great enthusiasm building for 2025.
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October 04, 2024
Russia’s own data show its crude production in September fell just below its monthly target under the OPEC+ deal, according to people familiar with figures from the country’s Energy Ministry.
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October 04, 2024
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company is nearing a deal with government regulators allowing it to move forward with plans to redevelop a massive deepwater field that could reinvigorate the nation’s stalled output.
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October 02, 2024
OPEC+ made no changes to plans to start gradually reviving oil production towards the end of the year, despite signs of an impending surplus.
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October 01, 2024
Output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries slumped by 480,000 bpd in September, according to a Bloomberg survey. Libyan production plunged by 38% after one of its rival governments halted exports in a fight for control of the central bank.
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September 30, 2024
The scope includes engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) for topside modification. The purpose is to prepare the Troll A platform for receiving and processing gas from eight new wells at Troll West.
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September 29, 2024
From operator reports, BSEE estimates that approximately 3.35% of the current oil production and 0.91% of the current natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is shut-in.
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September 27, 2024
The main production facilities include a new fixed production platform and three centralized subsea wellheads, with 12 development wells planned to be commissioned. It is expected to reach peak production of 162 MMcfgd and 3,931 bpd in 2025.
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September 22, 2024
The Fenix field is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession. With a production capacity of 10 MMcmd (70,000 boed), the Fenix development consists of a new unmanned platform, located in 70 m water depth and connected to the existing CMA-1 facilities.
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September 19, 2024
The main production facilities include a new deepwater jacket platform Haiji-2 and a cylindrical FPSO Haikui-1. A total of 32 development wells are to be commissioned. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 17,900 bopd in 2026. The oil property is heavy crude.
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September 18, 2024
Johan Castberg is a large oil field with estimated recoverable volumes of between 450 and 650 MMbbl. The field will produce for 30 years, and at its peak, Johan Castberg may produce 220,000 bpd.
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September 11, 2024
The 225,000 bpd Almirante Tamandare production vessel is on route and set to arrive in Brazil this year, and a similar unit is near completion at a Chinese shipyard and will arrive in 2025. SBM is also waiting for Petrobras to re-launch a tender for two FPSOs for an offshore project in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin.
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September 11, 2024
Personnel have been evacuated from a total of 171 production platforms, 46% of the 371 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Evacuations have also commenced from three non-dynamically positioned rigs, equivalent to 60% of the five rigs of this type currently operating in the Gulf. A total of four DP rigs have moved off location out of the storm’s path as a precaution. This number represents 20% of the 20 DP rigs currently operating in the Gulf.
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September 10, 2024
The latest Emissions Monitoring Report from the NSTA shows that progress has been made and the 2030 target is within reach, but more work is needed to ensure that industry meets and surpasses key emissions targets and gets on long-term reduction trajectories.
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September 09, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute is raising concerns over the recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to vacate the National Marine Fisheries Services’ (NMFS) Biological Opinion in the Gulf of Mexico.
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September 09, 2024
Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell are among the companies taking measures such as evacuating workers from vulnerable installations, suspending drilling activities, and shutting in some wells. The storm’s forecast path intersects with fields that account for roughly 125,000 bpd and 300 MMcfgd. Francine may rake nine major platforms, including Enchilada, Cerveza, Perdido and Hoover.
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September 08, 2024
A fight over Gulf of Mexico oil production is looming in Washington as U.S. regulators race to redo guidance on how to protect endangered species ahead of a deadline that could ultimately threaten about 15% of the nation’s crude output.
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September 05, 2024
A total of 43 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 28 production wells, 14 water-injection wells and one appraisal and water source well. It is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 9,900 boed in 2026.
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September 03, 2024
The Tyrving development leverages the planned extended lifetime for the Alvheim field and will increase production while reducing both unit costs and CO2 emissions per barrel. The field consists of three wells and two new subsea installations tied back to existing infrastructure at East Kameleon and further to the Alvheim FPSO.
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September 02, 2024
The nation’s economy grew by 49.7% in the first half of 2024, with the oil sector accounting for 67% of that growth, Ali said Saturday on a live webcast. Guyana produced an estimated 113.5 MMbbl of oil from January to June, and the oil sector is projected to grow by 56.4% this year, he added.
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August 28, 2024
Coconut will be a 50/50 joint venture with EOG as operator. The final investment decision has been taken by the joint venture partners and first gas is expected in 2027.
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