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INEOS Buys Hess' Denmark Assets for $150M

Aug 30, 2021

INEOS E&P has completed the acquisition of Hess' subsidiary Hess Denmark for $150 million. Hess will use the proceeds to fund its projects in Guyana.With the acquisition, first announced in March, INEOS has become the owner of 61.5% of the Hess-operated Syd Arne oil field…

Australia: New Law to Make Former Oil Field Owners Pay for Decom Works if Needed

Aug 30, 2021

Australia’s parliament last week passed legislation under which the government will be able to make offshore license owners pay for decommissioning and environmental remediation if they sell their offshore blocks and the new owner is then unable to meet its financial obligations…

CNOOC Launches China's First Offshore Carbon Capture & Storage Project

Aug 30, 2021

China's top offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC, has launched the country's first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in South China Sea, which is expected to store more than 1.46 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.As one of the…

Spirit Energy to Decommission Another North Sea Oil Field

Aug 30, 2021

UK-based oil firm Spirit Energy is set to decommission another oil field in the UK North Sea.Just days after receiving approval for the decommissioning plan for its Ensign field, Spirit Energy said Monday it would file a decommissioning program for its Chestnut field in the Central North Sea…

Rex Gets Hold of Two Small Oil Fields Offshore Malaysia

Aug 30, 2021

Oil and gas companies Rex International and Duta Marine have been awarded rights to operate the Rhu-Ara and Diwangsa clusters offshore Malaysia.  Petronas signed the two Small Field Asset (SFA) Production Sharing Contracts with the two companies…

Hurricane Ida's Fury Cuts Deep into U.S. Oil Output, Gasoline Supplies

Aug 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida pummeled U.S. Gulf Coast energy suppliers, knocking out most of the region's offshore wells and nearly half its motor fuel production and drove prices broadly higher.The storm crashed on Sunday into the Louisiana coast, tearing through U…

Malaysia: Shell to Develop Timi Field with Solar, Wind-powered Platform

Aug 30, 2021

Shell's Malaysian subsidiary Sarawak Shell Berhad has made a final investment decision (FID) on the Timi gas development, offshore Sarawak, in Malaysia. The Timi development will feature Shell Sarawak Berhad's first wellhead platform in Malaysia…

New Tyra Topsides, Bridges Reach Danish North Sea

Aug 30, 2021

Big Roll Beaufort heavy transportation vessel, loaded with topsides destined for TotalEnergies' Tyra Phase 2 development off Denmark, reached the Danish North Sea on Sunday morning after a long journey from Singapore.Singapore's offshore platform…

Hurricane Ida: All Workers Safe on Noble Corp. GoM Drillship Trio

Aug 30, 2021

Offshore drilling company Noble Corporation said Sunday that all workers aboard three of its drillships in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were safe and accounted for following Hurricane Ida, with one of the three rigs experiencing hurricane-force conditions…

CGX to Drill Another Well in Guyana Using Maersk Discoverer Rig

Aug 30, 2021

CGX Resources has exercised an option to drill one more exploration well offshore Guyana using Maersk Drilling's Maersk Discoverer drilling rig, the Danish drilling firm has confirmed.CGX, which started drilling a week ago at its first well…

Hurricane Ida Shuts 96% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Crude Output

Aug 29, 2021

Energy firms on Sunday had suspended 1.74 million barrels per day of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), as Hurricane Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm…

Prosafe Has to Pay $53M to Westcon for Rig Conversion. Court Dismisses Appeal

Aug 27, 2021

Prosafe, an Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider, has to pay around $53 million to Westcon yard as its appeal over an April court ruling related to a dispute concerning the conversion of one of its flotels was dismissed.Stavanger…

First US-built Offshore Wind Substation to be Constructed in Texas

Aug 27, 2021

Offshore wind developer Ørsted and its partner Eversource have selected Kiewit to construct an offshore wind substation, which will be deployed at their South Fork Wind project serving New York’s Long Island. This will be the first US-built offshore wind substation…

Petronas Swings to 2Q Profit. CEO Says Oil Market Recovery 'Fragile'

Aug 27, 2021

Malaysian state energy giant Petronas announced a flip to a second-quarter profit on Friday on the back of a recovery in prices and demand, but said it will be a 'long, drawn out process' before the industry returns to pre-pandemic levels.Petronas…

Ex-Total E&P Denmark Boss to Lead Green Transition of Ramboll's Oil & Gas Division

Aug 27, 2021

Danish engineering firm Ramboll has appointed Patrick Gilly, a former Managing Director of Total E&P Denmark as director to lead the green transition of its oil and gas services business.'The green transition is high on the agenda in Ramboll…

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