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Petronas says development of gas find off Bintulu coast, Malaysia, can be expedited

PETRONAS said Tuesday that Mubadala Petroleum struck gas from its Cengkih-1 exploration well in Block SK 320 in the central Luconia Province, about 220 kilometers off the coast of Bintulu, Sarawak, offshore Malaysia. The well was successfully drilled to a total depth...

Guyana lab now equipped to run multiple tests on crude being produced offshore

Guyana’s Crude Testing Lab run by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is now able to conduct all necessary tests of Liza Crude and Unity Gold being produced offshore. Crude oil testing helps to ascertain crude characteristics to determine the...

Oil prices surge as Putin escalates war in Ukraine

(Reuters) - Oil jumped more than 2% on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation, escalating the war in Ukraine and raising concerns of tighter oil and gas supply. Brent crude futures rose $2.28, or 2.5%,...

Petrobras looking for new floating production vessel for Campos Basin

Petrobras on Tuesday launched a tender for a new floating oil platform as it moves ahead with the Albacora field, located in the pre-salt Campos Basin. The Brazilian state-owned entity said that the unit will be chartered for 27 years...

TotalEnergies makes final investment decision on Argentina gas project

TotalEnergies announced Monday that it approved the final investment decision (FID) for the Fenix gas development. The Fenix field is located 60 kilometers (km) off the coast of Tierra del Fuego, Southern Argentina. It will be developed through three horizontal wells,...

Tender out for new marketer for Guyana’s Liza and Unity Gold crude

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources has put out a tender for the provision of marketing services for the country’s share of crude from the Liza Phase 1 and 2 projects. Bidders have until 9:00 am on October 11 to make...

Stabroek Block co-venturer to experience one of the fastest growth rates of any large oil company

Hess Corporation, which holds a 30% working interest in the Stabroek Block, is positioned to experience one of the fastest growth rates of any large oil company through 2026. Highlighting this was an analysis published by Seeking Alpha, a...

Impact from Typhoon Muifa knocks bp’s new FPSO off mooring lines

Bp’s new floating oil platform – Torture – was knocked off its mooring lines, drifting some 200 metres away from the COSCO shipyard quayside in Qidong, China as Typhoon Muifa made landfall there. The vessel is being built for bp’s...

TotalEnergies acquires stake in onshore block on Arabian Peninsula

TotalEnergies said it acquired a 22.5% stake in the onshore Block 11 from the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman. The major and its partners, OQ and Shell, signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA),...

Wael Sawan to become new Shell CEO as van Beurden steps down

Ben van Beurden is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Shell, at the end of the year. Wael Sawan, Shell’s Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions Director, has already been tapped to take up the...

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Epsilogen Appoints Ashley Nagle as Chief Business Officer and Peter Finan as Non-Executive Chairman as Part of Broader Company Expansion

Ashley brings over 25 years’ experience in business and strategy development within the biopharmaceutical industry Will spearhead partnering discussions as...