Shell is preparing the sale of its stakes in key southern North Sea clusters, Reuters has reported. Shell will reportedly sell its 50% stakes in a tranche of fields in the Clipper hub, as well as the Leman Alpha complex, the news outlet reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice.
The National Decommissioning Authority has collaborated with the Oil and Gas Authority, National Nuclear Laboratory, Decom North Sea and Defence and Renewables, to launch the Safe Decommissioning Workshop Report. From a safety perspective, common principles exist, regardless of industry: work on complex onshore facilities such as power stations, chimneys, and grounded offshore platforms; working in high hazard facilities in congested …
Neptune Energy has teamed up with German renewables firm RWE to progress an offshore green hydrogen project. The pair have struck a joint development agreement to develop the ‘H2opZee’ scheme in the Dutch North Sea ahead of 2030. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice.
14/02/2022
Hiretech Strategy Focuses On Growth
Aberdeenshire based rental firm Hiretech Limited has made a number of key strategic developments as it focuses on continued growth for 2022. The company, which offers equipment rental and personnel supply to support hydraulics, well service, pipeline, chemical cleaning, decommissioning, subsea and renewable activities, is focusing on increasing market share both in the UK and overseas. With significant overseas trade …
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company’s (KUFPEC’s) recent exploration discovery at its Anambas-2X well in the Anambas Block offshore Indonesia has posted even better flow rates than initially announced. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company’s (KUFPEC’s) recent exploration discovery at its Anambas-2X well in the Anambas Block offshore Indonesia has posted even better flow …
Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the 4,800 metric ton Ichthys LNG booster compression module from Indonesia to the project offshore Australia. The module will be installed on the Ichthys Explorer central processing facility, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, as part of the Ichthys LNG phase 2 development. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice.
Engineering and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK has secured a major contract to deliver fabric maintenance campaign services on TotalEnergies’ Elgin and Franklin platforms located in the UK Central North Sea. The contract supports a 270-day campaign on the installations and will start in March 2022, creating 300 fixed-term positions. Bilfinger will provide fabric maintenance, scaffolding and rope access personnel. Mike …
11/02/2022
Baker Hughes wins Zimabwe drilling contract
Invictus Energy has awarded the integrated well services contract for its upcoming work in Zimbabwe to Baker Hughes.
Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) chairman Tim Eggar has added his name to the list of those opposed to a windfall tax on North Sea companies. Mr Eggar says such a measure would do nothing to address the global supply and demand imbalance that has led to record gas prices in recent months. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy …
Energy services group Petrofac (LON:PFC) has won its first new energy-focused project in Russia, securing a three-year consultancy framework agreement for the early engineering phases of the first wind-to-hydrogen development on Sakhalin Island. The design services agreement, awarded by H4 Energy, under the management of H2Transition Capital (H2TC), includes an initial screening study that began in January. During the study, …