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Two U.S. Warships in South China Sea Amid China-Malaysia Standoff

Apr 21, 2020

Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea, the Navy said on Tuesday, with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia.The Haiyang Dizhi 8, a Chinese government research ship…

Tullow Oil Names CEO

Apr 21, 2020

London-listed oil company Tullow Oil has appointed Rahul Dhir as Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Group.Dhir will begin under his new role from July 1, 2020 and Dorothy Thompson, currently, Executive Chair of Tullow will…

Oil Price Crash, What Next?

Apr 21, 2020

A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus $40 a barrel as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirus-induced demand collapse.U.S. West…

TechnipFMC Tallies Woodside Subsea Contract

Apr 20, 2020

Services company TechnipFMC said it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Australia's Woodside for the development of the Lambert Deep and Phase 3 of the Greater Western Flank fields…

What Did Scientists Learn from Deepwater Horizon?

Apr 20, 2020

April 20, 2020, marks the tenth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, the offshore oil industry's biggest environmental disaster.Eleven people died, 17 others were injured, Transocean's drilling rig sank, and an incident caused more than four million barrels of oil to spill into the U…

EC-OG Raises Funds for Subsea Battery System

Apr 20, 2020

Subsea clean energy company EC-OG has said it has received £1.6 million from an investment consortium led by Par Equity. The company plans to use the cash to commercialize its innovative Halo battery storage system designed for subsea applications…

Norwegian Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuit Against Arctic Drilling

Apr 20, 2020

Norway's supreme court will hear a lawsuit opposing the country's Arctic oil exploration brought by Greenpeace and other environmental groups, it said on Monday, in a landmark case for Western Europe's largest oil and gas producer.The environmental…

The Year 2020 Will be a Large Stress Test for the Offshore Industry

Apr 20, 2020

As the offshore market entered 2020, many within the industry had an optimistic outlook for the future and the consensus was ‘the worst is behind us’. However, nobody could have foreseen the events that would unfold in Q1 2020 and the impact…

Vår Energi Names VP Field Development

Apr 20, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi will appoint Bjørn Thore Ribesen (49) to a newly created position as VP Field Development & Projects.Ribesen joins Vår Energi as from the position of Senior Vice President, Drilling & Wells in another Norwegian oil firm Aker Energy…

Halliburton Books $1.1B Charge, Slashes Spending Amid Oil Rout

Apr 20, 2020

Halliburton Co on Monday joined its bigger rival Schlumberger in taking impairment hits in the first quarter and issued a bleak outlook for North America as oilfield providers grapple with an unprecedented decline in oil prices.Oil prices have…

Beach Energy Ends Diamond Offshore Drilling Rig Deal Citing Late Arrival Date

Apr 20, 2020

Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has terminated the contract for Diamond Offshore's Ocean Onyx semi-submersible drilling rig, citing delays in the rig's arrival.The rig was to be used by Beach Energy at the Victorian Otway Basin, however…

Gasunie Joins Offshore Green Hydrogen Project

Apr 20, 2020

Energy infrastructure firm Gasunie has joined as a partner at the PosHYdon project - the first offshore green hydrogen pilot being worked on in the Dutch section of the North Sea.PosHYdon integrates three energy systems in the Dutch North Sea: offshore wind…

SeaBird Scores South America Contract

Apr 20, 2020

Offshore seismic survey contractor SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of award for a contract in South America.The Oslo-listed company said Monday that the letter of award was for a source contract, without revealing the name of the client…

Petrobras: Binding Phase Starts for Papa-Terra Field Sale

Apr 20, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started the binding phase for the sale of its share in the Papa-Terra field located in the deepwater area in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.The binding phase starts following a teaser for the sale Petrobras had announced back in February…

Equinor Gets Another Consent for Troll B Life Extension

Apr 20, 2020

After receiving consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for the extended operation of the Troll B offshore platform, oil firm Equinor has now received the green light from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, too.The authorities have…

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