Exxon, Hess, and CNOOC plan to add a fourth production vessel to the ones already operating in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, Hess Corp.’s CEO has said, as quoted by Reuters. The floating production, storage, and offloading vessel should reach its destination in the first quarter of next year, John …
Read More »CNOOC Sees Record Oil and Gas Output from Independent Field
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has revealed a record cumulative production of 9 billion m3 of natural gas and more than 900 000 m3 of crude oil from the Deep Sea #1 field. Production from the field is set to rise further as CNOOC, China’s third-largest national oil company, …
Read More »China’s Oil Giant CNOOC Books Record-High Profit as Output Jumps
China’s state-held oil and gas giant CNOOC reported on Wednesday a record-high net profit for the first half of 2024, pushed up by an all-time high oil and gas production and rising oil prices. CNOOC, which specializes in offshore oil and gas developments in China and internationally, booked a net …
Read More »CNOOC Announces Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Breakthrough
Chinese state-held oil and gas giant CNOOC said on Monday it had achieved an exploration breakthrough in medium-to-deep Mesozoic plays in the Bohai Bay offshore China. CNOOC, which specializes in offshore exploration and production in China and abroad, was exploring a discovery well in the Longkou 7-1 oilfield in eastern …
Read More »Chinese Energy Major Inks Oil Deal with Mozambique
The China National Offshore Oil Co, or CNOOC, has signed an exploration and production deal for five oil and gas blocks in Mozambique, Reuters reported, citing a CNOOC statement. The five blocks are offshore the African country, in depths ranging between 500 meters and 2,500 meters, the Chinese state-owned company …
Read More »Iraq, China Sign Deal for New Gas Field Development
China is making further inroads into Iraqi oil and gas by inking an initial agreement with Iraq’s state-owned Midland Oil Company to develop the Mansuriya gas field with a Chinese-Iraqi consortium. The already-producing Mansuriya field foresees production of 100 million standard cubic feet of gas over a period of 18 …
Read More »CNOOC Starts Production at New Gas Development in China’s Bohai Sea
CNOOC Ltd., majority held by state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), said Tuesday it has put onstream a new gas project in the Bohai Sea in northern China, expecting to achieve a peak rate of 5,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). CNOOC Ltd. plans 10 development wells …
Read More »Exxon and CNOOC Team up to Challenge Chevron’s Guyana Oil Deal
ExxonMobil and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have merged their arbitration claims against Chevron’s takeover of Hess’s stake in the most prolific oil block offshore Guyana. Last autumn Chevron and Hess reached an agreement under which the supermajor would buy Hess Corporation, including its assets in Guyana, where Hess, …
Read More »China’s CNOOC to Hold Talks over Oil Exploration in Angola
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is dispatching a team of top executives to Angola to explore new oil exploration opportunities, reported Reuters. This development comes as Angola, one of Africa’s leading oil producers, seeks to strengthen its energy ties with China, a principal creditor and a crucial market for …
Read More »CNOOC Targets Continued Production Growth in Next 3 Years
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is targeting net production of 700 million to 720 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) in 2024. The production will be divided into 69 percent for China and 31 percent for overseas accounts, the state-owned oil company said in a recent news release. CNOOC …
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