Norwegian offshore rig operator Island Drilling has expounded on the permanent plug and abandonment (PP&A) assignment on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) it recently won with compatriot state-owned giant Equinor. The post Island Drilling sheds more light on $330 million Equinor contract win appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Shortly after a liquified natural gas (LNG) project got picked to get millions in support from the Canadian government, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has set the wheels in motion to kick off a public comment period on proposed amendments to the decision statement for the project’s floating LNG (FLNG) processing facility and marine export terminal near Kitimat in British Columbia, Canada. The post Public input requested for proposed tweaks to Canada’s $4B LNG project appeared first on Offshore Energy.

The ammonia dual-fuel system designed for medium gas carriers (MGCs) being built for Trafigura has been approved by classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The post LR approves ammonia dual-fuel system design for Trafigura’s newbuilds appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norway’s state-owned Equinor, acting as the technical service provider (TSP) for the project, has […] The post Subsea7 and Aker Solutions tasked with work for Northern Lights Phase 2 appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Valaris has won a long-term assignment for one of its floaters with an undisclosed oil and gas company in West Africa. The post Valaris picks up multimillion-dollar gig for warm stacked drillship appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan, a subsidiary of Israel’s NewMed Energy, have reached a decision to drill an exploration well in a block in the Bulgarian sector of the Black Sea. The post Duo looking to drill exploration well offshore Bulgaria by year-end appeared first on Offshore Energy.

G-TEC has completed a seabed survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone (DDWWFZ) under […] The post G-TEC completes seabed survey in Dutch Doordewind offshore wind farm zone appeared first on Offshore Energy.

There are no showstopping regulatory or class rule frameworks preventing onboard carbon capture (OCC) from being implemented today, the EverLoNG consortium concluded at the end of the three-and-a-half-year project which sought to encourage the uptake of OCC by trialing its use onboard LNG-fueled ships. The post EverLoNG: There are no showstopping regulation to prevent onboard CCS adoption today appeared first on Offshore Energy.

As idle rig times loom in the U.S. Gulf this year, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has pointed out that the supply, demand, and utilization for drillships are set to pick up the pace in 2026, with long-term fundamentals in the offshore drilling market painting a picture of busy times ahead for the drillship fleet in the future. The post US Gulf rig fleet facing ‘steep’ drop in activity but improvements on the cards next year appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has brought on stream a field it operates in the Barents Sea, which is expected to produce for 30 years. The post Oil production starts at Equinor’s Norwegian field, ushering in ‘new era’ for Barents Sea appeared first on Offshore Energy.