Offshore World News

OMV discovers gas in Norwegian Sea, to consider tieback to Aasta Hansteen

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The partners will evaluate the discovery as a potential subsea tieback to Aasta Hansteen spar platform.

Court orders federal agency to better protect Rice’s whales from oil, gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico

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A court said the National Marine Fisheries Service’s biological opinion for oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico fails to protect an endangered species of whale and sturgeon.

Slideshow: Eni starts production at Argo Cassiopea

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Gas produced from Italy’s offshore Argo Cassiopea fields is transported through a 60 km subsea pipeline to the Gela processing plant.

BP to supply Norwegian crudes to Orlen refineries

HOLBORN taps Topsoe technology for German renewable fuels complex

bp entered a 12-month deal to supply North Sea crude oil to Orlen refineries in Poland and Lithuania.

HOLBORN taps Topsoe technology for German renewable fuels complex

HOLBORN taps Topsoe technology for German renewable fuels complex

HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie let a contract to Topsoe to deliver technology for a proposed renewable fuels complex to be built inside the operator’s existing refinery in Hamburg, Germany.

Brazos Midstream advances Permian gas processing, gathering buildout

Brazos Midstream advances Permian gas processing, gathering buildout

Brazos Midstream completed construction of a grassroots natural gas processing plant and is nearing completion of work on associated new-build gas-gathering infrastructure in Midland basin.

Shell sanctions waterflood project at Gulf of Mexico Vito field

Shell sanctions waterflood project at Gulf of Mexico Vito field

Shell has taken final investment decision on a waterflood project at its Vito asset in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Chevron starts production at Gulf of Mexico Anchor field

Chevron starts production at Gulf of Mexico Anchor field

Chevron started production from the Anchor field FPU, the company’s sixth operated platform currently producing in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Occidental holds to production forecast amid Midland, Delaware deals

Occidental holds to production forecast amid Midland, Delaware deals

More debt-reducing divestitures are coming but chief executive officer Vicki Hollub said it won’t be to bidders who “think this is a fire sale.”

Devon again raises 2024 guidance, sticking to capex plan

Devon again raises 2024 guidance, sticking to capex plan

Led by “superb” work in Delaware basin, the company’s second-quarter production beat projections.