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Ithaca Energy Says Profits Are Down Nearly 34%

Aug 23, 2024

North Sea oil and gas company Ithaca Energy reported a nearly 34% fall in net profit for the first half of the year on Thursday, hurt by lower production, a decline in natural gas prices and impairment charges.Shares of Ithaca, fell about 2…

Shearwater Scores Deepwater OBN Extension in India

Aug 23, 2024

Shearwater Geoservices announced it has secured a three-month extension to the deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) survey off the coast of India.The extension builds on an initial six-month scope using the SW Tasman, Sheawater's purpose-built seismic source and dual ROV operations vessel…

Indonesia Green Lights Eni Gas Projects

Aug 23, 2024

Indonesia has approved a development plan for the first phase of the Geng North gas field operated by Italy's Eni in the Makassar Strait, the upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said in a statement on Friday.The approval also covered the development of the nearby Gehem field…

OMV Finds Gas in Norwegian Sea Wildcat

Aug 23, 2024

OMV and its partners have discovered gas in the deepwater Haydn/Monn wildcat well (6605/6-1 S) in the Norwegian Sea.The gas discovery is located around 310 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen, at a water depth of 1,064 meters. The find is approximately…

Equinor to Resume Gullfaks C Output After Well Incident

Aug 23, 2024

Norway's Equinor has begun work to resume output at its Gullfaks C oil and gas platform in the North Sea after a shutdown on Sunday, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.The incident was caused by problems with one of the platform's wells…

Deepsea Technologies Bags Subsea Equipment Order

Aug 23, 2024

Deepsea Technologies Inc. announced it was recently awarded a contract to supply subsea distribution equipment for an independent operator in the Gulf of Mexico.Deepsea Technologies said it will supply subsea distribution equipment including multiple subsea umbilical termination assemblies…

Equinor Pulls Out of Vietnam's Offshore Wind Industry

Aug 23, 2024

Norway's state-controlled energy giant Equinor has cancelled plans to invest in Vietnam's offshore wind sector, a company spokesperson told Reuters, in a setback for the Southeast Asian country's green power ambitions.Vietnam has attracted international…

OMV Gas Discovery Could Extend Life of Aasta Hansteen Hub

Aug 23, 2024

OMV (Norge) has successfully completed drilling of a deepwater exploration well in the Norwegian Sea with preliminary estimated total recoverable gas volumes of between 30 and 140 million barrels of oil equivalent (mn boe).The deepwater wildcat…

New Theory Could Boost Turbine Design and Control

Aug 22, 2024

Engineers at MIT have developed a comprehensive, physics-based model that accurately represents the airflow around rotors even under extreme conditions, such as when the blades are operating at high forces and speeds, or are angled in certain directions…

Cheramie Marine OSV Repowered

Aug 22, 2024

Louisiana-based Cheramie Marine's offshore support vessel (OSV) Mary Cheramie has been refitted with a pair of new Mitsubishi engines, power solutions provider Laborde Products announced.The vessel's two new Mitsubishi Tier 3 S12R engines, each delivering 1…

US Moving Forward with Second Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Sale

Aug 22, 2024

The United States is advancing plans for a second regional offshore wind energy auction in the Central Atlantic.On Wednesday, the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it will issue a Call for Information and Nominations for the Central Atlantic 2 sale…

Britoil PSV Pegged for Geotechnical Drilling Conversion

Aug 22, 2024

Seas Geosciences announced  a multi-year agreement with Britoil Offshore Services (Britoil) to charter and convert the platform supply vessel (PSV) BOS Princess into a geotechnical drilling vessel that will be available to the market starting in January 2025…

FourPhase Bags New Contracts and Extensions

Aug 22, 2024

FourPhase, a specialist in solids and production performance for the oil and gas industry, announced it has secured three new or extended service contracts with international operators, reinforcing its role in maintaining sand-producing wells…

Chevron Awarded Greenhouse Gas Assessment Permit Offshore Australia

Aug 22, 2024

U.S.-based supermajor Chevron announced it has been awarded a greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment permit offshore Western Australia.The G-18-AP permit is offshore from Onslow, Western Australia and covers an area of approximately 8,467 km2 with water depths of 50-1100m…

Egypt Plans to Restore 'Normal' Oil and Gas Production by 2025

Aug 22, 2024

Egypt plans to return oil and gas production to normal levels from 2025 with the help of international partners, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a press conference on Thursday.The North African country had aimed to become a regional…

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