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Gazprom Neft makes ‘major’ oil discovery in Okhotsk Sea
Gazpromneft-Sakhalin, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has completed drilling of a prospecting and appraisal well at its Ayashsky license block, located on the continental shelf of the Okhotsk Sea. Gazprom Neft said last week that a new hydrocarbon field was discovered, with initial in-place reserves e
WorleyParsons takes over AFW UK
WorleyParsons has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK North Sea business. Describing the target company, WorleyParsons said that AFW UK has world-class Maintenance, Modifications and Operations (“MMO”) capabilities and is a leader in the Engineering & Construction, O
HMDC pleads guilty to Hibernia oil leak charges
The operator of the Hibernia platform, Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC), has pled guilty to a charge stemming from a pollution incident that occurred in late December 2013. The Canadian offshore oil & gas regulator, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-
UK: Statoil strikes oil in Verbier sidetrack
Norwegian oil major Statoil has made an oil discovery in the Verbier sidetrack well in the outer Moray Firth on the UK Continental Shelf. Statoil said on Monday that the discovery held a minimum of 25 million recoverable barrels of oil near the wellbore. According to preliminary results, the amount
Novatek’s nine-month production drops
Russia’s Novatek, the developer of the Yamal LNG project, reported a decrease in total hydrocarbons production by 30.4 million boe, or by 7.5 percent, as compared with the nine months 2016.
Chevron fires up Wheatstone (Australia)
Chevron has kicked off production of LNG from its giant Wheatstone development in Australia. The first LNG cargo from the onshore facility near Onslow, Western Australia, is expected in the coming weeks. “First LNG production is a significant milestone and is a credit to our partners, contractors an
Cargo Ship Carrying Broken Glass Refloated at Margate
A cargo vessel was refloated after it dragged anchor and ran aground off the Kent coast, the UK, on October 8, the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. The incident occurred near Margate Harbour between 30 and 50 meters from shore at around 3:00 a.m. local time. At 2.20 p.m. the
Wood Group completes Amec Foster Wheeler buy
Oilfield services company Wood Group has completed the acquisition of compatriot Amec Foster Wheeler. The closing of the acquisition follows clearances by the UK competition watchdog, the Mexican anti-trust commission in September, and a nod by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales last wee
Corvus’ energy system to power NCA’s new multipurpose vessel
Corvus Energy has been selected by Rolls-Royce as the supplier of a lithium-ion-based energy storage system for the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s (NCA) new multipurpose vessel OV Ryvingen. Corvus said on Monday that the Orca Energy ESS would supply electrical power for all-electric propulsion a
Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project begins production
Chevron Australia said its Wheatstone LNG project, located 12 kilometers west of Onslow in Western Australia started producing liquefied natural gas, on Monday, October 9.
Top News of the Week, 2 – 8 October 2017
Top five most read news on Offshore WIND from 2 to 8 October 2017.
Top News of the Week, 2 – 8 October 2017
Top five most read news on Offshore WIND from 2 to 8 October 2017.
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2017 – Transformation through Collaboration
It is the time to join the tenth edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), the largest European event covering the whole offshore energy mix. With oil & gas, offshore wind and marine energy all assembling, the event creates the ideal place to display your products and services to th
Top news of the week October 2-7
BP secures more than $1 billion for six LNG newbuilds UK-based energy giant and LNG player, BP, tied two finance partners KMarin and ICBC Leasing to invest over $1 billion into the six LNG carriers being built at DSME. First US FLNG project gets approval for onshore facilities Delfin LNG, the first