Shell UK revealed on the 18th September that it will change its offshore operating model on its central North Sea assets. “As a result of the new operating model we will combine our operations and maintenance teams, creating new multi-skilled operation and maintenance technician…
KBR, Inc and ConocoPhillips will jointly develop a standardised liquefied natural gas train to provide mid-scale LNG capacity for both greenfield and brownfield expansions seeking off-the-shelf technology to reduce costs and shorten project schedules, KBR reported on the 18th September. “KBR and ConocoPhillips both…
Saudi Aramco has let a contract to China Harbour Engineering Arabia for construction of two drilling islands in its expansion of Berri oil field. The expansion will double Berri production capacity to 500,000 b/d of Arabian Light crude. It includes installation of a…
Tesla’s Electric Cars: A Part of the Climate Solution With Tesla announcing its 200,000 US sale in July, augmented by Elon Musk’s antics of late, it is time for some deep thoughts. An article the other day from Amy Harder at Axios got my…
BW Energy has produced first oil from the Tortue field in the Dussafu production-sharing contract offshore Gabon through the FPSO BW Adolo. According to partner Panoro Energy, the focus now is on stabilisation of production and completion of other start-up activities. In addition,…
Vitol Inc has signed a liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Cheniere Marketing, LLC, parent company Cheniere Energy, Inc reported on the 17th September. “We are pleased to announce this long-term SPA with Vitol, one of the fastest growing players in…
China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) has contracted Huisman to engineer and fabricate a drilling system for a moored semisubmersible drilling rig constructed at CMHI Haimen. This will be used for oil and gas drilling activities in shallow to medium water depths offshore Asia, and the…
Cairn India has made an oil and gas discovery in the shallow waters of the Krishna Godavari basin, offshore India. The news of the discovery was shared on the 17th September by Vedanta Limited which said the hydrocarbon discovery had been made in…
Natural gas may have won over some critics because it is replacing the more carbon-intensive coal but its political strength might ultimately lead to its demise: It is pushing to ease methane rules established in 2016 which could do more environmental damage than carbon. …
Shell plans to maintain methane emissions intensity below 0.2% by 2025, the company reported. The target covers all oil and gas assets for which Shell is the operator. “This methane target complements Shell’s ambition to cut the net carbon footprint of our energy products…
