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Guyana Pledges to Balance Oil Investment with Residents' Economic Welfare

Feb 16, 2022

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday defended his country's right to develop its oil industry for its residents while insisting local goods and services requirements are not meant to block foreign investments.A string of discoveries off…

Shell Taps Maersk for FPSO Project Support in Brazil

Feb 16, 2022

Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service said Tuesday it had secured an integrated solutions contract with Shell in Brazil, for a station-keeping assignment during the removal of the emergency Gas Lift Riser on the FPSO Fluminense…

Vår Energi Shares Drop after $7.9B Eni Spin-off

Feb 16, 2022

Shares of Vår Energi, the largest pure-play oil exploration and production (E&P) company to list globally in almost a decade, fell 4.9% as it made its Oslo stock market debut on Wednesday.A spin-off from Italy's Eni, Vår Energi declined to 26…

Oil Spills from Eni's Irish Sea Pipeline

Feb 16, 2022

Oil has spilled from an Eni-operated oil pipeline in the Irish Sea, the UK Energy & Climate Change Minister Greg Hands MP said on Twitter Tuesday.'I am being kept regularly updated following a release of oil from a pipeline in the Irish Sea…

Australia: Melbana Energy Gets Offshore Block with 2005 Oil Discovery Included

Feb 16, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Melbana Energy has been granted petroleum exploration permit AC/P70, located in the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, for an initial period of six years. Melbana made an application for this permit under…

Guyana’s First Oil and Gas Training Center Set to Launch

Feb 16, 2022

3t EnerMech and Orinduik Development Incorporated Training Centre have partnered to provide a training center for the local workforce in Guyana, supporting the country's fast-growing offshore oil and gas sector, eliminating the need for local workers to travel abroad for accredited training…

IEA's Birol Urges OPEC+ to Narrow Gap Between Oil Targets and Production

Feb 16, 2022

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies, known as OPEC+, needed to narrow the gap between their oil production targets and actual output, the International Energy Agency's (IEA) head Fatih Birol said on Wednesday…

Nova Innovation to Develop 15MW Tidal Array at Yell Sound, Shetland

Feb 16, 2022

Tidal energy company Nova Innovation plans to develop its largest tidal energy array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland. The company has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland to develop a 15MW tidal array at Yell Sound, between the islands of Yell and Bigga…

Equinor Extends Offshore Drilling Contracts with Archer, KCA Deutag, and Odfjell Drilling

Feb 16, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has exercised extension options worth 8 billion Norwegian crowns (~$898,7 million) with Archer, KCA Deutag, and Odfjell Drilling. The contracts include drilling, completion, intervention services, plugging…

Helix Energy Solutions in 12-month Decom Deal in Brazil

Feb 16, 2022

Helix Energy Solutions Group has won a field decommissioning contract of an undisclosed value with Trident Energy in Brazil.The project is located off the coast of Brazil in the Pampo and Enchova Clusters in the Campos Basin. The 12-month firm contract is scheduled to begin in late 2022…

Guyana May Choose to Develop Future Oil Prospects on Its Own

Feb 15, 2022

Guyana could form a national oil and gas company to oversee its own exploration instead of conducting an offshore drilling auction this year, a government official told international oil executives on Tuesday.The tiny South American country…

UAE's Dragon Oil Strikes Oil in Gulf of Suez

Feb 15, 2022

United Arab Emirates-based Dragon Oil has made its first oil discovery in the Gulf of Suez, the Egyptian petroleum ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.The discovery is one of the largest in the area in the past 20 years, it said, adding…

Putin: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Would Strengthen Europe's Energy Security

Feb 15, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated on Tuesday after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is still awaiting regulatory approval, is a 'purely commercial' project which will strengthen Europe's energy security…

Aker BP to Use Odfjell's Deepsea Nordkapp Drilling Rig for KEG Development Wells

Feb 15, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has exercised a scope-based option to use Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible drilling rig to drill development wells at the recently approved Kobra East Gekko (KEG) project.Odfjell Drilling…

Report: Shell to Launch Sale of Southern North Sea Fields

Feb 15, 2022

Shell is preparing to launch the sale of its stakes in two clusters of gas fields in the southern British North Sea, part of an ongoing retreat of long-time producers from the aging basin, industry sources told Reuters.Shell is planning to offer…

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