OPEC pushes for full conformity in oil output cuts over next three months
OPEC’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) has made assurances of achieving 100 per cent conformity in oil production cuts from all participating countries during the next three months. The...
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Norwegian oil output in May above expectations
Norwegian oil production has been above predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for the second month in a row. According to the directorate’s report on Friday, preliminary...
View ArticleHusky spills anti-microbial agent from SeaRose FPSO
Husky Energy has reported an unauthorized discharge from the SeaRose FPSO, located on the White Rose field off Canada, to the Canadian offshore regulator. The SeaRose FPSO is located in the White Rose...
View ArticleCyberhawk inks five-year software deal with Shell. Becomes oil major’s global...
A remotely operated aerial vehicle (ROAV) inspection and survey company Cyberhawk has secured a five-year, multimillion-dollar software contract with oil major Shell. Cyberhawk is the creator of...
View ArticleSpirit Energy preparing for North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Spirit Energy a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway. The well, named 16/1-33 S, will be drilled from the Leiv...
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GALLERY: Giant Pioneering Spirit vessel removes another Brent platform for Shell
Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea. Several years of...
View ArticleTalos Energy buys Gulf of Mexico assets from Castex
U.S.-based oil and gas company Talos Energy has executed a definitive agreement to acquire selected U.S. Gulf of Mexico assets from an affiliate of Castex Energy. Talos said on Monday that it had...
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Heerema’s Sleipnir vessel getting busy after landing new installation job
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded a contract by HSM Offshore for the transportation and installation of Dana Petroleum’s P11-Unity platform. Source: HMC HSM...
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Lukoil begins drilling several Caspian Sea prospects
Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has started drilling several prospects in the northern part of the Caspian sea. Astra rig; Source: Lukoil Lukoil said on Monday that it started drilling an...
View ArticleNeptune Energy to axe 400 jobs over Covid-19 and lower oil prices
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has decided to reshape the size of its global organisation due to the combined impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the anticipation of lower commodity prices for a...
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Shell expects Prelude FLNG restart before Q3
LNG giant Shell expects to restart its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia before the start of the third quarter. Prelude FLNG (Image: Shell) Shell has not exported any cargoes from the...
View ArticleTechnipFMC lands $187 million worth of new jobs with Equinor
Equinor has awarded two contracts and issued a letter of intent to TechnipFMC for pipelaying and subsea installation for three projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The projects in scope...
View ArticleLOC scores Johan Sverdrup job with Equinor
International marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group has been awarded a new scope of work on the Johan Sverdrup oil field with Norwegian oil major Equinor. LOC said on Tuesday that the...
View ArticlePetronas picks Uzma for Sepat water injection module construction
Malaysian oil and gas services provider Uzma Berhad has received a letter of award from a subsidiary of compatriot energy giant Petronas for work on the Sepat field. Uzma said in a Bursa Malaysia...
View ArticleKeppel starts arbitration to resolve rig dispute with Awilco
Offshore rig builder Keppel FELS has started an arbitration process to resolve a dispute with Awilco Drilling related to a termination of a rig construction contract. It all began in early June when...
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BP invests in Satelytics as part of methane reduction strategy
Oil major BP has invested $5 million in Satelytics, a geospatial analytics software company that uses advanced spectral imagery and machine learning to monitor environmental changes, including methane...
View ArticleWoodside’s Sangomar project remains on track for first oil in 2023
Responding to media reports that Senegal has been forced to delay its first oil and gas projects by up to two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, Australian energy giant Woodside has said that its...
View ArticleIrregularities found during ‘Maersk Inspirer’ AoC application audit
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit regarding Maersk Drilling’s application for an acknowledgement of compliance for...
View ArticleFAR in default on Sangomar payments
Australian oil and gas company FAR Limited is in default of its payments for the Woodside-operated Sangomar development located offshore Senegal after failing to pay in the latest cash call. FAR said...
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Chevron inks domestic gas sale deal with BHP
US energy giant Chevron signed a domestic gas sale agreement with BHP Billiton Nickel West for volumes from the Wheatstone LNG project. Courtesy of Chevron Starting July 2020, Chevron will supply BHP...
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