GE has announced that it has successfully completed an ALSPA steam turbine controls migration to its state-of-the-art Mark VIe* controls system with rotor stress controller upgrade at ENGIE Group’s Baymina power plant in Turkey. This first-of-its-kind Migration Pack upgrade features replacement of the controls…
JV partner Cue Energy Resources has announced that the PB-1 exploration well in the Mahato PSC, Indonesia, commenced drilling on 19 November 2019 at 12:00hrs local time. PB-1 is planned as an exploration well to test the PB prospect. It will be to be…
OOS Energy, a subsidiary of Dutch firm OOS International, has taken over management of the semi-submersible drilling rig ODN Delba III from Ocyan, formerly known as Odebrecht Oil & Gas. OOS International said last week that the onshore and offshore management teams of OOS…
Romanian oil company OMV Petrom has completed the removal of the Gloria platform from its production location in the Black Sea offshore Romania. OMV Petrom said it would decommission the Gloria offshore platform in the Black Sea back in May 2019 after the platform…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has revealed that it will end financing for fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021. Future financing will accelerate “clean energy innovation, energy efficiency and renewables”, according to the EIB, which said the group will unlock US$1.1…
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall is set to take proposals for a second Aberdeenshire wind farm to local residents in a bid to move the project forward. The 70 megawatt (MW) Clashindarroch II development will consist of 14 turbines, each almost 600 feet in height….
China National Offshore Oil Company Ltd (CNOOC) has started production at its Caofeidian 11-1/11-6 oilfield comprehensive adjustment project in Bohai Bay. Caofeidian 11-1/11-6 are in 20-25 metres water. The output expansion project included construction of two central processing platforms and will also fully…
Northern Drilling’s West Mira is the first rig in operation to be awarded the DNV GL Battery (Power) class notation. West Mira is an ultra-deep-water semi-submersible designed by Moss Maritime, operating a hybrid power plant using Lithium-ion batteries as spinning reserve in dynamic positioning (DP)…
Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has recently won a batch of marine transportation contracts including a record-breaking FPSO transport deal for its giant BOKA Vanguard semi-submersible vessel. Boskalis said the recent contracts were awarded by a variety of clients and carry a combined value of…
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has reportedly announced that it will select a number of international investment companies to build five new refineries around the country: Kirkuk with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) Wasit capacity of 140,000 bpd Nasiriyah…
