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READ Cased Hole Names New MD

Aug 18, 2021

READ Cased Hole, a provider of cased hole logging services and technologies to the global oil and gas industry, has appointed Kevin Giles as its new Managing Director.Prior to this role, Giles spent the last 3 years as READ Cased Hole’s Global Commercial Director…

Lundin Energy Gets Nod for North Sea Wildcat

Aug 18, 2021

Lundin Energy has obtained a license to drill a wildcat well in the production license 976, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted the Swedish firm permission for the well 17/8-1.Lundin will use…

Petronas Says Delivers Maiden Carbon Neutral LNG Cargo

Aug 18, 2021

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas said Wednesday it had delivered its first carbon neutral liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Shikoku Electric.The cargo was delivered from the Petronas LNG Complex (PLC) in Bintulu and was received Tuesday at the Sakaide LNG terminal in Shikoku Island…

Fugro to Conduct Surveys Over Future Offshore Wind Farm Sites in Germany

Aug 18, 2021

Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro has won a contract to carry out geophysical investigations for Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)).'The award is in line with the…

Wood Expects $500M Worth of CCUS Projects Coming to Market in Medium Term

Aug 18, 2021

UK-based engineering firm Wood said Wednesday it expected continued growth in the carbon capture utilization and storage market, with circa $500M worth of potential CCUS projects coming to market in the medium term.'Wood has strengthened its…

Guyana to Increase Oil Royalties and Revamp Contract Terms for Future Oil Projects

Aug 18, 2021

Guyana aims to increase its oil royalties and revamp other contract terms as part of a new profit-sharing agreement (PSA) for future crude and gas projects now in its draft stage, the South American nation's vice president said on Tuesday.The…

Sakhalin Energy: Maintenance Continues at LNG Train 2

Aug 18, 2021

Russian liquefied natural gas producer (LNG) Sakhalin Energy said on Wednesday post-shutdown commissioning was continuing at the second LNG train at its Prigorodnoye production complex.Comprehensive maintenance work, which began on July 9, had been initially due to last around 37 days…

Odfjell Oceanwind Gets Enova Grant for Mobile Offshore Wind Units

Aug 18, 2021

Odfjell Oceanwind has secured a pre-project grant from Enova, Norway’s fund for climate and energy technologies, for maturing its first commercial contracts for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs) and WindGrid for electrification of oil and gas installations…

Report: Qatar's Oct-loading al-Shaheen Crude Term Price Set at 2-month Low

Aug 18, 2021

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has set the term price for al-Shaheen crude cargoes loading in October at $2.62 a barrel above Dubai quotes, the lowest premium in two months, several trade sources said on Wednesday.The price was set after QP sold three cargoes via a tender at premiums ranging from $2 to $2…

Investors Jittery Over $29B Woodside, BHP Oil and Gas Deal

Aug 18, 2021

Shares in BHP Group and Woodside Petroleum fell on Wednesday as investors on both sides raised questions about the value of the Perth-based oil and gas group's proposed $29 billion merger with BHP's petroleum arm.While a 6% fall in BHP's share…

Shell Books Valaris Drillship for Operations in Sao Tome and Principe and Namibia

Aug 18, 2021

Offshore drilling firm Valaris has secured contracts with Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. and Shell Sao Tome and Principe B.V. offshore Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively, for its drillship VALARIS DS-10.The contracts for the 2017-delivered offshore rig are each for one well…

Guyana Vows to Develop Its Oil in an Environmentally Safe Manner

Aug 17, 2021

Guyana will develop its massive oil and gas discoveries with full environmental protections, a top official told a U.S. energy conference on Tuesday, pushing back against calls for energy providers to halt new exploration.The tiny South American…

Chevron Sees Brazil's Pre-salt Oil as Prize Asset

Aug 17, 2021

Chevron Corp is hoping to play a role in Brazil's pre-salt oil discoveries, the U.S. oil major's Brazil chief said on Tuesday at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston.The 'pre-salt chapter' might be the most important development in Chevron's more than century-long presence in Brazil…

ROVs: Time for Renewal in the Work Class world?

Aug 17, 2021

There are tentative signs of the start of a renewal in the work class ROV fleet. But what form will it take?The work class ROV (WCROV) market has taken something of a battering over the past few years. The 2014 downturn and then a pandemic has…

HYTORC's J-Washer Wins OTC 2021 Award

Aug 17, 2021

HYTORC, a manufacturer of industrial bolting systems, has received a Spotlight on New Technology Small Business Award at the 2021 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. The company won the award for its HYTORC J-Washer. 'The J-Washer…

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