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OPINION: Shale players ready to pounce on oil price strength Baker Hughes and Rosetti Marino team up to explore CCUS in Italy Maersk secures contract for Mero-2 floater project offshore Brazil Petrobras confirms NOV and Baker Hughes as winners in Brazil mega flexibles tender Wood-fired flying to reduce carbon footprint CNOOC Ltd ready for first oil from latest South China Sea field Green hydrogen blow as $36bn global flagship project ruled 'clearly unacceptable' by Australia Vaar Energi unveils 'significant' oil and gas discovery offshore Norway Major seismic reprocessing under way in US Gulf 7.3bn barrels: PetroChina makes largest shale oil discovery in Ordos basin

Petrobras confirms NOV and Baker Hughes as winners in Brazil mega flexibles tender

OPINION: Shale players ready to pounce on oil price strength

Energy Transition

Baker Hughes and Rosetti Marino team up to explore CCUS in Italy

Chevron and TotalEnergies-QP swoop for shallow-water acreage in Suriname round

Field Development

Maersk secures contract for Mero-2 floater project offshore Brazil

Vaar Energi unveils 'significant' oil and gas discovery offshore Norway

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Elation to desolation: MMHE left out in cold for Shwe jacket prize

Country exits: Equinor to drop Mexican deep-water assets as focus shifts

7.3bn barrels: PetroChina makes largest shale oil discovery in Ordos basin

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Petronas limbers up for new development phase offshore East Java

Energy Transition

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Green hydrogen blow as $36bn global flagship project ruled 'clearly unacceptable' by Australia

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Clean energy a humanising exercise for WEC's Wilkinson

Adaptability is key for Hess' Schoonman

McConville bringing energy to APPEA role

Tullow Oil chair Thompson heads for the exit

McCoss heeds the energy transition call

SBM Offshore whistleblower Taylor loses extradition case in Croatia

'The world is irreversible': Wang looks to renewables in CIMC Raffles diversity drive

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Zama plots rock-steady path with South African junior iMbokodo

Strategy shift: Chevron's Johnson on short-cycle solutions to meet long-term targets

Brazil's Pinho takes centre stage for an Ocyan encore

Attenborough joins COP26 push for change

'We can’t embark on energy transition journey alone': Alliances key for Chevron's Law Tat Win

'In talks for acreage': South African junior iMbokodo zones in on debut domestic deal

McDermott names new head of Asia Pacific business

New leader Hassan holds keys to Tanzania LNG's future

Attention! Former military man sworn in as new boss at Brazil's Petrobras

Offshore Titans mental health platform joins forces with app developer

‘You can't be green if your bottom line is red’: How Lervik wants AI to transform the business of energy

Woodside sets date for Coleman's departure as acting chief steps in

'In oil and gas you can help shape policies and strategies others will read about' - DBO's Oygard

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

UK North Sea workforce numbers return to pre-pandemic levels

Gazprom dives into unredeemable bonds

OPINION: G7 climate finance plans heavy on promise, light on details

North Sea's Forties pipeline to restart a few days behind schedule after shutdown

Guyana, Suriname and Brazil to help drive 2022 rig demand: Report

Montney resurgence welcome news for Alberta

'Exploration the key' to upstream revival: McConville bringing energy to APPEA role

Covid alarm bells: Sembcorp Marine struggles to secure skilled workers

Singapore launches tender for accommodation barge to use as Covid-19 hospital

Petrostates must forget trillion-dollar oil and gas tax revenues as energy transition bites - Rystad

Papua New Guinea PM softens stance on fiscal change

Chevron chief executive signals company is looking at acquisition opportunities

Lopez Obrador's Morena party may struggle to extend Mexico majority

Clean energy spending way below net-zero goal despite signs of Big Oil shift, IEA warns

'2020 taught us lessons about resilience': US Gulf players brace for busy hurricane season

Petronas on the move at giant Malaysian gas project where CCUS is eyed for phase two

Hoegh LNG in the red despite weathering coronavirus crisis

Eni backs up Kazakhstan's Covid-19 fight

Coronavirus hits high-impact exploration as 2020 activity sinks - Westwood Global

Trinidad & Tobago

BP, Shell, BHP: industry heavyweights sets sights on Trinidad upstream drive

Energy Transition

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago responding to calls to boost gas sector resilience

OPINION: Biden and Putin push energy to the fringes in key Geneva meeting

Petrobras to exit fuel distribution business via $2.3bn stock offering

Rigs and Vessels

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US drillers add rigs for second week in a row

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Oil gains on Opec outlook that US output growth will slow

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Key contracts in the frame for new LNG project on India's east coast

Greece LNG import project edges closer after key deal signed

Single bidder lines up for Brazil LNG regasification terminal

Aussies wrestle with role in climate change

Russia readies two more gas blocks for Novatek

APPEA CONFERENCE

Oil and gas industry $270 billion boost to Australia's economy

BP pens long-term Singapore LNG supply deal with Pavilion

Australia focus

Australia's gas-fired recovery starts with Beetaloo sub-basin success

New LNG project unveiled for India's east coast

Australia focus

Alarm bells sounded over offshore Australia gas reserves replacement

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Offshore lift specialists in hunt for Malaysian contract

Woodside sets net zero emissions target at Australian LNG project

Bomesc nets new $270m deal for modules at large Russian LNG project

Australia Focus

Australian asset divestment drive disappoints country's upstream sector

Australia Focus

Local duo buck trend with Australian greenfield projects

Australia focus

Australia gears up for development drive - and it's not just gas

Svitzer scoops Philippines LNG support prize

Growth of China’s LNG imports may be stunted in June

TotalEnergies in Russian LNG drive as pact with Novatek puts carbon in focus

North America and Africa hot spots for 'aspirational' floating LNG

Energy Transition

Novatek and Gazprom Neft pair up with Russian steel giant in decarbonisation push

Field Development

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Suncor holds off abandoning Canadian oilfield after eleventh hour rescue deal

Greece LNG import project edges closer after key deal signed

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

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Key contracts in the frame for new LNG project on India's east coast

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'Execution machine': another huge swoop blasts BP solar venture past 3GW in Spain

Shale

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Huge exploration block available in northern Oz

7.3bn barrels: PetroChina makes largest shale oil discovery in Ordos basin

RIG COUNT

US drillers add rigs for second week in a row

OIL PRICE

Oil gains on Opec outlook that US output growth will slow

Montney resurgence welcome news for Alberta

Shell looking to sell Permian assets: report

RIG COUNT

US, Canadian drillers add rigs as oil prices rise

PetroChina defends increased oil and gas E&P amid energy transition

Oil steadies after hitting 2-yr high as demand hopes face supply growth

Energy organisations call for US carbon price

Oil hits two-year high on Opec+ discipline, demand hopes

Chevron chief executive signals company is looking at acquisition opportunities

Kinder Morgan expands presence in US Northeast with US$1.23 billion purchase

Southwestern Energy targets LNG exports in $2.7bn Haynesville shale acquisition

Alaska gamble pays off for Pantheon Resources

Oil and gas market recovery boosts seismic sector's spirits

'The energy transition is just that — a transition': Adaptability key for Hess' Schoonman

$7.4 billion deal: Cimarex and Cabot Oil & Gas to merge

OPINION: Cabot and Cimerex buck recent trend in US shale patch with $7.4bn merger

Houston 'uniquely positioned' to become a CCUS power - report

Petronas and Pertamina face removal from US banking giant's ESG index

Energy Transition

Guangdong leads China’s offshore wind drive with ambitious pricing-parity plan

Aussies wrestle with role in climate change

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Beacon signs export agreement for Shenandoah field in US Gulf of Mexico

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Preferred bidder for majority stake in Nigerian indie to be revealed 'this month'

OPINION: Nord Stream 2 presents Gazprom with new leverage against Europe

OIL PRICE

Oil falls from multi-year highs on firmer dollar, hike in UK Covid cases

Energy Transition

Shell teams up with power players for tilt at Norway offshore wind awards

North Sea's Forties pipeline to restart a few days behind schedule after shutdown

Indonesia lifts lid on blocks sextet offered in its first 2021 licensing round

Eni teams up on Indonesia exploration drive

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'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

Pipe 'installability' key for industry adoption

Modec targets next generation

Saipem to use underwater drones at Equinor’s Njord field

Halliburton to digitalise PTTEP drilling

TechnipFMC, DNV GL to set benchmark for digital twins

Technology key for North Sea oil and gas recovery

BP to tackle emissions on projects with new tech

Energy Transition

Keppel and DNV team up in Singapore hydrogen drive

Rigs and Vessels

Guyana, Suriname and Brazil to help drive 2022 rig demand: Report

Gazprom dives into unredeemable bonds

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COSL taking jack-up rig back to China to join domestic drilling drive

Singaporean player snaps up Repsol's interest in Norway field

Rigs and Vessels

Three-year prize offshore Qatar for Japanese driller

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Gas producers vying for a 'blue' H2 buildout

G7 climate finance plans heavy on promise, light on details

Nord Stream 2 presents Gazprom with new leverage against Europe

Producer nations' charm offensive to attract exploration

Rosy oil price masks energy transition surge

Putin and Russia search for economic sense in energy transition

Mumbai High tragedy must lead to step change in safety for India

Latest Black Sea gas discovery fails to stir Turkey voters

Big oil feels the heat in landmark week

Has oil and gas giant Nigeria seen the light at last?

OMV provides glimmer of light for gas in land of the long white cloud

Oil on a roll for the lucky few, but energy transition is for real

Feasibility doubts do not diminish IEA report's significance

Norway's oil industry on defensive after IEA report as polls loom

Wise heads needed for South Africa's energy transition

Cabot and Cimerex buck recent trend in US shale patch with $7.4bn merger

Oil giants must heed shareholder concerns on climate

'Convergence of pressures': increasing frequency of cyberattacks escalates risk

Climate urgency is putting action behind industry’s collaboration talk

Singapore grows global green ambitions

Rigs and Vessels

Jack-up rig owner scores Angola contract with Chevron

Energy Transition

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G7 climate finance plans heavy on promise, light on details

Libya must 'encourage' foreign investors to oil sector

OIL PRICE

Oil settles near $75, at multi-year highs

Rigs and Vessels

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Seven-way race in Petrobras tender for deep-water rigs – find out which bidders went lowest

Field Development

Equinor's 200,000 bpd mega project off Canada 'could become bigger than Bacalhau'

Cuttings

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Wood-fired flying to reduce carbon footprint

Congo canyon avalanche opens explorers' eyes

Rosneft's river release a boost for Sakhalin salmon stocks

Petronas launches UK uni centres in clean energy drive

Lukoil gears up for social spending in central Russian regions

Russia gets shirty over new Ukraine football kit

Gazprom's new St Petersburg HQ plan gets spiky response

Bit of bother: Rouhani halts cryptocurrency mining amid Iran electricity blackouts

Rosneft in spotlight as Russian prison service proposes job plan for inmates

ICS aims for higher cuisine on the high seas

Eni backs up Kazakhstan's Covid-19 fight

Eni snaps up UK offshore field in deal with Tailwind Energy

Beak oil: Nesting wagtails put clamp on Tengiz oilfield trucks

Halliburton supports Algerian oil and gas students with university grants

Tesla puts brakes on Bitcoin car sales over currency mining emissions

Attenborough joins COP26 push for change

Merkel gets Russian gas memo

Viking gets immersed in offshore wind safety

Amsterdam bans adverts for products that use fossil fuels

PTTEP pitches in for Thailand's Covid fight

Single bidder lines up for Brazil LNG regasification terminal

Field Development

McDermott nets subsea deal at BHP deep-water field in Gulf of Mexico

Rigs and Vessels

New Norway contracts for Transocean rigs

Russia readies two more gas blocks for Novatek

FAR and Petronas book drillship for Gambia exploration well

Liberia bid round ditched as Monrovia opts for direct talks with oil companies

Energy Transition

UK warned it is unprepared for risks of climate change

India offers deep-water, offshore and onshore acreage

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

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Chevron zeroes in on Thailand subsea pipeline prize

Energy Transition

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Gas producers still vying for a 'blue' H2 buildout

Energy Transition

TotalEnergies joins Macquarie group to bid in high-profile Scottish offshore wind lease