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US Oil and Gas leasing program to resume in September

August 25, 2021
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Last week, the United States appealed the preliminary injunction entered by the district court in Louisiana v. Biden, which enjoined the Department of the Interior from implementing the pause in new federal oil and gas leasing as set forth in Section 208 of Executive Order 14008. The federal onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing program will continue as

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BW Energy makes new discovery offshore Gabon

August 25, 2021
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E&P company BW Energy has made an oil discovery in the Hibiscus North exploration well (DHBNM-1) in the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon. The well is located approximately 6 km north-northeast of the Hibiscus discovery well DHIBM-1 in approximately 115 metres of water depth. The company announced the spudding of the well on 28 July 2021. The well will be drilled to

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Texas adds on 1,500 upstream oil and gas jobs in July

August 25, 2021
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Texas’s upstream oil and natural gas sector added 1,500 jobs in July, continuing its monthly growth trajectory, the Texas Workforce Commission reports. The state also adjusted June’s job gains, noting 500 more jobs were added than initially reported in the upstream sector, from 3,100 to 3,600. Since the low employment point in September 2020, there have been eight

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DOF bags long term contracts with Petrobras

August 24, 2021
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DOF Subsea is pleased to inform that Petrobras has awarded the pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niteroi a 3 year firm plus option contract for each vessel, via JV partner TechnipFMC and via Norskan Offshore Ltda (a fully owned DOF ASA Company) respectively. Both vessels are Brazilian-built and flagged and owned by DOFCON Navegação Ltda., a

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ADNOC signs 8 companies to $1 billion worth of engineering contracts

August 24, 2021
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed framework agreements for Concept and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for major projects across its full value chain to support the delivery of its 2030 strategy.  The framework agreements – which were signed with eight top-tier global engineering contractors – have a combined scope worth up to $1 billion (AED 3.67 billion) and the potential

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Maersk orders 8 methanol burning container vessels able to carry 16k CCUs each

August 24, 2021
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A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Tuesday it had ordered eight vessels which are able to run on carbon-neutral methanol to accelerate the decarbonization of its fleet and meet increased customer demand for greener transportation. The Danish company has vowed to only order new vessels which can use carbon-neutral fuel as it seeks to deliver net-zero emissions by 2050. As vessels

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DOF Subsea secures contract extension offshore Africa

August 23, 2021
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DOF Subsea has received a 6-month extension to a contract in Africa. The project will continue to use Skandi Seven throughout the extended duration, delivering integrated FSV services, project management, engineering, procurement and logistical services within deep-water construction and maintenance of existing subsea infrastructure. Source: EP Join our mailing list here

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Frontera spuds in Kawa 1 offshore Guyana with Maersk Discoverer

August 23, 2021
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Frontera Energy and CGX Energy, joint venture partners in Petroleum Prospecting Licenses for the Corentyne and Demerara blocks offshore Guyana, have announced the spudding of the Kawa-1 exploration well in the Corentyne block, offshore Guyana. Additionally, the Joint Venture has exercised its option to drill a second well with Maersk Drilling through the use of Maersk Discoverer. Gabriel de Alba, Chairman of Frontera's Board

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Mandatory vaccinations added to employee requirements for Chevron, Hess and more

August 23, 2021
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U.S. energy companies are moving to require that employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations as infection rates rise across the United States and energy workers, according to health surveys, remain among those most reluctant to get inoculations. Calls to require vaccinations for employees who work closely together in oilfield and refinery operations come as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Shell loses mineral lease on OML 11 in Nigeria to state run NNPC

August 23, 2021
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian venture lost the right to operate an oil site after a court ruled the company wasn’t entitled to renew a lease first granted in 1989. On Monday, the court of appeals in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, overturned a 2019 ruling that granted Shell Petroleum Development Co. the right to renew its operating license for

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