GALLERY: Pioneering Spirit brings Ninian Northern topside for decommissioning
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has delivered the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern platform topside to the Lerwick port in Scotland for decommissioning. The Lerwick Port Authority said...
View ArticleEquinor taps DUG technology for seismic
ASX-listed high-performance computing experts DUG Technology and Norwegian energy giant Equinor have signed a multi-year deal covering seismic processing and imaging technology. Under the deal,...
View ArticleGALLERY: Chinese yard delivers second Fast4Ward FPSO to SBM Offshore
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has built and delivered the second Fast4Ward FPSO hull to Dutch operator SBM Offshore. Liza Prosperity FPSO; Photo by Charlie Xia; Copyright:...
View ArticleAkselos deploys digital twin for Shell’s Bonga FPSO
Digital twin solutions provider Akselos has deployed a structural digital twin for Shell’s Bonga Main FPSO located offshore Nigeria. A digital twin is a physics-based model of the asset, which...
View ArticleDOF Subsea to support offshore decom project
DOF Subsea has won a marine operations turnkey contract in connection with a decommissioning project by Teekay Petrojarl Floating Production. The award for the Oslo-listed firm covers project...
View ArticleStena Drilling finds new gigs for two rigs
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has won two new contracts, one for a semi-submersible rig in Ireland and the other for a drillship in Suriname. Stena Drilling said via its social media...
View ArticleTurkey to continue exploring disputed area in East Mediterranean
Turkey is carrying on with its exploration attempts in a disputed area of the East Mediterranean until mid-September which tensed up the country’s relationship with Greece even further. Namely, Turkey...
View ArticleBristow renames former Era division in Brazil
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group will rename its Aeróleo division in Brazil to Bristow and remain focused on its support of the oil and gas industry and other vertical lift solutions....
View ArticleDolphin Drilling clinches new rig deal in Mexico worth $83 million
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has been awarded an $83 million worth contract with Mexican operator Pemex. Dolphin Drilling said on Tuesday that the deal will see its Blackford Dolphin...
View ArticleAnother woman joins sexual harassment lawsuit against Schlumberger
Another former female employee of oilfield services giant Schlumberger has been added as a second plaintiff in a $100 million sexual harassment class-action lawsuit against the company. On Monday, the...
View ArticleGas leak reported on Gulf of Mexico platform
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday responded to a report of a natural gas release from an oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Courtesy Photo U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston The oil...
View ArticleNeptune setting up world’s longest heated production pipeline
Installation of the world’s longest heated subsea production pipeline is underway in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Once completed, the 36-kilometre electrically trace-heated (ETH)...
View ArticleExxonMobil mulls worldwide job cuts after revealing lay-off plan in Australia
U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil is assessing whether to cut jobs worldwide after announcing a voluntary lay-off programme in Australia. Namely, ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that it started a voluntary...
View ArticleGreat Yarmouth port to get offshore energy O&M campus
Norfolk County Council (NCC) has secured GBP 6 million of funding to deliver an offshore energy operations and maintenance campus at the Port of Great Yarmouth. The site will be located at the...
View ArticleEquinor awards Hammerfest LNG modification FEED deal
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor tagged Aibel for the Hammerfest LNG plant modification front-end engineering and design (FEED) job. Hammerfest LNG plant. (Courtesy of: Øivind Haug / Equinor) The...
View ArticleEquinor’s Johan Castberg project under investigation amid ‘major challenges’...
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has launched an investigation into challenges related to the completion of the hull and equipment for Equinor’s Johan...
View ArticleHusky Energy nearing completion of Chinese gas project
Canadian oil and gas company Husky Energy is nearing the startup of the Liuhua 29-1 field at the Liwan Gas Project offshore China. Husky Energy said on Wednesday that the tie-in of the Liuhua 29-1...
View ArticleJadestone sets up new offtake model for Stag crude oil
Jadestone Energy has set up a new offtake arrangement for the Stag oil field, located offshore Australia, following Altera’s decision to retire the FSO Dampier Spirit, which has been used for offload...
View ArticleHarvey Gulf adds battery power to its LNG-fueled PSV
Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans-based LNG-powered PSV owner and LNG bunkering pioneer, has reached a new milestone with its fleet. Courtesy of Harvey Gulf The company noted that it...
View ArticleAirborne O&G TCP tech set for Western Australia debut
Airborne Oil & Gas TCP technology has made inroads into the Western Australia oil and gas industry for the first time. With the contract, the Netherlands-based business will supply 2” 10,000 psi...
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