UK authorities have given the green light to one of the largest new field discoveries in the UK North Sea – Maersk Oil’s £3 billion (US$ 4.5 billion) Culzean development. The project has been welcomed as a “clear signal the North Sea…
Sandvik Materials Technology, a division within the Sandvik Group, developer and producer of stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other materials, has been awarded two important contracts for control lines for the oil and gas industry in the Middle East…
Image: wind turbines at sea/iStock DONG Energy acquired the Hornsea zone and the project rights to Hornsea Project Two and Three, which have the potential of 3 gigawatts (GW) offshore wind capacity…
As the oil price further deteriorates, major oil-producing countries are looking to the future and to sustainability. Recently, Bloomberg forecast that two-thirds of the US$12.2 trillion global investment in capacity-generation to 2040 will be in the renewables sector…
Project services consultancy Cambla is set to release a new version of its state-of-the-art software, the Schedule Animation Tool (SAT), next week during its exhibit at SPE Offshore Europe. The technology has been developed to improve the accuracy…
TGS has been given the green light by Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) to start acquiring multibeam, coring and geochemical analysis data over about 600,000sq km in Mexican waters. This project will cover the entire deepwater area of the offshore sector of Mexico…
Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels agency (ANP) has announced the first 12 companies pre-approved for the country’s upcoming 13th bid round to be held on 7 October. The pre-approvals went to familiar companies such as supermajor Shell and France’s GDF Suez…
Meg Chesshyre talks to Heerema Fabrication Group CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven about the firm’s latest projects. Cygnus PU sail away. Photos from Heerema Fabrication Group. Heerema…
Designer mud is helping Total tap pressure depleted HPHT reservoirs in the UK North Sea. Elaine Maslin takes a look. The West Franklin well head platform installation last year. Photos from Total…
Communication is key, even offshore. Gregory Hale examines how wireless can improve operational efficiencies. A kenetic mesh network in action on and offshore oil and gas rig. Image from Rajant Corp…
Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup has received the official green light for phase one of its plan for development and operation (PDO) by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Johan Sverdrup field center…
Offshore Wind Consultants, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany. The new Hamburg office will be used as the operating base for the company’s growing client and project work based in the region…
Falklands and Mediterranean-focused explorer Rockhopper Exploration has taken a step forward in its plans to develop an offshore Italy oil field. The firm's Ombrina Mare field environmental impact assessment has been approved by Italy's…
Statoil’s largest steel jacket in its history is on its two-week, 1835 nm journey to the North Sea after setting sail from the Spanish Dragados yard on 10 August. Mariner steel jacket sails away…
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that its Western Gulf of Mexico (GoM) lease sale 246 held today (19 August) attracted US$22.7 million in bids. The BOEM and industry advocates say the sale reflects current market conditions…
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