French-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has been awarded two offshore licenses to explore CO2 storage potential in the Danish North Sea.
Norwegian regulator has conducted an audit of the management of emergency preparedness and helidecks at Equinor’s two North Sea platforms.
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) is calling on the Scottish and UK Governments and the oil and gas industry to cooperate to better effect and ensure the sector takes a balanced, long-term approach to the energy transition. The move comes in respon
The court hearing for the controversial Bay du Nord offshore oil project was expected to kick off last week, however, this was not the case. What does this mean for the project? Is the hearing cancelled or just postponed until a later date?
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new contract for a semi-submersible rig with Ithaca Energy for operations off the UK.
DOF Subsea has secured an engineering, preparatory works, removal, transportation, recycling and disposal (EPRD) contract with Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor. The contract is for the Heimdal subsea decommissioning works and includes the recovery and disposal of approximately 2,000 tons o
The Sunrise Joint Venture (SJV), comprising operator Woodside Energy (33.44%), TIMOR GAP (56.56%), and Osaka Gas Australia (10.00%), have committed to undertake a concept select program for the development of the Greater Sunrise fields. Woodside said the SJV will consider all of the key issues for d
Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
Baker Hughes’ rig count report: The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped for the third week in a row, slipping to 12 units last week.
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has granted the country’s first-ever permits for full-scale CO2 storage in the North Sea. In the first round of tenders for storing CO2 in the Danish North Sea, three permits have been awarded, two to TotalEnergies EP Danmark, and one to a consortium
Westwood dives into upstream oil and gas trends in 2022, predicting that 2023 will also be marked by oil and gas price volatility.
A new week, new steps in the transformation of the offshore energy sector. In this process the industry is dealing with the energy trilemma: to provide energy that is secure, affordable and lower in carbon.
Drydocks World Dubai and Aker Solutions will work together on upgrading an FPSO for one of the largest undeveloped oil fields in the UK.
The international offshore rig count recorded an increase of ten units in January 2023 compared to December last year, according to the latest rig count report from Baker Hughes. The international rig count is up 60 rigs from last year’s count of 841, with offshore rigs up 31 and onshore rigs up 29.
