Fossil Energy
Neptune to test additional prospect in Dugong licence
Neptune Energy is planning to test an additional prospect in a North Sea licence where its large Dugong offshore discovery is located.
Solstad secures North Sea job
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) in the UK North Sea.
Harbour Energy expects low output to bounce back as delayed project nears start-up
Harbour Energy has experienced a negative impact on production during the first five months of 2021 due to planned maintenance and outages.
Norway offers four licences to seven oil & gas players
Seven oil and gas companies have been offered four production licences located offshore Norway as part of the country’s 25th Licensing Round.
Baker Hughes and Borg CO2 to collaborate on Norwegian CCS hub
Oilfield services major Baker Hughes and Norwegian carbon capture and storage developer Borg CO2 have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a CCS project to serve as a hub for the decarbonization of industrial sites in the Viken region of Norway.
Heerema’s Sleipnir breaks lifting record in Norwegian waters
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the LNG-powered world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, has set a record for the heaviest crane lift in Norwegian waters.
EnQuest renews Kittiwake gig for Petrofac
Petrofac will build on its 18-year tenure supporting the Kittiwake platform, following the award of a contract extension from EnQuest.
UK’s OGA orders zero routine flaring & venting for all by 2030 latest
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority has issued an updated guidance on flaring and venting, which sets out a tougher approach to driving reductions.
Solstad Offshore gets rid of third PSV in two months
Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore has sold one of its platform supply vessels (PSV), making it the third vessel sale in two months.
Lundin hires CGG for Barents Sea seismic imaging
CGG has secured a contract by Lundin Energy Norway to carry out seismic imaging of a node and streamer 3D survey in the Barents Sea. Under the contract, CGG will provide imaging of an innovative simultaneous node and streamer 3D survey currently being acquired over a 3,700 km2 area of the Nordkapp B
DNV to study CCS pipeline material offshore Netherlands
DNV has won the contract for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline materials study from Neptune Energy to assess the fracture and suitability of offshore pipelines for re-use in CO2 transport.
Maintenance finalised at largest oil & gas platform of Sakhalin-2 project
Sakhalin Energy has completed the planned shutdown at the largest oil and gas production platform of the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia.
TAQA hands in decom plan for Cormorant Alpha topsides
Oil and gas company TAQA has filed its decommissioning programme for the Cormorant Alpha platform topsides to the UK authorities.
Navigating a path to net-zero
Expertise and experience will be crucial as industry gears up to meet the challenges of the post-COP26 economy, writes Ian Thomas, Principal Consultant at Vysus Group.