The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and Russian petroleum authorities (Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency, Rosnedra) have entered into an agreement to exchange seismic data from the areas around the demarcation line in the Barents Sea…
While it seems most Arctic exploration activity has slowed, it really depends on where you look. Bruce McMichael reports. Gazprom Neft’s Prirazlomnoye facility, in the Russian Arctic. Photos from Gazprom Neft…
Intelligent Engineering has seen its SPS repair system used on a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel offshore Cameroon. The FSO Komi Kribi 1 (KK1), converted in 1977 from a VLCC and operated by ExxonMobil for Cameroon Oil Transportation Co…
Mexican state owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has applied to Mexico's Energy Ministry, SENER, for a joint venture for two shallow water fields in the Gulf of Mexico on 18 October, according to news reports. Image from Pemex…
Malaysia's MISC Berhad has launched arbitration proceedings against Shell to seek resolution on contractual disputes worth some US$245 million concerning the construction and lease of the Gumusut-Kakap semi-floating production system (Semi-FPS)…
After years of delays and soaring costs, the first batch of export crude oil has been shipped from the giant Kashagan oil field. The development, in the north Caspian Sea, was hit by its latest set back last year, after issues with the…
Trelleborg has manufactured and delivered 52 vertical elastomeric bearings and 156 horizontal bearings for use on the 13 modules onboard Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, as well as 40 turret bogey bearings to enable natural movements of the turret…
After three weeks of strike, Norwegian workers union Industry Energy says its call for equal pay between operator, drilling, catering and oil service staff on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has been accepted, ending the strike. More…
Audrey Raj speaks to Shell and Technip about Malikai’s TLP, a first-of-its-kind designed and built in Malaysia for the field offshore Sabah. Malikai TLP onboard Dockwise White Marlin HTV. Photos from Shell…
Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG) raised US$26 million (€23 million) in a series C investment round from both new and existing shareholders. (SAEV) joins the shareholder base with an investment of $11 million (€10 million). SAEV is the corporate venturing arm of Saudi Arabian Oil Co…
Supermajor Shell is moving most of its employees in Houston from its downtown location to the west side of the city. The changes, which are expected to take effect in Q1 2017, will move about 3400 employees from the Central Business District…
Shell Canada is moving on to its next prospect in the Shelburne basin, offshore Nova Scotia, after failing to find commercial hydrocarbons at its first exploration well in the program. Map of the Shelburne basin exploration project…
Dutch heavy weight Allseas marked its biggest milestone yet, late August - and has now released a video showing the operation. The firm's mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, successfully completed its first commercial job…
Dresser-Rand, part of Siemens Power and Gas Division, recently delivered power generation equipment for a combined cycle power plant (CCPP) for the Shell Appomattox deepwater oil and gas floating production platform. The platform will be…
GE Oil & Gas is set to offer a new, compact take on multiphase subsea boosting. Elaine Maslin reports. Image from GE Oil & Gas. By the end of this year, GE Oil & Gas hopes to…
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