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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted February 10, 2021
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted January 25, 2021
The Biden administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters while it evaluates the legal and policy implications of the program, according to a Department of Interior memo.The move appears to be a first step in delivering on newly sworn-in President Joe Biden's campaign promise to ban all new federal drilling permits, part of his wider agenda to combat global climate change.The order was welcomed by environmentalists and derided by the oi
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted January 05, 2021
Italy's Edison said on Wednesday it had sold its exploration and production assets in Norway to Norwegian oil and gas group Sval Energi as part of its strategy to focus on clean energy.Edison, owned by France's EDF, said the deal valued Edison Norge AS at $300 million, including debt. It said the impact on its net financial position "is estimated to be significantly higher than that amount."The deal, which includes a portfolio of five exploration licenses and reserves of 25.9 m
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted November 30, 2020
Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has won a contract from an unnamed repeat customer worth about S$100 million (USD 74,7 million) for the fabrication and integration work on a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO).Scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2022, Keppel Shipyard’s scope of work includes the fabrication, installation and integration of topside modules, riser balconies and spread mooring support structures, as well as supporting the customer on pre-commissioning a
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted November 28, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted November 28, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted November 04, 2020
UK-based oil firm Independent Oil and Gas has awarded the rig contract for its Core Project Phase 1 in the North Sea to Noble Corporation.The Core Project comprises gas resources across six discovered UK Southern North Sea ("SNS") gas fields. Phase 1 will focus on the development of Blythe, Elgood, and Southwark fields.IOG has hired Noble Corp's Hans Deul jack-up rig to drill the five Phase 1 production wells, one each of which are planned at the Blythe and Elgood fields and three
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted October 24, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted October 14, 2020
Subsea services provider Oceaneering has been awarded a BOP tethering services contract offshore Brazil with the Brazilian oil firm Petrobras.The scope of work under the contract includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic positioning rig operations for up to seven wells in water depths between 150 meters and 700 meters.The contract is for one year with the option to extend for an additional year. Oceaneering did not provide the financial details of the deal.Oceaneering wi
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted October 10, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted October 10, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted October 01, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted October 01, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 29, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had extended a ban until 2032 on oil drilling off the coast of North Carolina and Virginia, weeks after a similar extension affecting offshore drilling in the waters off Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina."I'm extending the moratorium to North Carolina and Virginia," Trump said to applause at a campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia.The Trump administration, which has worked to expand U.S. oil and gas drilling and roll back Obama-er
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 16, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 16, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 11, 2020
Norwegian company Equinor and the British oil giant BP have entered into a strategic partnership to develop offshore wind projects in the US.Under the agreement, BP will buy a 50% stake in Equinor's Empire Wind and Beacon Wind assets on the US east coast for a total consideration before adjustments of USD 1.1 billion, marking the UK-based oil giant's entry into offshore wind.Through this transaction, the two companies are also establishing a strategic partnership for further growth withi
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 11, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 11, 2020
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By Tsp, From Internet, TravelPosted September 04, 2020