Wintershall Dea has decided to postpone the commercial gas production from its Dvalin field due to a high level of mercury in the gas flow.
Partners in Israel’s largest natural gas fields Leviathan and Tamar will invest in new pipeline system to export the fuel to Egypt. Chevron, as the operator of both gas fields, has entered into an agreement with Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) for the provision of transmission services of natural ga
Four companies Air Liquide, Air Products, ExxonMobil and Shell have registered for a total of €2 billion from the sustainable energy transition subsidy scheme (SDE++) as part of the Porthos project for CO2 capture and storage in Rotterdam. Port of Rotterdam CO₂ Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Po
Current subsea tree demand in 2021 could total up to 224 units, based on $50/bbl Brent, according to market research provider Westwood. Based on assessment of subsurface, commercial & geopolitical factors, Westwood has classified 137 units as ‘firm’, 51 unit as ‘probable’ and 32 units as ‘possible’.
Thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) specialist Strohm has secured a contract with Total and ExxonMobil for a qualification testing programme for a high pressure, high temperature TCP. The qualification project will create a foundation for further development of this TCP technology for riser applicati
The UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) is looking to commission a project to carry out work on a UKCS carbon capture risk register and global lessons learned. In anticipation of increased interest in carbon capture and storage projects on the UKCS, the OGA wants to strengthen its regulatory excellence in
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has completed a multi-project campaign in the Norwegian and UK Continental Shelves with an international contractor. The campaign commenced in May and covered installation of umbilicals and flexible jumpers in 3 different fields on both sides
Innovation Norway has granted financial support to the Deep Purple project, which is developing a green hydrogen production system powered by offshore wind, with the hydrogen being stored on the seabed. A consortium led by TechnipFMC is working on a pilot project that will see a green hydrogen offsh
The 103rd and final jacket foundation has been installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel installed the first three-legged jacket in July. The wind farm’s three offshore transformer modules (OTMs), together with their three jacket foundations,
The U.S. is preparing wider sanctions for the Russian gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 and is urging European allies to stop the work.
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas project is expected to start laying pipes for the gas pipeline in Danish waters in January 2021.
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Aker Carbon Capture for engineering, procurement and management assistance to realise the CO2 capture plant at Norcem’s cement factory in Brevik, Norway. The project will start in January 2021, with work completed in 2024. The contract has a value of about
Norway-based CSUB has secured a contract from DeepOcean for nine well protection structures. CSUB has developed a new single well protection structure for the wellheads for offshore production of oil and gas. The first commercial project delivery took place earlier this year. The new multi-million-k
Jan De Nul has agreed to acquire the offshore construction and cable-lay vessel Connector from Ocean Yield ASA. The vessel will be officially transferred during the fourth quarter of 2020. Ocean Yield announced the sale of the vessel earlier this week. The acquisition is part of Jan De Nul’s strateg
