The investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is now focused on the role of the Hong Kong-flagged NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. The Finnish police have established in the criminal investig
Portuguese oil and gas company Galp is getting ready to begin drilling a well in license PEL 83 offshore Namibia, located close to Shell’s Graff and TotalEnergies’ Venus discoveries. Galp’s partner, Canada-based Sintana Energy, said on October 19 that the semi-submersible rig Hercules is currently i
Singapore’s Seatrium, previously known as Sembcorp Marine, has delivered a floating production unit (FPU) to Shell, destined for deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The completed Whale FPU comprises a topside module and a four-column semisubmersible floating hull, of over 22,000 tonnes. Sembcorp Marin
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has brought on stream the Breidablikk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea four months ahead of schedule. The Breidablikk field, which commenced production on October 20, holds almost 200 million barrels of recoverable oil. Its plateau production i
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has awarded Odfjell Technology with a frame agreement for the provision of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC+R) engineering and maintenance services. The agreement encompasses all of Aker BP’s existing assets, including Ula, Valhall,
The TotalEnergies-operated Tyra redevelopment project in Danish waters is expected to produce first gas early in the first quarter of 2024 and reach plateau production in the second quarter of the year – earlier than previously communicated. Tyra is Denmark’s largest natural gas field and has been a
Hartshead Resources NL and its joint venture partner RockRose have launched an invitation to tender for pipeline EPCI services for the Anning and Somerville fields located in the Southern North Sea, following completion of the pipeline route survey covering the offtake routes for gas production from
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is urging the Australian government for a major shakeup of government policy and regulation of the dismantling, processing, recycling and disposal of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. MUA, alongside Macquarie University’s Centre for Energy and Natural Resourc
Norway’s energy giant Equinor has awarded Ocean Installer with an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the subsea tie-back of the Eirin gas field in Norwegian waters. The scope covers the installation of structures, flexibles, umbilical, seabed rectification, t
The United States has issued an amendment to the license granted to the government of Trinidad and Tobago allowing the joint development of an offshore gas project with Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart R. Young reported that the Office of Foreign Asset
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has broken its quarterly record of operated oil and gas production in the third quarter of this year, reaching 3.98 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day, 7.8% above the previous quarter. Petrobras also reported that it had reached a monthl
Eni and the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) have reached an agreement in principle on the key terms and conditions for the economic, regulatory, and governance model for the transportation and storage of CO2 at the HyNet North West industrial CCS cluster. Principle
Dana Petroleum, the UK subsidiary of Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC), has discovered high-quality gas in the North Sea through exploratory drilling in the 42/27 exploration block. Dana Petroleum acquired a 50% stake in block 42/27 in the southern North Sea through international bidding in 2020
UK well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions is targeting carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects with the appointment of the company’s first energy transition manager. Well-Safe announced on 17 October that it is adding CCUS as well as geothermal project capabilities to its offerin
