China explorer Cnooc may reward investors even if oil won’t
Chinese offshore oil giant Cnooc Ltd. may have more to offer equity investors betting on the recovery in global crude prices, even if the rally appears to be taking a bit of a breather.
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Drilling development starts on Exxon’s Guyana behemoth
ExxonMobil said today that development drilling had kicked off on the Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana.
TechnipFMC bags contract for CNOOC project in South China Sea
CNOOC has handed a subsea engineering contract for a project in the South China Sea to TechnipFMC.
VIDEO: Shell and CNOOC launch petrochemicals joint venture in China
Shell and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have announced the start-up of a new petrochemical plant in China.
Triton plans major Aberdeen recruitment drive after securing Chinese cash boost
An oilfield service firm is gearing up for a major recruitment drive in Aberdeen after sealing investment from a Chinese business.
CNOOC joins Hang Seng index
China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited has announced that it is to become a component Hang Seng China Enterprises Index as of 5 March 2018.
Cnooc hits first oil at Stampede field
Chinese oil firm Cnooc has achieved first oil from the Stampede field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Cnooc outlines plans for £9bn bumper budget
Chinese oil firm Cnooc today revealed plans to spend up to £9billion in 2018, 18% of which will be devoted to exploration.
CNOOC’s Weizhou field begins production
China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas has announced that production has commenced at the Weizhou field.
Cnooc starts up new project in South China Sea
Chinese oil firm Cnooc has announced that its wholly-owned Weizhou 12-2 oil field phase II project has come on stream.
Exclusive Interview: Nexen to extend North Sea’s biggest producing field by 10 years
Nexen Petroleum UK’s boss has said that a £500million-plus project will extend the life of the North Sea’s biggest producing field by up to 10 years.
Brazil’s Santos basin only gets one bid in 14th offshore round
Only one block in the Santos basin attracted a bid in Brazil’s 14th offshore licencing round, the country’s oil watchdog ANP said.
Westwood: Is UK exploration drilling set for renaissance or are targets unrealistic?
Optimism is returning to North Sea exploration, though estimates for this year’s drilling targets could be unrealistic, an oil sector analyst has said.
Cnooc snaps up controlling stake in block off West Africa
China’s largest offshore crude producer has snapped up a 65% stake in a licence off the coast of West Africa.
Orion Group, CNOOC in joint venture deal
Orion Group has become the first mapower company to sign a joint venture agreement with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
CNOOC starts-up production from Enping oilfield
CNOOC said production has started from its Enping 18-1 oilfield off the South China Sea.
CNOOC starts production from Weizhou oil field in South China Sea
CNOOC said production has started on its Weizhou oil field in the South China Sea.
CNOOC surprises analysts despite income plunge
China’s biggest offshore oil and gas explorer, CNOOC, posted annual profit that exceeded analyst estimates as cost cuts countered a decline in energy prices.
PetroChina sees profits plunge by 70% in 2015
PetroChina , China's biggest oil and gas producer, reported a 70 percent slump in its full-year 2015 profit, with earnings upstream and in the marketing segment both taking a hit from lower prices.
Shell and CNOOC to expand petrochemical plant
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Shell have confirmed the final investment decision to expand CNOOC and Shell Petrochemical Company’s (CSPC) existing 50:50 joint venture in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China.
PetroChina and CNOOC may write down assets
PetroChina, the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, and China’s largest offshore explorer Cnooc, may write down assets following crude’s plunge, analysts say.
Green Dragon increases gas reserves for 10th year running
China's Green Dragon Gas has increased its gas reserves in China for the tenth consecutive year.
CNOOC projects start production
China's CNOOC has begun started production at two new offshore projects in the South China Sea.
CNOOC starts production from Kenli 10-4 oilfield
CNOOC Limited said it has commenced production from the Kenli 10-4 oilfield off the coast of North China.
China’s oil companies take rating hit
China's national oil companies took a major rating hit in the wake of an unstable oil price.