Latest News - page 1655

 

Simec Inks Technology Partnership with GE

May 16, 2019

Simec Atlantis Energy is set to team up with General Electric (GE) to develop the world's largest tidal stream turbine.According to a press release from Simec, its Atlantis Turbine and Engineering Services (ATES) division will enter into a Technology…

North Sea Fields Shut for Pipeline Repairs

May 16, 2019

Production at oilfields that feed into North Sea crude grade Flotta Gold has been shut down due to repairs on the main pipeline to the export terminal in Scotland, a spokesman for the terminal operator said.'We are carrying out repairs to a…

Fibron Gets a New Start

May 16, 2019

UK-based custom subsea umbilical and cable solutions provider Fibron revealed its new branding to the offshore market during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston last week.Managing Director, Bruno Cianfini, reiterated the company…

EMGS Kicks Off Barents Sea Survey

May 16, 2019

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced Thursday it has entered into an agreement for a fully prefunded multiclient 3D controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea.The contract has a value of $1.25 million…

Lukoil Starts Two Wells in the Baltic Sea

May 16, 2019

Russian oil company Lukoil said it has commenced commercial operation of two wells at D41 offshore field in the Baltic Sea. Construction of one of the wells finished on February 6, 2019, the other was completed on May 7, 2019.The field is operated…

Decommissioning Players Join Forces

May 16, 2019

Three leaders in the oil and gas industry’s decommissioning sector have teamed up to launch Fairfield Decom, a new company based in Aberdeen that will manage, integrate and execute end-to-end late life operations and decommissioning activities…

Premier Oil Raises Output Guidance

May 16, 2019

Britain's Premier Oil increased its 2019 production guidance on Thursday, saying output had been boosted by efficiency measures and a late sale from its now-divested Pakistan oil fields.The company said it now expects output to reach 75,000 to 80…

Lekoil Withdraws Suit Against Nigerian Petroleum Minister

May 16, 2019

Nigeria’s upstream regulatory hiccups continue to take toll on planned offshore exploration and production schedules as some private investors are stuck with their work programs for lack of clarity on key upstream mergers and acquisition procedures…

Statfjord Loading Still Shut After Spill -Equinor

May 16, 2019

Equinor has still not identified the source of an oil spill at its Statfjord field in the North Sea, and the loading of crude onto tankers remains shut, the Norwegian company told Reuters on Thursday.The leakage consisted of 'small observations' of oil on the surface of the ocean…

Ocean Infinity to Support Shell Survey

May 16, 2019

US based seabed survey and ocean exploration company Ocean Infinity announced it will support Australian marine survey company Guardian Geomatics on an extensive hydrographic project for Shell.The project, which is planned to commence in June…

Pemex Requests $8bn Loan Amid Heavy Uncertainty

May 16, 2019

Petróleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) US$8 billion bank loan comes amid heavy investor uncertainty over the oil company’s debt load, but lenders wanting to maintain links with Pemex and the left-wing administration overseeing the firm may have little choice but to commit to the financing…

i-Tech 7 Hires New Business Development Manager

May 16, 2019

i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s life of field business unit, has appointed Craig Roberts as its new regional business development manager for its Asia Pacific & Middle East region.Roberts, who joins from Total Marine Technology (TMT) where he was operations manager…

Brent Oil Climbs Toward $73

May 16, 2019

Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third day running as fears of supply disruption amid heightened tensions in the Middle East overshadowed swelling U.S. crude inventories.Brent crude futures were up $1.03 cents at $72.80 a barrel by 1344 GMT…

NPD Grants Drilling Permit to OMV (Norge)

May 16, 2019

OMV Norge, a subsidiary of the Austrian oil company OMV, has received drilling permit for well 6506/11-11 S from Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).NPD said in a press release that the well 6506/11-11 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility…

Trade War Puts LNG Projects at Risk

May 16, 2019

The escalation of the trade war between the US and China could jeopardize several LNG mega projects that are awaiting final approval, said Rystad Energy.China announced on Monday that it will raise the duty on imports of US liquefied natural…

Current News

Dominion Energy Releases Responds to Government Suspension of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy Releases Respo

Trump Freezes Five Offshore Wind Projects, Company Shares Plummet

Trump Freezes Five Offshore Wi

Viridien Completes Reimaging of BM-S-2 Multi-Client Survey in Santos Basin

Viridien Completes Reimaging o

CNOOC Launches New Offshore Oil Development in Southern China

CNOOC Launches New Offshore Oi

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine