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Repsol Extends Esvagt Corona Vessel Stay at Yme Field

Sep 27, 2021

Danish offshore vessel owner Esvagt said Monday that the Spanish oil firm Repsol had extended the contract for the Esvagt Corona standby/rescue vessel for an additional 18 months.The contract for standby services at Repsol's Yme field in the Norwegian North Sea now runs until the spring of 2023…

Equinor Gets Permission to Boost Gas Exports to Tight European Market

Sep 20, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has said it has, with its partners, received permission to increase gas exports from two offshore fields in Norway to supply the tight European market.Production permits for the Oseberg and Troll fields have…

BP Charters Prosafe Flotel for UK North Sea Work

Sep 20, 2021

Oil and gas company BP has chartered Prosafe's offshore accommodation rig Safe Zephyrus for work in the UK North Sea.The Safe Zephyrus,  with beds for 450 persons, in single-man cabins, will provide gangway-connected operations to support the…

Saudi Aramco Unit to Market Guyana's Crude for One Year

Sep 17, 2021

Guyana has granted a unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co, known as Aramco, a one-year contract to market the government's share of the crude produced in the South American country, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told Reuters.The country in early September…

INEOS Gets Consent for Fat Canyon Drilling

Sep 13, 2021

INEOS E&P Norge has obtained a drilling permit from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for an offshore exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.INEOS will drill the well, formally named 'Well 6306/3-1 S' - the Fat Canyon Prospect - using the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig…

Vår Energi Spuds Rødhette Well, Partner Longboat Says

Sep 15, 2021

Longboat Energy, a recently formed North Sea exploration and production firm, has announced the spudding of the Rødhette exploration well in the Barents Sea, off Norway, by its partner Vår Energi.Longboat, formed by ex-Faroe Petroleum management…

Some 28% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Crude Output Offline

Sep 17, 2021

U.S. Gulf Coast crude oil exports are flowing again after recent hurricanes took out 26 million barrels of offshore production, according to sources and Refinitiv Eikon data, with local prices easing as more shipments moved out of the region…

Only 15km Left to Finish Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, Putin Says

Aug 23, 2021

There are only 15 km (9 miles) left to finish the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany that bypasses Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.The $11 billion project doubling the capacity of the first Nord Stream…

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Nord Stream 2. Measures Expected to Have No Effect on Project

Aug 23, 2021

The Biden administration on Friday slapped sanctions on a Russian ship and two companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but opponents of the nearly-completed project said the measures would not stop it.The sanctions were imposed on ship Ostap Sheremeta…

Aker BP Awards $81M in FEED Contracts for NOA Fulla Field Project

Sep 15, 2021

Aker BP has awarded FEED contracts worth nearly NOK 700 million (~$81,2 million) to its alliance partners Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy, and Subsea 7, related to the field development of NOA Fulla in the southern part of the NOAKA area, offshore Norway…

Saudi Aramco Unit Wins Guyana Oil Tender

Sep 08, 2021

Guyana awarded a unit of Saudi Aramco a tender to purchase a portion of the country's oil production, and the two parties will likely enter into a one-year marketing deal, an official said on Tuesday.The South American country last month received…

Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline to Be Completed Next Week

Aug 19, 2021

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction is 99% complete, the operating company said on Wednesday, after a media report the Russian-led project, which has come under criticism from the United States, is expected to be finished on Aug. 23…

Pemex Restarts Output Suspended Due to Offshore platform Fire

Aug 31, 2021

Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said on Monday that it has resumed 421,000 barrels per day in oil production and brought back online 125 wells following a deadly fire at an offshore platform on Aug. 22.The accident in the…

Spirit Energy to Decommission Another North Sea Oil Field

Aug 30, 2021

UK-based oil firm Spirit Energy is set to decommission another oil field in the UK North Sea.Just days after receiving approval for the decommissioning plan for its Ensign field, Spirit Energy said Monday it would file a decommissioning program for its Chestnut field in the Central North Sea…

Blinken Names Energy Security Advisor to Tackle Nord Stream 2 Risks

Aug 11, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday appointed former diplomat Amos Hochstein as a senior advisor for energy security to work on the fallout from the Russia-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, among other energy issues, according to a statement…

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