SAS arrives in northern Mozambique
Foreign military support is growing in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado Province following the attack on Palma but it is clear that the LNG plans have suffered a major setback.
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Qatar calls time on Total, Exxon LNG venture
Qatar Petroleum (QP) will become the sole owner of the Qatargas 1 joint venture, after opting not to renew the deal with Total, ExxonMobil, Marubeni and Mitsui.
Expats killed in Mozambique attack
The terrorist attack on Palma on March 24 has led to the deaths of a number of people and expatriate workers.
Mozambique attack undermines Total return plans
Just hours after Total announced its proposed plans to restart work at Mozambique LNG, insurgents have attacked the nearby town of Palma.
Total restarts Mozambique LNG work under new security deal
Total intends to resume work at the Mozambique LNG site after the government has provided assurances of improved security.
Total to supply LNG to China’s Shenergy under new deal
Total is set to supply of up to 1.4 million tonnes per year (mtpy) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China’s Shenergy Group for a 20-year term. The pair will also form a joint venture to expand LNG marketing in China.
Safe Caledonia heads back to work for Total UK contract
The Prosafe vessel Safe Caledonia is heading back to work for a Total contract, after more than a year being laid up in waters off Orkney.
Chariot expands into green power for mines
Chariot Oil and Gas is diversifying into renewable energy for mines, under a deal to acquire Africa Energy Management Platform (AEMP).
Total says Reclaim Finance, Greenpeace report contained numerous inaccuracies and falsehoods
Energy giant Total said today that a report into its climate commitments contained “numerous inaccuracies and falsehoods”.
PRC Europe: 5 years of leading downstream transformation
The Petrochemical & Refining Congress, co-hosted by Neste, celebrates its 5th Anniversary on 17-19th of May.
iMbokodo to rock South Africa’s upstream
iMbokodo Exploration and Production is a South African company with a difference, it is led by women and has the cash to back up its aspirations.
Total ties customers’ emissions reductions to executive bonuses
Total SE will partly tie executive bonuses to the company’s success in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of its customers, the latest in a series of climate-focused changes by the French oil and gas giant.
Total launches Congolese tree planting push for carbon capture
Total has signed a deal with Forêt Ressources Management (FRM) to plant a 40,000 hectare forest in Congo Brazzaville.
Former Equinor boss Saetre set for Subsea 7 board role
Subsea 7's board has proposed the election of former Equinor boss Eldar Saetre to the post of independent non-executive director at the energy service firm.
Total and Microsoft form partnership to support digitalisation and net zero ambitions
Total and Microsoft have formed a strategic partnership to further digital transformation and support progress toward net zero emissions.
Babcock agrees sale of Aberdeen-headquartered helicopter business to CHC
Babcock helicopters has conditionally agreed the sale of its oil and gas aviation business to rival CHC.
Neo Energy looks to redevelop Affleck field in ‘opportunity rich’ North Sea
Neo Energy intends to make a call on the redevelopment of the Affleck field in the UK central North Sea “in the next few months”.
INP, Bayphase audit cost recoverable at Areas 1, 4
Around $33 million of spending in Mozambique’s two LNG concessions is unrecoverable, the Instituto Nacional do Petróleo (INP) has said, following an audit.
Solstad wins UK contracts with Total, Equinor and Serica
Solstad Offshore has announced a series of contract awards with Total, Equinor and Serica Energy in the UK North Sea.
Apache and Total put breaks on Suriname drilling due to high pressure
Apache and Total have halted drilling on the Keskesi East-1 discovery well off Suriname due to “substantial pressure increases”.
Protests ignite in Senegal
Protests continued in Senegal on March 8 as a leading opposition politician faced charges of sexual assault.
Total launches transparency push in Uganda
Total has published reviews and plans relating to its Tilenga and East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) projects in Uganda and Tanzania.
Bulletwood fails to land for Exxon
ExxonMobil’s Bulletwood-1 well offshore Guyana found reservoirs but no commercial hydrocarbons.
Big oil steps up investments in Indian gas and renewables
Majors, such as BP, Total and Shell, as well as Asian national oil companies (NOCs), are stepping up their investments in India’s rapidly expanding gas and renewables markets.
Total wins Singapore’s third LNG bunker licence
France’s Total will join FueLNG - a joint venture between Keppel O&M and Anglo-Dutch major Shell - and Pavilion Energy, as a licensed LNG bunkering provider at the port of Singapore.