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Middle East oil supply disruption spurs Thailand to zero in on domestic production

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.

MOPU and FSO units linked, marking new milestone for African oil field revival

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 hires Hanwha Ocean for Mediterranean gas field expansion

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.

Aker BP picks up clearance for oil & gas drilling ops with Noble rig

Norwegian authorities have given the go-ahead for production drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NOC), with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered energy giant. The post Aker BP picks up clearance for oil & gas drilling ops with Noble rig appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Seadrill, Kongsberg Maritime, and Hanwha set on ushering in next gen remote DP tech for offshore drilling

Three players – Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime (KM), a technology player, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services – have forged an alliance to develop the next generation of remote dynamic positioning (DP) technology to establish new standards for offshore drilling safety, efficiency, and centralized operations. The post Seadrill, Kongsberg Maritime, and Hanwha set on ushering in next gen remote DP tech for offshore drilling appeared first on Offshore Energy.