Exclusive: BOSS aims for North Sea tests in June
Following the completion of tests in Australia, Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS) is preparing to carry out work in the North Sea in June.
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FAR holders back Woodside sale
Shareholders in FAR have approved the sale of the company’s stake in a Senegal licence to Woodside Energy.
Costs rise at Woodside’s Sangomar
Woodside Energy has increased the cost of its Sangomar project to $4.6 billion, gross, from $4.2bn.
Remus drops out of FAR bidding
Remus Horizons PCC has abandoned its bid to acquire FAR, paving the way for Woodside Energy to complete its takeover of Senegal’s Sangomar.
Lukoil drops FAR offer, Woodside in pole position
Lukoil has pulled its non-binding bid for FAR, clearing the way for Woodside Energy to increase its stake in the Sangomar project.
Australia braces for $40bn decommissioning wave
More than A$50 billion ($40.5 billion) of necessary decommissioning work needs to be carried out on Australia’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure, over half of which must be started within the next ten years.
Protests ignite in Senegal
Protests continued in Senegal on March 8 as a leading opposition politician faced charges of sexual assault.
Woodside stops Myanmar work after violence
Australia’s Woodside Energy is reducing its presence in Myanmar and expects to fully demobilise its offshore exploration drilling team over the coming weeks following reports of human rights violations in the Southeast Asian nation.
Woodside slammed for Myanmar stance
Human rights groups and industry executives have slammed Woodside Energy’s rationale to proceed with a major gas development and exploration campaign in Myanmar following a military coup and subsequent bloody protests.
Protesters call on Total, PTTEP and Petronas to stop Myanmar payments
Transparency campaigners in Myanmar have appealed to foreign upstream producers to stop paying revenue to the military-led government which seized power in coup on 1 February.
Woodside signs 7-year LNG supply deal with RWE
Australia’s Woodside Energy is set to supply 0.84 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to RWE, Germany’s largest power producer, for seven years starting 2025.
Lukoil throws hat into FAR ring
Russia’s Lukoil has emerged as another suitor to buy MSGBC Basin-focused FAR, for A$220 million ($170mn).
Chinese energy firms set to benefit from Myanmar turmoil
There is a high risk that political turmoil in Myanmar will negatively affect the energy sector, however, Chinese companies look set to benefit from the tumultuous environment, according to Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research.
Petronas workers stranded offshore after Myanmar coup
Malaysian national oil company (NOC) Petronas said that it is making every effort to ensure the safety of about 155 workers that are sub-contracted on a barge servicing its Yetagun platform in the Andaman Sea off Myanmar following the military coup.
Upstream players eye force majeure in Myanmar
The bloodless military coup in Myanmar has triggered some upstream companies to assess whether they should activate force majeure clauses in their production-sharing contracts (PSCs) with the government.
Logistical risks rise for E&P players in Myanmar after coup
The atmosphere in Myanmar remains volatile after the military seized power from the National League for Democracy (NLD) government and is creating logistical challenges for upstream companies, including Woodside Energy, that operate in the country.
Myanmar military coup risks over $1bn of upstream investment
The apparent overthrow of the Aung San Suu Kyi administration by the Myanmar military threatens more than $1 billion of potential upstream investment in the Southeast Asian nation.
Myanmar set for more than $1 billion of upstream investment
With Myanmar’s general elections in the rearview mirror, upstream development expenditure could more than double to over $1 billion by 2023 compared to this year’s spend.
FAR receives takeover offer, threatens Senegal sale
FAR has received a non-binding proposal for its potential acquisition by Remus Horizons PCC that may derail its Senegal sale.
Cairn clears Woodside for Senegal sale
Cairn Energy has abandoned plans to sell its stake offshore Senegal to Lukoil, abiding by Woodside Energy’s pre-emption.
No more FPSO orders in 2020
No more floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels will be ordered this year, Rystad Energy has predicted.
Glencore lines up to take FAR’s Sangomar crude
Australia’s FAR has signed a deal to allocate its share of crude from Senegal’s Sangomar field to Glencore Energy.
Senegal’s Sangomar inches closer to FID for Woodside, Cairn
Senegal’s government has approved the plan to develop the Woodside Energy-led Sangomar field.
Woodside urges UK business to Western Australia ahead of £20bn project
Aberdeen’s energy sector has been urged to invest in Western Australia as the country’s largest producer of natural gas embarks on a mammoth £20bn project.
Modec wins FPSO deal for one of world’s largest deep-water discoveries
Japanese firm Modec has been awarded a contract to design and build an FPSO for one of the world’s largest deep-water oil discoveries.