Helix Energy Solutions’ semi-submersible vessel Q7000 has arrived at Port Taranaki in New Zealand to commence the third phase of a field decommissioning project. Q7000, which arrived at the port on 16 May, will plug and abandon the wells across the Tui field as part of Phase 3 of decommissioning act
Equinor’s Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm in operation, has started delivering electricity to the Snorre oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea. The 88 MW Hywind Tampen delivered first power in November 2022. The electricity was delivered to the Gullfaks A platfo
Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has restarted production from assets connected to a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Brazil, following maintenance work. Karoon shut-in Baúna production, including from the Patola field, on 28 March due to a loss of co
Shelf Drilling has boosted its backlog further during the first quarter of 2023, despite experiencing a sequential decline in revenue.
BSEE has examined the circumstances surrounding four recent high-potential, near-miss tagline entanglements during offshore operations.
A lot of the money that was scheduled to go into the North Sea is being switched to the U.S. where oil and gas investments are booming.
Van Oord has set a new world record by carrying out subsea rock installation works in a water depth of 1,364 meters, a distance said to be comparable to almost five times the length of the Eiffel Tower. The activities were conducted by the company’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes at the Sangomar f
Neptune Energy has awarded a long-term contract for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to Tenaris.
BSEE has looked into the circumstances surrounding injuries two workers suffered during a skillet installation at an offshore platform.
WFR Oilfield Services has entered into an agreement with Neptune Energy for the provision of a wide range of well testing services.
Equinor has officially reopened a field in the Norwegian Sea for production after the platform and the FSO underwent extensive upgrades.
Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kontiki Winds to identify and discuss the opportunities to electrify oil and gas assets and other offshore applications, with the use of SeaTwirl’s floating wind turbines. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore
To put a stop to Iran’s recent vessel seizures, the U.S. is going to bolster naval patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
Equinor has made a new gas and condensate discovery near the Kristin field in the Norwegian Sea, using an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.
