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  • Trump offshore drilling ban a ‘Hail Mary’ to swing Florida votes in his favour

    15 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vision

    U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent oil ban on offshore drilling in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina is a last-ditch effort to swing votes in his favour ahead of November elections and get some environmentalist voters to switch from his Democrat opponent Joe Biden.

  • Statoil finds non-commercial gas volume in Korpfjell well

    29 August 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has proven a small, non-commercial gas volume in the Korpfjell well in the Barents Sea southeast. The company received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill the 7435/12-1 well with the Songa Enabler drilling rig in late June and a drilling permit from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate in late July. […]

  • Framo gets offshore maintenance job for all five Aker BP fields

    5 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aker BP and Framo have entered into a long-term contract for seawater lift pumps where compensation is directly linked to facility uptime.

  • Low oil price to boost decommissioning on UKCS. 140 fields could cease over the next five years

    9 September 2015

    A high oil price has enabled operators to extend field life and delay decommissioning time and time again on the UK continental shelf (UKCS), however the current low oil price has brought into stark relief that this cannot continue indefinitely concludes a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The report, prepared for Offshore Europe 2015, forecasts […]

  • Proserv Names Country Manager for Nigeria

    30 October 2013

    International energy technology services company Proserv has reinforced its expanding global reach by appointing a country manager in one of West Africa’s fast-emerging provinces. Olu Phillips takes up the post in Nigeria where Proserv has experienced rapid growth in demand for its integrated services and specialist technology. Olu, who has extensive experience in the African […]

  • Call for Obama to prevent seismic surveys in Atlantic Ocean

    5 March 2015

    Seventy five scientists from Cornell, Duke, the New England Aquarium, Stanford, the University of North Carolina and other U.S. and international institutions have today sent a letter to President Obama to stop a planned oil and gas exploration program off the Atlantic coast. The scientists say that using millions of underwater sound blasts that would have “significant, […]

  • 3D Oil transfers interest in Gippsland Basin field to HiRex

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad’s (Hibiscus Petroleum) successful oil discovery in the Middle East in early February 2014, its Australian partner 3D Oil Limited (3D Oil) has agreed to transfer a 20% interest in the VIC/P57 exploration permit located in the Gippsland Basin off Victoria to HiRex Petroleum Sdn Bhd (HIREX) at a nominal cost. The Gippsland […]

  • DNV GL puts out new air gap guidelines after ‘COSLInnovator’ accident

    27 September 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Following a fatal accident involving the COSLInnovator rig on December 30, 2015, some 100 semi-submersible rigs approved by DNV GL will be reviewed. According to DNV GL, a classification body that certifies semi-submersible rigs, preliminary assessments indicate that a limited number of rigs will be subjected to modifications or operational limitations. The semi-submersible rig COSLInnovator was […]

  • Pindar Open 60 back on the water

    6 June 2008

    Following the recent installation of the new mast, Team Pindar’s Open 60 skipper, Brian Thompson took to the water again yesterday, to undertake a 4,500 mile qualifier for the Vendée Globe, which begins in November. The transatlantic solo journey, which will take him from Falmouth much of the way to Newfoundland, requires Brian to pass […]

  • Australia: Woodside 1H Profit at AUD 812 Mln

    21 August 2013

    Woodside today reported a half-year profit after tax of $873 million, underpinned by a 22.5% increase in production and a 7.6% increase in operating revenue. Key to these increases was the full half-year of production from the Pluto LNG Plant. Production of 41.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) was a first-half record for the company. Woodside CEO […]

  • Deep Ocean Currents Protect Tropical Corals

    8 January 2015
    Research & Development

    Researchers from Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Phuket Marine Biological Center observed internal waves preserving corals in the Andaman Sea. Because satellites do not detect these small-scale phenomena, local measurements are crucial for the establishment and monitoring of protected areas. 1991, 1995, […]

  • Proserv Appoints Country Manager in Nigeria

    31 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    International energy technology services company Proserv has reinforced its expanding global reach by appointing a country manager in one of West Africa’s fast-emerging provinces. Olu Phillips takes up the post in Nigeria where Proserv has experienced rapid growth in demand for its integrated services and specialist technology. Olu, who has extensive experience in the African […]

  • USA: Wilmington District Christens New Survey Vessel

    17 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District officially launched its newest survey vessel – SWART – with a Nov. 30 christening ceremony at the Engineer Repair Yard. The boat is named after Dirk Swart III (1935-2011) who served as captain and operator of District survey vessel GILLETTE from 1971 to his retirement in 2002 […]

  • UK oil & gas production efficiency rises fourth year in a row

    15 June 2017

    Production efficiency (PE) on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has risen for a fourth consecutive year to 73%, according to a new publication released on Thursday by the UK’s regulator, Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). This represents an additional production of 12 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) compared to 2015. The report, UKCS Production […]

  • Jadestone ups its stake in Woodside’s oil-producing fields off Australia

    14 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Jadestone Energy has wrapped up the acquisition of an additional interest in a Woodside Energy-operated project, encompassing oil-producing fields off Australia.

  • UK oil & gas player buying West of Shetland assets

    2 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Viaro Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary RockRose Energy, has executed a share purchase agreement to acquire Spark Exploration UK.

  • Forsys Subsea Lines Up for First EPCI Award in 2016

    28 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Forsys Subsea, a 50/50 joint venture between FMC Technologies and Technip, has been awarded its first two integrated front end engineering studies. The two contract awards were announced last week by John Gremp, Chairman and CEO of FMC Technologies, during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. According to Douglas J. Pferdehirt, FMC chief operating officer, the […]

  • USA: Army Corps Launches New Survey Vessel

    17 December 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District officially launched its newest survey vessel – SWART – with a Nov. 30 christening ceremony at the Engineer Repair Yard. The boat is named after Dirk Swart III (1935-2011) who served as captain and operator of District survey vessel GILLETTE from 1971 to his retirement in 2002 […]

  • Construction kicks off for Johan Sverdrup utilities and living quarters

    31 March 2016

    The construction of utilities and living quarters topside has started for the offshore platform, which will be located at the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. Norwegian construction company Kvaerner said the first steel plates for the utility and living quarters (ULQ) topside for the Johan Sverdrup field were cut on Thursday. Norway’s minister of petroleum and energy […]

  • Y – Waterfront Structures improvements of Plum Island Harbour and maintenance dredging at Plum Island Harbour and Orient Point Harbor, New York.

    17 July 2008

    – July 17, 2008 Solicitation Number: W912DS-08-R-0018 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: U.S. Army Engineer District, New York Notice Type: Solicitation Original Posted Date: May 27, 2008 Posted Date: July 10, 2008 Response Date: Jul 11, 2008 2:00 pm Original Response Date: Jul 11, 2008 2:00 pm Archiving […]

  • Offshore wind in the UK – roadmap required

    26 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The following article is a guest post by Maren Strandevold, an energy lawyer and an associate at the international commercial law firm Haynes and Boone. In response to the recent offshore wind announcement by the UK’s Prime Minister, Maren Strandevold discusses the need for adequate funding allocated in the correct areas, a streamlined regulatory regime, and […]

  • APPEA: Tax Changes Will Hurt Australia’s Oil & Gas Industry

    15 May 2013

      Australian oil and gas industry has slammed tax changes introduced yesterday by the Federal Government in Australia. “Tax changes included in Australia’s Budget for 2013 that affect exploration costs and thin capitalisation rules will hurt the oil and gas industry’s international competitiveness. As such, they are short-sighted given the current debate regarding debt, deficit, and the […]

  • OGCI launches large-scale carbon capture initiative

    23 September 2019

    The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), an initiative to tackle climate change and backed by 13 oil companies, has launched a new initiative to unlock large-scale investment in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS).

  • EU urged to take action to end ‘dumping’ of toxic ships and support capacity building

    27 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    Belgian NGO Shipbreaking Platform has called on the European Commission to take measures that will end the “dumping” of toxic ships and boost capacity for sustainable ship recycling.

  • Cobalt Strikes Oil Offshore Angola

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Cobalt International Energy, Inc., an independent exploration and production company, announced its operational update in West Africa and Gulf of Mexico, and released financial results for Q1 2014. The Angolan National Concessionaire Sonangol, Cobalt and the Block 20 partners – Sonangol P&P and BP announced the results of the drill stem test for the Orca #1 […]