Fossil Energy
SBM’s new Fast4Ward FPSO hull launched in Chinese yard
Chinese shipyard SWS has launched a hull of the latest FPSO of a Fast4Ward design being built for Dutch provider SBM Offshore.
Call for more action on UK’s net-zero skills strategy to avoid oil & gas workers being left stranded
The Energy Institute has revealed that the UK’s net-zero strategy must assemble a mass skilled workforce, but action is pressing.
OMV finds oil near Oselvar field in southern North Sea
Norwegian arm of Austrian oil and gas company OMV has found oil located six kilometres south of the Oselvar field in the southern North Sea.
U.S. offshore rig count up by three units
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased by three units last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
In focus: Bridging the gaps in hydrogen technologies
A collection of energy transition-related updates across the industry was heavily focused on hydrogen and its role in reaching net-zero goals.
More days added to Prosafe unit operating at Buzzard
Prosafe has been awarded more work for one of its units for operations on the CNOOC Petroleum-operated asset off the UK.
Eni applies to $1.4 billion UK CCS development fund
Italian oil major Eni has applied to a UK Government tender process for funds for the development of carbon capture and storage projects.
Aker Solutions, Subsea 7 to supply subsea equipment for KEG project
Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 have secured subsea scope contracts with Aker BP for the Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) development located in the Alvheim area of the North Sea. Aker Solutions will provide the subsea production system for the project, including four horizontal subsea trees, three manifolds, c
Western Gas gearing up to drill Australian gas prospect with Valaris rig
Western Gas has filed its environment plan for the drilling of the Sasanof exploration well and secured a Valaris-owned semi-sub rig.
Ineos, Petroineos to store 1 mln tonnes of CO2 at Acorn project by 2027
The Acorn Project partners – Storegga, Shell, and Harbour Energy – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ineos and Petroineos at Grangemouth to develop Scotland’s first carbon capture and storage system linking the industrial heartland to the Acorn CO2 transport and storage hub in by
PetroRio closes Wahoo field stake buy from TotalEnergies
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has completed the acquisition of interest in the BM-C-30 block containing the Wahoo field offshore Brazil from French oil major TotalEnergies.
Maersk rig gets more Martin Linge work
Maersk Drilling has secured an extended well intervention scope with Equinor off Norway for the low-emission rig Maersk Intrepid.
Covid-19 outbreak hits Shell’s North Sea hub
An outbreak of Covid-19 on a Shell-operated field off the UK has forced the oil major to remove dozens of workers from the North Sea hub.
Baltic Pipe construction at full throttle with 50km done
Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has installed 50 kilometers of the gas pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea. Approximately 225 kilometers remain to be laid by Saipem’s pipelay trio of Castorone, Castoro Sei and Castoro 10, project developers reported. Castorone began laying the o