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US Gulf Oil Output Takes a Hit from Storm

Sep 05, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon forced a cut of 9.36 percent of crude oil production in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico, slightly more than Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Wednesday.Natural gas output in the northern Gulf of Mexico was cut by 10…

Unique Group Acquires Water Weights

Sep 04, 2018

Offshore solutions provider Unique Group said it has completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen-headquartered, load-testing equipment provider Water Weights. The newly acquired specialist will be an addition to Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division…

Bibby Hydromap's DriX Completes Trials

Sep 02, 2018

UK-based survey specialist Bibby HydroMap have announced the successful completion of testing of ‘DriX’, the 8-metre Autonomous Unmanned Survey Vessel (AUSV) developed by iXblue.Designed to provide a true extension of survey capability from shallow and inshore waters to a full offshore environment…

Now you see it, now you don't: oil surplus vanishes ahead of Iran deadline

Aug 30, 2018

An overhang of homeless crude in the Atlantic Basin has halved in recent weeks, suggesting oil traders are bracing for a further supply loss from Iran due to U.S. sanctions and a new rally in prices.Iran's oil exports are already dropping fast…

Russia's Transneft Reports 19% Drop

Aug 28, 2018

Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft's first-half net profit fell 19.2 percent year on year to 92.1 billion roubles ($1.38 billion), the company said on Tuesday.Transneft's first-half earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at 208…

Equinor to Boost Drilling to Extend Norwegian Shelf Life

Aug 28, 2018

Oil producer Equinor aims to boost the recovery rate from its Norwegian fields to well above the global average to extend production from the mature basin beyond 2030.Equinor announced plans on Tuesday to drill up to 3,000 wells offshore from…

M2 Subsea Completes North Sea Project

Aug 27, 2018

ROV services provider M2 Subsea has completed a contract with Ithaca Energy UK Limited to conduct a subsea system survey of a North Sea field.The company deployed the Go Electra multi-service vessel equipped with a Triton XLX work class ROV to the Stella field…

Oil Producers Cut July Output by 9 pct More than Agreed

Aug 27, 2018

An OPEC and non-OPEC monitoring committee found that oil producers participating in a supply-reduction agreement cut output in July by 9 percent more than called for in their pact, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.The committee groups representatives from Saudi Arabia…

Excelerate Energy Commissions Bangladesh’s First LNG Import Terminal

Aug 23, 2018

Excelerate Energy Bangladesh completed the commissioning of its Moheshkhali Floating LNG (MLNG) terminal – Bangladesh’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility – signifying the official commencement of operations for the project.This…

Siccar Point Energy Confirms Cambo Well Test Success

Aug 23, 2018

Siccar Point Energy has successfully concluded well testing operations on the 204/10a-5 appraisal well in the Cambo field, north-west of Shetland.A vertical pilot hole was initially drilled confirming over 100ft of oil column and a higher than anticipated net pay of 58ft…

Kongsberg to help outfit Awilco Rig

Aug 23, 2018

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected by global offshore and marine group Keppel Offshore & Marine to provide an extensive and integrated technology delivery for a new semi-submersible drilling rig ordered by UK-based drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC…

MMT Inks 10 New Contracts over 2 Months

Aug 22, 2018

Swedish based marine surveyor MMT has during the past two months received 10 new subsea survey and inspection projects within the offshore wind, renewable energy and oil and gas industries.MMT said the contracts, some of which are in joint collaboration with MMT’s Norwegian partner Reach Subsea…

Seabed Geosolutions Wins GoM Extensions

Aug 16, 2018

Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has secured an extension to a recently awarded 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic monitoring surveys over multiple oil and gas fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Seabed Geosolutions…

En+ Considers Move to Russia's New Offshore Zone

Aug 16, 2018

En+ Group, hit by U.S. sanctions against Russia in April, said on Thursday it was investigating the possibility of re-domiciling from Britain's Jersey to one of Russia's new offshore zones.London-listed En+ Group, which manages the energy and aluminium businesses of Oleg Deripaska…

Equinor says Effort to Restart Mongstad Refinery Continues

Aug 15, 2018

Work to restart Norway's Mongstad oil refinery will continue throughout the evening on Wednesday, following a power outage that shut the facility earlier in the day, operator Equinor said.The unexpected outage happened during routine maintenance on the site's power supply…

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