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Chevron's Union Fight Escalates in Australia

Aug 29, 2023

Chevron's two major LNG production facilities in Australia could face daily work stoppages of up to 10 hours next week after unions on Tuesday threatened labour action in a dispute over pay and conditions.Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone projects account for more than 5% of global LNG capacity…

Shell Announces Executive Committee Change

Aug 29, 2023

Ronan Cassidy, Shell plc’s Chief Human Resources and Corporate Officer, will step down with effect from December 31, 2023, and leave group service thereafter.Rachel Solway, currently Executive Vice President, Human Resources Organisation Development & Learning…

Australia Announces 2023 Offshore GHG Storage Acreage Release

Aug 29, 2023

The Australian government has announced that 10 acreage release areas are available for bidding to explore offshore greenhouse gas storage locations.The areas are offshore of Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania across seven basins: Bonaparte…

CNOOC, Petrobras Announce Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Aug 29, 2023

Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant CNOOC has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras, Chinese government-backed media outlet The Paper reported on Tuesday, citing CNOOC.The agreement stated that the…

Maersk Supply Service to Narrow Business Focus

Aug 28, 2023

Maersk Supply Service has announced that it will focus on scale and competitiveness in two core business areas: offshore wind and offshore support vessels.By focusing on fewer business areas and regions, the company says it will increase its presence in core markets…

ESVAGT Develops Larger Transfer Vessel

Aug 28, 2023

Danish partners ESVAGT and Hvide Sande Shipyard are collaborating to create larger and stronger transfer boats, with room to transport more technicians and cargo for the offshore wind industry.Many years ago, ESVAGT introduced safe transfer…

First US Gulf Offshore Wind Auction to Fuel Green Hydrogen Push

Aug 28, 2023

The U.S. Gulf Coast region, the nation's primary offshore source of oil and gas, has cheap electricity and lacks state mandates for renewable energy procurement, making it an unlikely place to expand one of the most expensive forms of clean energy…

Eni Starts Production from Baleine Field in Côte d’Ivoire

Aug 28, 2023

Eni has started production of oil and gas from the Baleine Field, located in the waters offshore Côte d’Ivoire.The milestone comes less than two years after the discovery in September 2021 and less than a year and a half after final investment decision…

Partners to Demonstrate Offshore Charging of SOVs

Aug 28, 2023

Danish offshore charging solutions company Stillstrom has signed an MoU with UK offshore support vessel operator North Star to accelerate the adoption of offshore charging and vessel electrification technologies for service operation vessels (SOVs) in the offshore wind sector…

Shell Delivers First Gas from the Timi Platform in Malaysia

Aug 27, 2023

Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Shell plc, has announced that gas production has started at its Timi platform in Malaysia under the SK318 production sharing contract.Timi features Shell’s first wellhead platform in Malaysia that is powered by a solar and wind hybrid power system…

Seatrium Bags Contract for Shell's Sparta Production Unit

Aug 27, 2023

Singapore-based Seatrium Oil and Gas International has signed a Letter of Intent with Shell Offshore for construction work relating to Shell’s Sparta project in the Gulf of Mexico.Sparta is a deepwater development approximately 170 miles off the Louisiana coast…

Cyprus Declines Chevron's Gas Field Development Proposal

Aug 25, 2023

Cyprus rejected Chevron Corp's plan to develop the island nation's offshore Aphrodite natural gas field, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou.Papanastasiou told Bloomberg that the concerned parties…

Australia Union Threatens Strikes at Chevron LNG Facilities

Aug 25, 2023

Unions at Chevron's LNG facilities in Australia warned on Friday that work stoppages could cost the U.S. energy major billions of dollars if demands over wages and conditions were not met.The warning came even as workers at a nearby Woodside…

Vår Energi Appoints New CEO and COO

Aug 25, 2023

Vår Energi has changed its executive management team, with Nick Walker will be joining Vår Energi as CEO and current CEO, Torger Rød, is transfering to the new role as COO.Walker most recently held the position as CEO of European E&P independent…

Production Starts for Statfjord Øst Life Extension

Aug 25, 2023

Production has started at Equinor’s Statfjord Øst’s life extension project six months ahead of schedule. The project has involved the installation of a pipeline from Statfjord C to Statfjord Øst, where five new wells (sidetracks) will eventually be drilled with gas lift and new Christmas trees…

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