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Technical Issue Shuts Down BP’s Caspian Sea Gas Platform

Jan 10, 2025

BP said on Friday it had suspended the work of its Shah Deniz Alfa (SDA) platform after detecting a technical issue at the subsea gas condensate export line between the platform and the Sangachal terminal.'All people on the platform are safe and there is no environmental impact…

Kazakhstan Orders Kashagan Oil Field Operator to Pay $6.6M Fine

Jan 10, 2025

A court in Kazakhstan has fined the operator of the giant Kashagan oilfield 3.5 billion tenge ($6.64 million) for environmental violations, such as excessive gas flaring, local media reported.The group, which includes Shell, Eni, TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil…

NextGeo Scoops $27.8M for North Sea Offshore Wind Surveys

Jan 10, 2025

Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has been hired by TenneT under a $27.8 million contract to conduct an unexploded ordnances (UXO) survey off the Dutch coast, in support of the development of offshore wind farms…

Equinor Hires Subsea7 for Work Offshore Norway

Jan 09, 2025

Subsea 7 has secured contract by Equinor for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study with engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) option for the Fram Sør development project, offshore Norway.The study will finalize…

Denmark Invites Bids for Offshore CO2 Exploration and Storage Licenses

Jan 09, 2025

The Danish Energy Agency has launched the fourth licensing round for exploration and CO2 storage in three areas near the Danish coast.The licensing round for exploration and use of the subsurface for geological storage of CO2 covers Jammerbugt…

UK Fines CNOOC $150K for Breach of Venting Consent at Buzzard Field

Jan 09, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has imposed a penalty of $154,000 on CNOOC Petroleum Europe for venting without consent at its Buzzard field, 60 miles north-east of Aberdeen, on two separate occasions in a two-week period.On May 31…

Norway Marks Record-High Gas Output Year

Jan 09, 2025

Norway's natural gas production rose by 6.9% in 2024 to a record 124 billion cubic metres (bcm) but is expected to ease slightly this year, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Thursday.Norway became Europe's largest supplier of natural gas following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022…

XOCEAN Nets $118M Investment to Expand Offshore Operations

Jan 09, 2025

Irish ocean data company XOCEAN has secured $118.3 million investment to support its expansion across multiple offshore segments including wind development and operations, asset integrity assurance, CCUS, and civil hydrography.XOCEAN partnered with S2G Ventures to structure the round…

Shell Hires SLB for Deepwater Drilling Support Across Multi-Region Assets

Jan 08, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB has secured a series of major drilling contracts by Shell to support capital-efficient energy development across its deep and ultra-deepwater assets in the U.K. North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, Gulf of Mexico and others…

Van Oord Takes Delivery of Giant Offshore Installation Vessel Boreas

Jan 08, 2025

A brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas has been handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China.The Boreas, named after the Greek god of the Northern winds, is purpose-built for…

DeepOcean Adds High-Spec Subsea Vessel to Its Fleet

Jan 08, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has signed a charter contract for the high-spec subsea vessel Orient Adventurer.The new capacity aligns with the company’s service offerings and subsea capabilities across both the offshore renewables and conventional energy sectors in multiple regions…

KCA Deutag Lands $16M Drilling Services Extensions in North Sea

Jan 08, 2025

Oil and gas drilling services company KCA Deutag has secured contract extensions for its drilling services in the U.K. North Sea, worth $16 million.KCA Deutag said its offshore business pocketed multi-million-dollar contract extensions in the U…

Norway Greenlights DNO’s North Sea Drilling Campaign

Jan 08, 2025

DNO Norge has secured a permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) to drill an exploration well in the North Sea.DNO Norge, and its partners Aker BP, Japex Norge, and Concedo, will use Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible…

Aker BP Set for Drilling Ops in Norwegian Sea

Jan 08, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6507/2-8 in production license 94, which is operated by Aker BP with 30% working interest, along…

Galp’s CEO Filipe Silva Steps Down

Jan 08, 2025

Portuguese oil company Galp has informed its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Filipe Silva resigned from the position, following alleged relationship probe.The CEO, who also held the position of Vice-President of the Board of Directors at Gulp…

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