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Mermaid Plugs 21 Wells in Vessel-Based Decommissioning Campaign

Nov 11, 2024

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has successfully concluded what is believed to be the largest vessel-based UK North Sea decommissioning campaign in history.Carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator, the project spanned two years and involved…

India Defends Propping Up Russian Oil - Prices "would have hit the roof"

Nov 09, 2024

Global oil prices 'would have hit the roof' if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, India's oil minister said, adding that prices would determine where the country buys oil from.India, the world's third largest oil importer and consumer…

Beating the Heat: R.W. Fernstrum & Company Turns 75

Nov 07, 2024

R.W. Fernstrum & Company, founded by Robert W. Fernstrum 75 years ago, is a quintessential U.S. manufacturing story. The company was born in the aftermath of WWII, founded on an invention developed during the war by Robert Fernstrum to help solve an engine overheating problem that was plaguing U…

US Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Output Goes Down Ahead of Storm

Nov 06, 2024

Oil and gas producers began shutting in U.S. Gulf of Mexico output and pulling workers off platforms on Tuesday ahead of a late hurricane season storm threatening offshore fields.The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of steady to rapid intensification over the next 24 to 36 hours…

Oil Set for Biggest Weekly Gains in Two Years

Oct 04, 2024

Oil prices rose for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as investors braced for a potential Israeli strike on Iranian energy infrastructure, setting up crude benchmarks for their biggest weekly gains since OPEC+ began curtailing output two years ago…

Mitsubishi Boosts Stake in Petronas’ Malaysia LNG Plant

Sep 27, 2024

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi said on Friday it would expand its ownership in a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Malaysia, acquiring 10% stakes in the Dua and Tiga units of the Malaysia LNG plant.Operated by Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petronas…

Petrobras to Reopen Closed Well at Roncador Field Off Brazil

Sep 27, 2024

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is set to reopen a closed oil well in its large offshore Roncador field in a bid to quickly obtain natural gas, the company's chief said on Thursday.The well, located off the Brazilian coast northeast of Rio de Janeiro…

Big Chunk of US Gulf of Mexico Output Still Shut After Hurricane Francine

Sep 17, 2024

About 6% of crude production and 10% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday.There were 101,778 barrels…

Van Oord’s Brand New Calypso CLV Set for Debut at RWE’s Offshore Wind Project

Sep 11, 2024

Van Oord’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Calypso is gearing up for its debut at RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK.The inter-array cables have been loaded onto Calypso CLV at the Port of Blyth in the UK, ahead of its first job at RWE’s biggest offshore wind…

Harbour Energy Concludes Wintershall Dea Deal and Raises Production Outlook

Sep 03, 2024

Britain's Harbour Energy raised its 2024 production forecast on Tuesday, after completing the purchase of oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea's assets.Harbour in December had agreed to acquire the non-Russian oil and gas assets of the German company in an $11…

UK Government Backs 5.3GW of Offshore Wind Projects in Latest CfD Auction

Sep 03, 2024

In the sixth UK’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round, offshore wind developers have secured support for around 5.3 GW in new capacity for both floating and bottom-fixed offshore wind.As part of the allocation round 6, nine bottom-fixed offshore wind projects…

The Mounting Offshore Oil & Gas Decommissioning Cost

Aug 22, 2024

The safe, timely and cost-efficient decommissioning of offshore infrastructure is one of the big challenges faced by the oil & gas sector. We estimate that the liability currently stands at over $300 billion (real terms), and this will only…

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