Norwegian energy giant Equinor started production from the Troll phase 3 project in the North Sea off Norway on the 27th August. The new wells are tied in to the Troll A platform and Troll phase 3 will extend the platform’s life past 2050….
Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Timi gas development project located off Malaysia. Timi is a sweet gas field discovered in 2018 under the SK318 PSC. The field is situated approximately…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government would require Canada’s oil and gas sector to set benchmarks to reduce emissions if he is re-elected. In a platform published on the 29th August, the Liberals pledged to force oil and gas companies to set five-year targets…
On the 26th August Algeria hinted at the possibility of ending gas supplies to Morocco in October, two days after cutting diplomatic ties with the Kingdom. Morocco currently is provided with natural gas through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline which links Algeria to Spain and runs across the Kingdom. The contract for…
Sun Cable, the world’s biggest solar PV and battery storage project, is about to get a lot bigger after the company crunched the numbers on scale and technology costs and decided that bigger was even better. The Sun Cable project in Australia, backed by …
Cyber defence provider Naval Dome and a major international operating company have completed a joint two-year project to identify and mitigate cyber risks common to deep-water drilling rigs. The project’s findings indicate that the minimum industry guidelines, regulations, and security techniques are out of…
The world’s fleet of giant supertankers is the oldest it has been since 2002, the latest sign of an illicit trade which owners say is damaging business. Publicly traded shipowners have said for months that the transport of sanctioned cargoes from Iran and Venezuela…
Marine Scotland has launched consultation on the potential opportunities for offshore wind innovation and projects to assist in decarbonising the oil and gas sector, which could be included in the future leasing process. The Scottish Government has started working on a new Sectoral Marine…
Rosneft Oil Company has implemented a comprehensive long-term research programme in the Arctic. The expedition started from Murmansk and will include geological, weather, and environmental surveys. The drilling vessel Bavenit is heading to the Laptev Sea to drill shallow stratigraphic wells in the Eastern…
DEME Offshore has contracted Huisman to build a new crane for the DP-2 jack-up installation vessel Sea Installer. crane’s lifting capacity is expected to increase from 900 metric tons (992 tons) to 1,600 metric tons (1,764 tons). The new crane will enable the Sea…
