Cnooc lifts spending to raise energy supply as China reopens
China National Offshore Oil Corp. pledged higher spending this year as Beijing looks to raise production to safeguard energy security and fuel a rebound in economic growth.
Gas
Malaysia doubles exploration success in 2022 with 10 discoveries
Petronas and its Petroleum Arrangement Contractors (PACs) recorded a total of 10 hydrocarbon discoveries in Malaysia in 2022, following the increase of exploration activities in the country.
$674m gas project stalls as Australia meddles in markets
The risk to future investment from the Australian Government’s radical intervention in the gas market has been demonstrated, with Senex Energy pausing a A$1 billion (US$674 million) domestic gas supply expansion, involving hundreds of new jobs and millions of dollars of investment in regional communities, according to APPEA.
Myanmar energy ties are flying under the ESG radar
Posco International is one of the last foreign companies with a significant stake in Myanmar’s oil and gas sector, despite the industry’s ties to a military regime that has been widely condemned for violations of human rights.
Criterium makes Southeast Asia upstream debut with $1.6m Indonesia acquisition
Canada’s Criterium Energy has acquired a 42.5% interest in the Bulu production sharing contract (PSC) holding the Lengo gas field offshore Indonesia for $1.6 million. Significantly, the company is seeking more complimentary assets in Southeast Asia.
Surprise BOJ move will help ease Japan’s mounting energy crisis
The Bank of Japan’s latest policy shock will provide some relief to the nation’s energy crisis, helping to cut the cost to procure fuel from overseas.
Methane cloud over Australia coincided with pipeline gas release
Last month, a satellite flew over the dry, arid landscape of South Australia state’s Cooper Basin and spotted a large cloud of the super potent greenhouse gas methane.
Delays at giant projects dent Vietnam’s ambitions to expand gas sector
Multi-billion-dollar oil and gas projects remain delayed in Vietnam and undermine the Southeast Asian nation’s ambitions to expand its gas production capabilities as it seeks to move away from coal-fired power.
Hydrogen projects in Australia are struggling to lure investors
Australia has only one committed hydrogen project out of a vast pipeline of proposals worth A$266 billion ($178 billion), showing the challenge in becoming a major exporter of the zero-carbon but still unproven fuel.
Unprecedented price caps pit Australia’s leader against big gas
Hastily assembled legal teams. Accusations of Soviet-era policy. Counter jabs about “Putin profits.” Warnings of a threat to future investment.
Top gas exporter Australia caps prices despite industry protest
Australia passed a law to cap domestic prices of natural gas to limit the impact of soaring global costs on local power bills, ignoring protests from the nation’s powerful energy exporters.
Repsol and Petronas’ Andaman deepwater probe disappoints in Indonesia
Repsol’s (BME:REP) much-anticipated Rencong-1X wildcat exploration well in the frontier deep-waters of Indonesia’s North Sumatra basin has failed to find commercial oil and gas reserves.
TotalEnergies’ Papua LNG to use electric liquefaction trains in net zero push
TotalEnergies (LON:TTE), operator of the Papua LNG project, plans to use electric liquefaction trains at its proposed LNG export development in Papua New Guinea (PNG), as part of an effort to slash emissions, which also includes CCS.
Japan urges Australia to act with caution on gas market policy
Japan has urged Australia to consider its trading partners after gas producers warned they would halt investment if long-term price caps proposed by the government were introduced.
Gas producers in Australia slam Labor’s near nationalisation of market
Australia’s Labor government is planning to seize control of domestic gas prices when it introduces extraordinary new legislation to parliament on Thursday in what has been likened to a near nationalisation of gas markets.
Crumbling nuclear plant may fuel Philippines after 36-year delay
A nuclear power plant on the Philippines’ western coast has sat idle for nearly four decades, costing billions of dollars and never producing a watt of electricity. Now, it’s at the center of a debate over whether the nation should finally adopt atomic energy.
More CCS for Malaysia as Petronas and JX Nippon team up
Petronas Carigali has entered into a heads of agreement with JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX Nippon) to collaborate in developing a joint proposal to monetise the gas potential within the Bujang, Inas, Guling, Sepat and Tujoh (BIGST) fields, located offshore Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Eni denies that it has replaced Chevron as operator of IDD project
Eni (MIL:ENI) has denied reports in Indonesia last week, citing a senior government official, suggesting that the Italian company had become the new operator of the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) project, replacing Chevron.
Thai upstream player PTTEP to spend $29bn over five years
Thailand’s state-backed upstream company PTT Exploration Production (PTTEP) announced it will spend $29 billion between 2023 and 2027 as it aims to boost oil and gas production, as well as diversify into new businesses to cut emissions.
East Timor President finds no progress with Australia on gas project
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta said that Australia has shown no signs moving forward with a long-stalled gas pipeline project that runs through the Southeast Asian country, leaving around $100 billion in potential revenue untapped.
Australia caps gas and coal prices to ease power bill pain
Australia will impose a cap on domestic energy prices and provide as much as A$1.5 billion ($1 billion) in energy bill relief to ease cost of living pressures caused by soaring global commodity prices.
Petronas strikes oil and gas off Sarawak
Malaysia’s Petronas Carigali has discovered oil and gas at the Nahara-1 well in Block SK306, located in the shallow waters of Balingian Province about 150 kilometres from Bintulu, off the coast of Sarawak, offshore Malaysia.
Forrest adds CWP’s energy assets in $2.7bn Australia renewables rush
Billionaire Andrew Forrest agreed to acquire Partners Group Holding AG-backed CWP Renewables Pty for about a A$4 billion ($2.7 billion) valuation, extending a rush of deal-making focused on Australia’s accelerating shift to cleaner energy.
Zarubezhneft eyes giant East Natuna gas block in Indonesia
Russia’s Zarubezhneft is interested to bid for the giant East Natuna gas Block offshore Indonesia, according to upstream regulator SKK Migas, when the area is auctioned next year.
Germany lost to Japan…but still put its foot on the gas in Qatar
Since I’m on my way to Doha as I write, what better subject than LNG and the boom which will keep the dollars flowing into Qatar for decades to come.