Fossil Energy
Israel Electric to buy $700M worth of gas from Leviathan field
Partners in the giant Leviathan gas field offshore have signed a $700 million gas supply agreement with Israel Electric.
Sleipner A workers stressed by long hours and increased workload, audit finds
Safety body finds irregularities with working environment aboard the platform, including long working hours, increased workloads, and noise protection.
Subsea 7 wins last major subsea contract for Johan Sverdrup phase 2
Subsea 7 has been awarded a substantial contract by Equinor for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 project, located in the North Sea, 160 kilometers west from Stavanger in Norway.
UK sets net zero emissions target. We can play a role too, Oil & Gas UK says
The oil industry can help meet climate change ambitions, Oil & Gas UK said.
Norway PM Solberg lays foundation stone for Kvaerner’s new Stord quay
Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has laid a foundation stone for its new quay at the Stord shipyard in Norway.
Fatal accident inquiry planned for 2013 offshore helicopter crash
A fatal accident inquiry into a 2013 Super Puma deadly offshore helicopter crash in the UK is to be held, BBC has reported, citing a statement by the Crown Office.
Kvaerner delivers support structure for Repsol’s Yme project
Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has built and delivered a permanent caisson support structure for the Repsol-operated Yme New Development project located offshore Norway. Kvaerner said through its social media channels on Wednesday that its Verdal yard completed and
China: Deepsea Yantai semi-sub named. Sets sail for Norway
Deepsea Yantai, a newbuild semi-submersible drilling rig destined for operations in Norway, has been launched in China.
Trump administration sued over offshore safety rules rollback
Ten environmental groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over recent changes in the Obama-era offshore safety rules put in place in 2016, in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Equinor to disclose Sleipner CO2 storage data in push to advance development
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor and its partners will disclose a dataset from the Sleipner field; the world’s first offshore CCS plant, in a push to advance innovation and development on the field of CO2 storage.
BP serves Greenpeace with injunction over oil rig protest
British oil major BP has served an injunction to Greenpeace in order to stop the actions of the environmentalist group’s activists aboard a rig currently under contract with the company.
Eni enters into cooperation pact with KazMunayGas
Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGas and Italian EnI have signed a memorandum of cooperation further expanding the relations between two companies.
Rosenberg WorleyParsons wins Gjøa modification job
Neptune Energy has awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons contracts for modifications on the Neptune operated Gjøa semi-submersible platform.
Rystad: Hasty offshore sanctioning leads to cost overruns
As the oil and gas industry comes out of the recent downturn, E&P companies are tempted to chase the rewards of higher oil prices by accelerating the sanctioning of new projects. However, hasty sanctioning can lead to less certainty of what the ultimate cost of any given project will be, according t