U.S. Cost Guard and Shell have wrapped up their oil spill skimming operations, conducted following last week’s discharge of 2,100 barrels (88,200 gallons) at the Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Coast Guard, the skimming has been concluded due to no visible recoverable oil being
Advent Energy is currently evaluating what type of rig to use for a drill target in the PEP11 in the Sydney Basin, offshore Australia. PEP11 is held 85% and operated by Asset Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advent Energy, an investee entity of MEC Resources. Bounty Oil & Gas NL holds the remain
Exide Corporation and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) have announced that the presence of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in select dredge sediment samples that were collected from the currently stockpiled dredge materials that are located on the
Australian offshore petroleum regulator NOPSEMA has once again told BP to modify and resubmit their environment plan for exploration drilling in the Great Australian Bight (GAB) as the plan does not meet the regulatory requirements. BP’s environment plan was previously dismissed by the agency in Nov
Transport Minister, Andrew Jones MP, visited the Port of Liverpool today to view the latest developments at Liverpool2 as the terminal approaches its opening. The minister, who has responsibility for the strategic roads network and ports, received a tour of the site during a visit to the city. Mr Jo
Oil and gas operator Ithaca Energy is set to double its production following a start-up of the Stella field in the UK North Sea later this year. The Ithaca-operated Greater Stella Area is centred on the drilling of subsea wells tied back to the FPF-1 floating production unit, with the onward transpo
Algeria is set to supply liquefied natural gas to Jordan following the signing of a memorandum of understanding on Monday.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee last Thursday, May 12th 2016, visited the Somerset Levels to discuss dredging and efforts to increase Somerset’s resilience against flood waters. During the visit, the Committee meet the Environment Agency and local partners in Taunton to find out wh
Forum Energy Technologies has delivered a number of its subsea pig launchers and receivers (PLRs) and laydown heads for a project in North Africa. The nine PLRs have been deployed as part of a development of nine subsea wells, which vary from 4 to 24 inches in size, with water depths ranging from 30
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, together with the New York and New Jersey Harbor, is about to begin the final phase of a $2.1 billion dredging project that will deepen the port’s channels to a depth of 50 feet. According to the Corps, USACE will in the next two weeks begin the f
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project has reached another milestone by completing the last topsides lift on the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit on Friday, May 13, 2016. The lift occurred in the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Okpo, South Korea, mark
BP has, through its subsidiary Britoil, acquired additional 16% stake in Culzean field from JX Nippon Exploration and Production. BP now holds 32% stake in Maersk Oil-operated field, with JX holding 18.01%. “This sale aims to deliver the best allocation of JX’s management resources and to optimize J
Australian oil and gas company Santos started drilling the AAL-4X appraisal well at the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Indonesia on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Joint Venture partners in the Northwest Natuna PSC are AWE, with 50% stake, and Santos as the operator with the
Quadrant Energy, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, will drill the Outtrim East-1 well, offshore Australia, in June. According to the partner in the well, Carnarvon Petroleum, Quadrant Energy will use the Noble Tom Prosser rig for the operation. The objective of the well is to find enoug
