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Petronas shuts down 14 projects as deepwater pressure mounts on oil price, COVID-19 concerns

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Malaysian oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is said to have reduced the number of its fully active rigs from 18 to four since oil price began dropping late last year. According to The Straits Times, the national...
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High impact exploration set for major decline…Guyana not likely to be affected

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Energy market research and intelligence company Westwood says exploration plans are being redrawn and the well count is expected to drop globally by as much as 35% on 2019 levels as a result of the double whammy of the...
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Low oil price could squeeze out 4 million b/d of non-OPEC supply – WoodMac

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The OPEC+ ‘deal of the century’ last weekend changes oil market dynamics in the short run. The 10 million b/d production cut from May is huge, amounting to 10% of global supply, and it’s needed says Simon Flowers, Chairman,...
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Transocean drill ship Discoverer India suffers contract termination

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Offshore drilling contractor Transocean is reporting that it has received a contract termination for its drill ship Discoverer India which has been operating in Egypt. This is according to Transocean’s latest Quarterly Fleet Status Report dated April 16, 2020. The...
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Brazil’s Petrobras shutting down 62 offshore platforms

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(Reuters) - Brazil’s state-owned oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Wednesday it had begun suspending operations of 62 shallow water platforms in the Campos, Sergipe, Potiguar and Ceara basins. Petrobras, as the company is known, had previously announced the...
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Oil prospects keeping Guyana’s outlook favourable

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The vast oil fields which have been discovered off the coast of Guyana by ExxonMobil continue to boost the economic outlook of the country even in light of an imminent global recession and growing domestic challenges triggered by political...
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More than half of 2020 licensing rounds set to be wiped out – Rystad Energy

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More than half of the world’s planned licensing rounds are likely to be cancelled this year due to the combined effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing oil price war, a Rystad Energy impact analysis forecasts. New licensed...
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Multi-billion-barrel wells facing delays in Guyana, US and elsewhere – Rystad Energy

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At least nine of the world’s top planned exploration wells for 2020 are at risk of being suspended as a result of the combined effect on oil and gas activities of the COVID-19 virus and the oil price war,...
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US rig count set for dramatic 65% free-fall

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US oil and gas companies are putting the brakes on drilling due to the combined global effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and declining oil prices, according to new research from industry analyst Rystad Energy. In a recent report, Rystad Energy...
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“We do not see Exxon turning off the taps in Guyana” – Rystad Energy

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The fall in oil prices triggered by the Saudi Arabia-Russia price war and the COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a number of oil and gas companies readjusting their 2020 exploration and production programmes. US oil major ExxonMobil said...
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ExxonMobil begins maintenance on Liza Destiny FPSO 

ExxonMobil commenced maintenance on the Liza Destiny floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) within Guyana's Stabroek Block on...

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