Inpex completes Ichthys LNG loan refinancing deal
Japan’s Inpex said on Tuesday it has completed previously launched refinancing of part of the funding for its Ichthys liquefied natural gas export project in Australia. Image courtesy of Inpex The...
View ArticleSantos inks new domestic natural gas deal
Australian LNG player Santos, the operator of the GLNG project, has secured a new domestic natural gas deal with Gold Fields Limited. Courtesy of Santos Under the agreement, Santos will supply nearly...
View ArticleMubadala adds extra development well to Manora campaign
Mubadala Petroleum has added another development well to its Manora drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand, expanding it to four new development wells. As reported in May, Mubadala Petroleum and...
View ArticlePrimeline Energy insolvent after losing CNOOC arbitration
Chinese energy company Primeline Energy has lost its case against CNOOC China Limited (CCL) and its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), regarding the sale of gas and...
View ArticleVan Oord plans 500 lay-offs due to COVID-19
Van Oord plans to lay off approximately 500 employees globally due to COVID-19 impacts on the business. Van Oord stated that the coronavirus situation is having a major impact on the company as it is...
View ArticleSolstad Offshore secures 3-year deal for AHTS duo in Brazil
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won a contract for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Brazilian oil company Petrobras. Solstad said on Tuesday that it won three-year...
View ArticleTGS wraps up MSGBC Basin campaign
Norwegian seismic player TGS has completed its flagship Jaan 3D seismic survey covering the MSGBC Basin in Northwest Africa. The survey took place in partnership with PGS and GeoPartners. Comprising...
View ArticleUK oil and gas industry pledges to halve operational emissions by 2030
Industry trade association Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has revealed plans for halving emissions from production and exploration by 2030, with the country’s basin becoming net-zero by the year 2050....
View ArticleDOF anchor handler trio scores Petrobras deals
Norwegian vessel provider DOF has won several contracts for its fleet in Brazil from the country’s oil major Petrobras. Skandi Fluminense; Source: DOF DOF said on Tuesday that its Skandi Urca and...
View ArticleCovid-19 crisis setting the stage for restructuring of offshore drilling market
There is a case to be made that the coronavirus crisis has been setting the stage for the restructuring of the offshore drilling market, which was not in an enviable position even before the pandemic....
View ArticleMaersk Drilling enters project for CO2 storage beneath the seabed offshore...
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling is joining a new CO2 storage consortium formed by INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark and Wintershall Dea. The consortium is maturing one of the most...
View ArticleWintershall Noordzee starts gas production from second Sillimanite well
Wintershall Noordzee, a joint venture of Wintershall Dea and Gazprom, has started gas production from its second B2 production well at the Sillimanite field offshore the Netherlands. Wintershall...
View ArticleMaersk Supply Service sheds two anchor handlers due to oversupply in OSV market
Maersk Supply Service has sold two of its older anchor handler tug and supply (AHTS) vessels due to the current market situation and the global oversupply of offshore supply vessels. Source: Maersk...
View ArticleAker BP picks PG Flow pump systems for new Hod platform
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to supply several pump systems for the normally unmanned wellhead platform to be used at the planned Hod field...
View ArticleDutch heavy lift player joins decommissioning consortium
A global decommissioning services consortium has added a specialist heavy lift vessel operator to its ranks. Dutch offshore services provider OOS International has joined the consortium, alongside...
View ArticleEquinor gets drilling permit for two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells located in the North Sea off Norway. The NPD said on Wednesday that wells 35/11-24 S and A will be drilled...
View ArticleLOC wins Ichthys LNG contract
Marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group has secured a five-year contract from Japan’s Inpex for the latter’s Ichthys LNG project in Australia. Ichthys LNG plant (Image: Inpex) The deal covers the...
View ArticleSubseaPartner scores Jotun FPSO work
SubseaPartner Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has secured a contract from Ocean Installer and Baker Hughes on Vår Energi’s Balder Future project. FPSO Jotun A needs to prepare for docking...
View ArticleWintershall Dea cleared to use Dvalin facilities
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the facilities on the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea....
View ArticleWilliams to provide tie back for LLOG’s Gulf of Mexico project
Williams has reached a tie back agreement with LLOG Exploration Offshore (LLOG) to provide offshore natural gas and oil gathering and production handling services for the Taggart development at...
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