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January 27, 2023
The proposed $67-million receiving terminal and regasification facility has an annual capacity of 200,000 to 400,000 tons of LNG imports that can fuel small independent power producers, manufacturing companies and transport fleets.
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January 26, 2023
The new Zawtika Development Project, located in the Gulf of Moattama in Myanmar, has entered its fourth phase of construction prior to final commissioning in 2025.
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January 18, 2023
The Meranti Cluster, located offshore Peninsular Malaysia, was awarded to Ping Petroleum, which is in partnership with Duta Marine Sdn Bhd. All three PSCs were awarded under the Small Field Asset terms introduced in 2020.
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January 06, 2023
Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Co. will invest as much as $150 million in the first year and $540 million over the subsequent three years to explore five oil and gas blocks. The militant group will earn 15% royalty fees from the 25-year contract.
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January 05, 2023
The presidents of China and the Philippines agreed to resume talks on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. They will also discuss maritime differences amicably after meeting in Beijing on Jan 4., a move that potentially paves the way for easing recent tensions.
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December 30, 2022
A major breakthrough of Sinopec's "Project Deep Earth," the Yuanshen-1 well has reached the deepest oil and gas formation in burial depth in the Sichuan Basin and further shows the great potential of deep ancient carbonate rocks in the region.
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December 26, 2022
107 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 67 production wells, 36 water injection wells and four water source wells. The project is expected to achieve its peak production of approximately 36,100 bopd in 2024.
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December 22, 2022
The outage comes just after Prelude resumed loading this week following roughly two months of maintenance. This is another setback for the world’s biggest floating LNG plant, which has struggled with ongoing technical issues since it started in 2019.
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December 21, 2022
The two companies signed a letter of agreement to extend the Block PM 307 Production Sharing Contract covering the Bertam Field, offshore Peninsular Malaysia from Aug. 15, 2025, to Aug. 14, 2035.
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December 13, 2022
Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Shell Plc, has agreed to sell its stake in two offshore production-sharing contracts in the Baram Delta to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production.
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December 07, 2022
CNOOC Ltd. announces today that Enping 15-1/10-2/15-2/20-4 oilfields joint development project has commenced production.
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November 30, 2022
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Toho Gas Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have entered into an agreement to conduct a detailed joint feasibility study on a project to produce synthetic methane in Texas or Louisiana, liquefy it at the existing Cameron LNG facility, and transport it to Japan.
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November 14, 2022
Chevron Corp. company sees potential for geological formations such as those at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas facility in Western Australia to be used for storage of third-party emissions from Asia.
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November 03, 2022
China looks set to receive an influx of seaborne crude oil in the coming weeks as higher volumes bought before its latest Covid shutdowns head for its ports.
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November 01, 2022
Shell Petroleum N.V. (Shell Petroleum) on Tuesday said it has completed the sale of its 100% shareholding in Shell Philippines Exploration to Prime Infrastructure Capital subsidiary Malampaya Energy following final JV and regulatory approvals.
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October 14, 2022
President Xi Jinping has promised a slow and steady end to the growth of planet-warming emissions in China, with energy security taking top priority as the country contends with a flagging economy and tumult on global fuel markets.
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September 21, 2022
Mubadala Energy confirmed the discovery of a good quality gas reservoir penetrated by the Cengkih-1 exploration well in Block SK320, off the coast of Sarawak province, offshore Malaysia.
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September 06, 2022
Sarawak Shell Berhad, together with PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, has taken a final investment decision to develop the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project. Gas production is expected to start in 2026.
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August 16, 2022
Jiangsu Strong Wind Shipyard finished constructing a new floating production unit and it has been delivered to ABS Class. It will be towed from China to Indonesia for installation at the Madura Block gas fields offshore East Java, Indonesia.
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July 13, 2022
Mubadala Petroleum announced that the drilling of the Timpan-1 exploration well offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia, has been completed with the discovery of a 390-foot gas column.
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June 01, 2022
This achievement further establishes the company as a strategic player in the international energy sector and marks a 22% increase in production from 2021.
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