Global drilling, engineering and technology provider KCA Deutag has been awarded contracts worth almost US$185 million from leading exploration and production companies across key markets in the Middle East region. Multiple rig extensions have been confirmed in Saudi Arabia, representing 13 years’ work across…
Alaska’s Division of Oil and Gas received six bids covering 14,080 acres and totalling US$467,609 in bonus bids from two bidders, according to preliminary results from the Fall 2021 North Slope, Beaufort Sea, and North Slope Foothills oil and gas lease sale held on the…
McGriff adds Alliant marine specialist Lewis McGriff has hired marine specialist Andy Lewis from Alliant to its national transportation practice. Fidelis hires market veteran Russell from Lancashire as marine head Fidelis Insurance has continued its recent marine expansion drive with the hire of Paul…
Dutch FPSO specialist Bluewater Energy Services has secured a contract with CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (CenerTech) for the engineering, procurement and construction of turret mooring systems, including a new mooring system for an FPSO to be located off China. This is part of…
Methane emissions intensity in the Permian Basin has dropped almost 70 percent between 2011 and 2020, even as oil and gas production rose by over 320 percent. That’s according to an analysis by Texans for Natural Gas (TNG), a project of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). The analysis also highlighted that…
Shell Offshore Inc has safely and successfully re-started production at its Mars and Ursa platforms in the US Gulf of Mexico and began exporting oil and gas through the West Delta-143 (WD-143) “A” facility. “Our Hurricane Ida recovery efforts are the latest example of…
The launch of the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council has been announced at COP26 with a mission to replace the use of fossil fuels in meeting energy imbalances with zero-carbon alternatives. Council has united to guide governments and grid operators and will publish…
Jumbo has completed the transport and handling of offshore wind turbine foundation components for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two wind farm in the UK North Sea. Supporting DEME Offshore, the company deployed its K-3000 class heavy lift vessel Fairmaster to transport 141 monopiles (MPs) and 131…
XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has completed the first-ever uncrewed survey of fish populations around oil platforms in the North Sea. The survey was part of a project led by the University of Aberdeen, looking at the effects of decommissioning oil and gas structures…
Fresh from losing billions of dollars from bad oil-price hedges because of Covid, many of the world’s airlines are once again trying to protect themselves from soaring fuel costs. European carriers including Lufthansa Group, Air France-KLM and Ryanair Holdings Plc have said in recent…
