Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries and French energy major TotalEnergies have completed a joint offshore verification test measuring the electrical potential of subsea pipelines during close-range inspections using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The test was performed using what is said to b
Petrobras has awarded several new contracts to CHC do Brasil, part of CHC Helicopters, for offshore transport services in Brazil.
Helix Robotics Solutions has entered into a three-year charter agreement for the DP2 offshore support vessel Glomar Wave for work in the renewables and oil and gas sectors. The 66.4-meter multi-role vessel can be configured with one or two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and Helix’s new custom-bui
The European Commission has given its approval for a €1.1 billion scheme to support the roll-out of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in Denmark. The aid will be awarded through a competitive tendering procedure open to companies active in any industrial sector, including the waste and e
The US Department of the Interior (US DOI) has named Elizabeth Klein as director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM), which manages offshore energy and mineral resources of the United States.
High-impact well numbers in 2023 are expected to be in line with 2020-2022, with 75-85 high-impact wells currently anticipated to complete this year, energy market research and consultancy firm Westwood reports, explaining that this is due to higher oil prices not having fed through into more explor
TotalEnergies is investing massively in renewable energy and clean and sustainable fuels, with one third of its investments now being made in these sectors as the company, most of whose currently operational projects are still in the oil & gas sector, moves towards a goal of having 50 per cent of it
DeepOcean has activated the option to request the installation of a battery hybrid system on board the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Stril Server. DeepOcean is chartering the MPSV from Stavanger-based shipowner Simon Møkster Shipping, who will upgrade the vessel to include battery power notati
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), a provider of lower-carbon intensity energy, has established ADNOC Gas, a new world-scale gas company that will combine the operations, maintenance, and marketing of the ADNOC Gas Processing and ADNOC LNG businesses into one global consolidated business. The n
Norway’s regulator is awaiting a response from Equinor regarding the way the identified nonconformities will be sorted out.
Shell lists five trends in its energy outlook for 2023 observed through the prism of energy security, economics and transition to low-carbon.
Dutch Strohm has secured a second contract with U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for the delivery of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) jumpers for a field development located offshore Guyana. The award, said to mark Strohm’s largest order so far, will see the delivery of more than 24 of the compan
Oil and gas major Shell led the global long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract volumes signed by key purchasing companies in 2022, with a contracted capacity of 6.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), data and analytics company GlobalData found in its new report. According to GlobalData’s
CNOOC plans to ramp up oil and gas production in 2023 while advancing its transition to low-carbon and renewable energy.
