Wood Mackenzie: Middle East crisis should prompt UK North Sea policy rethink
The UK government faces renewed pressure to change its policy on the North Sea, amid the crisis in the Middle East, says Wood Mackenzie.
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TotalEnergies completes the merger of its UK North Sea upstream assets with NEO NEXT
TotalEnergies announces the completion of the merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies’ UK upstream oil and gas business.
BOEM analyses proposed offshore well stimulation work at platform Gilda offshore California
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed update to the Santa Clara Unit Development and Production Plan, which includes the use of hydraulic fracturing on 16 existing wells at Platform Gilda, located 8.8 miles offshore Ventura County, California.
Strohm provides insulated production jumpers for a project in Malaysia
Thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm has been awarded a contract to supply two insulated carbon fibre PA12 (CF/PA12) TCP production jumpers for a Southeast Asian operator.
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The cost of war: Gulf energy infrastructure left facing a US$25 billion repair bill
War in the Middle East has triggered severe global supply disruptions in oil and gas, with reported damage and shutdowns affecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains, refineries, fuel terminals and critical gas-to-liquids facilities across the region.
EnerMech wins five-year North Sea contract on Kraken FPSO
EnerMech has secured a five-year contract to provide Bumi Armada with crane management and lifting services on the Armada Kraken Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the UK North Sea East of Shetland.
Baker Hughes and Petrobras sign strategic service agreement
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced a 60-month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations, as well as a major refinery.
Equnior announces new oil discovery
Equinor has made an oil discovery that will be tied into the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.
ExxonMobil and Halliburton achieve world’s first fully closed-loop automated geological well placement in Guyana
Halliburton, in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, has achieved the industry’s first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana.
IMI to supply specialist ultra-high-pressure valves for North Sea offshore development
IMI has been selected to supply specialist control valves for ultra-high-pressure injection systems supporting a major offshore development in the North Sea.