周一，MEO Australia宣布已与Origin Energy Resources达成勘探许可转让协议。在深入审核对方的战略核心、资金配置和资产组合之后，MEO计划将Bonaparte Gulf地区WA-454-P区块50%的勘探许可权转让给Origin。
为了减少勘探和钻井费用，MEO早前曾试图寻找一位合作伙伴共同经营WA-454-P区块，但由于市场不景气，MEO未能如愿。MEO认为WA-454-P区块目前的风险回报状况与其战略目标并不契合，因此转而经营成本更低的陆上工程，例如古巴的Block 9 Production Sharing Contract项目。
来自/Rig Zone 7月4日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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MEO Australia Ltd. announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to assign its 50 percent interest in the WA-454-P exploration permit in the Bonaparte Gulf, offshore northern Australia to Origin Energy Resources Ltd. following an extensive review of its strategic focus and allocation of capital to the firm's asset portfolio.
MEO had earlier sought an additional partner for WA-454-P to minimize its remaining exposure to overall exploration and drilling costs, but this was not possible due to the current depressed farm-out market. The company believed that WA-454-P no longer had the risk-reward profile that matched the its strategic objectives, which have increasingly moved towards lower cost onshore projects such as the Block 9 Production Sharing Contract in Cuba.
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Australia's South Pacific Resources Ltd., a Papua New Guinea (PNG) -focused conventional and unconventional oil and gas exploration company, reported Monday that the company's 75-percent owned subsidiaries in the country have lodged applications for five unconventional hydrocarbon prospecting licenses, covering 28,958 square miles (75,000 square kilometers), encompassing all of the prospective areas identified in its country-wide screening.
The prospective areas covers the shales surrounding the Foldbelt oil and gas fields; the Hidesm Juha and P'Nyang gas fields; the Elk/Antelope/Triceratops gas discoveries; the proposed Stanley liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Provinces; and the Foreland area.
"In recognition of the Company's significant, yet incomplete preliminary work over many years, (Petroleum and Energy) Minister Micah has reserved all of the graticular blocks contained in the five applications exclusively for the Company. This is to ensure certainty of the application areas while the license applications are being processed by the Department without fear of competition, while also allowing for ongoing exploration and early drilling to be undertaken," South Pacific Resources said in the press release.
来自/Subsea World News 7月4日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Sea Trucks Group has been awarded a contract from Enap Sipetrol Argentina for a pipelay construction for its PIAM Project in the Magallanes field, offshore Argentina.
The scope of work covers engineering, project management and installation of three pipelines of various sizes ranging from 6 to 14 inch, with one shore approach, as well as the installation of tie-in spools and risers.
It also includes abandonment of two existing lines and recovery of flexibles, the company informed.
At the back of the installation campaign Sea Trucks has also been awarded an accommodation services contract.
Jascon 34, one of the group’s DP3 pipelay construction and accommodation vessels, has been nominated for both scopes, Sea Trucks noted.
Offshore activities are scheduled to start in Q4 2016.
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U.S. weekly offshore rig count dropped to 19 active drilling units, the oilfield services provider Baker Hughes informed in its weekly report on Friday.
BHI Rig Count: U.S. Rig Count is up 10 rigs from last week to 431, with oil rigs up 11 to 341, gas rigs down 1 to 89, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.U.S. Rig Count is down 431 rigs from last year’s count of 862, with oil rigs down 299, gas rigs down 130, and miscellaneous rigs down 2.The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is 19, down 2 from last week, and down 10 rigs year over year.
Canadian Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 76, with oil rigs down 1 to 35, gas rigs up 1 to 40, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.Canadian Rig Count is down 63 rigs from last year’s count of 139, with oil rigs down 37, gas rigs down 27, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.
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Rival leaders of Libya’s National Oil Corp. reached an agreement to unify the state company under a single management, a step that could help end the conflict over who can control the divided country’s crude exports and revenue.
Mustafa Sanalla, the head of the NOC in Tripoli in the west of the country, will become chairman of the unified company, which will be based in Benghazi in the east, according to a statement on the NOC website. Sanalla’s eastern Libya counterpart, Nagi Elmagrabi, will join the NOC board. The agreement was reached Saturday in Ankara, Elmagrabi said in a telephone interview from the Turkish capital.
Libya, with Africa’s largest proven crude reserves, split into separately governed regions in 2014, leading to the establishment of rival NOC administrations. Libyan factions are currently working to set up a Government of National Accord. In the five years since the ouster of the country’s longtime ruler, Moammar Al Qaddafi, Libya’s oil installations have been attacked and its crude output has slumped.
“We made a strategic choice to put our divisions behind us and to unify and integrate NOC,” Sanalla said in the statement. “This agreement will send a very strong signal to the Libyan people and to the international community that the Presidency Council is able to deliver consensus and reconciliation. I’m sure it will now build on this success to bring unity and stability to other government institutions.”
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EnQuest revealed Friday that it has discovered oil at its 100 percent owned Eagle exploration well, located in the North Sea.
Preliminary analysis indicates that an oil bearing reservoir with a vertical thickness of 67 feet and “excellent reservoir properties” was encountered at the well, said EnQuest in a company statement. No oil water contact was encountered at Eagle. And initial analyses have seen the company anticipate gross total recoverable reserves to be of a similar size to those in the nearby Gadwall producing oil field. It is estimated that total gross ultimate recovery from Gadwall will be approximately 6 million stock tank barrels of oil.
Market reaction to EnQuest’s latest news was described as “positive” by FirstEnergy, although the oil and gas advisory firm said that it was carrying Eagle as a larger prospect with 20 million barrels of gross resources instead of 6 million barrels. FirstEnergy stated, however, that investors would most likely welcome news of the addition of a few million barrels of reserves.
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来自/Subsea World News 7月1日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Aibel in Singapore has been awarded the E&P contract for modifications on Woodside Energy’s Ngujima-Yin floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) off Western Australia.
The FPSO will undergo modifications to the topsides, hull and turret, along with installation of a new custom water flood module. The contract includes both detailed marine and topsides engineering and procurement services as well as commissioning services.
At the peak the Greater Enfield Project will engage more than 100 employees. The work will be executed by Aibel`s office in Singapore. The contract is expected to start in July this year and is presently targeted to be completed January 2019.
Greater Enfield is located 60 km off Exmouth in Western Australia. The reserves in the area will be produced via a 31 km subsea tie-back to the Ngujima-Yin FPSO facility, located over the Vincent oil field.
来自/Subsea World News 7月1日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Ravenna-based diving and subsea services provider, Rana, has been awarded a contract by Eni Congo for the underwater inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) on 17 platforms offshore Congo.
For this campaign, the company has chartered the diving support vessel DSV Toisa Paladin.
The 104-meter vessel, equipped with 18-person dive system, is currently mobilizing in Ravenna.
According to the company, activities offshore Congo are scheduled to begin early-August and expected to last for 6 months, excluding any possible extra works.
The company did not disclose the commercial terms between the parties.
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OAO NOVATEK announced that its subsidiary OOO NOVATEK-Yurkharovneftegas obtained the right to explore and appraise licenses for the West-Solpatinskiy, North-Tanamskiy and Nyavuyahskiy license areas, in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous region of the central part of the Gydan peninsula. The license duration is seven years.
As of Jan. 1, 2016, the recoverable resources for the license areas, under the Russian reserve classification methodology, aggregate approximately 560 Bcf of natural gas and about 57 MMt of liquid hydrocarbons.
The Chairman of NOVATEK’s management board, Leonid Mikhelson noted, “We continue to expand our resource base in the Gydan peninsula as an important element in our long-term development strategy. In 2017, we plan to launch the first LNG train at the Yamal LNG project, and we are actively studying the region’s geological potential for implementing future LNG projects."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Three fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—have provided more than 80% of total U.S. energy consumption for more than 100 years. In 2015, fossil fuels made up 81.5% of total U.S. energy consumption, the lowest fossil fuel share in the past century. In EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2016 Reference case projections, which reflect current laws and policies, that percentage declines to 76.6% by 2040. Policy changes or technology breakthroughs that go beyond the trend improvements included in the Reference case could significantly change that projection.
In 2015, the renewable share of energy consumption in the U.S. was its largest since the 1930s, at nearly 10%. The greatest growth in renewables over the past decade has been in solar and wind electricity generation. Liquid biofuels have also increased in recent years, contributing to the growing renewable share of total energy consumption.
The most significant decline in recent years has been coal: U.S. coal consumption fell 13% in 2015, the highest annual percentage decrease of any fossil fuel in the past 50 years. The only similar declines were in 2009 and 2012, when coal fell 12% below the level in the previous year.
In EIA's Reference case projection, petroleum consumption remains similar to current levels through 2040, as fuel economy improvements and other changes in the transportation sector offset growth in population and travel. Coal consumption continues to decline, especially in the electric power sector. Natural gas consumption increases in the industrial sector and the electric power sector.
Some electric fuels, such as nuclear and hydroelectric, remain relatively flat in the Reference case, with little change in capacity or generation through 2040. Biomass, which includes wood as well as liquid biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel, remain relatively flat, as wood use declines and biofuel use increases slightly. In contrast, wind and solar are among the fastest-growing energy sources in the projection, ultimately surpassing biomass and nuclear, and nearly exceeding coal consumption in the Reference case projection by 2040.
LONDON -- BP, on behalf of the Tangguh Production Sharing Contract partners, announced that the final investment decision (FID) has been approved for the development of the Tangguh Expansion Project in the Papua Barat Province of Indonesia.
The Tangguh Expansion Project will add a third LNG process train (Train 3) and 3.8 mtpa of productioncapacity to the existing facility, bringing total plant capacity to 11.4 mtpa. The project also includes two offshore platforms, 13 new production wells, an expanded LNG loading facility and supporting infrastructure.
The expansion project will play an important role in supporting Indonesia’s growing energy demand, with 75% of the Train 3 annual LNG production sold to the Indonesian state electricity company PT. PLN (Persero). The remaining volumes are under contract to Kansai Electric Power Company in Japan, the other foundation buyer for Train 3.
The project will also bring a positive contribution to Indonesia and the Papua Barat Province starting in 2016, supporting economic growth and providing 10,000 jobs spread over the project period.
“The Tangguh Expansion Project demonstrates BP and its partners’ continued confidence in Indonesia and our commitment to work closely with the government to meet the country’s energy needs, while creating thousands of jobs,” said Bob Dudley, BP Group CEO.
This FID follows the government of Indonesia’s approval of the Plan of Development II in late 2012. Awards for the project’s key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts are expected in the third quarter of 2016 with construction to begin thereafter. Operation is expected in 2020.
PERTH, Australia (Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp. halted output at its $54-billion Gorgon LNG development for the second time this year after a gas leak at the site, the latest problem for the Australian mega-project.
The plant, located on Barrow Island off Australia’s northwest coast, evacuated workers after a minor gas leak. Chevron will make repairs to the low-pressure flare system and acid-gas removal unit before restarting production in the coming week, it said Friday in an emailed statement. The terminal, which is also partly owned by Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, still plans to load an LNG cargo in the coming days.
“Another short delay is relatively inconsequential for a project that Wood Mackenzie estimates will generate cash flows of nearly $7 billion a year for the partners over many decades,” Matt Howell, a Perth-based analyst for industry consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. said by email. “But this latest event does introduce doubts about the facility’s reliability and ability to produce at capacity for that extended period.”
The largest resource development in Australia’s history faced delays, cost overruns and labor unrest during construction. It then started exports to customers in Asia amid the worst energy slump in a generation. The company in April temporarily halted output just two weeks after making the first shipment, citing a malfunction with the propane refrigerant circuit, used to cool gas supplied to the plant.
Production of LNG restarted this week, Chevron said June 27. The LNG tanker Marib Spirit has been sitting offshore Barrow Island since June 26, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
After the leak, workers were told to leave at about 3 a.m. local time, Mick Buchan, state secretary for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in Western Australia, said by phone.
“The concern we have is there are issues around safety,” he said.
STOCKHOLM -- Lundin Petroleum AB has announced the completion of the acquisition by Lundin Norway AS from Statoil Petroleum AS of an additional 15% interest in Edvard Grieg field, PL338 and interests in associated pipeline assets. In consideration for the acquisition of these assets, Lundin Petroleum has today issued 27,580,806 new shares of Lundin Petroleum to Statoil ASA. In addition, Lundin Petroleum has transferred 2,000,000 shares held in treasury, and issued 1,735,309 new shares to Statoil ASA in exchange for a cash consideration of approximately US$64 million (SEK 544 million).
Statoil ASA now owns approximately 68.4 million shares of Lundin Petroleum, representing 20.1% of the 340,386,445 issued and outstanding shares of Lundin Petroleum.
Lundin Norway AS is the operator of PL338 with a 65% working interest. The partners are OMV Norge with 20% and Wintershall Norge with 15%.
Aconex Ltd., an Australia-based provider of a cloud and mobile collaboration platform for the global construction industry, announced Friday a four-year enterprise agreement with ExxonMobil Global Services Company.
Under the deal, all ExxonMobil companies and affiliates will be able to use Aconex project-wide collaboration solutions to connect teams and control processes for engineering and construction projects globally. The terms provide ExxonMobil with scale and flexibility to increase usage as new projects and users are added to the Aconex platform.
“We are pleased with this opportunity to partner with ExxonMobil at the enterprise level and serve their global project network ... We have helped them deliver large, complex projects in multiple regions over the years, and now we look forward to supporting standardization and process optimization across their engineering and construction portfolio. This is a strategic win with significant implications for us in the oil and gas industry,” Aconex CEO Leigh Jasper said in the media release.
2016年6月25日，中国化工集团公司董事长任建新与Rosneft公司总裁Igor Sechin签署合作框架协议，合作开展远东石油化工项目（FEPCO）可行性研究工作。
FEPCO项目是俄罗斯最大的工业一体化项目，促进将出口原料加工升级为高附加值化工产品。按照约定，双方将就FEPCO项目合作进行可行性研究，这标志着双方合作又迈出了新的一步。与此同时，作为战略合作伙伴关系的一部分，双方还续签了为期一年的原油供应合同。
来自/Hydrocarbon Processing 2016年6月30日消息
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ChemChina and Rosneft to Start FEPCO feasibility study
China National Chemical Corp. and Rosneft signed a heads of agreement to develop a feasibility study for the FEPCO project. China National Chemical Corp. Chairman Ren Jianxin and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin signed a heads of agreement to cooperate in developing a feasibility study for the Far Eastern Petrochemical Company (FEPCO) project on 25th June, 2016.
FEPCO, one of the largest industrial complexes in Russia, will help substitute exported feedstock with high added value products. According to the HoA, the two parties will jointly do the Feasibility Study of FEPCO project. This signed HoA marks the latest step in the strategic partnership of ChemChina and Rosneft.
As part of the strategic partnership, ChemChina and Rosneft have extended their one-year crude supply contract.
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本周四，尼日利亚与中国公司签订价值800亿美元的油气基础设施合同。尼日利亚是OPEC成员国，最近跻身非洲最大石油生产国，原油出口收入占全国总收入的70%，但油气基础设施急需更新换代。由于设施维修不善，该国四个炼油厂长期以来未能达到满负荷生产，也致使国内80%的能源需求只能依靠国外进口。同时，武装分子频繁袭击尼日尔三角洲能源重地油气设施更是雪上加霜，近几周内，油气生产水平降至30年来最低水平。
尼日利亚石油部长、尼日利亚国家石油公司（NNPC）负责人Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu近期进行全球巡回访问，中国是他此行的第一站。自上周日起，Emmanuel开始对中国进行访问，意在吸引更多中国公司投资。
NNPC在声明中表示，公司已经与中国公司签订谅解备忘录，中方公司投资800亿美元，用于尼日利亚油气基础设施、输油管道、炼油厂、电力、设施更新以及上游建设等方面。几天前，NNPC指出，自6月16日起，尼日利亚境内没有发生武装分子袭击事件，石油产量也从30万桶/日提升至190万桶。Goldman Sachs分析称，尼日利亚石油生产正常化可能会造成全球油价下降压力，在今年下半年或低于每桶50美元。
来自/Hydrocarbon Processing 2016年6月30日消息
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Nigeria signs $80 B oil and gas infrastructure deals with China
Nigeria has signed oil and gas infrastructure agreements worth $80 B with Chinese companies. (Reuters) Nigeria has signed oil and gas infrastructure agreements worth $80 B with Chinese companies, the West African country's state oil company said on Thursday.
Nigeria, an OPEC member which was until recently Africa's biggest oil producer, relies on crude sales for around 70% of national income, but its oil and gas infrastructure is in need of updating.
The country's four refineries have never reached full production because of poor maintenance, causing it to rely on expensive imported fuel for 80% of energy needs.
These problems have been exacerbated by a series of attacks on oil and gas facilities by militants in the southern Niger Delta energy hub which pushed production down to 30-year lows in the last few weeks.
Oil minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, who also heads the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has been in China since Sunday for a roadshow aimed at raising investment.
"Memorandum of understandings (MoUs) worth over $80 B to be spent on investments in oil and gas infrastructure, pipelines, refineries, power, facility refurbishments and upstream have been signed with Chinese companies," said NNPC in a statement.
NNPC added the China roadshow was "the first of many investor roadshows intended for the raising of funds" to support the country's oil and gas infrastructure development plans.
Earlier this week, NNPC said oil production had in the last few days risen by around 300 Mbpd to 1.9 MMbpd due to repairs, and no attacks having been carried out since June 16.
Goldman Sachs, in a report published on Wednesday, said a "normalization" in Nigerian oil production would put pressure on global oil prices and may mean prices will average less than $50 a barrel during the second half of 2016.
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ExxonMobil confirmed the discovery of oil from Liza-2 well, the second exploration well in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
The company confirmed the discovery with a recoverable resource of between 800 million and 1.4 billion oil-equivalent barrels.
“We are excited by the results of a production test of the Liza-2 well, which confirms the presence of high-quality oil from the same high-porosity sandstone reservoirs that we saw in the Liza-1 well completed in 2015,” said Steve Greenlee, president of ExxonMobil Exploration Company.
The Liza wells are located in the Stabroek block approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) offshore Guyana.
The Liza-2 well was drilled by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana, approximately 2 miles (3.3 km) from the Liza-1 well.
Esso Exploration and Production Guyana is operator and holds 45 percent interest in the Stabroek block. Hess Guyana Exploration holds 30 percent interest and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana holds 25 percent interest.
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