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BP Gets Nod to Develop Vorlich Field in North Sea

Oct 02, 2018

BP has received approval from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to proceed with the Vorlich development in the central North Sea, which is expected to come onstream in 2020.New North Sea development is targeting 30 million barrels of oil equivalent and expected to produce 20…

Neptune Energy Acquires VNG Norge

Oct 02, 2018

Oil and gas exploration company Neptune Energy Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of  the Norwegian and Danish offshore oil and gas assets of German gas utility VNG Norge AS.The transaction adds three producing fields, two…

Seacor Marine, DNB Bank Pact for Refinance

Oct 02, 2018

Seacor Marine Holdings has entered into a USD 130 million loan facility with a syndicate of lenders led by DNB Bank ASA.The provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore oil and natural gas and wind farm facilities worldwide…

Inpex Ships First Condensate Cargo from Ichthys FPSO

Oct 02, 2018

Inpex Corporation announced the departure of its first shipment of condensate from the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project.The cargo departed from the Project’s massive offshore floating production, storage and offloading facility - the Ichthys Venturer –moored in the Browse Basin…

New Marine Technology Group Forms in Norway

Oct 01, 2018

Building on maritime and offshore expertise gained through decades of experience serving the ocean industries from Norway, newly formed Global Ocean Technology Group is gathering key marine and energy technologies and services in a company with global ambitions…

Staying Competitive in the Offshore Industry – The Bid Process

Sep 27, 2018

Lee Clarke at Dynama explains how to weather challenges in the offshore industry by using effective workforce optimization to support a successful bid management process.Since the middle of 2014 the price of a barrel of crude oil dropped from about $115 to less than $30…

Israeli, Egyptian Partners Buy into Pipeline to Allow Gas Deal

Sep 27, 2018

Israeli and Egyptian partners have agreed to purchase 39 percent of the shares in the EMG pipeline for $518 million, a deal that will enable natural gas exports from Israel to Egypt to begin as early as the start of 2019, the companies said on Thursday…

Hibiscus Petroleum to Double Production

Sep 27, 2018

Malaysian oil and gas exploration and production company Hibiscus Petroleum is aiming to double its oil output in the United Kingdom and Malaysia to 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2021, a senior company executive said on Thursday.It needs an…

AgileTek Eyes Korean Offshore Wind Industry

Sep 26, 2018

Subsea engineering analysis consultancy AgileTek has underlined growth plans in South Korea through the formation of a collaborative agreement with Blue Wind Engineering.The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will allow for future cooperation…

Shell Sees Peak Output for Brazil's Lula Field in 2020, 2021

Sep 26, 2018

Brazil's most productive field, the Lula, located in the offshore Santos basin, should hit peak production in 2020 or 2021, after reaching 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day next year, an executive at Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday…

Aker Solutions, Equinor Strengthen Collaboration

Sep 26, 2018

Aker Solutions has signed a strategic, global collaboration agreement with Equinor to ensure mutual and continuous improvement on current and future subsea projects within the domains of safety, quality, technology, execution and cost.'Aker…

EXCEED Developments Reflect Bullish Growth Strategy

Sep 26, 2018

Aberdeen-headquartered well management and performance improvement specialist EXCEED Energy has underlined its continued global expansion with a number of significant contract wins, prompting a key appointment and a move into new premises.Recent…

Total Sees Cash Flow, Output Boost from Deepwater Projects

Sep 25, 2018

Oil and gas major Total said on Tuesday it expected deepwater oil and gas operations to make a strong contribution to its output and cash flow thanks to major developments in the West Africa's Gulf of Guinea region, Brazil and U.S. Gulf area…

Petrobras Oil, Gas Output Falls in August

Sep 25, 2018

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said its oil and gas production in August totaled 2.47 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, attributing the 5.1 percent decline from the previous month to closures for maintenance.Petrobras…

Total Buys Chevron's Interest in Danish Underground Consortium

Sep 25, 2018

French oil and gas major Total said it has agreed to take all of Chevron's share capital in the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC), which will increase its stake in the project and expand its North Sea presence.The acquisition comes a day after…

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