Remazel Engineering has reported that it has won a contract from Bluewater to supply the complete mooring and riser pull-in system for the Jotun floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) upgrade. As Rigzone reported in June, the Jotun FPSO is undergoing upgrades for the…
Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the Tyra East and Tyra West integrated processing and accommodation platforms. In early August, Allseas’ vessel Pioneering Spirit removed the 14,000-tonne and 7,780-tonne topsides at Tyra East and Tyra West as the final part of the…
Chevron Products Company and Novvi LLC have announced the first production of 100% renewable base oil from Novvi’s Deer Park, Houston Facility. ‘As part of our aim to find more reliable, affordable and ever-cleaner solutions that scale, Chevron remains committed to our investment in…
Jacobs was selected by Moltex Energy to support their development of a new type of nuclear power plant – the Stable Salt Reactor. Jacobs will build a bespoke experimental facility for thermal transfer testing at its Birchwood Park research and development facility in the UK….
ExxonMobil has awarded the drillship Noble Sam Croft a new six-month contract offshore Guyana, Noble Corporation revealed in its latest trading statement. Operations are expected to start in 4Q 2020 after the rig finishes its current programme offshore Suriname. This contract was awarded under…
Libya’s oil blockade is entering its seventh month and the war-torn country’s oil output is hovering at just 100,000 b/d instead of the pre-crisis 1.2 million b/d. Without a peaceful solution on the horizon, its expected restart is delayed to fourth-quarter 2020, according to a…
Seabird droppings – guano – on offshore helidecks create safety and health risks for humans. Accumulated guano on helidecks can increase slip hazards and obscure markings which helicopter pilots need to see. In addition, inhaling airborne substances present in guano can lead to illness….
The integration of offshore energy systems, including oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage, could deliver around 30 per cent of the UK’s total carbon reduction requirements needed to meet the 2050 net-zero target, the OGA has said. UK’s Oil and…
Global Petroleum Ltd has been granted an extension by the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia for the sub-licence of PEL0094 (Block 2011A), offshore Namibia. Work commitments also have been modified. Under the terms of the agreement signed in September 2018, the four-year…
Invictus Energy has provided an update on the activities of its 80% owned and operated Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Investment Licence Renewed The Company has received approval of its application to renew the investment licence from the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Authority…
