Equinor has secured the go-ahead from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with semi-submersible rigs owned by Transocean and COSL Drilling Europe, two offshore drilling contractors.
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured a trading permit to operate its Reach Remote 1 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) entirely through remote operations without a support vessel, marking an important step towards full certification. The permit, issued by the Norwegian Maritime Authorities with technical va
Vietsovpetro, the Vietnam–Russia joint venture (JV), has brought online a wellhead platform at a field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Nexans‘ Board of Directors has resolved to appoint Julien Hueber as the new CEO and to part ways with Christopher Guérin, who held the position for seven years. Guérin will
Swedish e-fuel plant developer Liquid Wind has been granted €3.6 million (SEK39 million) in funding for its e-methanol project in Örnsköldsvik.
Seascape Energy Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southeast Asia-focused E&P company Seascape Energy, has confirmed the green light for the entry into the second exploration phase of a production sharing contract (PSC) for a deepwater block, operated by Japan’s Inpex, enabling the drilling of a pro
UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is expanding its North Sea footprint by setting the wheels in motion to acquire the entire interest the UK-headquartered energy giant BP holds in a natural gas field, which is considered the biggest producing gas asset on the UK Continental Shelf (U
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has lost its arbitration battle against the UK-headquartered energy giant BP over the delay in starting full commercial operations at its LNG facility in Louisiana, United States.
Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S.-based energy giant Chevron, is preparing to embark on drilling activities off the coast of Suriname with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, an American offshore drilling giant.
After the Western Cape High Court’s decision to ax environmental authorization for oil and gas offshore drilling activities planned in Block 5/6/7, Canada-headquartered oil and gas exploration company Africa Energy has embarked on talks to find out what is required for an environmental and social im
Norway’s Solstad Maritime has secured new contracts for several anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) and a construction support vessel (CSV) that combined have a firm duration of approximately 700 vessel days. The AHTS Normand Saracen and Normand Scorpion have been awarded contracts with an und
Bechtel Energy, an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management player, has shed light on a fatal incident in which three workers lost their lives and two were injured while working on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under development in the Lone Star State,
As a pipeline shutdown saga continues in California, Sable Offshore, a Texas-headquartered oil and gas company, is looking to get hundreds of millions in damages as part of the escalation of its dispute with the California Coastal Commission.
Ireland-headquartered oil & gas company United Oil & Gas has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks International to secure a specialist survey vessel for a planned survey program offshore Jamaica. TDI Brooks‘ survey vessel Gyre will perform a pisto
