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Shell gets Shelburne green light

Oct 21, 2015

The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) granted Shell Canada the approval to begin its Shelburne Basin Venture Exploration Drilling Project, offshore Nova Scotia. The Stena IceMAX…

Malampaya fuels the Philippines

Nov 01, 2015

Audrey Raj explains how an old deepwater field such as Malampaya continues to power the Philippines and benefit its economy. In early 2015, the Malampaya Phase 3 depletion compression platform was towed from its fabrication site in Subic Bay…

QGEP, Shell sign COSA

Oct 26, 2015

QGEP Participações has announced that Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção has signed a Crude Oil Sales Agreement (COSA) with Shell Western Supply and Trading for the early production system (EPS) of the Atlanta Field. This contract refers to QGEP's 30% share in the production from the field…

Apache up North Sea reserves 50%

Nov 02, 2015

Houston headquartered Apache has unveiled a string of discoveries it has made in the UK North Sea which could increase its total North Sea reserve base by 50% and result in investment in new production facilities. The company says it has made two 'significant' discoveries in the Beryls area…

SBM inks Browse FLNG FEED contract

Oct 19, 2015

Technip has awarded SBM Offshore a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for three, large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse FLNG development offshore Australia. The three, large-scale turrets…

WoodMac: Key themes in 2016 for majors

Nov 04, 2015

Wood Mackenzie's corporate upstream research team has assessed Q3 results from the major oil and gas companies, identifying four key themes to look out in 2016.  Wood Mackenzie says the latest round of earnings results offered the industry…

The case for US Arctic exploration

Oct 06, 2015

Arctic drilling has made headlines since the announcement of Shell’s 2015 summer drilling campaign. Paired with the low oil prices due to a surplus of supply, many people wonder why we even need to drill in the Arctic when there is so much oil right now…

FMC develops subsea technology

Oct 28, 2015

FMC Technologies has developed and patented a technology to replace the orbital welding process used to connect small bore hydraulic tubing used in subsea equipment — the shape memory alloy subsea fitting. The technology is based on shape…

Interior cancels Arctic lease sales

Oct 16, 2015

The US Department of the Interior announced it will cancel two planned Arctic offshore lease sales under the US government’s current five-year plan for 2012-2017 due to Shell’s failed Arctic campaign and current market conditions, which left…

Technip bags Brazil pre-salt first

Oct 27, 2015

Technip has been was awarded the first contract to supply flexibles for the giant Libra field offshore Brazil. The contract will also see the first 8in oil production pipes to be installed in Brazil's pre-salt area. Libra Oil & Gas BV…

Shell invests in composite pipe firm

Oct 22, 2015

Shell Technology Ventures has invested in Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe firm Airborne Oil & Gas alongside German specialty chemicals firm Evonik and HPE Growth Capital (HPE). How much the three firms have invested in Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG) is undisclosed…

Badger Explorer technology in development

Oct 28, 2015

Badger Explorer and the University of Glasgow, supported by the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), will collaborate on the development of the Badger Explorer technology, a rig-less formation and reservoir evaluation tool. The device drills down to the target reservoir…

Chevron to slash 6-7000 jobs

Oct 30, 2015

US supermajor Chevron announced in its Q3 results that it expects to make further workforce reductions in the realm of 6000-7000 in an effort to cut costs. The company’s earnings this quarter were better than anticipated, according to analysts Simmons & Co…

FMC falls in 3Q, expands JIP

Oct 21, 2015

Although Houston-based FMC Technologies fell 22% in its 3Q 2015 revenue, the company managed to book US$1 billion in subsea orders, and added US supermajor Chevron to its 20k JIP. FMC ROV. Image from FMC Twitter…

Bureau Veritas to class Yamal LNG carriers

Oct 27, 2015

International classification society Bureau Veritas announced it will class the series of Arctic-capable LNG carriers that will be built in Korea's DSME yard to service the Yamal LNG project in Russia's high arctic. Exporting LNG from Yamal calls for a type of LNG carrier never built before…

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