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Transocean holds naming ceremony for Deepwater Atlas drillship in Singapore
Transocean recently held a naming ceremony for its Deepwater Atlas drillship in Singapore. The company posted about the ceremony on LinkedIn this week, noting that the Deepwater Atlas was the world’s first eight-generation drillship.
Shale drillers anticipate headwinds, remain focused on returns despite high profits
High oil prices have helped shale drillers increase their profits in the first quarter of the year, but the industry remains cautious amid rising costs.
ConocoPhillips sues Alaska to prevent well data being made public
US-based ConocoPhillips has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alaska in a bid to prevent it from publicly releasing data associated with some of its wells on the North Slope.
BP, Linde team up on Texas CCS project
Super-major BP has formed a joint venture with industrial gas supplier Linde this week to develop a carbon capture and storage facility in Texas.
Diamondback to acquire remaining publicly owned Rattler units
US independent Diamondback Energy has struck a deal to acquire all of the publicly held common units in Rattler Midstream that it does not own already.
EIA forecasts record-high Permian oil output
The US Energy Information Administration is predicting oil output from the Permian Basin, which spans Texas and New Mexico, will jump by 88,000 barrels per day on May to hit a record 5.22mn bpd in June.
Sempra, PGNiG sign preliminary deal for LNG supply from two terminals
San Diego-headquartered Sempra Energy announced this week that it had signed a heads of agreement with Poland’s PGNiG on the purchase of 3mn tonnes per year of LNG from two projects over a 20-year period.
Downstream impact
NewsBase takes a brief look at some of the economic and political fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war, with a focus on regional markets for jet fuel and diesel around the world.
Chevron sanctions Ballymore project in deepwater Gulf
Chevron announced on May 17 that it had taken a final investment decision on the Ballymore project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
NorthAmOil: Chevron sanctions Ballymore project in deepwater Gulf
Chevron announced on May 17 that it had taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Ballymore project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Canada’s leading producers buoyed by high oil prices
Canada’s leading oil sands producers have posted major increases in profits thanks to high oil prices, but still have various challenges to contend with.
ConocoPhillips shareholders reject Scope 3 emissions target proposal
ConocoPhillips shareholders voted to reject a proposal to include Scope 3 emissions into the company’s overall greenhouse gas reduction targets at its annual meeting on May 10.
Seneca selling California oil assets to Sentinel Peak
Seneca Resources, a unit of National Fuel Gas, has agreed to sell its entire portfolio of Californian oil and gas assets to Sentinel Peak Resources California.
SK E&S invests in US CCS project
Summit Carbon Solutions’ carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in North Dakota received a boost this week on the announcement that South Korean power utility and gas provider SK E&S would invest $110mn in the scheme.
Venture Global announces offtake agreements with ExxonMobil, Petronas
US-based Venture Global LNG announced this week that it had struck separate sale and purchase agreements with ExxonMobil LNG Asia-Pacific and Malaysia’s Petronas.
Gasunie secures Netherlands’ second FSRU
The Netherlands’ Gasunie is to charter an FSRU from New Fortress Energy for five years as part of plans to develop up to 8 bcm per year of LNG import capacity.
Sources: US government asked Petrobras to raise oil output in March
US officials reportedly met with representatives of Brazil’s Petrobras in March to request that the South American country increase crude output in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Canada in talks on expediting East Coast LNG exports
The Canadian government is in talks with the developers of two proposed LNG export terminals on Canada’s East Coast to see whether it can help expedite those projects, it emerged last week.
NorthAmOil: Canada in talks on expediting East Coast LNG exports
The Canadian government is in talks with the developers of two proposed LNG export terminals on Canada’s East Coast to see whether it can help expedite those projects, it emerged last week.
World Bank report: 10 oil-producing countries account for 75% of global gas flaring
A report from the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), says gas flaring resulted in nearly 400mn tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions in 2021.
ExxonMobil, Chevron post first-quarter profits
US super-majors ExxonMobil and Chevron have both posted multi-billion-dollar profits for the first quarter of 2022, but some aspects of their performance fell short of expectations.
Whistler Pipeline partners reach FID on expansion project
The partners in the Whistler Pipeline in Texas have announced a final investment decision on an expansion of the project, which carries gas from the prolific Permian Basin.
Hess beats earnings expectations but issues caution over rising costs
US independent producer Hess reported a profit for the first quarter of the year that beat Wall Street estimates amid strong oil prices.
Enterprise reports 16% rise in crude pipeline volumes in first quarter
US pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners has reported a 16% rise in crude pipeline volumes in the first quarter of 2022.
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