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Chevron exits bidding war for Anadarko

09 五月 2019

Chevron Corporation today announced that it would not offer a counterproposal to Occidental Petroleum's rival bid to acquire Anadarko Petroleum.

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IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

07 五月 2019

Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.

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Oxy tables US$38bn rival bid for Anadarko

24 四月 2019

Occidental Petroleum today put forward a rival bid to acquire Anadarko Petroleum for US$38 billion, surpassing Chevron's US$33 billion offer earlier this month.

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Murphy Oil dives into deepwater Gulf of Mexico with US$1.6bn LLOG deal

23 四月 2019

Murphy Oil Exploration is poised to buy several deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration for a total of US$1.625 billion, split into a US$1.375 billion cash payment and US$250 million in contingent payments.

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BP’s US$6bn Azeri Central East project gets the nod

19 四月 2019

BP and partners have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform, the latest phase at Azerbaijan's super-giant Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfield. The US$6 billion project will be one of the biggest upstream FIDs of the year.

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Chrysaor snaps up ConocoPhillips' North Sea assets in US$2.7bn deal

18 四月 2019

Chrysaor on 18 April 2019 agreed to buy ConocoPhillips’ North Sea assets in a US$2.7 billion deal. The purchase will make Chrysaor the top producer in the UK in 2019 and keep it among the UK's largest producers for the next few years.

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Majors step up to bid on Argentina offshore acreage

17 四月 2019

Argentina's first national offshore licensing round attracted the interest of the Majors, and resulted in winning bids totalling US$718.28 million.

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Santos makes significant gas discovery at Corvus-2 appraisal well

16 四月 2019

Santos' announced the confirmation of a significant gas resource at Corvus-2 appraisal well. Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Daniel Toleman comments on the announcement.

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Indonesia elections and impact on energy and mining and metals sectors

16 四月 2019

Indonesia heads to the polls on 17 April 2019. Wood Mackenzie and sister company Verisk Maplecroft discuss what this means for the energy, and mining and metals sectors.

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Delek makes splash with US$965m deepwater Gulf of Mexico deal

12 四月 2019

Delek Group has bought Shell's stake in the Caesar-Tonga field, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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BP to exit China shale gas

12 四月 2019

In the same week that Shell agreed to explore for shale oil in China, BP is reported to be exiting its two Sichuan basin shale gas blocks.

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Aramco's $10bn bond underscores its vast global ambitions

01 四月 2019

Saudi Aramco’s decision to issue a $10 billion bond underscores how serious the company is about transforming itself into an international powerhouse across the oil and gas value chain, from upstream to petrochemicals.

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Buyers' market as Gulf of Mexico lease sale wraps up

20 三月 2019

The US Gulf of Mexico region wide Lease Sale 252 was held today, 20 March 2019. The sale attracted 257 bids from 30 companies, with high bids totalling US$244.3 million. An increase of about $66 million (37%) from the last region-wide lease sale in August 2018.

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India commissions first east coast LNG terminal

07 三月 2019

India's first east coast regas project, Ennore LNG terminal, was commissioned yesterday by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst Kaushik Chatterjee shares the significance of this project and how this marks the beginning of India doubling its regas capacity to 56.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2025.

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ExxonMobil and QP land a giant with Glaucus

28 二月 2019

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum today announced they made a major gas find with the Glaucus-1 well, drilled offshore Cyprus. “Glaucus is a giant,” Robert Morris, senior research analyst, Europe upstream, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said. He added: “It will be one of the biggest discoveries of the year."

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Repsol-led consortium makes significant gas discovery in Indonesia

18 二月 2019

Following the announcement by Indonesia's upstream regulator SKK Migas on a gas discovery in the country, Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood provides a commentary.

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Sanctions to squeeze Venezuela’s output

01 二月 2019

The sanctions the US government has imposed against Venezuela aim to curb the Maduro government’s access to revenue from crude export. But impact could they have on state-run oil producer PDVSA and the country’s energy sector?

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New opportunity in UK North Sea with Greater Buchan Area round

31 一月 2019

The Oil & Gas Authority's (OGA) decision to launch the 31st supplementary offshore licensing round, focusing on the Greater Buchan Area offers a material opportunity for players active in the UK North Sea

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US sanctions increase pressure on Venezuela

30 一月 2019

The US is poised to impose fresh sanctions on Venezuela, ratcheting up the stakes in the country's political crisis by curbing the Maduro government's access to cash from crude exports.

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Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’

29 一月 2019

CNOOC Ltd and Total's Glengorm gas discovery, in teh Central North Sea, is the largest gas find in UK waters since Culzean in 2008

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Brent set to average $65/b in 2019

21 一月 2019

Global markets were volatile heading into the new year. Oil has been no exception, with Brent trading between $62 per barrel on 7 December 2018 before falling to $51/b on 21 December. Mixed macroeconomic data have driven much of the volatility, with political uncertainty compounding concerns of a sharper than expected economic slowdown. What's the outlook for 2019?

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Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy

02 一月 2019

On the first day of 2019, Ophir announced it was in talks with Indonesia's Medco Energi regarding a cash takeover. No amount or other details have yet been released, other than Medco has to make a clear binding offer by the 28th of January if a deal is to proceed. Ophir's upstream portfolio includes assets in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. It also has exploration acreage in Mexico and Bangladesh.

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Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

21 十二月 2018

Sanctioning the Tortue FLNG project, offshore Mauritania/Senegal is a 'major milestone' for BP and its partners

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Chevron loses second major production asset in South East Asia

13 十二月 2018

Following today's announcement by Thailand's Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) that PTTEP has won the auction round for both G1/61 (Erawan) and G2/61 (Bongkot) PSCs after putting an aggressive bid on the gas price and the profit share, Wood Mackenzie's research analyst Jean-Baptiste Berchoteau shares some insights.

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OPEC and Russia agree output deal

07 十二月 2018

OPEC and its allies agreed a 1.2 million barrel per day cut after two days of tense meetings in Vienna.

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ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

04 十二月 2018

ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Luiz Hayum, research analyst with Wood Mackenzie's Latin America upstream oil and gas team, comments on Exxon's latest find, Pluma.

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Qatar quits OPEC

03 十二月 2018

On 3 December 2018, Qatar announced it will withdraw from OPEC on 1 January 2019, putting an end to its 57-year membership of the producers’ cartel. Qatar, which said it intends to focus on its gas production, made the announcement ahead of the 6 December OPEC meeting.

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Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

06 十一月 2018

In the past 10 years, explorers in sub-Saharan Africa have turned up more giant discoveries than any other region. But converting volume into value is undoubtedly sub-Saharan Africa’s Achilles heel.

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What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

06 十一月 2018

What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

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Hammond raises hopes of decommissioning hub role for Scotland

30 十月 2018

In the Autumn Statement, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond did not make any headline changes to oil and gas tax rates, setting out instead plans to make a "call for evidence" on how to establish Scotland as a global hub for decommissioning.

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Chevron exits bidding war for Anadarko

IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

Oxy tables US$38bn rival bid for Anadarko

Murphy Oil dives into deepwater Gulf of Mexico with US$1.6bn LLOG deal

BP’s US$6bn Azeri Central East project gets the nod

Chrysaor snaps up ConocoPhillips' North Sea assets in US$2.7bn deal

Majors step up to bid on Argentina offshore acreage

Santos makes significant gas discovery at Corvus-2 appraisal well

Indonesia elections and impact on energy and mining and metals sectors

Delek makes splash with US$965m deepwater Gulf of Mexico deal

BP to exit China shale gas

Aramco's $10bn bond underscores its vast global ambitions

Buyers' market as Gulf of Mexico lease sale wraps up

India commissions first east coast LNG terminal

ExxonMobil and QP land a giant with Glaucus

Repsol-led consortium makes significant gas discovery in Indonesia

Sanctions to squeeze Venezuela’s output

New opportunity in UK North Sea with Greater Buchan Area round

US sanctions increase pressure on Venezuela

Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’

Brent set to average $65/b in 2019

Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy

Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

Chevron loses second major production asset in South East Asia

OPEC and Russia agree output deal

ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

Qatar quits OPEC

Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

Hammond raises hopes of decommissioning hub role for Scotland