The US government’s fight to choke off ransom payments collected by hackers hit a major snag on the 13th May, following news that Colonial Pipeline Company paid a hefty sum to hackers who for several days this week effectively shut down the country’s largest fuel…
Oil and gas giant Chevron has shut down production at its operated Tamar field located offshore Israel amid escalating violence and tensions in the region. In an e-mail to Offshore Energy, a spokesperson for Chevron confirmed the company had shut in and depressurised the…
Shell has submitted an environmental statement for its planned development of the Jackdaw gas/condensate field in the UK central North Sea. The ultra-high-pressure/high-temperature field is in blocks 30/02a, 30/02d, and 30/03a in a water depth of around 78 metres (256 feet), 30 km (18.6…
A fire in four oil pipelines that feed Aqaba refinery has been put out, Jordan’s state news agency said on the 13th May . Jordan security added the fire was put out before it reached crude oil storages, and it won’t affect gas supplies to…
Equinor has been granted approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to begin use of the North Sea Martin Linge platform, associated offshore pipelines, and onshore control room. Martin Linge oil field, in 115 metres of water 42 km west of Oseberg in licences…
The shutdown of the biggest US fuel pipeline by a ransomware attack highlights a systemic vulnerability: Pipeline operators have no requirement to implement cyber defences. The US government has had robust, compulsory cybersecurity protocols for most of the power grid for about ten years…
To mitigate potential effects of disrupted shipments of refined products on the 2.5-million b/d Colonial Pipeline, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering a temporary and targeted waiver of the Jones Act. On the 11th May DOT’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) started a survey…
Colonial Pipeline initiated the restart of pipeline operations on the 12th May, the company revealed. The business said it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal. Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to…
Malaysia’s services provider to the oil and gas industry Dayang Enterprise has won a contract with two Shell subsidiaries for the provision of topside maintenance services offshore Malaysia. Dayang said in a Bursa Malaysia filing on 10 May that the contract value was based…
Total has exercised an option to add a further appraisal well to the present scope of the semi-submersible Mærsk Developer in block 58 offshore Suriname. The extension, valued at around US$20 million, is around 100 days and is due to take effect at the…
