Subsea survey specialist sets up Aberdeen hub
An up-and-coming name in the subsea survey sector has announced the opening of a new hub in Aberdeen. Established in March 2019, Sulmara Subsea, provides specialised survey support services, as well...
View ArticleTechnipFMC wraps up Seagull pipelay ops
Exploration and production firm Neptune Energy has announced the completion of the Seagull project pipelay operations. The project saw the installation of 4.7 kilometres of production pipeline with...
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W&T Offshore output suffers amid ‘the most active storm season in 10 years’
Production by W&T Offshore, a U.S.-based oil and gas company, has suffered an adverse impact due to an extremely active tropical storm season in the Gulf of Mexico. Magnolia platform; Source:...
View ArticleKaroon to complete Brazilian oilfield takeover in October
Australian player Karoon Gas is expecting to close its acquisition of the Baúna field, located offshore Brazil, during October 2020. Karoon presented the high bid in the process to acquire Petrobras’...
View ArticleWellesley uses on-the-rig simulator to reduce exploration risks
Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has commissioned a mobile on-the-rig (OTR) drilling simulator to train Dolphin Drilling’s crews on the Borgland Dolphin ahead of its drilling programme in the...
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Offshore workers scatter as Hurricane Delta approaches
Oil and gas companies with assets across the Gulf of Mexico have begun to evacuate workers from offshore platforms and rigs in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Delta – the sixth hurricane this...
View ArticleLloyd’s Register Group sells its energy business
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) has entered into a deal to sell its energy business unit to Inspirit Capital, a London-based investment firm. LR said the agreement follows a comprehensive review of LR’s...
View ArticleInterMoor Australia scores contract hat-trick
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has secured work on three different mooring projects in the Australian region. InterMoor Australia recently mobilised mooring equipment for the upcoming Ocean Monarch’s...
View ArticleTotal adds another floating wind project to its portfolio
Total has bought a 20 per cent stake in the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France, located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan and near Port-La-Nouvelle. The 30 MW EolMed will...
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Equinor projects see delays, increased costs due to COVID, weak NOK
Norwegian energy major Equinor has seen its costs for projects under development rise due to the Covid-19 pandemic and weakened Norwegian krone, even postponing the start-up of some projects. Equinor...
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ROVOP rolls out video link option for offshore inspection
UK-based ROVOP has delivered its first remote platform-based live video streaming option for offshore inspection and repair, reducing the number of people required on-board amidst Covid restrictions....
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Energean Power FPSO gets living quarters and pipe rack
Oil and gas company Energean has completed the lift of the living quarter module and pipe rack modules onto the Energean Power FPSO set for the Karish field off Israel. Energean said on Wednesday that...
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Fraser Well Management takes over operation of suspended offshore well
Independent oil and gas development and production firm Bridge Petroleum has appointed well engineering and project management specialist Fraser Well Management (FWM) to operate the suspended...
View ArticleMcDermott ships first topside modules for MODEC FPSO
U.S. offshore engineering and services provider McDermott has made the first shipment of topside modules for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Japan’s MODEC. MODEC received...
View ArticleStrike could shut down production on Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup
Norwegian oil major Equinor has warned that the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea would have to close production until further notice if the ongoing strike on the Norwegian Continental Shelf...
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Extinction Rebellion sets anti-oil banner on Scottish Parliament
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion organization have climbed the Scottish Parliament and dropped a banner reading ‘Choose Oil or Choose Life: Act Now’ over the entrance. Extinction...
View ArticleConocoPhillips picks up drilling permit for Norwegian Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea. The well, designated 6507/5-10 S, will be drilled from the Leiv...
View ArticleNeptune Energy increases stake in Dugong discovery
Oil and gas exploration firm Neptune Energy has signed an agreement with Concedo for the acquisition of a further five per cent interest in the Dugong license in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea....
View ArticleChevron overtakes ExxonMobil’s market value for first time
Chevron’s market value overtook ExxonMobil for the first time on Wednesday, 7 October, during the same week in which it closed a $4.1 billion all-stock deal for Noble Energy. According to a Reuters...
View ArticleEni secures carbon storage licence in UK
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded a carbon dioxide (CO2) appraisal and storage licence to Eni. The carbon storage licence will cover an area located within the Liverpool Bay area of the...
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