Under fire, exploration drilling fights for its corner
Exploration is not quite the dirty word it was in 2020-21, but appetite remains muted and highly selective.
Exploration is not quite the dirty word it was in 2020-21, but appetite remains muted and highly selective.
“But most of the cash flow increase is coming from improvements in the quality of the portfolio. We're shifting from mature legacy assets to next generation assets.”
An Equinor representative confirmed to Energy Voice the company was “now in the market again with concept and feasibility studies related to the Bay du Nord development project”.
Canada is dismantling regulatory hurdles for offshore wind projects along its Atlantic coast, aiming to transform one of the world’s longest and gustiest shorelines into a renewable energy leader despite the industry’s current slump.
Report shows the pace of development in the global hydrogen sector is accelerating, and the researchers are warning the UK is at risk of falling further behind the European Union and the United States.
BP said it was on the look out for more opportunities in the gas value chain. It aims to reach 30mn tpy of LNG in its portfolio by 2030.
Statistics Canada reported recently that Alberta’s energy prices rose by 127.8% in July, compared with the same month in 2022.
Equinor shelved its ambitious Bay du Nord development plans in May. However, the company is continuing to pursue exploration in the area.
Canada revealed new rules to ban some fossil fuel subsidies, targeting those that unfairly advantage oil and gas, solely support sector activities or endorse consumption of fuels that worsen climate change.
There were a number of near misses on Hebron in 2021. Incidents included injuries on the facility and a support vessel.
The Atlantic Ocean Basin covers roughly 20% of Earth’s surface. With neighbouring seas like the North Sea and Caribbean, it covers about 106.4million square km (41.1million sq. miles) and hosts the most diverse array of offshore oil and gas provinces anywhere.
The service company noted the importance of tackling carbon emissions. It said it would help develop “one of the lowest carbon emitting” FPSOs in the world.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has long been touted as part of the solution to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
Petronas has signed a concession for the first unconventional oil concession in the Middle East, during a high-level visit.
Vaalco Energy has completed the installation of new floating infrastructure off Gabon, shortly after completing its merger with TransGlobe Energy.
Shareholders of TransGlobe Energy have backed the planned sale to Vaalco Energy by 72.8%, just over the required level of 66.66%.
In this day and age, there is no space for a small cap oil company, according to TransGlobe Energy CEO and president Randy Neely, making the case for a tie up with Vaalco Energy.
A challenge has been mounted to TransGlobe Energy’s plans to merge with Vaalco Energy, ahead of the crucial September 29 vote.
Germany has been on the hunt for new LNG supplies in order to stave off the near term crisis of stuttering Russian gas supplies. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Canada did not come through on the LNG front, but he did seal an ambitious deal on hydrogen.
Uniper has retracted its financial guidance for 2022 as spiralling gas prices have driven it to seek support from the German government.
PetroChina may exit natural gas projects in Australia and oil sands in Canada to stem losses and divert funds to more lucrative sites in the Middle East, Africa, and central Asia, reported Reuters, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
BP is selling off its oilsands project in Canada under a deal with Cenovus Energy, which will see it paid in cash and a stake in the offshore Bay du Nord project.
Canada has energy resources of a scale that its neighbour next door covets and guzzles with abandon. There is a great deal of mutual cross-border dependence but it wasn’t always that way.
My eldest son is an aerospace engineer and lives and works in Seattle on the US West coast. He’s built a career in an industry which nowadays offers few opportunities in Scotland nor many in other parts of the UK.
Asset and integrity management consultancy Add Energy has secured over $6 million of new work in Canada as it continues its local expansion.