Jordan has found new reserves of natural gas at its Risha field, close to its border with Iraq. Hala Zawati, the Jordanian Energy Minister, said: “… drilling operations at Well 53 in the Risha field have shown promising results, while exploration and drilling operations…
Axa XL adds Badr to energy unit as senior claims adjuster Axa XL Insurance has appointed Thérèse Badr as a senior claims adjuster within its energy and construction division. Victor Insurance Appoints Former RSA Executive Turner as International Head of Marine Victor Insurance, the…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the UK will end direct government support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas. The policy will see the UK end export finance, aid funding and trade promotion for new crude oil, natural gas and thermal coal…
Neodrill, known for its CAN (Conductor Anchor Node) technology, has signed a frame agreement and announced its first two projects with Neptune Energy. Two CAN-ductors were installed in April on two of Neptune Energy’s exploration wells in the Norwegian North Sea. In August,…
Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in battery technologies, has selected a site in the north-east of England to build the UK’s first battery Gigafactory. The company has acquired exclusive rights to a site in Blyth Northumberland and intends to begin construction in Summer 2021….
Bentley Motors has confirmed another step forward on its journey to becoming the most sustainable luxury automotive manufacturer as it announces the company will be the first luxury automotive brand to run its in-house logistics on 100 per cent renewable fuels. This follows the…
Equinor has received approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for life extension measures at the Veslefrikk field in the northern Norwegian North Sea. Operations can now continue through the 21st December 2022. Veslefrikk, 30 km (19 miles) north of the Oseberg field…
Wood Mackenzie has identified at least US$11 billion of gas projects which could go forward in the Australasia region in 2021, with LNG backfill as the focus. They include Santos’ Barossa and Woodside’s Scarborough projects offshore Northern and Western Australia. One of the…
No-Deal Brexit Grows More Likely as UK-EU Trade Talks Remain Deadlocked Britain is likely to complete its journey out of the European Union in three weeks without a trade deal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on…
UK oil and gas company Premier Oil has filed its draft decommissioning programs for the Hunter & Rita subsea pipelines to the UK authorities. The document contains four decommissioning programmes for the Hunter and Rita fields’ subsea pipelines and installations. The Hunter field…
