Norway’s oil and gas player Wellesley Petroleum has received the blessing from the country’s authorities for the drilling of an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which is expected to be carried out using a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor. The post Go-ahead for North Sea drilling ops with Odfjell Drilling-managed rig appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS is set to deploy its seismic vessel […] The post One oil & gas, two offshore wind campaigns on schedule for TGS’ seismic vessel appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Great Britain’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), has given its blessing for the drilling of a carbon storage appraisal well on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The post UK’s carbon storage drive advances with go-ahead for North Sea appraisal well appeared first on Offshore Energy.
BW LNG, part of BW Group, has confirmed the start of work for the second of two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels with Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor. The post BW LNG’s second vessel kicks off its gig with Norwegian energy giant appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has taken steps to engage in talks with the UK government to strike a deal and unlock multibillion-dollar energy industry investment boost by replacing the energy profits levy (EPL). The proposed regulatory shift has the potential to pave the way for homegrown energy growth, fortifying energy security and tax revenues, which are set to rise as the oil and gas windfall tax replacement looms. The post UK signals readiness for oil & gas tax shift with £50 billion energy investment in play appeared first on Offshore Energy.
U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering has launched its new electric-propulsion remotely […] The post Oceaneering’s new electric ROV capable of continuous 30-day subsea ops appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Canada-based Valeura Energy, an oil and gas company, is seeking further insight from Thailand regarding the Southeast Asian country’s recent request to oil producers to postpone planned downtime at oil production facilities and temporarily suspend crude oil exports. The post Middle East oil supply disruption spurs Thailand to zero in on domestic production appeared first on Offshore Energy.
A four-partite Japanese consortium has formed a Japan-New Zealand hydrogen corridor and will study […] The post Four-party consortium sets up Japan-New Zealand hydrogen corridor appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Akrake Petroleum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lime Petroleum Holding, which is an 89.74% subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International Holding, has connected a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) and a floating storage and offloading (FSO) asset at a field off the coast of Benin. The post MOPU and FSO units linked, marking new milestone for African oil field revival appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Chevron Mediterranean Limited (CML), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered Chevron, has put South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean on module fabrication duty for its planned expansion of gas export capacity from a giant natural gas field project off the coast of Israel. The post Chevron hires Hanwha Ocean for Mediterranean gas field expansion appeared first on Offshore Energy.