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Posted: over 3 years ago

Eni hands in decommissioning plan for 6 North Sea platforms

Italian oil and gas company Eni has submitted its plans for decommissioning of six platforms on the ...

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UK oil industry welcomes gov’t measures to save jobs

The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry’s representative body Oil and Gas UK has welcomed the i...

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Talos, Pemex given 120 days to unify Zama discovery

U.S. based exploration and production company Talos Energy and Mexican state-owned oil and gas compa...

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Aker BP cleared to use Maersk rig on Hod

Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Maersk Invincible rig fo...

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Pallone adds offshore drilling ban to appropriation bill

U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. has announced that the House Democrats’ appropriations bill for t...

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ABS remote survey certifies steel for Lamprell rigs

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has conducted a remote survey for steel certification at a ste...

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  • Certification & Classification
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Petrobras starts decommissioning Campos Basin platform

Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has started decommissioning the P-12 platform in the Campos Ba...

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North Sea exploration: Risk appetite remains

The North Sea has been a cash cow for the UK and Norway contributing to their economies for over hal...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Woodside getting ready for exploration well off Australia

Woodside is preparing to drill an exploration well offshore Australia and its environment plan for t...

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  • Environment
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Sasol relinquishes licence offshore Mozambique

South Africa-based energy company Sasol has decided to relinquish its exploration licence offshore M...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: over 4 years ago
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Greenpeace fined $100,000 over BP oil rig protest

A court in Scotland has slapped Greenpeace with an £80,000 ($100,000) fine for attempting to stop Br...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Jadestone starts arbitration against Inpex

Jadestone Energy has started arbitration proceedings against Teikoku, a subsidiary of Inpex, related...

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  • Authorities & Government
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PSA clears drilling ops for Equinor and ConocoPhillips

The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), Norway’s offshore safety regulator, has approved two offshore ...

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  • Safety
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Wellesley ready to use Dolphin rig for Norwegian well

Wellesley Petroleum has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety authority for exploratio...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Green light for Perenco's Amethyst decom plans

Perenco has received approval for its draft decommissioning programs for four Amethyst gas field top...

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Equinor reveals plans for hydrogen plant with CCS

Equinor is leading a project to develop one of the UK’s – and the world’s – first at-scale facilitie...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Equinor prepares for test well on North Sea discovery

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety re...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Equinor to extend producing life of Norwegian Sea floater

Equinor has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety regulator to extend the producing li...

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ExxonMobil investigating near-miss incident on Hebron

A near-miss incident on the ExxonMobil-operated Hebron platform located offshore Canada has been rep...

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  • Safety
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Norway's tax relief to boost rig demand

Norway’s recent tax relief package for the oil and gas industry is expected to cut breakeven p...

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  • Business & Finance
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Power from shore for nearly half of Norwegian production

Almost half of the Norwegian petroleum production will soon be run on power from shore as the compan...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Repsol to extend life of Rev field

Repsol has been granted consent by the Norwegian offshore safety authority for the life extension of...

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Aker BP gets licence to drill two Norwegian Sea wells

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for two wells locate...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Aker BP hands in Hod plans

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Norway to offer 136 new blocks in upcoming licensing round

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced its plans to offer up to 136 new oil ex...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: over 4 years ago

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