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Harbour Energy unveils $200m annual dividend policy EnQuest admits Magnus was North Sea platform shut in on orders of OGA over flare breach ExxonMobil exploring potential UK hydrogen hub near Southampton Merger between Santos and Oil Search is binding Danish North Sea CCS scheme secures government funding Woodside strikes deal that could see it supply LNG to Australia's east coast Malaysia's Hibiscus just waiting on Vietnamese approval Industry chiefs wary of Biden’s plans for oil and gas Japanese company invests in the Barossa gas project Yard selection being finalised for OSX-2 FPSO upgrade

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Yard selection being finalised for OSX-2 FPSO upgrade

BREAKING

Harbour Energy unveils $200m annual dividend policy

Keep up with news from the 23rd World Petroleum Congress

Testing times for Sapura Energy

EXCLUSIVE

EnQuest admits Magnus was North Sea platform shut in on orders of OGA over flare breach

Merger between Santos and Oil Search is binding

ConocoPhillips to exit Indonesia in $1.355 billion deal

Indonesian LNG project receives a 20-year boost

Industry chiefs wary of Biden’s plans for oil and gas

23rd WPC

Guyana basin could hold another 10 billion barrels says ExxonMobil exploration chief

Woodside strikes deal that could see it supply LNG to Australia's east coast

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HEAD TO HEAD

Hirstius leading Shell's future in US Gulf

Guimaraes answers the Karoon Brazil call

Al Alami steers liftboat player to profitability

Al Jaber spearheading UAE energy transition

Sharma in the COP26 hot seat

Moguchaya on the frontlines for data liberation

Chandra finds inspiration — and life lessons — in nature

Tybring-Gjedde has flare waste in her sights

Consensus a winning strategy for Norway's Gahr Store

Sah sees growth for Indian oil and gas

China's offshore wind has a champion in Qin

Knez taps new energy for transition challenge

Ma has plans for greener growth at Sinopec

Tuli at heart of India’s green drive

Rugby-playing Carter on decarbonisation drive

Balkany's career path marked by persistence and politics

Life's a travelogue for road warrior Uliel

Harris aims to build on local ties in Kurdistan

Pereira steers Hibiscus into the fast lane

Going with the flow...

Opinion

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Industry not immune to Omicron uncertainty

Is Petrobras doing its bit for a greener future?

Fossil fuels and renewables work better together

Levy oil companies to fund Niger Delta well control base

Reinvention is name of the game for Shell

Moderate recovery under way in land rig market

World cannot simply unplug reliance on oil and gas

Shelving Scarborough won't stop rising LNG demand

COP26's messy compromise holds some hope

25 years of riding the energy wave

Oil price extremes test Biden's patience

High energy prices fuel Kremlin's plans

Carbon price signal needed for US transition

COP26 needs action, not promises

Sector needs to heed Al Gore warning

Testing times for oil and gas sector

Oil talks the talk... but needs the walk

OPINION

Big Oil's transition not trusted at COP26

Western Sahara tensions bring stability fears

India's net-zero ambitions lack substance

EXCLUSIVE

PetroRio to hit market with Wahoo-Frade subsea work

Sval Energi buys Spirit Energy Norway in $1 billion deal

ExxonMobil spuds Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 wells offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil set to spud appraisal well on big Cyprus discovery, despite Turkish opposition

Field Development

European player wins prized engineering contract from Saudi Aramco

Energy Transition

Court hearing starts: UK loan to Mozambique LNG at heart of Friends of the Earth appeal for judicial review

Energy Transition

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Is Petrobras doing its bit for a greener future?

Hy24 looks to shape hydrogen industry

Stark choices for North Sea emissions strategy

Chariot targets Mauritania green hydrogen project

BP eyes huge green hydrogen plant in UK

Australia aims to shore up gas supplies to 2040

WA calls for backing on green hydrogen

Western Australia eyes hydrogen potential

Equinor warned over 'unprofitable' Dogger Bank

Warning over offshore wind margins

Duo to develop CO2 leak simulation software

Trio act on LNG cargoes’ greenhouse gas emissions

TechnipFMC invests in tidal energy turbine

Equinor targets South Korean floating wind project

Worley to help commercialise offshore wind

Mitsui and GS Energy sign up for Ta’ziz blue ammonia

Carbon trading framework agreed at COP26

Duo team up for carbon capture drive

Talos and Storegga plan US Gulf CCS project

COP26 global climate deal agreed

Field Development

EUROPE

Siccar Point Energy faces race against time to salvage troubled Cambo project

Woodside targets US market with proposed hydrogen project in Oklahoma

Navitas takes big bite out of Sea Lion project offshore Falklands

Energy Transition

Woodside plots $5bn new energy investments

Spirit Energy to 'run off' UK and Dutch assets after $1bn sale of Norwegian business

Baker Hughes selected to support Pluto LNG train

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EXCLUSIVE

Petronas invites duo to bid for Kasawari CCS

EXCLUSIVE

Kasawari 2 setback knocks Sapura Energy

Energy security driving China's new shale push

Hy24 looks to shape hydrogen industry

UPDATED

Eni workers killed and injured in Nigeria attack

Stark choices for North Sea emissions strategy

UK's £13.6bn oil and gas ‘subsidies’ under fire

ONGC fires up offshore seismic drive

First oil at Buzzard 2 in UK North Sea

EXCLUSIVE

Duo lead race for Shell’s Gato do Mato floater

VIDEO: Well-kill underway at Nembe Creek

Nigerian fishermen demand leak compensation

Players weigh up call for Limbayong floater bids

Chariot targets Mauritania green hydrogen project

PTTEP hits pay once again offshore Malaysia

SBM Offshore signs Mero-4 floater contract

Hoegh to supply FSRU for Aussie LNG imports

Petrobras sets five-year spending at $68bn

EXCLUSIVE

Petrobras to tender for 4D seismic

US Interior calls for federal leasing revamp

Field Development

McDermott awarded a trio of offshore contracts from Saudi Aramco

Shell partners with steelmaker Bluescope to explore potential green hydrogen projects

23rd WPC EXCLUSIVE

ONGC seeks international partners for offshore exploration

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23rd WPC

Colombia and Ecuador breathe life into oil licensing

23rd WPC

Oil and gas still key for Canada

LNG

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Preferred contractors poised to land Jansz-Io compression prizes

South Africa revives LNG import plan, triggering request for interest

Tanzania aims to fast-track approval of $30bn LNG project as critical talks start

Engie and French partners collaborate on energy sources of the future

Chevron to invest A$40m to offset Gorgon CO2 shortfall

Senegal gas drive: FEED underway on 20-Tcf Yakaar-Teranga power and LNG project

Samsung and Daewoo scoop Qatar vessels prize for South Korea

Yamal LNG moves offshore in exploration push

Ichthys LNG project provision sends Chiyoda into the red

COP26

Marine costs to rise as sector decarbonises

Mozambique: ExxonMobil still committed to Rovuma LNG, upstream boss tells President Nyusi

Commonwealth LNG eyes new approach to construction, contracting

Mozambique: mini-LNG project on track to power Nampula province

Woodside and partners to study large CCS project for Western Australia

Qatar banks on LNG amid clean energy switch

Woodside nudges up its proven gas reserves for Pluto LNG project

Cheniere reports record LNG cargoes ahead of train expansions

$20bn Mozambique LNG work could restart in mid 2022: Saipem

Cheniere executive says LNG giant is committed to minimising greenhouse gas emissions

Integrating solar into the LNG industry can reduce Australia’s carbon footprint, says report

INTERVIEW

Chevron aims to be leader in new energies

23rd WPC

'Incredibly volatile': Oil markets poised for big price swings - ConocoPhillips boss

Oil and gas underinvestment raise fears of continued price shocks and volatility, says report

23rd WPC

Shale revolution needs to take next step, say experts

Energy Transition

OPENING PLENARY

‘Let’s keep accelerating progress’: Difficult challenge of energy transition is invitation to be great

Field Development

TechnipFMC wins $1 billion-plus multi-year surface technologies contract from Adnoc

Yinson screens yards for Brazil-bound FPSO

Energy Transition

Australia launches offshore acreage round aimed at exploring for greenhouse gas storage sites

‘Transforming the core business of innovation’: Industry leaders discuss accelerating the energy transition

23rd WPC

23rd World Petroleum Congress: Energy leaders and pageantry in the frame (Photos)

23rd WPC

World energy giants believe gas will underpin transitions, offering a lower carbon footprint

INTERVIEW

Interview: Repsol chief executive Josu Jon Imaz

Upstream Technology

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Transocean highlights its 20k credentials

Methane-sensing drones for UK North Sea study

CNOOC pledges spending push for digitalisation

Technology is helping Adnoc Drilling hone its competitive edge

BP devises a 'dynamic' digital twin for Argos

EUROPE

Maersk Drilling gets a leg up in carbon-conscious rig market

OTC 2021

Future subsea designs to better accommodate drones

'We can't do this ourselves': Industry co-operation growing in low-carbon push

'Technologies exist today to get us to lower-carbon LNG' - Technip Energies' Stan Knez

Baker Hughes beefs up with ARMS Reliability purchase deal

Petronas lets explosives-certified robot dog off the leash

Thai partnership to pursue new subsea technologies

Laser-focused: Shell enlists Baker Hughes drones in Permian for methane emissions fight

Cloud thinking: Halliburton forges new alliance with Microsoft

Halliburton and TechnipFMC team up on fibre optics first

Norway sets sights on $2.9bn offshore power grid

Equinor's Oseberg lined up in first step for Norway offshore grid scheme

Major step closer to the subsea factory

Electrics are key to subsea success

Brazil stakes claim as proving ground for TCP risers

INTERVIEW

Baker Hughes chief: Industry 'must deploy more methane monitoring and reduction technologies'

North Sea regulator shuts in field for breaching flaring consents

Halliburton chief sees steady oil and gas demand 'long into the future'

Energy Transition

RWE inks ammonia, hydrogen and LNG deal with Novatek

Santos makes pledges as Oil Search shareholders vote for merger

Trinidad to offer 17 blocks in deep-water competitive bid round

Cuttings

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Ancient artefacts rescued from Adriatic seabed

Arab Cup gets Qatar in the mood

Daewoo launches virtual training

Going with the flow...

Canadian police break up LNG Canada pipeline blockade

Wry smiles at COP26

Shell loses its crown

Pharma barons buy Russian oilfield equipment manufacturer

Was Issac Asimov a renewables visionary?

Big screen beckons for 'Indiana Jones' oilman

Going with the flow...

COP26 delegates forced into higher-carbon option

Norway's North Sea disaster movie

Going with the flow...

If you're into rocks, then roll up for mineral sale

Climate activists nipping at Woodside over 'greenwashing'

Going with the flow....

That's Dave Angel on the telly again, innit?

Earthshot award for hydrogen electrolyser

Oilman gives Confederate monument new home

Saudi Aramco inks giant gas pipeline deal worth $15.5bn

Energy Transition

Trio of winners share £1m funding to help North Sea platform electrification

23rd WPC

'Urgency' versus 'realistic': US and Egyptian leaders advocate differing energy transition strategies

Field Development

Worley continues its offshore presence in Saudi Arabia

Another drilling success: Perth basin delivers at Walyering field

Energy Transition

23rd WPC

Saudi Aramco chief executive says industry’s energy transition strategy is ‘deeply flawed’, stresses need for fossil fuels

Coronavirus

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Sembcorp Marine's 18 months of Covid woes

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Aramco puts tenders for $110bn Jafurah unconventional gas project back on the table

Opec+ may extend oil supply cuts amid warning of glut: report

Indonesian gas block rises from the ashes after years offline

Keppel O&M and Sembmarine merger could create super-contractor

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Shell starts afresh with Crux offshore contracting effort

Oil rises as Opec fuels demand hopes amid new Covid-19 worries

Russian oil and gas player gets ready for Vietnam offshore wind splash

Digre and Aker Solutions put the focus on balance

Petrofac warns of 'challenging' outlook for engineering and construction unit

OIL PRICE

Oil falls 2% on rising Covid-19 cases, ahead of Opec+ talks

Covid-induced liquidity crunch pushes Sembcorp Marine to the edge

Australia's LNG export revenues and volumes set to surge

TechnipFMC chief executive sees big year for orders

Sembcorp Marine and Keppel in merger talks amid 'dramatic changes' in global market

Wood braced for sharp first-half revenue drop as Covid-19 hits

Gazprom Neft fires up oil output at one of first Soviet-era West Siberia discoveries

OPINION: Oil and gas nations embark on charm offensive to attract exploration

Offshore Europe postponed until February 2022, virtual event to run this year

UK North Sea workforce numbers return to pre-pandemic levels

23rd WPC

NASA, Tex-Mex food and football: Making the most of Houston at the 23rd WPC

23rd WPC

European majors show their mettle for the energy transition challenge ahead

Cancelled travel plans dent WPC attendance, but organisers upbeat

'Huge opportunities': Energy transition generating multi-trillion-dollar market for clean tech

World Petroleum Council embracing all things energy

23RD WPC

Charitable outlook a mainstay for WPC

Shale

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Oil price surge to boost US E&P activity

US onshore M&A activity drops

OPINION

Strategies diverge for supermajors and independents

UPDATED

Shell sells Permian basin assets

Vista snaps up ConocoPhillips' Argentine acreage

Testing times ahead in Australia's Beetaloo

Permian discussion dominates ConocoPhillips earnings call

Chevron boasts of strong returns from US assets

Shale play: Prolific Permian basin expected to see oil and gas production grow through August

China calls for oil and gas spending boost as economy surges

Plains All-American in joint venture to create Permian basin pipeline juggernaut

OPINION: Permian basin producers work to get a grip on the energy transition

Halliburton expects to ride a lasting wave of resurgence for oil and gas

RIG COUNT

US drillers add rigs to count for third week straight

US

US oil and gas M&A activity surges to $33 billion in second quarter

Australian government dishes out grants for Empire's Beetaloo basin campaign

Biden administration sued by North Dakota over lease sale freeze

RIG COUNT

US rig count jumps to highest level in more than a year

Chevron looking to sell conventional assets in the Permian: report

ConocoPhillips cuts capex in spite of oil price increase

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