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Shell Boosts Natural Gas Production at Norway’s Ormen Lange Field

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Shell and its partners have started up two subsea compressors to boost the recovery rate at the Ormen Lange natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea, the UK-based supermajor, which operates the field, said on Friday. Shell expects the compression stations to raise the gas recovery rate to 85% from the current 75%.

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Israel Shuts Leviathan Gas Field Amid Iran Conflict, Choking Supply to Egypt

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Israel has ordered the shutdown of its massive Leviathan gas field, cutting off a critical supply line to Egypt just as regional tensions with Iran erupt into open conflict. The Leviathan shutdown is already impacting gas flows to Egypt, according to Bloomberg sources close to the pipeline network.

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Supermajors to Significantly Boost Oil and Gas Output in Nigeria

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Supermajors Shell and TotalEnergies expect to raise oil and gas production over the next two years from projects they operate in Africa’s top oil producer, Nigeria.

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China Launches Phase 2 Deep-Sea Gas Field Adding 4.5BCM To Supply

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1 natural gas project in the South China Sea, boosting domestic output by 4.5 The project, China’s largest deepwater gas development to date, officially reached full capacity on June 26, according to CNOOC officials cited by China Daily. billion cubic meters (bcm) per year.

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UK Reconsiders North Sea Oil and Gas to Lower Energy Bills

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The UK government is mulling over a change to the law to oil and gas projects in the North Sea in a drive to lower energy bills.

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Iran Boosts Natural Gas Production at Huge South Pars Field

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Iran is boosting natural gas production from Phase 11 of the giant South Pars field after bringing online a key new well, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Thus, the total natural gas output at the giant South Pars field has reached 20 mcm/d.

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$17B in New Deals for World’s Largest Gas Field May Indirectly Go to Russia

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Iran has awarded US$17 billion of contracts to attempt to reverse a dramatic projected production decline from the worlds biggest gas reservoir. Its South Pars field spans 3,700 square kilometres and holds an estimated 14.2 trillion cubic metres (tcm) of gas reserves plus 18 billion barrels of gas condensate.

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