Equinor has approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Trestakk field pipeline and subsea production facilities in the Norwegian Sea. The field, 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) south of Åsgard in licence 091, is due to come onstream later this year through a…
Egypt will begin receiving gas from Israel under a US$15 billion deal around the middle of the year, after unexpected issues with the pipeline connecting the countries delayed the start-up by several months. Shares of the largest Israeli partner in the gas fields fell….
Ukraine has outlined terms for its second and third licensing rounds. Bidding will be done using an online auction for areas covering more than 2,260 square kilometres. Licensing rounds are being offered in stages. In other news, Ukraine said an earlier first…
Smartphones, smart-meters and smart-cars – premised on digital tools making communication, monitoring energy consumption and driving more efficient – are among us. It seems oil and gas explorers have their own nifty kit – the ‘smart’ rig! It’s been around for a while, in…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani formally inaugurated four new phases of South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, on the 17th March, according to a statement posted by the Iranian oil ministry on Twitter. Iran has invested US$11 billion to complete the four phases and…
Kangean Energy has started producing gas from Sirasun and Batur offshore fields in Kangean block in Indonesia. According to Japex, a Japanese company with an investment in the project, Sirasun and Batur gas fields are planned to produce at a maximum of 5.0-5.1 million…
Wärtsilä has installed three energy storage systems onboard an offshore construction vessel to provide energy and load sharing capability. The delivery combines a diesel-electric configuration with batteries and should cut the vessel’s consumption of two million litres by up to 50%, depending on optimal…
Egypt has indicated it is ready to rejoin the club of major exporters of liquefied natural gas, making its biggest offer to supply the market in at least five years. The state gas company EGAS tendered to sell four cargoes of LNG for loading…
Some 35,000 barrels of crude have so far been recovered from Horse Hill where test production continues and new drilling in the coming months aims to expand capacity. As it releases its annual results, UK Oil & Gas Plc has also provided an update…
GE Renewable Energy has announced that the prototype for its Cypress platform, the largest onshore wind turbine for GE in the field, has been successfully installed and is fully operational, producing power at a rated level of 5.3 MW in Wieringermeer, the Netherlands. Company…
