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Guyana’s VP says work on gas pipeline studies will begin this year

11 February 2021

Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice-President of Guyana, said earlier this week that the government intended to carry out several studies this year in order to move forward with a gas-to-power (GTP) scheme.

NRG GLNG: Imports up for PGNiG, FID for Qatar

9 February 2021

Poland’s PGNiG said last week that its LNG imports rose 10% in 2020 to reach 3.76bn cubic metres. Meanwhile, Qatar Petroleum has taken the final investment decision (FID) on its North Field East (NFE) project to raise its LNG production capacity.

NRG NorthAmOil: ConocoPhillips in court over Willow construction

9 February 2021

This week, a court has temporarily delayed the start of winter construction at ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in Alaska.

NRG AsianOil: CNOOC Ltd aims to boost production this year

9 February 2021

State-run Chinese offshore developer CNOOC Ltd has announced plans to boost its oil and gas production by 3-5% this year as it seeks to bring on stream several new fields both at home and abroad.

Ghanaian government seeks local feedback on petroleum hub plans

8 February 2021

The government of Ghana has begun seeking input from local stakeholders for its plan to establish an oil industry hub in Bonyere, a coastal town near the border with Côte d'Ivoire.

SNH reports revenues from Chad-Cameroon pipeline up in 11M-2020

3 February 2021

Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH), the national oil company (NOC) of Cameroon, said earlier this week that it had seen earnings from crude oil shipments through the Chad-Cameroon pipeline rise 2% in the first 11 months of 2020.

ExxonMobil blames equipment problems for resumption of gas flaring at Liza-1

2 February 2021

The US super-major ExxonMobil has come under fire in Guyana for resuming associated gas flaring at higher levels at Liza-1, an offshore oilfield within the Stabroek block.

NRG GLNG: Repairs in Australia, proposal abandoned in US

2 February 2021

LNG-related setbacks have been reported in both the US and Australia in recent days. In the US, NextDecade is abandoning plans for Galveston Bay LNG. In Australia, Chevron has reported that its Wheatstone LNG terminal is operating below capacity.

NRG NorthAmOil: News of abandoned megamerger emerges amid earnings season

2 February 2021

Oil and gas giants ExxonMobil and Chevron held preliminary talks to discuss a potential merger last year, it has emerged.