Oil and gas firm Rhino Resources has made a gas condensate discovery off the coast of Namibia in a well spudded by Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made as part of a drilling campaign in Block 2914A, in the Orange Basin…
Oner and developer of large-scale midstream oil and gas infrastructure North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has received first gas from Shell’s Victory field in the UK North Sea.The start-up of the Victory field marks the first new gas from the…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted consent for the start-up of a tie-in from the Equinor-operated Troll B platform in the North Sea to the Kvitebjørn gas export line.The tie-in will help reduce the decline in gas production in upcoming years…
DOF Group has secured three new short-term contracts in Brazil.A major oil company with significant presence in Brazil has contracted Skandi Salvador and Geoholm for short-term engagements in the Espirito Santo and Santos Basin.Geoholm has been…
RWE and Semco Maritime have entered into services frame agreement for the maintenance of offshore substations in Germany.The frame agreement runs until end of 2027, with an option for a two-year extension.It covers scheduled and unscheduled…
Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 2.6% in August, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Tuesday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil. Output varies…
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity. In what is a significant leap forward for ROV control technology, the introduction of ICE Unity meets the increasing…
U.S. oil major Chevron is in early-stage talks to explore opportunities in European regasification terminals, as part of its strategy to expand its global presence in the liquefied natural gas market, a senior executive told Reuters.The U.S…
U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since February, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output…
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies.The 76-kilometre pipeline…
BW Energy, together with NAMCOR E&P, has started drilling the Kharas well in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, with Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig.The drilling of the appraisal well is taking place in the Kudu license (PPL003) operated by BW Energy…
Chevron has signed a deal with state-owned pipeline operator Israel Natural Gas Lines to kickstart construction of the Nitzana natural gas pipeline to transport gas from the Leviathan gasfield to Egypt, the U.S. company said on Tuesday.Nitzana would ease an energy crisis in Egypt…
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has officially taken ownership of Noble Corporation’s Noble Highlander jack-up rig, which has been renamed to PV DRILLING IX.The rig has been transferred to PV Drilling’s technical team in Denmark…
Roll Group has signed the long-term charter of the wide deck carrier Bigroll KMC Beaumont from its partner KMC Bluewhale.The vessel was delivered in Singapore and will immediately begin operations to support of Roll Group’s expanding global project logistics and transportation services…
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued the CR-Ex cyber resilience notation to three self-elevating units from Jana Marine Services, an industry first.The offshore units, JANA 505, 508 and 509, are the first offshore units to be awarded…