Aker BP gets licence to drill Norwegian Sea well duo
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for two wells located in the Norwegian Sea. According to the NPD’s statement on Wednesday, the two wells – 6607/12-4 and...
View ArticleAker Solutions gets LoI for Breidablikk subsea system from Equinor
Aker Solutions has received a letter of intent from Equinor for the delivery of a subsea system for the Breidablikk project in the North Sea. The potential contract value is approximately NOK 2...
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FAR inks new operating agreements for Gambian blocks with Petronas
Location of prospects in blocks A2 and A5, the Gambia. Source: FAR Australia’s FAR has signed new joint operating agreements (JOAs) for the A2 and A5 Blocks in The Gambia, with Malaysia’s Petronas...
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Petrobras appoints new board member
Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has named a new member of its board of directors. Illustration; Source: Petrobras Petrobras said on Wednesday that Ruy Flaks Schneider was appointed to the...
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NPD presents new management team
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has presented the six directors that will make up its senior management team. The NPD said on Thursday that the six-person team would work along with current...
View ArticleCluff Natural Resources changes name to reflect ‘new era’
Cluff Natural Resources, a UK-based and AIM-quoted natural resources investing company, has changed its name to reflect its transition in the company’s main investments into a more operational phase....
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GALLERY: Shell’s Brent platform reaches UK port ahead of final dismantling
Following its recent removal from the UK North Sea, Shell’s oil and gas platform Brent Alpha has arrived at a decommissioning yard in the UK. The Brent Alpha was the third of four platforms, after...
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Lukoil vice-chairman promoted to chairman role
Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has elected a new chairman of the company’s board of directors following the death of its long-time chairman. Ravil Maganov; Source: Lukoil Lukoil said on Thursday...
View ArticlePetrobras gives Sete Brasil more time to fulfill settlement terms
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has prolonged the deadline for certain conditions of an agreement and settlement with Sete Brasil related to a charter of four and termination of contracts for 24...
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Pipelaying work complete on Energean’s Karish field
Oilfield services provider TechnipFMC has completed pipe laying works and subsea systems installation on Energean’s Karish located offshore Israel. Energean said that its partner, TechnipFMC,...
View ArticleOffshore energy industry navigating 100-year-old US law
Section 27 of the U.S. Merchant Marine, sponsored by Senator Wesley L. Jones and enacted in June 1920, requires vessels traveling between any two U.S. points to be U.S.-manufactured, -owned, -flagged,...
View ArticleMDL backs Ocean Installer on Balder decom job
MDL has completed a double decommissioning scope providing support to Ocean Installer on the Balder X field. MDL SURF equipment, project engineering team as well as offshore personnel facilitated the...
View ArticleDolphin Drilling eyes three-well campaign in Norway
Dolphin Drilling has secured a letter of intent with a Norwegian operator for a three-well P&A operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Dolphin said on Friday that the work is scheduled to...
View ArticleDanos to provide workforce for Shell’s Gulf of Mexico ops
Oil and gas services company Danos has won a contract from Dutch-Anglo oil major Shell for the provision of a production workforce across Shell’s assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Danos said on Thursday...
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Alfa Laval teams up with WinGD on gas engines
Alfa Laval, a heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling specialist has teamed up with the Swiss engine developer WinGD. Courtesy of Alfa Laval The cooperation is targeting ships that...
View ArticleGazprom starts building ice-resistant platform for extreme conditions of...
Russian energy giant Gazprom has started construction of an ice-resistant platform for its field located in extreme ice and climate conditions of the Arctic shelf. Gazprom said on Thursday that a...
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Repsol gets consent to extend North Sea field life
Armada platform; Source: Chrysaor Spanish oil company Repsol has been granted consent by the Norwegian offshore safety authority for the life extension of the Rev field, which is located offshore...
View ArticleTechnipFMC delivers Peregrino II installation campaign
TechnipFMC vessel Skandi Niterói recently wrapped up the installation campaign of Peregrino Phase II for Equinor in Brazil. It is part of the company’s engineering, procurement, construction and...
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Power from shore for nearly half of Norwegian oil and gas production
Almost half of the Norwegian petroleum production will soon be run on power from shore as the companies are considering multiple electrification projects that could reduce emissions considerably. The...
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EIA: Henry Hub dips to record lows
The Henry Hub average daily natural gas spot price has hit its lowest level since December 1998. Courtesy of EIA Citing Natural Gas Intelligence data, U.S. Energy Information Administration notes that...
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