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Sarawak Shell Bhd. and partner
Petronas have reached final invest-
ment decision to move forward with the
Rosmari-Marjoram gas project, includ-
ing an onshore gas plant in Bintulu,
Sarawak, Malaysia, to process natural
gas produced in Block SK318, about
220 km offshore Sarawak. Rosmari-
Marjoram is scheduled to begin produc-
ing 800 MMcfd of gas in 2026. Photo
from Shell PLC.
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GENERAL INTEREST Q U IC K TA K E S oil demand in 2022 and 2023, citing signs that major econo-
mies are doing better than expected despite headwinds such
UK to lift hydraulic fracturing moratorium as soaring inflation.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss will lift the country’s moratorium Oil demand will rise by 3.1 million b/d in 2022 and 2.7
on hydraulic fracturing in addition to pursuing other mea- million b/d in 2023, unchanged from the previous month,
sures to accelerate development of domestic energy supplies. OPEC said in its monthly report.
“Far from being dependent on the global energy market “Oil demand in 2023 is expected to be supported by a still-
and the actions of malign actors, we will make sure that the solid economic performance in major consuming countries, as
UK is a net energy exporter by 2040,” she said during her well as potential improvements in COVID-19 restrictions and
opening speech on the energy policy debate in the House of reduced geopolitical uncertainties,” OPEC said.
Commons Sept. 8. The group and allies including Russia, known as OPEC+,
PM Truss said the government will accelerate “all sources of have been boosting oil production this year as they look to
domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production,” lift record output cuts imposed in 2020 following a drop in
and expects a new licensing round to launch, leading to “over demand due to the pandemic. However, OPEC+ has failed to
100 new licenses being awarded,” she said. In addition, she deliver on its planned output increase in recent months due
envisions the country speeding up deployment of “all clean to underinvestment in oil fields by some OPEC members and
and renewable technologies including hydrogen, solar, carbon falling Russian output.
capture and storage, and wind.” OPEC’s monthly report showed that OPEC’s production in-
Fracturing was banned in 2019 after a report by the Oil creased in August, rising by 618,000 b/d to 29.65 million b/d,
and Gas Authority (OGA) stated that it was not possible to largely due to Libya’s recovery from disruptions.
accurately predict the likelihood and strength of earthquakes
linked to fracturing operations (OGJ Online, Nov. 4, 2019). Eni to acquire bp’s upstream business in Algeria
This concern was raised after a series of seismic tremors oc- Eni SpA agreed to acquire bp’s upstream business in Algeria,
curred at the Preston New Road (PNR) Lancashire shale ex- including the gas-producing In Amenas and In Salah conces-
ploration site operated by Cuadrilla Resources near Blackpool. sions, which produced a combined 11 billion cu m gas and 12
At the time, Andrea Leadsom, minister for business, en- million bbl condensate and LPG in 2021.
ergy, and industrial strategy, said that the moratorium was to bp holds working interests of 33.15% and 45.89% in the
remain in place until compelling new evidence showed that In Salah dry gas and In Amenas projects, respectively. Both
shale gas extraction is safe. are operated by joint ventures (JV) co-owned by bp, Equinor,
In February 2022, Cuadrilla was ordered under the ban to and Sonatrach.
plug and abandon Britain’s first two horizontal shale wells at The In Salah gas JV has developed seven gas fields in the
PNR by the OGA (OGJ Online Feb. 10, 2022). southern Sahara (Teg, Reg, Krechba, Gour Mahmoud, In
Since PM Truss’s speech, operators have voiced support for Salah, Garet el Befinat, and Hassi Moumene), about 1,200 km
developing hydrocarbon resources through fracturing in the south of Algiers. Production began in 2004. A second phase
UK. Ineos, for example, has renewed an offer it made to the began in 2016. Production capacity is 9 billion cu m/year
UK government in April to develop a fully functioning shale (bcmy), according to partner Equinor’s website. Part of the gas
test site to demonstrate that the technology can be safe and is marketed in Europe on the basis of a long-term sales and
secure in the UK. purchase agreement.
The In Amenas JV produces gas and natural gas liquids
OPEC sticks to 2022, 2023 oil demand forecast from Illizi basin in southeastern Algeria. Production began
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in 2006. Production capacity is 9 bcmy, according to Equi-
(OPEC) is maintaining its forecast for strong growth in global nor’s website.
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1,800 1,826
114.00 1,597
113.00 1,500
112.00 1,200
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104.00 300 229
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Sep. 7 Sep. 8 Sep. 9 Sep. 12 Sep. 131
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NYMEX GASOLINE (RBOB)3/ NY SPOT GASOLINE4 BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT: US / CANADA
1,100
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265.00 900
800 759
260.00
255.00 700
250.00 600
503
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245.00
400
240.00
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235.00 205
200 142
230.00 100
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blendstock for oxygen blending. 4 Nonoxygenated regular unleaded. 6/25/21 7/9/21 7/23/21 8/6/21 8/20/21 9/3/21 6/24/22 7/8/22 7/22/22 8/5/22 8/19/22 9/2/22
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rope beginning in January 2023 for a term m/year (bcmy, 800 MMscfd) permanent-
of up to 16 years until 2039, Uniper said. ly moored floating storage and regasifica-
Supply from September 2031 will be con- tion unit (FSRU) and a 28-km pipeline
ditional on Uniper finalizing its long-term connecting the FSRU to the Greek trans-
strategic capacity bookings in northwest
Europe, expected in March 2023.
mission system.
The 153,000-cu m FSRU will be sta-
Take a
The agreement with Woodside secures
additional LNG supplies for Uniper cus-
tioned in the northeastern Aegean Sea,
17.6 km southwest of Alexandroupolis
closer
tomers in Europe, said Klaus-Dieter Mau-
bach, Uniper Group chief executive.
in northeast Greece. The FSRU’s nominal
gas send out rate will be 5.5 bcmy, which
look...
Russian gas flows to Europe have the companies intend to have online by
fallen to 1,600 terajoules/day in early end-2023.
September from over 17,000 terajoules/ The 30-in. OD pipeline will have a
day at end 2020, according to media re- maximum operating pressure of 110 barg.
ports. The 91% drop in Russian gas sup- It will run 24-km subsea and 4-km on-
plies is equivalent to 95 million tonnes/ shore, making landfall near Apalos and
year (tpy) of LNG. delivering to a Hellenic Gas Transmission
Uniper is already contracted to buy an System Operator metering and regulating
initial 1 million tpy of LNG a year from station near Amfitriti, Greece. Increased flare
Woodside, increasing to 2 million tpy Gastrade has also applied to Greek
efficiency
from 2026, provided Woodside’s Scarbor- regulators for a separate INGS license to
ough LNG project off Western Australia develop FSRU-based Thrace LNG.
attains planned development.
Group developing Germany’s
QatarEnergy awards heat exchanger fifth LNG terminal charters Automated flow
contract for North Field East Excelerate FSRU control
QatarEnergy has awarded Air Products Tree Energy Solutions (TES) GMBH, E.ON
Inc. a contract to supply four end-flash SE, and Engie SA will jointly develop a
coil-wound heat exchangers (CWHE) for fifth floating storage and regasification
North Field East LNG project in Ras Laf- unit (FSRU) in Wilhelmshaven, Germany,
fan Industrial City, Qatar. One end-flash having been selected by the German Fed-
CWHE will be used with each of the four eral Ministry of Economics and Climate
8-million tonne/year AP-X LNG process Protection (BMWK) to execute the proj-
trains Air Products is building for Chiyo- ect. The companies are planning a fourth-
da Corp. and Technip Energies, who are quarter 2023 start of operations for the
constructing the project’s LNG plant. 5-billion cu m/year FSRU.
The Chiyoda-Technip joint venture last Engie chartered the FSRU for a 5-year
year won the engineering, procurement, term from Excelerate Energy LP on behalf
construction, and commissioning contract of the BMWK.
for North Field East’s onshore infrastruc- TES and E.ON are building a green
ture. Start-up of the first North Field East energy hub, including a hydrogen ter-
LNG train is planned for end 2025. minal, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany (OGJ
Air Products has supplied the 14 LNG Online, Apr. 28, 2022). TES says the
trains already operating at Ras Laffan. FSRU will accelerate development of the
hydrogen terminal, which TES has been
Alexandroupolis INGS hires developing since 2019 and plans to start
project management firms for large-scale imports by 2025.
Alexandroupolis Independent Natural TES’s hub will ultimately include
Gas System (INGS), owned and devel- six berths, 2 million cu m of onshore
oped by Gastrade AE, has awarded a storage using 10 tanks, and direct ac-
partnership of RINA SPA and Asprofos cess to natural gas, hydrogen, and CO2 Try out our
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pre-qualified, to express their interest to be pre-qualified to conduct hydrocarbon re-
search and exploitation activities in Algeria, within the framework of the new law n° 19-
13 of December 22, 2019, governing hydrocarbon activities.
Pre-qualified persons are informed that, their certificates, already issued by ALNAFT
remain valid except in the case where a certificate is suspended, withdrawn or
not renewed.
ALNAFT will determine, on the basis of an analysis of the documents and information
provided by the candidate, whether the latter has the capacities required to be pre-
qualified. If the candidate is deemed qualified, ALNAFT will issue a pre-qualification
certificate valid for a period of five (5) years which will indicate the quality under which
the candidate may conduct operations on the national hydrocarbon mining domain,
be party of hydrocarbon contract or bid within the framework of a call for tender.
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