Husky Energy Inc. has received required permit approvals to begin reconstruction of its 47,500-b/cd refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, after a fire which broke out at the site on the 26th April 2018. Demolition of damaged equipment resulting from the fire is now largely completed,…
After much speculation, ExxonMobil Corporation has signed an agreement to sell its non-operated upstream assets in Norway to Var Energi AS for US$4.5 billion, the oil and gas powerhouse announced on the 26th September. Rigzone first reported on a potential sale in late June,…
UAE-based Mubadala Petroleum is planning to drill up to two exploration wells and one side-track at its G1/48 (Manora) licence area with a final investment decision for the project slated for October 2019. The 2019 exploration drilling programme is expected to spud in November…
Total has completed the acquisition of Anadarko’s 26.5% interest in the Mozambique LNG project for US$3.9 billion. The transaction is part of Total’s agreement in May 2019 with Occidental to buy all of Anadarko’s assets in Africa (Mozambique, Algeria, Ghana and South Africa) for US$8…
Novatek, Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation have signed a cooperation agreement confirming the companies’ interest in building LNG trans-shipment complexes in Russia’s Kamchatka and Murmansk regions. The Russian company said cooperation might include participation interests in projects and financing….
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has begun construction of the world’s largest wind turbine blade test stand in Aalborg, Denmark. The site will be capable of performing full-scale tests on the next generations of SGRE rotor blades and is expected to be fully operational…
Aberdeen-headquartered EnerMech, a services company focused on the energy and infrastructure sectors, revealed on the 25th September that it is making European expansion a “top priority”. The company announced the appointment of Alex Goude as EnerMech Business Development Director for Europe yesterday, stating that…
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC and classification society DNV GL have entered into a partnership to develop the oil and gas industry’s first methodology for qualifying the integrity of digital twin technology. DNV GL said that the methodology would bring a level playing field to…
BIMCO has published the new DISMANTLECON contract which is the first international standard contract designed for the dismantling and removal of offshore structures in the energy sector. It has been approved by BIMCO’s documentary committee and was released earlier this week, together with guidance…
Total E&P South Africa has contracted Solstad Offshore to provide two large anchor handling tug supply vessels, Normand Drott and Normand Prosper. They will support Total’s next planned drilling campaign in block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, with the programme starting during the first half…
