Fossil Energy

Eni and Mubadala to pursue energy transition opportunities
UAE-based Mubadala Petroleum and Italy’s Eni have agreed to collaborate on the energy transition-related initiatives.

Nord Stream 2: Last pipe welded into place
The last pipe of the two strings of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been welded into place, the operator said on Monday, 6 September.

Seadrill on track for Chapter 11 emergence
Seadrill Limited is on track for Chapter 11 emergence following court approval of its disclosure statement for the reorganization plan.

Talos trying to resolve Zama controversy through notice of dispute
Talos Energy has decided to dispute the Mexican government’s decision to designate the state-owned Pemex as the operator of the Zama field.

Enauta reports another pump failure at Atlanta field
Enauta has revealed that one of the producing wells on the Atlanta field has stopped producing, less than two weeks after returning to full production.

Shell workers returning to Gulf of Mexico asset
Shell has started redeploying workers evacuated due to Hurricane Ida to a Gulf of Mexico asset but 80% of its production remains offline.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA considering sale of oil & gas business
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has initiated a strategic review of its oil and gas operations.

Wintershall Dea confirms oil discoveries in Norwegian Sea
Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has completed the drilling of an appraisal well on the Bergknapp oil discovery, located in the Norwegian Sea, and found additional volumes. Drilled from the Deepsea Aberdeen semi-submersible rig, the re-entry and appraisal wells confirmed the oil discoveries in th

Neptune gets nod to drill North Sea prospect
Neptune Energy has received consent from Norwegian authorities for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.

In focus: Enabling the future step by step
When it comes to the energy transition, we have already seen that the first-mover advantage is there.

First steel cut for SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward FPSO hull
A Chinese shipyard has started building another FPSO for SBM Offshore, making it the fourth Fast4Ward FPSO hull to be built by the shipyard.

India’s oil & gas player exploring possibilities for building its first offshore wind project
As the offshore oil and gas sector continues to move forward with acting on both corporate and governmental energy transition strategies, the offshore wind sector is increasingly seeing new players entering the scene, one of the latest being an Indian oil and gas production company.

Hurricane Ida aftermath: Shell platform suffers damage, most of the output offline
Shell has reported that one of its Gulf of Mexico platforms has been damaged in Hurricane Ida and the majority of output remains offline.

Noble declares force majeure on damaged drillship
Noble Corporation has declared force majeure on the Noble Globetrotter II drillship following damages sustained as a result of Hurricane Ida.