Iraq said it has resumed oil exports from Kirkuk to Turkey, which had been halted for a year by a political dispute between the central government and the nation’s Kurds. Between 50,0000 and 100,000 barrels a day are now being pumped through a pipeline…
ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) to SBM Offshore for its proprietary wind floater design. Based on a TLP concept (Tension Leg Platform), the wind floater has been designed for the full life cycle, including in-place conditions, as well as for wet…
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation will invest 70% of its 2019 capital expenditures budget on the US onshore, where it expects to operate an average of 15 rigs and ten completion crews focused mainly on development in the Delaware and DJ basins. A decrease relative to…
Santos Ltd, Adelaide, has been cleared by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for its proposed acquisition of Quadrant Energy Ltd, Perth. The US$2.15-billion deal announced at the end of August is now expected to reach completion in a matter of weeks. …
Premier Oil, the London-listed oil and gas company, has announced that the platform construction for the Tolmount Main gas project, located in the Southern North Sea, will start in December. Premier said in its trading and operations update on the 15th November that the…
Australia’s recently developed offshore gas fields are set to lift the nation to the top of the list of world’s largest LNG exporters. In a report on the 15th November, energy intelligence firm EnergyQuest said Australia is on the cusp of taking becoming the world’s…
Energean Oil and Gas Plc is on track to deliver first gas from its 2.4 trillion cubic feet Karish and Tanin development offshore Israel in the first quarter of 2021, the company revealed on the 15th November. The next “visible milestone” on the…
Dutch Damen Shipyards Group has handed over four new fast crew suppliers to Allianz Middle East Ship Management. Damen said on the 15th November that the handover of the four FCS 2610 vessels took place between Ahmed Khalil, general manager of Allianz, Menno Kuyt, managing…
Petrobras has produced first oil and gas from the Búzios 2 area of the presalt Santos basin through the FPSO P-75. This is the second floater installed on the Búzios field. The location is 210 kilometres (130 miles) off the coast of Rio de…
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and its PRISM technology have been selected by Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) to support the US Department of Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) programme which seeks to utilise fast neutron spectrum technology to support accelerated development of fuels and materials…
