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Hibiscus gets green light to buy Shell’s North Sabah oil fields
Malaysia’s Hibiscus Petroleum has received consent from Petronas under the joint operating agreement to acquire a 50% participating interest in the 2011 North Sabah Enhanced Oil Recovery Production Sharing Contract from Shell. Shell signed a deal with Hibiscus Petroleum to sell its entire participat
Taqa: Harding to resume production “within days”
Taqa is set to resume production from its Harding offshore platform following a recent shutdown caused by a power outage and water leak. “I can confirm the process of restarting production has begun and we expect to be back to full production within days,” a Taqa spokesperson told Offshore Energy To
KBR contracted for Woodfibre LNG pre-NTP services
Woodfibre LNG contracted KBR to carry out pre-notice to proceed services for the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) project located in the District of Squamish near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Lithuanian company enters LNG distribution market
From the autumn of the year 2018, Klaipėda-based Baltkonta will start to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation services.
Photo of the Day: Cabling Works at Full Steam on Beatrice OWF
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) posted a photo on its social media pages today, 6 December, showing Nexans Skagerrak, Siem Aimery and Siem Stingray vessels working at the offshore construction site in the Outer Moray Firth off Scotland.
Statoil’s Johan Castberg move spurs NorSea to expand supply base
Following Statoil’s submission of development plan for a Barents Sea field, NorSea has decided to expand its Hammerfest supply base. NorSea Group on Tuesday said it would invest 60 million NOK, with Hammerfest Harbour, to build a new Roll-on/Roll-off facility at its Polarbase supply base, expecting
Eleven oil firms apply for production licenses off Norway
Eleven oil and gas companies have applied for production licenses in the 24th licensing round on the Norwegian shelf. A total of 102 blocks or parts of blocks were announced in this licensing round. Of these, nine are in the Norwegian Sea and 93 in the Barents Sea. Torgeir Stordal, exploration direc
Block Island Wind Farm Gets ABS Group’s Verification Certificate
ABS Group has issued a Verification Certificate to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) supporting the reliable operation of the the Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercial wind farm in U.S. waters.
Pasha Hit by Labor Violations Complaint over Boxship Construction
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the U.S. agency tasked with prosecuting unfair labor practices, has complained against Pasha Hawaii, the Pasha Group, and some of its subsidiaries (Pasha), for violations related to two containerships being built by Texas-based Keppel AmFELS. The complaint
Workers evacuated from North Sea platform ahead of storm
Workers have been evacuated from the Ninian Southern platform in the UK North Sea ahead of a storm. According to the UK media, the operator CNR International is removing 69 of 159 offshore workers from the platform as the Storm Caroline, which is expected to bring gales to Scotland on Thursday, appr
Danos spruces up Shell’s Olympus tension leg platform
Danos has completed a painting and coating project on the Shell-operated Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico.
Spain: Almost 6 Tons of Cocaine Smuggled on Containership
Spanish authorities seized almost six tons of cocaine stashed in boxes on board a container carrier MV Banak while in the Port of Algeciras on November 28, the Spanish Interior Ministry said. The 2014-built ship was carrying a shipment of bananas from Colombia to El Prat when the drugs were discover
Congo offshore block to keep producing till 2043
Perenco, Chevron, and Inpex will keep their jointly owned offshore block in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until November 2043. The companies have reached a deal with the country’s government to extend the duration of the concession agreement for the Offshore D.R. Congo Block for a period of 2
Russia’s Novatek buys oil and gas assets
Russia’s largest independent gas producer and LNG developer, Novatek has bought firms South-Khadyryakhinskoye and Eurotek from AR Oil & Gas B.V., a joint venture of AO Neftegazholding and Spain’s Repsol. South-Khadyryakhinskoye holds the hydrocarbon exploration and production license for the South-K