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Maersk Drilling awarded contract extension to drill world record well in Angola; 2.25-mile water depth

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TotalEnergies E&P Angola has exercised an option for the 7 th -generation drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. It is currently operating offshore Angola for TotalEnergies. The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3,628 m (2.25

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UTM Offshore signs FEED agreement for Nigeria’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility

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UTM Offshore signed an agreement for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility with engineering firms KBR, JGC Corporation and Technip Energies. The FLNG facility will have a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) nameplate production capacity of 1.2

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BP takes delivery of 6 new LNG tankers

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Equipped with next-generation engine technology, the new ships are designed to be about 25% more fuel efficient than their predecessors. BP also participates in LNG projects in Australia, UAE, Indonesia, Trinidad and Angola.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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The IEEE senior member was designated as the committee’s point of contact to the TAB’s diversity and inclusion committee. The initiative is designed to improve services offered in Africa, increase membership, and add chapters. The winner of the design competition receives a cash prize and is honored at a luncheon.

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Pensana plans $125M rare earth separation facility in England

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The Saltend plant would purify rare earth sulfates, which would be imported from the company’s Longonjo mine in Angola. Angola is focused on diversifying its economy away from depending on oil, gas and diamonds, towards tourism, agriculture and value-added resource development. —Ursula von der Leyen EU President, February 2021.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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Market” forces include many components. A key component—perhaps the key component—is a country’s capability, at a minimum, to maintain output, and better yet, to increase output. While all OPEC members, including Saudi Arabia, have suffered from the Saudi decision, they have not shared the pain equally. percentage points.

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Total installs first subsea gas/liquid separation in 800 meters of water in Angolan deep offshore for heavy oil

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Begun in December 2007, development of the Pazflor oil field 150 kilometers (93 miles) offshore Angola is one of the biggest projects currently operated by Total. Purpose-designed for Pazflor, the hybrid pumps are another first. Pazflor SSU. Click to enlarge.

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