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Offshore Wind Growth Drives Revenue for OEG Energy Group

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A UK energy services giant returned to profit and created hundreds of jobs in the year before being acquired in a deal which valued it at more than $1bn (£737m). OEG Energy Group, which is headquartered in Aberdeen, has reported a pre-tax profit of $4.4m for 2024, having posted a pre-tax loss of $14.9m to $537.3m

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Shell Greenlights Egypt Offshore Project

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UK major Shell announced on 23 July that it has taken a final investment decision on its Mina West gas discovery in Egypt’s offshore Mediterranean. 500bcf discovery was made in the North East El Amriya block in late 2023 (MEES, 24 November 2023).

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Nigeria’s GEIL exports first crude from new onshore terminal

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“As the country strives to produce two million bpd, projects of this nature will support new investments by providing a direct route from offshore fields to market.” The company broke ground on the construction of the facility in February 2023, with the development of storage facilities and the associated pipeline advancing in February 2024.

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BW Energy contracts rig to drill appraisal well offshore Namibia

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BW Energy has contracted the Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig for the drilling of the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu license (PPL003) offshore Namibia in the Orange basin, scheduled for second-half 2025. Kudu gas field, discovered in 1974, lies about 130 km offshore in the southern parts of Namibia and contains an estimated 1.3

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Chevron wins Exxon case but loses time, oil and billions

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Chevron’s deal, first announced in October 2023, closed on Friday after a drawn-out dispute over Hess’s 30% stake in Guyana’s Stabroek block, the most attractive asset in its portfolio. The offshore oilfield holds more than 11 billion barrels of oil and is one of the fastest-growing oil production regions in the world.

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Exxon vs. Chevron battle sets stage for oil industry’s race for prize assets: Bousso

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The Hess deal, announced in October 2023, was delayed after Exxon, which holds a 45% stake in Stabroek, and the field’s third partner CNOOC argued that they had a contractual right of first refusal to purchase Hess’s stake in the block. producer in October 2023 with its acquisition of U.S. billion barrels, according to LSEG data.

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Neuquén basin production grows, accounts for over 70% of Argentina’s oil and gas output

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The Perito Moreno gas pipeline and compression plants at Tratay én and Saliquel ó added a combined 10 million cu m/day between August 2023 and October 2024. Leading operators include TotalEnergies, Harbour and CGC, with assets like Vega Pl é yade, Ara, and El Cerrito, both onshore and offshore.