Oil and gas survey reveals ‘crisis of confidence’ in the sector
A survey of oil and gas workers has spotlighted a “crisis of confidence” in the sector, ushered in by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A survey of oil and gas workers has spotlighted a “crisis of confidence” in the sector, ushered in by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Staffing levels are increasing at LNG Canada following a COVID-19 outbreak in November and December.
TechnipFMC has restarted its bid to split the business in two after the Covid-19 pandemic halted the process.
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Oilfield services provider McDermott International has secured more than half a billion dollars in new capital.
Workers were evacuated from a Valaris oil rig after a Covid outbreak on board on New Year’s Day, with questions raised on testing procedures.
An Aberdeen-headquartered shipping agency has revealed that crew change costs rose fivefold last year due to complications caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Oil’s rally accelerated on signs that OPEC+ was nearing a consensus that would keep oil output steady next month.
Oil dropped the most in two weeks with OPEC+ yet to resolve an impasse on whether to keep raising production at a time when the pandemic threatens demand.
Exxon Mobil Corp., which is struggling to maintain a $15 billion-a-year dividend program, indicated it incurred a fourth straight quarterly loss.
The chief operating officer of Maersk Drilling thinks companies like his taking “skin in the game” will be the future of the sector, moving away from commercial deals that put most of the risk on operators.
Iman Hill, recently appointed as the new executive director of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) writes for Energy Voice on the current "litmus test" for the sector.
Oil climbed as the UK is poised to grant regulatory approval to another Covid-19 vaccine and as the US passed its stimulus bill into law.
For many people up and the down the UK, restrictions on social gatherings will have meant a Christmas day unlike any other.
Russia intends to support a further increase in OPEC+ production at the group’s meeting next month, even as a new strain of the coronavirus raises concerns about demand, said officials familiar with the country’s oil policy.
Oil fell after posting a seventh weekly gain on concern a mutation of Covid-19 discovered in the U.K. could speed transmission of the virus and lead to more lockdowns.
The UK Government has been urged to give “more detail” on planned support for the oil and gas industry in order to give the sector greater confidence.
The UK Government will continue the furlough scheme until the end of April 2021 in an effort to ensure firms are able to survive the continued economic disruption.
Oil pared its earlier rally toward the highest settlement in almost 10 months as the market weighed the potential distribution of Covid-19 vaccines against a raft of new cases sparking tighter restrictions on movement.
Hunting will exit 2020 with fewer than 2,000 employees, a reduction of 34% since the start of the year.
South African Renergen has devised the Cryo-Vacc, which allows vaccines to be transported at extremely low temperatures for up to 30 days without power.
North Sea operators would like “more evidence” that the $50 Brent oil price is here to stay before greenlighting long-term investments.
With news of a vaccination providing a glimmer of hope to the world, it is believed that we could be nearing a turning point for the pandemic that has gripped the globe.
One of the country's top microbiologists has said he would be “very surprised” if offshore oil and gas workers in the UK receive the Covid-19 vaccine before Easter.
A trade union boss has warned predictions that 8,000 jobs have been lost in the oil and gas sector due to the latest downturn are likely to be very conservative.