The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into a fire that broke out in a transformer at the Åsgard B platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The fire, which was reported in the transformer room on 14 November, was extinguished but produced smoke and led to a production
UAE-based ADNOC Drilling has inked a deal to acquire three new jack-up drilling rigs, as part of its fleet expansion strategy.
Aibel has secured an extension for maintenance and modification (M&M) work on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea off Norway.
Crown Estate Scotland has closed the window for applications under its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round, dedicated to offshore wind projects that will directly reduce emissions from oil and gas production and to small scale innovation projects, including alternative outputs
In the aftermath of COP27, many argue that very little progress was made on the phasing out of fossil fuels.
Transocean has set the wheels into motion to acquire an interest in a newbuild drillship, after entering into a new joint venture.
An investigation has shown that explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in late September were caused by “gross sabotage”, Swedish authorities announced. Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is leading the ongoing preliminary investigation at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, said
Aker Solutions has been awarded an extension for maintenance and modification work on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea off Norway.
Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has completed drilling of an exploration well on Block 2B offshore South Africa but came up empty as no commercial hydrocarbons were encountered. However, the operator is proceeding with its plans for more exploration wells. The Island Drillin
ExxonMobil has awarded a deal for operations in Canada to a rig owned by SFL Corporation and managed by Odfjell Drilling.
China’s oil and gas player CNOOC Limited has kicked off production from a gas development project in the Bohai Sea.
Subsea Integration Alliance, the partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, has won a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre gas development project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Subsea 7 is in charge of delivering the concept and design, engineering, procurement, construction an
UAE’s ADNOC L&S has completed the acquisition of Zakher Marine International (ZMI) and expanded its fleet to over 300 vessels.
The UK offshore industry will be “hit hard” by the recent tax changes on oil and gas production, which threaten to drive out investors and drive up imports, leaving consumers increasingly exposed to global shortages, UK’s representative body for the offshore energy industry Offshore Energies UK (OEU
