UK-based North Sea explorer Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has added the Hambleton discovery to its assets after its license covering block 48/22c was extended by 42sq km. IOG was awarded the block, which also contains the Elgood discovery…
What a difference two years make. Unrest in North Africa, the emergence of US shale and tensions with Russia have all put energy high on the agenda. OE spoke to Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC) 2015 chairman Innocenzo Titone about…
Alphastrut has expanded its operations by opening an office in Busan, South Korea. The Scotland-headquartered company has already enjoyed success in having its weight-saving aluminum support system specified for use on major North Sea platform developments for BP…
BP finally has filed – and won approval for – its long-awaited revised Mad Dog 2 development plan, records at the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management show. The new plan calls for a 140,000 b/d semisubmersible floating production platform in 4440ft of water in Green Canyon block 780…
Siem Offshore Inc. is making a move to streamline its business by dividing into separate organizations. The Siem Symphony. From Siem Offshore. Siem Offshore OSV will be dedicated for…
Dramatic changes may be affecting Norway’s oil and gas sector, but PSA director-general Anne Myhrvold makes it clear that savings must not affect continuous safety improvements. Myhrvold. From PSA Norway…
OE is attending the Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC) in Ravenna next week. The event, of which OE is a media sponsor, is expected to be bigger than ever, with floor space increased 30% from 20,000sq m to 25,000sq m. More than 14…
EnQuest’s Alma/Galia development floating production vessel the EnQuest Producer has left its berth in Newcastle, northern England, where it was undergoing finishing and commissioning works, and has completed marine trials. The 249m-long unit…
The world’s first subsea wet gas compression system is ready to be installed on the seabed and tied back to the Gullfaks C platform, Norwegian oil firm Statoil has announced. The Gullfalks subsea wet gas compression system is being progressed…
The US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning increased 2015 Arctic nautical charting operations, updating charts based on surveys conducted a hundred years ago. The so-called Arctic marine corridor project will…
US-exploration firm Anadarko Petroleum has awarded French geoscience outfit CGG a contract to acquire and process a 16,314sq km 3D seismic survey offshore Colombia. The survey will be the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in…
A total of 42 offshore companies showed up to the Central Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Lease Sale 235 that drew in more than US$538 million in high bids for exploration and development in the area. Gulf of Mexico map…
The Tamar partners awarded Dolphinus Holdings a US$1.2 billion contract to export natural gas from the Tamar project to Egypt. Tamar field. From Delek. For the first three years of the seven-year contract…
UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a package of measures to support the North Sea oil and gas industry, which he said was in “pressing danger” from low oil prices. Presenting the UK’s 2015 Budget, Osborne (pictured) said: “It’s…
Mubadala Petroleum signed an agreement with Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) to carry out an evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of a large area offshore Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. Signing of contract…
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