Melisa Cavcic

America and UK put two Russian oil majors on blacklist, as US sanctions spree spreads to 183 ‘shadow fleet’ vessels

The latest raft of sanctions, which comes from the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK), targets Russia’s energy sector by focusing on two giant Russian oil producers alongside means of enabling crude oil production and exports.
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BP shuts down production at offshore platform, Azerbaijan cuts off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Serbia

A pipeline malfunction has forced BP, the UK-headquartered energy giant, to temporarily stop production from a platform at one of the world’s largest gas-condensate fields and the company’s largest gas discovery ever.
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Namibia’s Orange Basin still oil-rich but Shell’s discovery deemed ‘commercially unfeasible’

Shell has decided to write down $400 million, citing technical and geological difficulties encountered at the petroleum exploration license (PEL) 39, as its oil discovery in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia cannot be confirmed for commercial d…

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Shell and Chevron cheer first oil as Whale song enriches energy security courtship in US Gulf of Mexico

Shell, and its partner, Chevron, have boosted their oil and gas arsenal in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by starting production from a deepwater project more than seven years after the original hydrocarbon discovery.
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Legal quagmire of US offshore oil & gas drilling: Trump’s ban reversal vow clashes with ‘uphill battle’ pledges

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to undo the offshore drilling ban, sparking a backlash from climate activists, who threaten to take the new Trump administration to court if it attempts to unravel these ocean protections.
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