RockRose Energy has announced that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Dyas BV, which owns the non-operated, Netherlands gas and condensate producing assets of the Dyas group of companies, for a…
Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) and Damen Shipyards Group have teamed up to offer what they say is a fast, safe and reliable Fast Marine Access crew change solution for the Brazilian market. The solution entails transferring personnel between shore and “the ever more distant”…
Dutch dredging and offshore services specialist Van Oord has taken delivery of a new subsea rock installation vessel ‘Bravenes’. The vessel, designed by Design & Solutions BV, was christened by Yvon van Oord-Barbier on the 22nd May in Rotterdam. Subsea Rock Installation vessels…
This Web Alert provides the club’s members with a brief update on most recent United States (US) sanctions imposed against Venezuela: President Trump issues new Executive Order On the 21st May 2108, President Trump issued an Executive Order imposing further economic sanctions by US against…
Bashneft, a subsidiary of Russia’s Rosneft, has found oil at its Salman-1 exploratory well at Block 12 in Iraq. In a statement, the company said that an exploration well was successfully drilled to depth 4,277 metres; oil was found, “which gives grounds for expecting…
Queensland is leading the national charge towards a record year for the large-scale solar industry, Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton said in launching the 2018 Large-scale Solar Industry Forum in Brisbane. Mr Thornton said 20 projects were actively under construction, would soon…
ExxonMobil has reported greenhouse gas reduction measures which are expected to decrease its methane emissions by 15% and flaring by 25% by 2020. Efficiency improvements in its refining and chemical manufacturing facilities also are planned. The company has spent more than US$9 billion…
BP has been awarded seven licences, five as operator and two as partner, in the 30th Offshore Licensing Round, announced by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The BP-operated licences are the Skua field adjacent to BP’s Marnock field, which is part of the…
Cuadrilla Resources has submitted an application to the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for the consent to hydraulically fracture the UK’s first ever horizontal shale gas well. The company stated that it has all the other necessary…
The latest regulatory package from the UK government to support domestic shale exploration will not have a tangible effect on momentum within the industry. That is the view of oil and gas analysts at BMI Research, who outlined the need for local council approval…
