Chevron North Sea cancels FPSO contract for Rosebank field
Oil major Chevron has terminated its order for an FPSO unit which was planned to be used on the Rosebank field in the UK North Sea.
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AFC Energy and Peel Environment Limited to work together on hydrogen project
AFC Energy has struck a deal with Peel Environment Limited to assess the techno-economic feasibility of the UK's largest hydrogen fuel cell precinct.
Security firm hit with slump after Shell Corrib work ends
A security firm which worked at Shell's Corrib gas project has sought protecton from its creditors after a slump in its business.
Aboriginal and environmental groups to take legal action against Canadian LNG project
Aboriginal and environmental groups are planning on taking legal action against the Canadian government to overturn a permit for a $27billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in British Columbia.
Oriana Energy moves ahead with Puerto Rico solar plant, creates 1,000 construction jobs
Oriana Energy said it has commenced energisation of a 45MW solar power plant in Puerto Rico.
Oil and gas skills sought for £55b high-speed rail project
Scottish engineering companies were invited to get on board the £55billion High Speed Two (HS2) rail project at a supply chain roadshow in Aberdeen yesterday.
Gorgon still on track for second cargo after “minor” gas leak
Oil major Chevron said it remains on track to load its second cargo from its Gorgon project in coming days following a gas leak that lead to an evacuation of workers.
Exports to resume from Chevron’s Gorgon project shortly
Oil major Chevron is poised to resume exports from its Gorgon LNG project.
Chevron signs Alinta Energy up to buy Wheatstone gas
Oil major Chevron has signed up Alinta Energy to buy gas from the company’s Wheatstone project.
Avanti Energy strikes deal with Shell Energy Europe
Avanti Energy said its Italian subsidiary has signed a long term gas sales agreement with Shell Energy Europe for its future gas production in the country. CMI Energia has won the deal which will focus on the Colle Santo project which is the largest undeveloped onshore gas field in Italy.
Statoil’s Mariner costs increase $700million, confirms hiring delay
Statoil today blamed a backlog of work in a South Korean shipyard for a year-long start-up delay for its flagship Mariner project.
Video: Timelapse of Shell’s self-installing rig in the Phillipines
This time-lapse shows a self-installing platform which will help unlock more energy from deepwater, in waters off the coast of the Phillipines. It is the first offshore platform designed and built in the country. More than 1,400 Filipino workers have spent two years attempting to make the concept a reality for oil major Shell.
SBM Offshore win FEED contract for Australian Browse FLNG project
SBM Offshore has been awarded the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract by Technip for the Browse FLNG project in Australia. The move will see the company carry out work for three large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the project.
Gazprom to half capacity of TurkStream gas pipeline project
Russian oil producer Gazprom has almost halved the planned capacity of its TurkStream gas pipeline project, according to the company’s chief exec. The expected capacity has been reduced from 63billion cubic metres (bcm) to 32bcm. Chief executive Alexei Miller said Gazprom now plans to supply a smaller amount because it also wants to expand the Nord Stream gas pipeline which runs on the bed of the Baltic Sea to Germany.
Chevron starts flows from Gulf of Mexico deepwater project
Oil major Chevron has begun production from its Jack and St Malo deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. The company said the delivery is a key part of its upstream work with plans to reach 3.1 million barrels per day by 2017. The fields are among the largest in the Gulf of Mexico and were discovered in 2004 and 2003.
Maersk hires DNV GL for Culzean work
Maersk Oil and Gas has hired DNV GL in a multi-million service contract deal for its Culzean project in the UK North Sea. The scope of contract includes Independent Competent Person (ICP) verification, Independent Verification Body (IVB) and Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) work. The team will be managed from a single point in the UK and DNV GL said it will use additional resources and expertise from Maersk’s team in Denmark to deliver the work.