Fossil Energy
Harvey Gulf adds battery power to its LNG-fueled PSV
Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans-based LNG-powered PSV owner and LNG bunkering pioneer, has reached a new milestone with its fleet.
Jadestone sets up new offtake model for Stag crude oil
Jadestone Energy has set up a new offtake arrangement for the Stag oil field following Altera’s decision to retire the FSO Dampier Spirit.
Husky Energy nearing completion of Chinese gas project
Canadian oil and gas company Husky Energy is nearing the startup of the Liuhua 29-1 field at the Liwan Gas Project offshore China.
Equinor’s Johan Castberg project under investigation amid ‘major challenges’ with FPSO hull welds
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has launched an investigation into challenges related to the completion of the hull and equipment for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO.
Equinor awards Hammerfest LNG modification FEED deal
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor tagged Aibel for the Hammerfest LNG plant modification front-end engineering and design (FEED) job.
Great Yarmouth port to get offshore energy O&M campus
Norfolk County Council (NCC) has secured GBP 6 million of funding to deliver an offshore energy operations and maintenance campus at the Port of Great Yarmouth. The site will be located at the entrance of River Yare and will have closer proximity to the Southern North Sea offshore energy developmen
ExxonMobil mulls worldwide job cuts after revealing lay-off plan in Australia
U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil is assessing whether to cut jobs worldwide after announcing a voluntary lay-off programme in Australia.
Neptune setting up world’s longest heated production pipeline
Installation of the world’s longest heated subsea production pipeline is underway in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Once completed, the 36-kilometre electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution will transport oil from the Neptune Energy-operated Fenja field to the Njord A platform,
Gas leak reported on Gulf of Mexico platform
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday responded to a report of a natural gas release from an oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Another woman joins sexual harassment lawsuit against Schlumberger
Another former female employee of oilfield services giant Schlumberger has been added as a second plaintiff in a $100 million sexual harassment class-action lawsuit against the company.
Dolphin Drilling clinches new rig deal in Mexico worth $83 million
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has been awarded an $83 million worth contract with Mexican operator Pemex.
Bristow renames former Era division in Brazil
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group will rename its Aeróleo division in Brazil to Bristow and remain focused on its support of the oil and gas industry and other vertical lift solutions.
ION taps Shearwater for UK North Sea 3D seismic
Shearwater GeoServices has announced a new 3D seismic acquisition award for ION Geophysical’s UK Mid North Sea High (“MNSH”) program. The MNSH is one of the last remaining underexplored regions on the UK Continental Shelf and a recent well confirmed one of the first new plays in recent years. The ve
Turkey to continue exploring disputed area in East Mediterranean
Turkey is carrying on with its exploration attempts in a disputed area of the East Mediterranean until mid-September which tensed up the relationship between Ankara and Athens even further.