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Shell taps AF Gruppen for Curlew FPSO decom job
AF Gruppen has been awarded a contract by Shell for dismantling and recycling of the Curlew floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), which operated in the UK North Sea. Curlew FPSO;...
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ConocoPhillips becomes operator of Tasmanian offshore permit
Oil company 3D Oil has completed the farm-out of the T/49P permit offshore Tasmania to ConocoPhillips following the approval of documentation by the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Authority...
View ArticleSolstad Offshore secures North Sea work for PSVs
Solstad Offshore has been awarded contracts for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) by an unnamed North Sea operator. Solstad Offshore said on Thursday that the contracts are for a period of six months...
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New helicopter giant created as Bristow and Era merge
Offshore helicopter operators Bristow and Era have completed the merger and created a financially stronger, larger, and more diverse company. Bristow said on Thursday that the newly combined company,...
View ArticleUK urged to exempt offshore workers from COVID-19 quarantine restrictions
The Offshore Industry Group is urging the UK Government to exempt all offshore energy sector workers from the recently introduced 14-day quarantine restrictions. The group, comprising IADC, IAGC,...
View ArticleAker forms joint venture with Ocean Yield for seven tankers
Norwegian industrial investment company Aker Capital ASA has entered into an agreement with compatriot shipowner Ocean Yield ASA for co-ownership of oil tankers. As informed, Aker has entered into an...
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Upstream spending set for 15-year low as it falls from lower mountain to...
Following the publication of the upstream industry’s first quarter results, a Rystad Energy analysis reveals a gloomier investment-budget picture than previously thought. Illustration; Photo by SP Mac...
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Only 20 platforms remain evacuated as result of storm Cristobal
Oil and gas operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have almost completely returned to normal following Tropical Storm Cristobal, with only 3 per cent of platforms still evacuated. Movement of storm...
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Dutch shipyard picks Ampelmann gangway for new icebreaker
Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has secured a contract from Royal Niestern Sander, a member of the Royal Wagenborg Group, for the sale of a winterised A-type motion compensated gangway...
View ArticleNeptune Energy set to drill two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea off Norway. The drilling programme for wells 34/4-15 S and 34/4-15 A...
View ArticleU.S. weekly offshore rig count stuck at 13
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -5 to 279 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 5 rigs...
View ArticleVår Energi taking Jotun FPSO ashore to kick off Balder Future project
Oil and gas company Vår Energi is taking the Jotun FPSO ashore for upgrading to start the first stage of the life-extension process for the Balder Area in the North Sea. Vår Energi said on Monday that...
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BW’s FSRU arrives to serve new Brazilian LNG-to-power project
BW’s floating storage and regasification unit has arrived at a new terminal in the Brazilian Port Acu to start its contract serving Gas Natural Acu’s LNG-to-power project. Image courtesy of GNA The...
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Scotland sets up $78M oil and gas support fund with greener future in mind
The Scottish government has set up a 62 million-pound ($78 million) fund to help the energy sector recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the oil and gas price crash with net-zero...
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Saudi Aramco suspends Shelf Drilling jack-up rig charter
Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has suspended its contract for the Shelf Drilling-owned High Island IV jack-up rig. High Island IV rig; Source: Shelf Drilling Shelf Drilling said on...
View ArticleBP assets to take up to $17.5 billion hit as it lowers oil price forecast
Oil giant BP is expecting massive reductions to asset values during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the combined hit of the oil price plunge and the COVID-19 pandemic. The oil major said...
View ArticleAker BP eyes offshore wind-oil & gas combo in Norway
Aker BP is planning to explore the opportunity of using offshore wind energy at new oil & gas development areas offshore Norway. Aker BP and Equinor recently entered into an agreement in principle...
View ArticleAPPO, take action – oil and gas year is not lost, AEC says
The African Energy Chamber (AEC), a chamber of networks, transactions, and partnerships at the forefront of Africa’s growing energy industries, has urged member countries of the African Petroleum...
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NOPSEMA looking at BHP’s Crosby light well intervention plan
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has taken BHP’s plan for the Crosby-3H1 light well intervention under consideration. Location of...
View ArticleNHV pens aviation services extension with Ithaca Energy
Offshore helicopter operator NHV Group has won an extension with Ithaca Energy to provide aviation services to the oil company’s several fields in the Scottish part of the North Sea. NHV said on...
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