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Petrobras awards TechnipFMC subsea work for Marlim and Voador fields

Petrobras awards TechnipFMC subsea work for Marlim and Voador fields   TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract from Petrobras for the Marlim and Voador fields, located offshore Brazil. TechnipFMC will supply up to eight manifolds for production and injection, utilising its all-electric Robotic Valve Controller (RVC). The contract also includes associated tools, spares and servi...

Equinor makes small oil and gas discovery at Norway's Tyrihans field

Equinor makes small oil and gas discovery at Norway's Tyrihans field   Equinor has discovered more oil and gas at its Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea, the company said on Wednesday. The discovery contains between 19 million and 26 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of recoverable resources, which could be immediately put into production, it added. “It is encouraging to prove new resources that can extend the life of producing fields in the Norwegian Sea,&rdquo...

Imrandd wins contracts worth over £1.5 Million as demand for its services extend into new industries

Imrandd wins contracts worth over £1.5 Million as demand for its services extend into new industries   Agile technology, data intelligence and engineering company Imrandd, has secured new business worth over £1.5 million since the beginning of the year, increasing its customer-base and winning work outwith traditional oil and gas markets. The Aberdeen-headquartered organisation has been awarded contracts by several global oil and gas upstream operators in the UK and in...

Maersk Drilling hybrid rig awarded more work with Aker BP

Maersk Drilling hybrid rig awarded more work with Aker BP   Denmark’s Maersk Drilling has secured an additional one-well contract with Aker BP for the 2015-built jackup rig Maersk Integrator. The firm $9.6m contract is in direct continuation of the rig’s previously announced work scope, and will see the Maersk Integrator drill an exploration well for Aker BP offshore Norway. The work should commence in December 2021, with an estimated duration of 36 days. The ultr...

Shell to trial use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in Singapore

Shell to trial use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in Singapore   Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it was conducting a feasibility study with partners to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in Singapore, the first such move for the oil major. If successful, the trial will pave the way for cleaner, hydrogen-powered shipping, the company said, adding that its analysis points to hydrogen with fuel cells as the zero-emissions technology having the greatest potential to h...

ISO 27001 Certification QHSE

ISO 27001 Certification QHSE   Following on from a very busy Q1, we are pleased that Q2 has started so successfully, with several re-certifications and first-time certifications for some of our new clients (keeping up our 100% pass rate) We assisted 2 Oil & Gas Organisations implement and gain UKAS Certification to ISO 9001/14001/45001 Integrated Management System and we also assisted our new client but long-standing colleagues Appetite for Business implement and gain UKAS accredi...

Aker BP cleared to use Odfjell rig for Skarv wells

Aker BP cleared to use Odfjell rig for Skarv wells   Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Aker BP to use the Deepsea Stavanger rig in the Norwegian Sea. The PSA said on Monday that Aker BP will use the Odfjell Drilling-owned Deepsea Stavanger rig for drilling, completion, re-completion and plugging of wells on the Skarv field. According to the safety authority, the rig will be used for the drilling and completion of well...

Maersk Drilling secures four-well intervention contract for Mærsk Developer in Brazil

Maersk Drilling secures four-well intervention contract for Mærsk Developer in Brazil   Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with Karoon Energy Ltd for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer to perform well intervention on four wells at the Baúna field offshore Brazil. The contract is expected to commence in the first half of 2022, with a firm duration of 110 days. The value of the firm contract is approximately USD 34m, including rig modifications and a mo...

‘A great deception’: oil giants taken to task over ‘greenwash’ ads

‘A great deception’: oil giants taken to task over ‘greenwash’ ads   Some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have used advertising to “greenwash” their ongoing contribution to the climate crisis, according to files published by the environmental lawyers ClientEarth. They describe the practice as “a great deception”. The files compare the adverts produced by ExxonMobil, Aramco, Chevron, Shell, Equinor and others with th...

Fragomen: Time factor as offshore wind worker concession deadline approaches

Fragomen: Time factor as offshore wind worker concession deadline approaches   As it continues to grow its track record of contributions to Scotland’s renewables mission, the offshore wind sector is currently making all the right headlines. Amid the positive news, however, anyone with knowledge of sustainable business success will tell you it presents a potential problem in the form of ever-growing demand for another resource – suitably skilled workers. According to...

Spirit Energy to extend life of York gas field in North Sea to 2023/24

Spirit Energy to extend life of York gas field in North Sea to 2023/24   Production at Spirit Energy’s York gas field in the North Sea will be extended until 2023/24, three to four years longer than previously expected, the company said on Tuesday. A further 18 billion cubic feet of gas is now expected to be extracted from the field, which has already produced 45 billion cubic feet of gas over the past eight years, Spirit said. The field, which began production in 2013 was...

Welltec signs long-form contract with Aramco

Welltec signs long-form contract with Aramco   Welltec, a global technology company, has signed a long-form contract (LFC) with Saudi Aramco, in an agreement which will see Welltec deliver completion products and services across the Saudi Aramco portfolio in any environment. “Welltec began installing WAB metal expandable packers for Saudi Aramco in 2014 as part of a technology trial, and the award of a long-form contract demonstrates how far we’ve progressed since then,...

OGV Community Catch-up with Mat Meredith from Spectis Robotics

OGV Community Catch-up with Mat Meredith from Spectis Robotics   OGV Energy interviews Mat Meredith from Spectis Robotics to learn about what they do as a company and their role in the Energy sector. The Energy industry can often seem challenging and intimidating, which is why for this series of podcasts we wanted to make it more accessible for everyone.     Spectis Robotics specialises in the design, development, manufacture, sales, rental, and repair of modular...

Anniversary comment on negative oil prices by Rystad Energy's Head of Oil Markets

Anniversary comment on negative oil prices by Rystad Energy's Head of Oil Markets   It’s been almost a year since the day oil prices turned negative as a result of the Covid-19 downturn. A lot has happened since then, and prices have recovered, but it will take a while for the oil market to forget. For the anniversary of this event, Rystad Energy’s Head of Oil Markets Bjornar Tonhaugen, offers a few comments and thoughts, reflecting on the day and thinking of the...

Wildcat Petroleum working on blockchain-based monetisation option for oil reserves

Wildcat Petroleum working on blockchain-based monetisation option for oil reserves   Wildcat Petroleum PLC jumped 10% to 3.3p after Crown Energy AB got on board concerning a potential initial coin offering. Wildcat is working on a proprietary and innovative model to monetise hydrocarbon blocks based on Blockchain Technology. The model is currently in development and hopefully, by the end of 2021, the final version will be launched. Crown Energy has oil blocks in Madagascar, Sout...

Could offshore operations become a ‘hydrogen hub’?

Could offshore operations become a ‘hydrogen hub’?   Many offshore oil and gas companies in the UK now seek to create hydrogen within their operations. Can this help the nation reach net-zero targets? In the 1970s, Aberdeen transformed from a fishing port to an outpost of Texan oil men tapping black gold from beneath the North Sea. Today, its streets are home to hydrogen buses. While it’s the city council that has invested in the buses, oil and gas companies are f...

Maersk Drilling secures one-well ultra-deepwater exploration contract in Gabon

Maersk Drilling secures one-well ultra-deepwater exploration contract in Gabon   Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract from PC Gabon Upstream S.A. (PCGUSA), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the provision of a deepwater drillship rig. The 7th generation drillship Maersk Viking will be employed to drill an ultra-deepwater exploration well at approximately 2,100 m water depth in Block F13 offshore Gabon. PETRONAS is a global energy and solutions partner and ranked amongst the...

First Glengorm appraisal well in UK North Sea ‘not commercial’

First Glengorm appraisal well in UK North Sea ‘not commercial’   The first appraisal well on the CNOOC-operated Glengorm gas field in the UK central North Sea has found “no commercial hydrocarbons”. Energean, CNOOC’s partner in the field, said in its 2020 full-year results announced on Monday that the Glengorm South appraisal well contained no commercial hydrocarbons. According to the company, the existing Glengorm North discovery and the Central ap...

Subsea Decommissioning Hub Unveiled

Subsea Decommissioning Hub Unveiled   A leading provider of integrated logistics solutions has cemented its focus on a key emerging market by creating Scotland’s first dedicated subsea decommissioning hub. NorSea UK has collaborated with Robertson-IES Ltd and CR Smith Services Ltd to unveil NorSea Decom, an entity solely concerned with the safe and compliant management of decommissioned subsea infrastructure and waste logistics. The move will further utilise NorSea’s...

Neptune Energy begins drilling at Adorf gas development

Neptune Energy begins drilling at Adorf gas development   Neptune Energy has announced drilling has begun at its operated Adorf Z16 gas development well in the municipality of Hoogstede, north western Germany. The well is being drilled with a rig operated by KCA Deutag, with final depth of around 3400 m expected to be reached in August this year. The Adorf Carboniferous gas field was discovered in 2020 and the Adorf Z15 well was brought into production in October. The Z16 well will...
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