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'Drill, baby, drill' is back in Europe as gas crisis looms

'Drill, baby, drill' is back in Europe as gas crisis looms   The 10-mile-long island of Schiermonnikoog is known as one of the most beautiful places in the Netherlands, boasting the widest beach in Europe, 300 different species of birds and a bustling tourist trade. But after the Dutch and German governments approved the development of a new gas field roughly 12 miles from Schiermonnikoog's shores, the island's mayor is anxious about its future. "We are very...

Neptune Energy welcomes start-up of the Nova field in Norway

Neptune Energy welcomes start-up of the Nova field in Norway   Following Wintershall Dea’s announcement today of the start-up of the Nova field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, Neptune Energy’s Director of Operations in Norway, Martin Borthne, said: “As the operator of the Nova brownfield project involving all topside modifications, Neptune Energy thanks the Nova licence owners for selecting the Neptune Energy-operated Gjøa platform as their host and...

Bilfinger awarded multi-million dollar annual offshore maintenance contract for Shell‘s Gulf of Mexico facilities

Bilfinger awarded multi-million dollar annual offshore maintenance contract for Shell‘s Gulf of Mexico facilities   Responsibility for routine maintenance services at 9 offshore oil and gas platforms across the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater basin Contract term of 3 years, plus options to extend 2 years Expansion of global relationship with Shell in North America Continuing offshore maintenance footprint strategy for Bilfinger in Gulf of Mexico   Bilfinger has be...

Scirocco Energy and Aminex well on-schedule in Tanzania

Scirocco Energy and Aminex well on-schedule in Tanzania   Scirocco Energy PLC and Aminex PLC flagged that the project in Tanzania is “approaching exciting times” as a seismic programme undertaken by operator ARA Petroleum has confirmed sufficient data to pinpoint a final drilling position for the upcoming Chikumbi-1. The well is slated to spud in November, and, the AIM-quoted firms today told investors that the well remains on schedule. "We are approaching excit...

Colombian oil, gas loom big

Colombian oil, gas loom big   As the United States' fourth-leading oil importer behind Canada, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, Colombia will keep growing in importance as major American oil and natural gas companies develop their interests in the exotic and beautiful South American country. Colombia's oil history goes all the way back to 1918, when ExxonMobil drilled its first wells. Produced Water Society President Steve Coffee worked there from 1996-2018 for Enerscope Systems an...

ConocoPhillips Selling Anadarko Basin Producing Wells to Diversified

ConocoPhillips Selling Anadarko Basin Producing Wells to Diversified   Diversified Energy Co. plc said Thursday it is acquiring about 1,500 producing Midcontinent wells from ConocoPhillips. The $240 million Anadarko Basin bolt-on, funded with existing cash and debt, would expand Diversified’s Oklahoma and Texas footprint in the company’s Central Region. The former Appalachian Basin pure play also holds assets in the gassy Barnett and Haynesville shales. “Buildi...

TotalEnergies launching oil, gas and solar energy projects in Angola

TotalEnergies launching oil, gas and solar energy projects in Angola   As part of the rollout of its multi-energy strategy in Angola, TotalEnergies announced the launch of the Begonia oil field, and Quiluma and Maboqueiro gas fields developments, as well as its first photovoltaic project in the country, with a capacity of 35 MWp and the possibility of adding 45 MWp in a second phase. Begonia, the first development on Block 17/06 TotalEnergies announced the final investment decis...

£54 million heat network funding helps around 28,000 households ditch costly fossil fuels

£54 million heat network funding helps around 28,000 households ditch costly fossil fuels   Over £54 million in UK Government funding will enable the supply of clean energy to nearly 28,000 homes and businesses in England Cash will support the rollout of heat networks helping reduce energy bills and support local regeneration Move away from costly fossil fuels will see heat networks also help shore up the UK’s energy independence Nearly 28,000 homes and b...

Stena Drilling announce new contract with Shell UK for Stena Don.

Stena Drilling announce new contract with Shell UK for Stena Don.   Stena Drilling are pleased to announce that a new contract has been signed with Shell UK Ltd. for the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), Stena Don.  The work is due to commence in Q2 2023 for a firm scope of 365 days (1-year) with an option to extend the contract for up to an additional 1-year period in direct continuation from the firm scope. Works will take place in the UKCS and well activities will i...

Fugro assists Vattenfall with the design of Norfolk offshore wind development

Fugro assists Vattenfall with the design of Norfolk offshore wind development   Fugro has been awarded a new marine site investigation contract by Vattenfall for their Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm located off England’s east coast. The 1.4 GW wind farm forms part of Vattenfall’s Norfolk Zone and will generate enough clean energy to power 1.5 million UK homes while offsetting 2.3 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year. This investigation follows on from a four-month...

ONGC awards prized offshore rig contract to Oslo-listed player

ONGC awards prized offshore rig contract to Oslo-listed player   India’s state-controlled Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has awarded a key jack-up charter contract to Oslo-listed Shelf Drilling for its operations in the Mumbai High region, off India’s west coast. Shelf confirmed the award on Thursday and said the three-year contract with ONGC involves its “C.E. Thornton” jack-up rig. “The planned start-up of operations is Q2 2023,”...

Valaris scores multiple drilling deals

Valaris scores multiple drilling deals   Offshore driller Valaris has secured new contracts and extensions for its drilling units, according to the company’s latest fleet status report. The New York-listed company has sealed a six-month extension from Shell offshore Nigeria for the 2017-built drillship Valaris DS-10. The rig will continue with Shell until April 2023 at an undisclosed dayrate. New deals have also been announced for the jackup fleet. A three-year bareboat ch...

Angus 3D Solutions investing £165k+ in new people, equipment & premises to enable 20%+ growth

Angus 3D Solutions investing £165k+ in new people, equipment & premises to enable 20%+ growth   Scottish prototyping and 3D-printing company Angus 3D Solutions is investing more than £165,000 in new people, equipment and bigger premises to enable it to achieve turnover growth of 20%+ by the end of 2023. The Brechin-based firm, led by oil and gas manufacturing veteran Andy Simpson, has started implementing its new growth plan with its first apprentice, 18-year-old lo...

ABB collaborates with Captimise to simplify and reduce cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS)

ABB collaborates with Captimise to simplify and reduce cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS)   Services introduced this month to industrial CO2 emitters in the UK to find the most efficient and cost-effective technologies and processes for CCS Supports operating plants in achieving the goals of the UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy Partnership combines Captimise’s CCS knowledge with ABB’s decades of industrial process experience ABB and CCS spec...

Offshore Energy Digital Strategy Group to drive North Sea growth and modernisation

Offshore Energy Digital Strategy Group to drive North Sea growth and modernisation   Crown Estate Scotland, Marine Management Organisation, the Marine Scotland Directorate of the Scottish Government, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), Ofgem, The Crown Estate all signed up to take part Digitalisation crucial to energy security and net zero Collaboration will hasten introduction of complementary developments The Offshore Energy Digital Strategy Group (DSG) yesterday (27...

UK Government to face legal challenge over Jackdaw oil and gas field approval

UK Government to face legal challenge over Jackdaw oil and gas field approval   Greenpeace has confirmed plans to take the UK Government to court over its decision to approve the Jackdaw oil and gas field, claiming that the project spearheaded by Shell would undermine national and international climate targets, while doing little to reduce energy costs for British billpayers. The UK Government granted final regulatory approval for the project in early June, just before the long we...

ADNOC awards $2bn worth of contracts for offshore gas development project

ADNOC awards $2bn worth of contracts for offshore gas development project   ADNOC Drilling has received contracts worth AED7.49bn ($2bn) from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for the Hail and Ghasha Development Project, located in shallow water in the UAE. The contracts include AED2.6bn ($711m) for the supply of four Island Drilling Units and AED 4.89bn ($1.3bn) for the provision of integrated drilling services and fluids for the project. ADNOC Drilling said that the each...

Oceaneering Wins ROV Service Contract Offshore Brazil

Oceaneering Wins ROV Service Contract Offshore Brazil   July 27, 2022 – Houston, Texas – Today, Oceaneering International announces that its Subsea Robotics segment has been awarded a multi-year service contract supporting Petrobras projects off the coast of Brazil. This award continues to build on our success in growing our remotely operated vehicle (ROV) business in an important energy market. Oceaneering will provide survey and ROV services for AKOFS Offshore’s...

Oil and gas majors: time for a transformative clean energy deal?

Oil and gas majors: time for a transformative clean energy deal?   The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are generating more money than ever while spending relatively little of it. European supermajors BP, Shell and TotalEnergies have each pledged to become green businesses over the next three decades but are still investing only a fraction of their capital on renewable energy. With each expected to report another set of bumper profits over the next week, bankers are a...

Subsea 7 and Van Oord consortium awarded contract offshore Guyana

Subsea 7 and Van Oord consortium awarded contract offshore Guyana   Subsea 7 and Van Oord today announced the award of a substantial1 contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for the Gas to Energy project offshore Guyana, in water depths of up to 1,450 metres. The scope covers the project management, engineering, and installation of approximately 190 kilometres of pipeline, with an associated shallow water portion and onshore approach...
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