Ocean Installer, Oceaneering begin TotalEnergies work
Ocean Installer CEO Kevin Murphy said the Girassol work was "our most significant project award from TotalEnergies to-date".
Oil & Gas
Harbour spuds Gayo amid high follow-on hopes
"We hope that this exploration well will discover large oil and gas reserves, as we discovered through drilling the Layaran-1 well," Hudi said.
Seplat completes ANOH plant, but pipeline woes remain
Seplat CEO Roger Brown said ANOH was an “important strategic project” for the company. "It will roughly double our gas production, and we are focused on the path to first gas”, he said.
Aberdeen-based Expro celebrates 40 years of operations
Energy services provider Expro (NYSE:XPRO) is today marking 40 years of operations since launching its first subsea test tree system in the North Sea in 1983.
Chevron sees up to $4bn hit from California policies, former Gulf of Mexico assets
Chevron Corp. will write down the value of $3.5 billion to $4 billion in assets due to restrictive government policies in California and environmental liabilities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Updated: SEPA reports ‘small’ oil spill off Argyll and Bute
A SEPA spokesperson told Energy Voice investigations into the spill are ongoing but "there is currently a very low risk to the wider public".
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate rebrands for offshore
The directorate had a "long, proud history as a resource authority with solid knowledge about the subsurface on the Norwegian shelf”.
Valaris rig to stay in Brazil, with a day rate boost
The rig has repriced from a rate in the “low $200,000s”, the executive said. Now, it is priced at "an effective day rate in the high $400,000s”. The price suggests a day rate of around $488,000.
Shell awards Seatrium work on new FPU
The new FPU replicates about 95% of Whale’s hull and 85% of Whale’s topsides, Shell has said.
Galp hints at success for Namibian Orange Basin test
Success at Mopane would represent a step forward for Namibia’s Orange Basin.
European stocks kick off 2024 with gains as oil companies climb
European stocks gained on the first day of trading in 2024, with energy shares leading the advance as crude oil prices rose amid increased tensions over the Red Sea.
HSE reports 175 ‘dangerous occurrences’ for North Sea
Meanwhile, maintenance topped the list of more than 1,000 "non-compliance issues" in HSE's annual report.
Maurel et Prom denied as a result of Gabon pre-emption
Nguema said the purchase of Assala was intended to increase the state’s share of revenues. The move, he said, would allow Gabon to “demonstrate its sovereignty in the oil sector, which is the heart of the economy”.
CEO scandals and CfD setbacks: Energy Voice’s headlines of 2023
If forced to sum up 2023 in one word, we might opt for “uncertainty”.
UK warship in Guyana sparks Venezuelan drills
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said his country "categorically rejects the arrival” of HMS Trent. This, he said, was “an act of hostile provocation and a violation of the recent Argyle Declaration".
Sonangol, Corcel move to onshore Kwanza testing
The companies plan to test the Tobias-14 and then Tobias-13 wells, it said. Assuming success, they will then move into the next phase, which will cover designing the EPS.
War of words continues as Reabold approaches shareholder vote
Reabold's co-CEOs warned of 'very significant' conflicts of interest in their proposed replacements, while dissenting shareholders said 'certain disaster' awaits the company without a change of strategy.
PwC: Assessing the deals impact of the windfall taxes on oil and gas and renewables
Renewables:Whilst the wider transactions market has slowed down in recent months, transaction activity in the renewables sector has remained very active, particularly with respect to greenfield renewable financing.
‘Normalised’ salaries could be future for offshore wind workforce
More sociable hours for offshore workers may mean a different rewards structure compared to the oil and gas industry.
NJ Ayuk steps back from Centurion
“I have fought the good fight, I have run the race and I have kept the faith,” said Ayuk.
Petrobras re-enters African exploration with Shell deal
Petrobras signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shell in March 2023, on the sidelines of CERAWeek.
Azeris see no risk in France spat to TotalEnergies-led project
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told reporters Thursday there’s no risk to his country’s natural gas project led by France’s TotalEnergies despite escalating tensions between the two countries.
EIG strikes deal for Brazilian FPSO company
EIG has "admired Ocyan for many years and have been impressed by their ability to develop ambitious projects through challenging economic environments”, he said.
Eni begins gas feed into West African FLNG
Eni said this second FLNG vessel will begin producing in 2025. The company will market all of the produced LNG, it said.
Norway pension fund blacklists Aramco, other Gulf companies
Norway’s largest pensions’ manager divested $15 million from Gulf companies on concerns they may facilitate human rights violations, and decided to exclude Saudi Aramco because of climate risks.