Valve station explosion kills seven in Niger Delta
An explosion at a valve station has killed seven people in Nigeria’s OML 40.
Oil & Gas
Restrata is assuring response and recovery during Covid-19
With the vast majority of office staff working remotely due to the restrictions and risk posed by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, office-based staff and families alike have seldom felt so disconnected from the key workers and loved ones who continue to man offshore and onshore installations, critical to supporting the nation’s energy requirements.
Safelift Offshore is overcoming challenges through innovation
Safelift Offshore’s complete focus during its 25 years of service to the offshore energy industries has been on engineering products to enhance and improve occupational and task-specific safety – and this continues to be the case today.
‘Safety first’ approach allowed Texo Group to continue operations amid Covid-19
“Safety-first” has been a critical aspect of the mindset of the UK’s energy industry for decades. So it is instructive how this concern is becoming mainstream for all sectors as businesses emerge from the easing of restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
OMV fires up for Hades appraisal well off Norway
Westwood Global Energy reports thatthere were four exploration and one appraisal well programmes active as of July 1.
National Decommissioning Centre: Doing what is ‘best’ for the sector
Safe, effective and efficient late-life management and decommissioning of assets within the oil, gas and offshore renewable sectors is a societal and economic necessity.
Pharos warns of Egyptian decline
Pharos Energy has put on hold all development work in Egypt, which will lead production to decline.
No more FPSO orders in 2020
No more floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels will be ordered this year, Rystad Energy has predicted.
PFG refuses Es Sider loading
An attempt to lift force majeure at the Es Sider port, allowing oil exports to resume, has failed with local armed forces refusing to allow this to go ahead.
Stena Drilling confirms job cuts across offshore vessels
Stena Drilling has confirmed it is making redundancies on four of its offshore drilling vessels, along with cuts to a number of roles onshore.
Final vessel in £150m investment at Sentinel Marine sets sail from China
The final vessel in a £150 million investment in new offshore support ships by Aberdeen firm Sentinel Marine has set sail from the Far East.
Majority of workforce at Rotech Fabrication face redundancy
A majority of the workforce at Aberdeen-based Rotech Fabrication are facing redundancy, but it is hoped some may transfer to a busy sister company.
Hurricane Energy warns ‘material downgrade’ possible to 2.6bn barrel resources
Hurricane Energy has warned a “material downgrade” is possible to its 2.6billion barrel contingent resources following a technical review of its operations.
TechnipFMC wins Egyptian hydrocracking work
TechnipFMC has won work to build a new hydrocracking complex for the Assiut refinery, in Egypt.
‘Golden opportunity’ for UK North Sea to lead on decarbonisation, says Tendeka
The last article I wrote for Energy Voice was in October and my focus was on maximising economic recovery and embracing energy transition to ensure the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) continues to be a sustainable and competitive basin for years to come.
Mozambique LNG site clear of coronavirus
There are no cases of coronavirus at the Mozambique LNG site, in the country’s north, Australia’s RBR Group has reported.
Around 40% of FPSO maintenance work ‘unnecessary’, Lloyd’s Register claims
Around 40% of offshore oil and gas maintenance work fulfilled by Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel operators is “unnecessary”, according to a UK energy consultancy firm.
African energy jobs platform launched
The African Energy Chamber has launched a jobs portal in order to help the continent’s energy market bounce back.
ReconAfrica sets out Kavango thinking
Canada’s ReconAfrica has produced a technical evaluation on the entire Kavango Basin, in Namibia and Botswana.
Insurgents kill eight Mozambique LNG workers
Terrorists attacked employees of Fenix Construction Services on June 27, the company has acknowledged.
New £5m boost for researchers assessing North Sea oil and gas and renewables structures
A research group assessing man-made North Sea structures has been given a boost with the announcement of £5 million in new funding.
Hurricane Energy ‘deeply saddened’ at death of COO
North Sea exploration and production firm Hurricane Energy said today it was "deeply saddened" to report the death of its chief operations officer (COO), Neil Platt.
North Star sails in new direction with chief executive appointment
Aberdeen-based shipping firm North Star has appointed Mathew Gordon its new chief executive.
As Big Oil stumbles, Total manages to stay on its feet
Europe’s oil giants came into 2020 promising shareholders they can “do it all” -- maintain generous dividends, keep the crude flowing and make a historic shift toward clean energy. Only one of them may succeed.
Sasol ditches Mozambique block
Sasol has opted to drop an exploration licence offshore central Mozambique.