Norway's Equinor and Japan's Hitachi Energy have signed a deal to collaborate within electrification, renewable power generation and low-carbon initiatives globally.One of the first things the two companies will work on together is creating…
The strong winds blowing over Australia’s rugged coastlines will soon power many of [Australia's] homes, as offshore wind farms are poised to begin construction. But a new research highlights the need to ensure any potential risks to marine life is properly mitigated…
Suriname's Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI) has this week announced the launch of a competitive bid round for six new oil and gas exploration blocks.The blocks are located in the currently sparsely explored Demerara acreage of Suriname…
Offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling on Thursday announced public trading on Euronext Growth, after a recent private placement and share issue with total gross proceeds of $45 million. “Dolphin Drilling has attractive assets, a strong…
Conrad Asia Energy Ltd said Monday that it had received written approval from the Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the Plan of Development (POD) Revision for the Mako offshore gas field, dubbed 'currently the largest undeveloped gas field in South Natuna Sea…
A consortium created in 2021 wants to build an offshore wind farm 22 kilometers off the coast of South Taranaki, New Zealand.The consortium, comprising BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate and Elemental Group, says this is the first of its four offshore…
Norway's Kongsberg Digital has launched a new application at ADIPEC, which promises to enable oil and gas operators to follow their key performance indicator (KPI) progress on drilling and well operations in real time.According to Kongsberg Digital…
Offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the US Gulf of Mexico could play an influential role in the country's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.According to Woodmac…
Bureau Veritas delivered an Approval in Principle to COLD PAD, an industrial start-up, for its C-Claw technology, a heavy-duty fastener for steel structures that is non-intrusive (no hole and no hot work is required). It was designed as an alternative…
Offshore drilling firm Island Drilling has signed a drilling contract with Dana Petroleum for a drilling program in the UK in 2023.For this, Island Drilling will supply its 2012-built harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig, Island Innovator…
Chinese offshore drilling contractor China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) said Monday it had recently signed several long-term drilling rig service contracts in the Middle East. The contracts are worth around RMB14 billion (~$1,92 billion) in total…
Brazilian oil company Enauta said Monday that production from its Atlanta offshore field in Brazil had been interrupted.'The initial assessment is that this is an operational problem on the surface. The current production of the field is 7,500 bbl/day…
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has drilled a dry exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Wednesday that the well 6607/12-5 had been drilled in the production license 943.Using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig…
Offshore drilling company Transocean said Thursday that its Deepwater Atlas, the world's first 8th generation drillship, had started its first contract.The offshore drilling rig, delivered by Singapore's Sembcorp Marine in June, is under a contract with Beacon Offshore Energy in the U…
Andrew Hockey, CEO of the UK-based oil and gas company IOG, with gas fields in the Southern North Sea, is set to step down after nearly five years in the role. IOG's Chief Operating Officer, David Gibson, is stepping down, too.The news of the resignations came Wednesday…