Sonatrach reiterates COVID measures as Algeria struggles
Sonatrach has increased its efforts to keep workers safe in response to COVID-19, as Algeria sees a third wave of infections accelerate.
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Sasol lines up vaccines ahead of Secunda maintenance
Sasol has teamed up with the Mpumalanga government ahead of planned maintenance at its Secunda site.
Talks to let double-jabbed oil workers bypass Covid isolation
Discussions are ongoing that could avoid swathes of North Sea oil workers having to return home in the event of a Covid-19 breakout.
Seadrill draws competing rig offers from Noble and Transocean consortium as it undergoes Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Noble Corporation and a consortium including Transocean and Dolphin Drilling are competing to acquire the assets held by Seadrill, according to a news report, as it undergoes Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Halliburton strategy ‘working well’ says CEO as company posts healthy H1 profits
Halliburton’s chief executive says the company’s strategy is “working well” after a relatively healthy financial start to the year.
Repsol Sinopec sinks to $745million losses during ‘extraordinary year’
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK took losses of nearly three quarters of a billion dollars during an “extraordinary” and “challenging” 2020.
Nearly 120 workers linked to Shell Shearwater Covid outbreak
Nearly 120 people have now been linked to a Covid outbreak on board the Shell Shearwater production hub in the North Sea.
Covid cases see 18 workers isolate or flown ashore from Taqa oil platform
A total of 18 workers have been flown ashore or are currently isolating on board the Taqa North Cormorant platform after workers tested positive for Covid-19.
‘Worrying signs’ lockdown emissions reductions could be brief, says BP boss
BP’s chief executive has raised concerns that the dramatic fall in carbon emissions seen last year may be “short lived”.
Shell flies 85 workers ashore after Shearwater Covid outbreak
Shell has flown 85 workers to shore following a Covid outbreak at the Shearwater production hub in the North Sea.
Watchdog’s deep concern at weakening of barriers to prevent deadly leaks
A top offshore safety watchdog has “deep concern” that barriers to prevent potentially deadly hydrocarbon releases (HCRs) from North Sea platforms have been “degraded” amid the pandemic.
Petrofac warns of ‘depressed’ market while UAE suspension hits backlog
Petrofac warned today that orders were likely to remain depressed in engineering and construction (E&C) this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
ICR Integrity bosses hail firm’s resilience and aim to expand overseas footprint
ICR Integrity, of Aberdeen, remained in the red in 2019-20, but the energy service firm’s “resilience” during the Covid-19 pandemic has given its bosses encouragement.
Offshore Europe delayed until 2022, virtual event to run this year
Organisers of Offshore Europe have decided to delay the in-person event until next year due to ongoing “health and safety uncertainties”.
Milestone for North Sea as offshore worker numbers return to pre-pandemic levels
The number of people working in the offshore oil and gas sector has returned to levels not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic.
All-Energy and Dcarbonise conference postponed until 2022
The UK’s largest annual renewables and decarbonisation conference has been postponed until next year as the impact of the pandemic rumbles on.
Decision expected next week on whether Offshore Europe will be postponed
Organisers of Offshore Europe, Scotland’s largest energy exhibition and conference, are running the rule over whether it should be postponed until next year.
Quarantine hotels to remain in place for Scottish oil workers
Quarantine hotels for oil and gas workers are to remain in place, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon saying “public safety is paramount”.
Africa Oil Week heads to Dubai, in Cape Town loss
Africa Oil Week will be held in Dubai this year, with the organisers highlighting the location as a safe alternative to Cape Town.
Balmoral Group’s Jim Milne takes inspiration in new report from Scottish Engineering
One of the north-east’s best-known businessmen, Jim Milne, has said he is confident the worst is now behind the Scottish engineering and manufacturing industry.
Dozens of jobs at risk as N-Sea closes Aberdeen operation
Dozens of jobs are at risk as subsea services firm N-Sea wraps up its Aberdeen operation.
May 19: The end of Anne Boleyn… and the start of the UK ETS
The person in the street may not regard the 19th of May as a date of any real significance.
Safety fears as Maersk Drilling clamps down on unpaid leave for ‘worn out’ expats
Expats on a rig off western Australia have warned that safety would be compromised after Maersk Drilling was forced to “reassess” unpaid leave requests amid the country’s strict Covid regime.
Corallian fails to entice Shell with Jackdaw South
Corallian Energy attempted and failed to sell Shell and One-Dyas the “Jackdaw South” prospect ahead of the main development being sanctioned later this year.
Oil drops as low Indian demand offsets recovery optimism
Oil prices dipped as traders weighed weaker fuel demand in India against optimism over the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.