Oil and Gas 360 It has taken five years and $5.7 billion, but Chevron announced a successful operational and technical breakthrough on August 12 that could create a new template for deep sea exploration with equipment improvements that permit operations at pressures of 20,000 psi. Until their announcement, the generally accepted technical limit was 15,000 psi. The company has partnered
BOE Report An oil production breakthrough that producers say can safely tap ultra-high pressure fields could put up to 5 billion barrels of previously inaccessible crude into production, analysts said. Chevron on Monday disclosed it had pumped first oil from a field at 20,000 pounds per square inch pressures, a third greater than any prior well. Its $5.7 billion Anchor project
World Oil Publisher’s Note: VAALCO Energy will be a presenter at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference on August 18-21, 2024. Register to attend, investor one-on-one meetings can be scheduled. (WO) – In a landmark deal, Houston-based oil and gas exploration company VAALCO Energy has reported that all involved parties have finalized a production sharing contract (PSC) for Block P offshore
World Oil (WO) – Petrobras achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the natural gas discovery made in 2022 while drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in Colombia, reinforcing the volumetric potential for natural gas in the region. Uchuva-2 well,
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp.’s $53 billion proposed takeover of Hess Corp. suffered another setback as an arbitration hearing to settle an ownership dispute with Exxon Mobil Corp. won’t be held until next year. The international arbitration panel handling Exxon’s claim that Chevron’s acquisition does not give it the right to control Hess’ stake in a Guyanese oil project
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Ecopetrol SA expects offshore natural gas from Colombia to come online as soon as 2029, two years later than previously anticipated and not in time to curb a looming fuel shortfall. Colombia is set to face a gap between its domestic supply of natural gas and total demand beginning next year. The fuel gap of around
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Shell Plc plans to sell leases it won to develop floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Scotland, as the oil major continues to roll back a once-ambitious expansion into renewable power. The company wants to sell its share of projects in a joint venture with Iberdrola SA’s Scottish Power to develop as much as
World Oil (WO) – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito released a statement in response to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not seek reelection and will instead endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. “As President Joe Biden announces that he will not seek reelection, NOIA remains steadfast in advancing our mission and advocating to elected officials on
Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) — Off a busy pier in Namibia’s main port of Walvis Bay, the seeds of an economic boom are being planted. As workers heave fish from boats, or unload cargoes of sulfur and Congolese copper, a massive cylindrical drilling segment is hauled by extended trailer to a storage area. Between the more typical consignments of raw minerals
World Oil (WO) – Reuters has reported that ExxonMobil is planning a potential 30-well drilling campaign for its seventh oil and gas project offshore Guyana, named Hammerhead. Hammerhead aims to start production in 2029, boosting Guyana’s oil production capacity to over 1.4 MMbpd. Exxon, along with partners Hess Corp and China’s CNOOC, expects Hammerhead to produce between 120,000 and 180,000
World Oil (WO) – With details for Angola’s 2025 licensing round announced earlier this week, African exploration markets are making a push for upstream investment by deploying more attractive terms and offerings for global investors. Angola’s upcoming bid round offers 29 opportunities in oil-and-gas-rich basins, minimizing financial risk for exploratory companies. The process is transparent, efficient, and offers flexible contracts,
Oil Price Chinese state-held oil and gas giant CNOOC said on Monday it had achieved an exploration breakthrough in medium-to-deep Mesozoic plays in the Bohai Bay offshore China. CNOOC, which specializes in offshore exploration and production in China and abroad, was exploring a discovery well in the Longkou 7-1 oilfield in eastern Bohai Bay. The well was drilled and completed at a
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