News
Gazprom awarded survey permit for TurkStream project
Gazprom of Russia has received a survey permit for two strings of the TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section in Turkey’s territorial waters.
Lundin completes Alta-3 testing
Lundin Petroleum said its unit, Lundin Norway, completed the drilling and testing of the re-entry of appraisal well Alta-3, on the eastern flank of the Alta discovery in PL609.
Unexploded German Bomb Discovered in Portsmouth Harbour
A barge carrying out dredging works discovered an unexploded World War Two bomb on the seabed of the Portsmouth Harbour on Thursday. The barge was preparing seabed for the arrival of the Navy’s new 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth next spring. Royal Navy bomb disposal experts towed
Lundin pleased with Alta appraisal. More drilling ahead
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum has successfully completed the drilling and testing of the re-entry of appraisal well 7220/11-3 A (Alta-3) on the eastern flank of the Alta discovery in PL609, offshore Norway. The Alta discovery is estimated to contain gross contingent resources of between 125 and
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Left Permanent Traces on Gulf Marshes, Study Shows
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill six years ago caused widespread marsh erosion that may be permanent in some places, according to a new Duke University-led analysis of 270 miles of the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. At the hardest-hit of 103 Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) sites
Angola heli crash: Search underway for missing workers, wreckage
Search and rescue operations continue for two oil workers who went missing after a helicopter carrying six people crashed offshore Angola on Monday. Four other passengers have been confirmed dead. The accident happened on Monday, after the helicopter bound for the Tombua-Landana offshore platform, o
Maersk Oil makes ‘unsettling’ changes
Danish oil firm Maersk Oil on Thursday outlined plans to review the scope and scale of its headquarters organization over the next three months. The to-be CEO Gretchen Watkins said the changes could be unsettling for the employees. The move is a response to the recent outcome of the Maersk Group’s s
Charleston Harbor Project Moves Closer to Realization
The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project has moved closer to securing the authorization necessary to begin construction as the US House of Representatives passed H.5303 the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 on September 28 this year. The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project was formally r
Canada: Public input sought over Exxon’s 35-well offshore drilling plan
The Canadian government has asked for public input related to the ExxonMobil’s proposed offshore drilling project located 250 kilometers east of St. John’s, in the Atlantic Ocean. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is determining whether an environmental assessment is required for the desi
Mozambique’s president Nyusi exonerates energy minister
Mozambique’s minister of mineral resources and energy Pedro Conceição Couto has been exonerated by presidential order.
Transocean Winner rig almost ready for Hawk heavy lifter
Following news earlier this week that the recently grounded Transocean Winner rig was waiting on weather to continue sail away preparations, work has begun to move the rig aboard the semi-submersible vessel Hawk. In an update on Thursday, the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said work had s
With 10 rigs out of service, oil strike to leave 1,700 workers unemployed?
A conflict between the Norwegian union Industri Energi and the employers’ organization the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association will result in ten out of service rigs during the week and more than 1,700 employees laid off, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) has said. The oil service workers’ s
Elengy’s Montoir LNG terminal restarts following emergency shutdown
The Montoir de Bretagne LNG terminal on the French Atlantic coast has been automatically shut down on Wednesday due to a defect controller.
Angola LNG resumes production
The $10 billion Angola LNG project, led by U.S. energy giant Chevron, has resumed LNG production following a planned two-month shutdown. “I can confirm that Angola LNG has resumed production and sales of LNG from its plant in Soyo,” an Angola LNG spokeswoman told LNG World News on Thursday. The 5.2