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  • Zohr field to make Egypt energy exporter

    1 August 2017

    The Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met on Tuesday with Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi to discuss Eni’s giant offshore gas project – Zohr. According to Eni, the two focused on the future of the Zohr “mega field” and the positive impact it will have on the national energy economy, with CEO Claudio Descalzi outlining the progress […]

  • Report: Seadrill lands drillship work with Petronas

    27 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Drilling contractor Seadrill has reportedly been awarded a contract with Malaysian oil giant Petronas for the West Capella ultra-deepwater drillship. According to data from VesselsValue, Petronas hired Seadrill’s drillship for a three-month contract starting October 1 until December 31, 2017. No details are available regarding the rig’s dayrate. Offshore Energy Today has reached out to […]

  • Vitol inks LNG supply deal with Petronas

    29 November 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Commodity trading company Vitol signed a binding heads of agreement with the Malaysian energy giant Petronas for a long-term LNG sale and purchase deal. 

  • Top news of the week May 9-14, 2016

    15 May 2016

    FERC authorizes additional trains for Cameron LNG The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently authorized Cameron LNG to increase natural gas processing and liquefaction capability at its terminal under construction in Hackberry, Louisiana. Cheniere’s Meg Gentle: Europe is the “natural market” for US LNG The United States are set to become the third largest […]

  • ConocoPhillips to slash 450 jobs in UK

    11 April 2018

    U.S. oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips has reportedly decided to slash about 450 positions from its UK workforce.

  • Gazprom, EDF Ink Deal on Gas Power Generation in Europe

    25 June 2012

    Russian gas giant Gazprom and France’s EDF have signed a cooperation agreement for the possible construction and acquisition of gas-fired power plants in Europe, Gazprom said in a statement. “The document provides for the possibility of joint construction of gas-fired power plants and acquisition of existing ones on a parity basis. The Agreement also stated […]

  • Equinor’s Barents Sea field hits peak output 3 months after first oil

    20 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    A field in the Barents Sea operated by Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has reached plateau production.

  • Germany: Onshore cable route preps begin for first energy link to UK

    23 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Siemens Energy has completed the piling works for the new converter station on the German side of what will be the first direct energy link between the UK and Germany. With converter stations on the Isle of Grain in Kent and Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany, the 725-kilometer NeuConnect interconnector is said to create an “invisible energy […]

  • Maersk: Fire-Stricken Maersk Honam Will Be Repaired

    24 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Line plans to repair its ultra large containership Maersk Honam which was damaged in a major fire.

  • Court rules in favor of Woodside in Bumi FPSO termination case

    24 January 2020
    Infrastructure

    The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled in favor of Australian energy giant Woodside in a dispute over termination of Bumi’s Armada Claire FPSO charter.

  • Boskalis installs huge topside at Qatar’s largest offshore oil field (Photo)

    17 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders

    Dutch offshore services giant Boskalis has completed the installation of the central processing platform (CPP) topside at what is said to be Qatar’s largest offshore oil field.  Semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Forte installed the Gallaf GE CPP topside at its final destination, the Al-Shaheen field, which with a weight of 17,818 tons represents the heaviest cargo […]

  • Australia: Tap Oil Announces Zola-1 Well Drilling Update

    22 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Tap Oil Limited (ASX Code: TAP) provides the following update on the Zola-1 exploration well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Location / Proposed Depth The Zola-1 well is located in permit WA-290-P, immediately south of the giant Gorgon gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is being drilled in 285 metres of […]

  • O’Globo: First oil from Libra on November 15

    26 October 2017

    First oil production from the giant Libra oil field offshore Brazil is expected to be achieved on November 15, 2017. According to Brazil’s O’Globo news paper, the new date has been shared by the Petrobras Libra Project Manager, Orlando Ribeiro. O’Globo reports that the new date marks a four month delay compared to the last […]

  • Green light for controversial $12 billion Bay du Nord oil project

    7 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    After several delays, the government of Canada has approved the Equinor-operated Bay Du Nord offshore oil project.

  • BP to bring ‘West Capricorn’ back in operation

    26 April 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore deepwater drilling contractor Seadrill has received notification from British oil giant BP to begin preparations to return the West Capricorn semi-submersible drilling rig back in operation. The 2011-built West Capricorn rig is under a long-term contract with the UK oil major operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Seadrill said on Wednesday that the […]

  • Statoil stepping up efficiency game

    23 August 2016

    Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil is stepping up is efficiency improvement efforts, aiming at an efficiency potential of 600 man-years over the next three years in the offshore part of its business. Asked by Offshore Energy Today if this means more layoffs, Statoil’s spokesperson Morten Eek said that “no new plans for job cuts affecting […]

  • Maersk Line to Charter Up to 13 Feeder Newbuilds

    22 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Line confirmed it would charter 13 feeder newbuildings, to be constructed at three separate shipyards.

  • First Borssele Alpha Cable Makes Landfall

    15 April 2019
    Storage

    The first cable that will connect the Borssele Alpha offshore high voltage substation in the Dutch North Sea to the transformer station at Borssele has made landfall, TenneT said. On Friday, 12 April, Boskalis started to pull in the sea cable on land and early Saturday morning the cable reached the newly built transformer station. […]

  • Shell awarded LNG bunkering license

    27 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Global energy giant Shell has been granted a license to provide LNG bunkering services at the Port of Gibraltar.

  • Bahía de Bizkaia Gas receives first Yamal LNG cargo

    9 April 2018
    Vessels

    Spain’s Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) received a cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic at its regasification plant in the port of Bilbao.

  • Total, Novatek Make FID on Termokarstovoye Project (Russia)

    16 December 2011

    Total today announced that it has taken, together with its partner Novatek, the final investment decision to develop the Termokarstovoye gas and condensates field. This onshore field is located in the Yamal Nenets autonomous district of Russian Federation, 250 kilometers east of Tarko-Sale. The field has a potential of around 47 billion cubic meters of […]

  • BP: Deepwater Horizon Accident Involved Multiple Parties

    4 January 2013

    BP said “Today’s settlement between Transocean and the United States underscores what every official investigation has found: that the Deepwater Horizon accident resulted from multiple causes, involving multiple parties”.

  • Shipping giants reaping high profits from EU ETS, study shows

    26 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Vessels

    Shipping giants are profiteering from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the world’s first and largest emissions cap-and-trade system, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study reveals.

  • Angola: Total Inaugurates Pazflor

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The giant Pazflor development, located some 150 kilometres offshore Luanda,Angola, was inaugurated today at a ceremony attended by José Botelho de Vasconcelos, Angola’s Minister of Petroleum, Manuel Vicente, Chairman and CEO of Sonangol, Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total, Yves-Louis Darricarrère, President of Exploration & Production at Total; and representatives of Total and […]

  • Australia: Tap Oil Announces Zola-1 Well Drilling Update

    8 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Tap Oil Limited  provides the following update on the Zola-1 exploration well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Location / Proposed Depth The Zola-1 well is located in permit WA-290-P, immediately south of the giant Gorgon gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is being drilled in 285 metres of water and the […]