British gas producer Energean cut its annual production forecast for the second time in nearly four months on Thursday, hurt by the temporary suspension of production in Israel in June.Production for 2025 is now expected at 145,000 to 155,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd)…
Halliburton has launched the Turing electro-hydraulic control system, the next generation of SmartWell intelligent completions technology, designed to improve reservoir recovery and reduce well count.The Turing electro-hydraulic control system…
BW Energy has completed a $365 million project finance facility to fund the refurbishment and redeployment of the Maromba floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to Brazil’s Maromba field.The loan, backed by China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure)…
Singapore-based marine services provider PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has been selected by Wison New Energies to tow the Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility from China to the Republic of Congo.The FLNG unit will be…
Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has appointed Eric d'Argentré as its new Chief Operating Officer and President.D'Argentré has extensive expertise in operations, drilling, field development, HSE and project delivery having held…
In Norway, made rich by oil and gas, the idea of shutting fields sends chills, but that is exactly what the small Green Party is pushing as a global switch away from fossil fuels looms.And it's a demand with greater meaning after Monday's election…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production from the Wenchang 16-2 oil field development project in the northern part of South China Sea.The project is located in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin…
Engineering consultancy Wood has secured a three-year contract extension to provide operations, maintenance, modifications and support services on Equinor’s assets at the Mariner field, located on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).With the extended contract…
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has signed a letter of intent for a contract for the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.The potential contract would be expected to have a value of approximately $58 million.The scheduled start would take place in the second half of 2026…
TechnipFMC has secured two subsea contracts from Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras to supply flexible pipe systems for projects in the Santos and Campos basins.The first award, classed by TechnipFMC as ‘substantial’ and valued between $250 million and $500 million…
Petrodec’s newly constructed heavy lift jack-up vessel, named Obana, has started decommissioning work in the Southern North Sea for Perenco.Obana is working on the decommissioning of the Galahad platform, after which it will move to the Amethyst field for the removal of the C1D…
Fugro has completed a site investigation job for Ørsted at a future offshore wind farm landing site along Victoria’s eastern coastline in Australia.The project featured the first onshore deployment of Fugro’s patented Heat Flow Module (HFM) CPT probe…
Crane specialist Liebherr will deliver two BOS 4200 offshore cranes to South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for installation on a floating production unit (FPU) destined for Mexico’s Trion oil field.The BOS 4200 cranes, each with a lifting…
Two SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations recently came online at Shell’s Ormen Lange field, the second largest gas field in Norway, setting the record for the deepest installation of such systems ever.The SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations…
Egypt's petroleum ministry said on Friday that two new wells in the deepwater West Delta have gone online, adding about 60 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) of natural gas to the country's output.Egypt seeks to boost gas production after increasingly turning to imports to meet domestic demand…