ndonesia’s upstream regulator SKK Migas has approved the plan of development for the Paus Biru gas field in the offshore Sampang PSC. Santos operates the field, which was discovered in December 2018. According to partner Cue Energy, production will come from a single…
Britain’s offshore oil and gas decommissioning costs have fallen by 2% to £48 billion (US$63.6 billion), according to the latest estimate from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). Its “UKCS Decommissioning Cost Estimate 2020” shows that total decommissioning costs across the sector have come…
Wakashio shipowners pollution liability for Mauritius oil spill capped at US$66 million The amount insurers of Nagashiki – the owner of MV Wakashio – will be liable to compensate for pollution following the vessel’s grounding off the coast of Mauritius is limited to US$66.3 million….
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced on the 18th August that it has formalised its partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to strengthen cooperation in offshore mineral, oil and gas and wind energy activities. The Deputy Secretary of the…
Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed a three-year contract with a subsidiary of oil major Shell for work in Asia Pacific. Ampelmann said on the 19th August that the contract was awarded by Brunei Shell Petroleum. According to the company, Ampelmann will…
Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd has completed wellsite and access track construction work at the West Newton B site in PEDL183, East Yorkshire. All permits and permissions are in place to start conductor drilling operations, and pre-operational conditions have been satisfied. The active area…
Qatar Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement with Sonangol and Total to acquire a 30% participating interest in block 48 offshore Angola. Located in the ultra-deep-water Lower Congo basin, block 48 is about 400 km (249 miles) north-west of Luanda and 200 km…
Turkey dispatched a drilling ship to an area off the southwestern coast of Cyprus on the 18th August, in a move which could fuel territorial disputes with EU member states in the eastern Mediterranean. Ankara resumed its search of the contested waters last week…
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced on the 17th August that the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) and the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) have signed 13 contracts with 14 local players worth around US$1.7 billion (€1.5 billion). The deals will be…
Environmental group Greenpeace has located two large methane leaks at an old offshore well site in the UK North Sea. Greenpeace said on the 17th August that its patrol ship Esperanza located two “gas-emitting craters” on the seabed. According to the organisation, the…
