Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) has taken over operatorship of the E11 gas hub 130 km offshore Bintulu, Sarawak, effective the 1st January 2021. The hub, which has been producing since 1982 under the Malaysia LNG production sharing contract, had been operated by Sarawak…
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has secured more work for the Deepsea Yantai drilling rig from Neptune Energy for operations offshore Norway. The Deepsea Yantai rig – formerly known as the Beacon Atlantic – is owned by China’s CIMC and managed by the Norwegian…
On the 6th January TC Energy Corporation kicked off an open season for binding commitments for crude oil transportation services on the Keystone Pipeline System from Harding, Alberta, to Patoka, Illinois, the Calgary-based company reported. The 2,687-mile (4,324-kilometre Keystone Pipeline System links Alberta crude…
Pars Oil and Gas Company has installed a second single point mooring at the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, according to news service Shana. The system, with a loading capacity of 7,000 cu m/hr (247,203 cf/hr) of gas condensate, was installed…
A Bahamian justice official has declined to grant orders requested by environmental groups that would impact the offshore Perseverance #1 well. According to operator Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC), this means that the present drilling operation will continue. However, an application against the government…
With reference to company announcement no. 47/2020 of 31 December 2020, Vestas has received a 504 MW order for an undisclosed project in Colombia. The contract includes the supply and installation of 90 V162-5.6 MW EnVentus wind turbines, as well as a 15-year Active…
Scotland could see what is claimed to be its first hydrogen-powered train running during COP26 in Glasgow during November. The British hydrogen technology company Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry-leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety have been appointed…
ExxonMobil has started drilling at the Bulletwood-1 wellsite on Canje block, offshore Guyana. The block lies 180 km offshore in 1,700-3,000 metres of water adjacent to Stabroek block. Bulletwood-1 is a 500 million bbl oil prospect targeting a Liza lookalike, confined channel complex…
Aquiline-backed ERS continues specialty build-out with Hiscox’s marine and energy underwriter Lloyd’s managing agent ERS has continued on its hiring spree as it expands beyond its traditional motor focus, adding another Talbot alumnus to its ranks in the form of Phil Furlong. Aviva adds…
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states agreed to fully restore ties with neighbouring Qatar on the 5th January after a sustained US push for the countries to unite against Iran. The breakthrough ending a dispute among some of the world’s top oil and…
