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Oil Firms Restoring Output as Hurricane Exits Gulf of Mexico

Oct 12, 2020

U.S. energy companies were returning workers and restarting operations at storm-swept production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday, two days after Hurricane Delta barreled through the area.Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and…

Norway Oil Strike Ends After Wage Agreement

Oct 09, 2020

Norwegian oil firms struck a wage bargain with labor union officials on Friday, ending a 10-day strike that had threatened to cut the country's oil and gas output by close to 25% next week, negotiators for each side told Reuters.Brent oil prices fell by more than 1% on the news to $42…

'Pioneering' Deep Sea Mineral Exploration Mission Complete Off Norway

Oct 09, 2020

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed its five-week seabed mineral research expedition on the Mohn Ridge in the northwestern Norwegian Sea, in cooperation with TIOS and using Island Offshore's Island Valliant vessel. The NPD…

Equinor Should Have Dealt With Issues in U.S. Sooner - Chairman

Oct 09, 2020

A report on Norwegian energy firm Equinor's loss-making investment in the United States detailed significant problems the state-controlled company should have dealt with faster, its chair and chief executive said on Friday.In June, Norway's…

Lukoil Launches Phase Two at Caspian Sea Oil Field

Oct 09, 2020

Russian oil company Lukoil has launched the second phase of the development drilling campaign at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea.The drilling at the Offshore Ice-Resistant Fixed Complex 2 (OIRFC 2) at the large Caspian Sea oil…

Australia: Hibiscus Enters Gippsland Basin Block

Oct 09, 2020

Malaysian oil and gas company has Hibiscus Petroleum has completed the acquisition from 3D Oil of a 50% interest in an oil and gas exploration permit in the prolific Gippsland Basin, off Victoria, AustraliaThe completion of the acquisition of…

Design Underway for Carbon Neutral Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms

Oct 09, 2020

Offshore engineering and installation firm McDermott has teamed up with electrical equipment giant Schneider Electric, and io consulting - a Baker Hughes company - to design carbon-neutral facilities for the upstream oil and natural gas market…

Hurricane Closes 92% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Output in Biggest Shutdown in 15 Years

Oct 09, 2020

A strengthening Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico production in 15 years, halting most of the region's oil and nearly two-thirds of its natural gas output.An already large and powerful storm, Delta could…

Floating Wind Supply Chain Group Formed in UK

Oct 09, 2020

A floating offshore wind supply chain group has been formed in Scotland, as a subgroup of the Scottish DeepWind supply chain cluster, looking to ensure that the local firms benefit from the nascent but growing floating offshore wind industry…

Norway's Striking Union, Oil Firms to Meet Mediator

Oct 09, 2020

Oil firms and labor officials in Norway are to meet on Friday with a state-appointed mediator to try to end a strike that threatens to cut output from western Europe's biggest oil and gas producer by some 25%.Six offshore fields shut on Monday…

Guyana: Noble Corp. Drillship to Stay with ExxonMobil Until Aug. 2030

Oct 09, 2020

Offshore drilling company Noble Corporation said Thursday it had secured more rig work for its Noble Tom Madden drillship with ExxonMobil in Guyana that should see the rig employed until August 2030.Under the 'commercial enabling agreement' signed between the two companies back in February…

Hurricane Delta: Workers Pulled from 279 Offshore Platforms in GoM

Oct 09, 2020

Hurricane Delta raked across the Gulf of Mexico, halting most of the region's offshore oil output on Thursday after energy companies shut-in wells, pulled staff from offshore platforms and began securing coastal processing plants.The storm was about 370 miles (595 km) south of Cameron…

Keppel O&M Scores $442M Vessel Order in Offshore Renewables Sector

Oct 09, 2020

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) said Friday it had secured a contract valued at approximately S$600 million (USD 442 million) in the offshore renewable energy industry.Sharing the news on Friday, Keppel gave little details on the client and the type of order…

Ørsted Names Project Development Head in U.S.

Oct 08, 2020

Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has appointed Patricia DiOrio as its new head of project development in the U.S.Ørsted said Thursday that DiOrio would be based in Boston, and lead the company’s North American Offshore Project Development team…

OPEC Says Oil Demand to Plateau in Late 2030s

Oct 08, 2020

World oil demand will plateau in the late 2030s and could by then have begun to decline, OPEC said on Thursday, in a major shift for the producer group that reflects the lasting impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and consumer habits…

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