An investigation has started into an oil leak from a subsea pipeline near US operator LLOG's Delta House facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The leak was discovered last week after a sheen was seen on the surface of the water and reported to the National Response Centre…
Xodus Group has been awarded two environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) contracts for projects in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) blocks in Senegal, West Africa. Xodus’ environmental…
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alaska’s manmade island, the Liberty Project, in the Beaufort Sea. Map of Liberty…
Advent Energy has submitted an environment plan (EP) to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for the planned 2D high resolution seismic survey in PEP11 offshore Sydney Basin, according to MEC Resources…
Nord Stream 2 finalized a deal with Allseas for the offshore pipelay of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline though the Baltic Sea last week, as the Gazprom-led company moves to begin the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure in Russia for the project…
Total E&P Norge (Total) has chosen Aptomar’s TCMS collaboration and management system to digitalize and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field in the North Sea. The TCMS will combine subsea,…
BP has withdrawn its environment plan that was submitted to Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for the Great Australian Bight, offshore South Australia earlier this week. The recent…
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the greenest of them all? Well, it’s not Suncor, ExxonMobil or Chevron, according CDP (the Carbon Disclosure Project). The three North America based firms came bottom of the CDP’s oil and gas League Table…
Enovate Systems’ Michael O’Sullivan and Stuart Ellison examine the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s new well control rule and its implications for BOP casing shear rams. Photo from iStock…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Mexico’s Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (ASEA) signed a letter of intent today to strengthen cooperation, coordination and information sharing on environmental matters related to offshore hydrocarbon activities in the Gulf of Mexico…
Mexico is joining the US and Canada in committing to reduce North America’s methane emissions from the oil and gas sector – the world’s largest methane source – 40% to 45% by 2025, the three countries announced in a joint statement. Image…
Supermajor Shell has donated nearly 9000sq km of its Arctic exploration permits to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to support a national marine conservation area off the coast of Nunavut. Image from Nature Conservancy of Canada…
Automating data collection reduces operator exposure to offshore hazards, as well as making it easier, says Emerson Process Management’s Craig Abbott. Statoil’s Gullfaks’ B platform. Photo from Statoil…
As part of the Obama Administration’s on-going commitment to a cleaner, more secure energy future, Janice Schneider, assistant secretary, Land and Minerals Management and Abigail Ross Hopper, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)…
Henrique Paula, of ABS, explains how data analytics can be used to improve safety, environmental protection, operational efficiency, and profitability in emerging energy markets such as Mexico. One of the most promising and legitimate…