News
Gasum opens Finland’s first LNG station for heavy-duty trucks
Gasum of Finland on Monday opened the first LNG filling station for heavy-duty vehicles at Helsinki’s Vuosaari Harbor.
Nova Innovation connects second Shetland Tidal Array turbine
Nova Innovation, which is developing the Shetland Tidal Array project together with Belgian renewable energy company ELSA, has installed and connected the second tidal turbine at the project site, with both turbines now producing power.
Norway: Oil firms called to nominate NCS blocks
The Norwegian government has invited oil companies to nominate blocks for the 24th licencing round on the licensing continental shelf. The numbered licensing rounds cover frontier areas opened for petroleum activities, with the greatest potential for large discoveries. “The petroleum industry will b
Oil majors evacuate Gulf of Mexico workers ahead of storm
Oil giants BP and Shell have evacuated non-essential personnel from some of their Gulf of Mexico facilities ahead of the tropical depression forming in the Caribbean Sea. In a statement late on Friday, BP said it was closely monitoring the Caribbean Sea disturbance to “ensure the safety of our perso
Norway: Oil field development costs almost cut by half
The price tag for developing a field on the Norwegian shelf has declined by an average of more than 40 per cent since the autumn of 2014, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s analysis of eight planned developments that are approaching start-up. The decline is a result of a combination
Statoil, partners shave off Johan Sverdrup field costs
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has managed to drive down the cost of development of its giant Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. “Since the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Johan Sverdrup field was approved by Norwegian authorities, Statoil has cooperated with
AWE achieves first gas sale from Waitsia project
AWE Limited, operator of the L1/L2 joint venture with Origin Energy, on Monday said it has achieved the first commercial gas sale from the Waitsia gas project in the onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia.
Gazprom sets up Gazprom NGV Europe
Gazprom said on Friday it has established Gazprom NGV Europe, a company headquartered in Berlin.
Obama Creates Largest Marine Protected Area Off Hawaii
President of the United States, Barack Obama, has expanded the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii to encompass more than half a million square miles. The monument has been expanded by 442,781 square miles, bringing the total protected area to 582,578 square miles and
Popular news, August 22 – 28, 2016
Popular news, August 22 – 28, 2016
Top news of the week August 22-28, 2016
State to take over control of giant Alaska LNG project The Alaska Gasline Development Corp, owned by the state of Alaska, said it plans to assume full management of the $45 billion-plus Alaska LNG Project by the end of this year. Hoegh LNG in first FSRU conversion project Oslo-based Höegh LNG has te
Eni’s Goliat field shut down after power outage
Another day, another problem for Goliat. Eni Norge, the operator of the giant Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea, off Norway, has informed that the production from the namesake oil field was stopped on Friday night. “The Goliat FPSO lost all power from shore 26.08.2016 at 22:30, and the production was s
Sembmarine completes purchase of Norway’s LMG Marine
Singapore’s offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine Ltd has completed the acquisition of Norway’s LMG Marin AS for $20 million. Sembmarine said on Friday that LMG has now become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. Offshore Energy Today reported on Sembmarine’s plans to acquire the Berge
EMGS in Barents Sea survey
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with a repeat customer for 3D EM data to be acquired over the Hoop area in the Barents Sea. The pre-funding amounts to $1 million. This new acquisition is expected to take place in Q3 2016 and will become par