Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a pipeline pre-commissioning contract by McDermott in support of Shell Trinidad and Tobago’s Manatee gas development.EnerMech said it will deliver ‘critical services’ across a 115 km, 32-inch offshore pipeline…
Equinor posted a bigger than expected drop in third-quarter profit on Wednesday as oil and gas prices fell, and booked asset impairments on a weaker long-term outlook for crude prices.The Norwegian energy group's adjusted earnings before tax for July-September fell 9…
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has reached a milestone with the Almirante Tamandaré floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, operating in the Búzios field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, with record production rate of 270…
Operators are being urged to boost the efficiency of production from North Sea fields by extending the life of existing oil and gas wells, according to a new report from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).Interventions, industry’s term for this type of activity…
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of Norway's government in a climate lawsuit brought by young activists who claimed the country's policy of Arctic oil exploration had put their future at risk.Norway is western Europe's largest oil and gas producer…
Venezuela's oil ministry will ask the presidency to suspend a wide cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago for energy development, including joint gas projects in negotiation, the South American country's oil minister said.Trinidad's…
The Regulators’ Pioneer Fund has awarded the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) USD$143,000 (£107,000) for a project intended to make North Sea data easier to access. The funding will be split between two workstreams, one creating an enhanced…
Portugal's Galp Energia reported an 11% increase in adjusted third-quarter core profit on Monday, beating analysts' estimates, driven by a jump in refining margins and robust gas trading.The energy firm reported adjusted earnings before interest…
TotalEnergies has told Mozambique that the costs of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the country have risen by $4.5 billion in the four years it was on hold, and it wants its production agreement extended by a decade, a letter from its chief executive showed…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea field.The permit is for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D in production license 027.Vår Energi is the operator of the license, with 90% working interest…
Production at the Ekofisk 2/4 K oil and gas platform in the North Sea is shut, TV2 Norway reported on Thursday, citing operator ConocoPhillips.The broadcaster reported a vessel lying next to the platform lost its propulsion and collided with the structure…
Greece has formally selected a consortium of U.S. oil major Chevron and domestic firm Helleniq Energy as the preferred bidder for four offshore gas exploration areas - one in the Ionian Sea and three south of the Peloponnese and Crete - the country’s energy ministry said…
African oil and gas company Rhino Resources plans to drill an appraisal well on a Namibian prospect next year and take a flow test on another as it races TotalEnergies to first oil in the southern African nation, its chief executive said.The appraisal well…
Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with the government of Gabon to explore for oil and gas off the coast of the central African country.The memorandum of understanding, a non-binding agreement, marks an expansion of the top U…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto and ICON Engineering have signed an agreement to deliver Rig-Installed Wellhead Platforms (RIWHPs) for offshore oil and gas developments in Malaysia.The agreement brings together Velesto’s track record…