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March 08, 2023
Oil and gas operators, service companies and regulators during mid-day on Tuesday gathered to speak at CERAWeek by S&P Global, in a session titled “Reducing Emissions in Oil and Gas Production.” In this session, they shared their perspectives on modern efforts to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gasses.
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March 04, 2023
Official analysis reveals accelerating the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas production will increase Scotland’s emissions, threaten jobs and ultimately could make Scotland poorer.
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March 03, 2023
The renewed emphasis on fossil fuel production follows a year of high and volatile prices after Russia’s invasion disrupted gas supplies and the recovery of economies from the Covid-19 pandemic drove demand for oil.
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March 03, 2023
The transaction includes a non-operated interest in the producing Buzzard oil field (29.89%), an additional operated interest in the Rosebank development (40%) and Suncor employees based in the UK who work with these assets.
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February 2023
The oldest well stimulation technique
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February 28, 2023
The project comprises 36 new wells (21 producers and 15 Injectors), one converted FPSO with capacity for 120,000 bpd of oil production, 230 MMscf per day of Gas Injection and 120,000 bpd of water injection. It will also entail approximately 100 km of rigid flowlines, 100 km of flexible flowlines and 100 km of umbilicals.  
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February 23, 2023
According to Datuk Tengku Taufik, Sabah's Chief Minister, the partnership with SMJSB underscores PETRONAS' efforts to build a more inclusive environment for the oil and gas industry in Sabah, both offshore and onshore.
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February 20, 2023
The partners have been awarded block EG-01 for an initial period of three years, during which they will conduct subsurface studies based on existing seismic data to further define and evaluate the prospectivity of the block.
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February 16, 2023
With an estimated peak production of 100,000 boed, Vito is the company’s first deepwater platform in the GoM to employ a simplified, cost-efficient host design.
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February 14, 2023
While the country began sending natural gas abroad several years ago, its oil production has never been significant. The Karish deposit in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is Energean’s flagship project and has been pumping gas since last year.
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February 14, 2023
Norway has become the continent’s largest supplier of natural gas, pumping a record 122 Bcm in 2022 through over 8,000 km of subsea pipes. Johan Sverdrup, which began oil production in late 2019, is estimated to hold 2.7 Bboe, making it the continent’s biggest oil field.
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February 13, 2023
Liz Klein, the new Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, takes over at a critical time as her agency makes decisions about where to install ocean wind farms, how to safely store carbon dioxide under the sea floor and the future of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
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February 03, 2023
Keppel O&M’s scope of work on FPSO Prosperity includes the fabrication of several topside modules, riser, mooring and umbilical structures, followed by the installation and integration of these structures and all topside modules onto the FPSO.
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February 01, 2023
With the start-up of production from the 10th well, the Neptune-operated Cygnus gas facility is now capable of producing enough natural gas to meet the needs of approximately 2 million UK households, underlining the important contribution of Cygnus to UK energy security.
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January 31, 2023
The contract brings together three projects that will tie back to the Ivar Aasen and Edvard Grieg production platforms. TechnipFMC will engineer, procure, construct, and install the subsea production systems, controls, pipelines, and umblicals for the development.
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January 2023
Symbiotic offshore/CCS projects underway
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January 2023
Autonomous inflow control technology could provide the key to enhance oil production from produced water treatment operations, while significantly reducing emissions. A recent study has shown that advanced completions could help the industry safely and sustainably accelerate net zero ambitions.
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January 25, 2023
The Rome-based company will sign a deal with Libya’s National Oil Corp. in Tripoli this weekend, NOC Chairman Farhat Bengdara told a local television channel. The fields, located offshore in the Mediterranean, will probably be able to pump 850 Mmcfgd, he said.
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January 18, 2023
“FSO Pargo”, a double-hull vessel built in 2004 that has a 750,000 bbls storage capacity, is expected to be on location in March, moored in April and operational in August 2023, following final licensing approval.
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January 18, 2023
The Meranti Cluster, located offshore Peninsular Malaysia, was awarded to Ping Petroleum, which is in partnership with Duta Marine Sdn Bhd. All three PSCs were awarded under the Small Field Asset terms introduced in 2020.
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