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New Karoon CEO to take over in late November
Australian oil and gas player Karoon Energy has appointed Dr Julian Fowles its as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Karoon announced the resignation of its CEO and MD Robert Hosking at...
View ArticleOffshore safety watchdog finds ‘serious breaches’ on Equinor’s North Sea field
Norwegian energy player Equinor has received a notification of order from the country’s offshore safety watchdog after an audit found serious regulatory breaches on the Grane field in the North Sea....
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BP fires up gas field offshore Egypt
Oil major BP has started gas production from its latest development offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession. Qattameya field; Source: BP Through BP’s joint...
View ArticleAwilco bracing for cost-cutting measures following rig order cancellation and...
Offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling is preparing for cost-cutting measures amid a challenging environment in the offshore drilling market. Awilco Drilling said on Monday that, in light of the...
View ArticleProsafe gets $13.6 million worth North Sea job from ConocoPhillips
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips to provide accommodation support using either the Safe Boreas or Safe Zephyrus flotel on the Ekofisk field...
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Welcome to Offshore Energy & the Navingo Career Event!
9:30 – Welcome to Offshore Energy 2020, Home of Energy Transition. Our virtual exhibition and conference floor has just opened, with live conference sessions, showcase videos from our exhibitors,...
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One dead after offshore support vessel hits oil platform off Malaysia
A crew member from an offshore support vessel died after the vessel collided with an oil platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The Dayang Topaz vessel; Source: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency...
View ArticleAker divisions team up for OWFs in Norway to decarbonize oil & gas
Aker Offshore Wind and Aker BP have agreed to cooperate on realizing offshore wind in Norway at large scale, as well as accelerating the process of decarbonizing oil & gas assets. The parties plan...
View ArticleCGG taps Shearwater for phase two of Nebula survey off Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a five-month contract extension for CGG’s Brazil Nebula multi-client survey. The first phase of Nebula 3D is nearing completion and acquisition will soon commence on...
View ArticleTHREE60 ENERGY takes duty holder role at DNO’s UK assets
Energy services group THREE60 ENERGY has won a multi-million-pound contract to deliver duty holder services for DNO’s two assets in the UK continental shelf. The contract will see THREE60 ENERGY...
View ArticleWintershall Dea in last phase of Nova project as drilling operations start
Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has started drilling the first of six wells on the operated Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea. With most of the subsea work already complete and a dedicated...
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One quarter of global floating rig fleet could face scrapping as Covid-19...
An analysis by Norwegian energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy has revealed that one quarter of the global floater rig fleet could be scrapped as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates restructuring in...
View ArticleYear-long outage of Hammerfest LNG plant to affect Neptune output
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy expects its full-year production to be impacted by the closure of the Equinor-operated Hammerfest LNG plant following a recent fire incident while its losses of...
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LLOG hatches development plan for new Gulf of Mexico oil discovery
LLOG Exploration Company (LLOG) has revealed a new discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and a development plan for the offshore field. LLOG plans to tie back its Spruance discovery to the...
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Petrobras to cancel Itapu project bidding after reassigning Tupi FPSO
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has decided to reassign the FPSO P-71 from the Tupi field to the Itapu field offshore Brazil in an effort to focus on deep and ultra-deep waters. As a result,...
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Total charters LNG-fueled Aframax quartet
In its bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in maritime transportation, Total has chartered four LNG-fueled Aframax-type vessels. Courtesy of Total The company said on Wednesday the vessels, each...
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Total boasts second ‘significant discovery’ offshore South Africa
French oil major Total has made a significant gas condensate discovery on the Luiperd prospect, located on Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 kilometres off the southern coast of South Africa....
View ArticleBorr Drilling sells cold-stacked jack-up rig
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has entered into an agreement to sell its cold-stacked jack-up drilling rig Atla to an independent operator. The jack-up rig Atla is stacked in the United...
View ArticleAker Solutions sees profit rise despite lower revenues
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions boosted its profit in the third quarter of 2020 despite lower revenues as oil and gas operators reduced their activity levels amid lower oil prices...
View ArticleOperators shut-in nearly half of Gulf of Mexico oil production due to hurricane
Oil and gas operators have shut-in nearly half of oil production and over 55 per cent of gas production from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico due to the Hurricane Zeta. In an update on Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau...
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