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* China's offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd announced on Tuesday that its first offshore wind power project has connected to the grid and begun to generate power

Hess Corp's chief executive on Wednesday said he is optimistic the recently elected government of Guyana will issue soon a production license for the third phase of a major offshore oil project.

Exxon Mobil Corp is pressing Guyana's newly-installed government for approval of its third offshore oil project, which has been under a months-long review that coincided with political turmoil in the South American country.

China's national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd <0883.HK> said first-half profit slumped by nearly two-thirds to the lowest since December 2017, as the coronavirus pandemic battered energy demand and sent oil prices to historical lows.

China's national offshore producer CNOOC Ltd said first-half profit slumped by nearly two-thirds to the lowest since December 2017, as the coronavirus pandemic battered energy demand and sent oil prices to historical lows.

* CNOOC Ltd, a listed branch of China National Offshore Oil Corp, has launched its combined Penglai 19-3 Oilfield Area 4 adjustment and Penglai 19-9 oilfield Phase II project

China's offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd expects Brent crude oil prices to average $30 to $40 per barrel this year, a company executive said on Wednesday.

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) will trim annual investment by 10% to 15% in 2020, while maintaining its goal of increasing domestic crude oil and natural gas production for the year, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

China's national offshore energy producer CNOOC Ltd <0883.HK> will "significantly" cut capital expenditure and lower targets for oil and gas output in 2020 as oil prices plunge.

Chinese offshore oil and gas specialist CNOOC Ltd said on Wednesday it will "significantly" reduce capital spending this year amid sharply lower global oil prices.

China's national offshore energy producer CNOOC Ltd reported a 15.9% rise in 2019 profit on Wednesday, its best performance in five years thanks to higher oil and gas output and persistent cost control.

China's state-controlled oil company CNOOC Ltd is scheduled to load in the coming days its first cargo of crude from Guyana's offshore Liza oil project, the South American country's Director of Energy Mark Bynoe said.

* Internal merger plan follows losses at unit's gas trading arm

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC plans to lift capital spending to the highest level since 2014, it said on Monday, as it sharpens its focus on domestic drilling.

China's offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd is planning to lift capital spending to 85 billion to 95 billion yuan this year, the highest since 2014, as it focuses on domestic drilling, it said on Monday.

It is still too early to give a new timeline on a final green light for investment in Uganda's first oilfields, Tullow Oil Chief Executive Paul McDade said on Wednesday, reiterating Tullow's plan to sell down its stake.

CNOOC, China's largest offshore oil and gas producer, on Thursday said it would be affected by U.S. sanctions on its COSCO shipping firm but there would be no impact on its oil and gas production.

* China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, said it has secured 8.81 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas for northern China for the upcoming winter heating season, state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday

China National Offshore Oil and Gas Company (CNOOC) is on the hunt for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to charter, several industry sources told Reuters, looking to replace ships it had previously hired that are linked to a Chinese company sanctioned by the United States...