Oil & gas news

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

President Barack Obama has permanently banned offshore oil and gas drilling in the 'vast majority' of US-owned northern waters in a move to protect the region from the upcoming Donald Trump administration.

The contract, managed out of Aberdeen, covers the provision of marine warranty and assurance services in support of ENGIE’s operations across the UKCS.

Intertek appointed for specialist study related to possible impacts of rock dump from oil and gas decommissioning on mobile sandbanks.

The Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO), has announced that the Rumaila oilfield has produced three billion barrels of oil since the joint venture began operating in January 2010.

The funding will enable the firm to carry out extensive research and development activity and perform a full feasibility study into the advancement of underwater 3D modelling technology.

The company has secured a three year framework with Dubai Petroleum for UAV inspections across all of its offshore assets.

Each agreement has a contractual duration of three years with an option on each to extend for two additional years.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) Aberdeen Section has reported investing almost £200 000 over the last five years to support initiatives designed around STEM subjects.

Contract awarded for the ultra-deepwater rig, Atwood Osprey, offshore Australia.