DeNovo has contracted Oil Plus Ltd. to develop the maintenance strategy and program for the renewable energy-powered Zandolie platform offshore western Trinidad. The unmanned gas producing installation uses a combination of power generated by a wind turbine and a solar bank, with a battery…
Gazprom continues to provide European consumers with reliable gas supplies via various routes, including the one traversing Ukraine. The Company has announced that it has fulfilled its obligations under the transit contract with Ukraine. The volume of Russian gas transported across Ukraine since the beginning of this…
Crude production in the Permian Basin is expected to surpass a pre-pandemic high this month as a rebound in the US shale industry fuels activity in its most prolific patch. Supplies from the Basin, which straddles West Texas and New Mexico, is projected to…
Aker BP and partners have sanctioned development of the Hanz oil and gas discovery in production licence (PL) 028 B in the Norwegian North Sea. The discovery will be tied into the Ivar Aasen platform about 12 km further south. Development will include one…
Supermajor BP has selected two consortiums to participate in an FEED competition aimed at developing one of UK’s first decarbonised industrial clusters. BP said that the winner of the FEED competition will take the Net Zero Teesside Power project and the Northern Endurance Partnership’s carbon…
Oil and gas major BP has selected two consortia of engineering, carbon capture licensors, power providers, and EPC contractors to participate in a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) competition to advance the development of one of the first decarbonised industrial clusters in the UK and…
After a series of setbacks, the Virginia State Water Control Board approved a necessary stream-crossing permit for the embattled Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) on the 14th December, according to the Roanoke Times (Va). The board voted 3-2, with two members absent, to issue a…
The European Union is planning a hard deadline to end long-term contracts to import natural gas as part of its green shift, a setback for top supplier Russia. The bloc’s executive arm wants to prevent such contracts from being extended beyond 2049 in a…
Ecuador declared force majeure on all oil contracts, including exports and imports, as the threat of soil erosion forced the shutdown of the country’s two pipelines that transport crude across the Andes. The clause, which is invoked to remove liability from failing to honour…
Oil major Shell has started drilling an exploration well in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia using a Valaris-owned drillship. The Graff-1 well is located in Block 2913A in the Orange Basin where Shell is the operator and its partners are QatarEnergy and the national…
