Oil & gas news
Wood Mackenzie: Woodside-BHP merger would create ‘super independent’
Woodside has confirmed it is in discussions with BHP over a potential merger involving BHP’s entire petroleum business.
OEM Group awarded North Sea contract with PBS
OEM Group has secured a seven-figure contract with PBS.
GlobalData: Brazil leads global offshore crude and condensate production from upcoming projects in 2025
Brazil alone is expected to contribute approximately 23% or 1.3 million bbl/d of global crude oil and condensate production in 2025 from key offshore planned and announced projects that are expected to start operations between 2021 – 2025, according to GlobalData.
Huisman to deliver installation tools for DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion
Huisman has announced the signing of a contract with DEME for the delivery of a lifting spreader and a set of adaptive damping tugger winches for DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion.
Fugro delivers subsea positioning support for GUPCO
Fugro has deployed its QuickVision technology as part a subsea installation programme for Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company.
23rd WPC announces innovation zone
The 23rd World Petroleum Congress Organizing Committee has announced the launch of the Innovation Zone, a captivating new feature on the exhibition floor of the Congress, which will take place in-person in Houston from 5 – 9 December 2021 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
GlobalData: Offshore acreage dominates global licensing rounds that are due to close in 2H21
Over 35% of the acreage available in licensing rounds that are either open or scheduled to close in 2H21 are located in shallow water, while ultra-deep water and deepwater acreage account for 24% and 19%, respectively, according to GlobalData.
C-Innovation awarded multi-year riserless light well intervention contract
C-Innovation, LLC has been awarded a multi-year contract for riserless light well intervention services with a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico.
Safety io achieves new certification
Safety io, a software subsidiary of MSA – The Safety Company, has recently achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its information security management practices.
Salunda Ltd releases new analytics product
New Crew Hawk Analytics from Salunda Ltd provides faster, easier and more accurate decision-making capabilities in the offshore oil and gas sector, delivering enhanced levels of safety protection and management of people and assets in the drilling Red Zone.