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Equinor’s Martin Linge field officially goes on stream
With good operational performance since the field came on stream in June and high oil and gas prices, the investments in the field are expected to be recovered in full during 2022.
Global LNG boom sends Baker Hughes’ demand soaring beyond expectations
Oil and gas drilling is big business once again, if the leap in demand for services from Baker Hughes Co., the world’s No. 2 oilfield contractor, is any gauge.
Schlumberger places $2 billion bet on strong oilfield service demand growth
Schlumberger is gearing up for growth around the world as the No. 1 oilfield contractor expects recovering economies to ignite several years of crude-demand expansion.
Maersk Drilling secures 21-month contract with TotalEnergies
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with TotalEnergies E&P Danmark which will employ the high-efficiency jack-up rig Maersk Reacher for well intervention services in the Danish North Sea.
UK wind capacity set for boost after record development auction
Scotland awarded rights for a massive offshore wind development more than twice the size of the UK’s current capacity, in a move that surprised the market for its scale and was welcomed by environmentalists.
TotalEnergies grants Maersk Drilling one-well extension offshore Suriname
The contract extension for Maersk Valiant has an estimated duration of 100 days, with work expected to commence in March 2022 in direct continuation of the rig’s previously agreed work scope.
Following Shell victory, South African environmentalists target Searcher project
Just weeks after Royal Dutch Shell Plc was forced by a court to suspend a seismic survey seeking hydrocarbons in South African waters, activists are looking to block another such program.
CGG confirms 2022 phase three of Northern Viking Graben multi-client survey
CGG announced phase three of its dual-azimuth multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. Initial data from the phase three acquisition are expected to be available in early 2023, and final processed data in early 2024.
Emboldened green activists target Argentina’s offshore oil plans
Environmental activists in Argentina are trying to prevent new oil exploration in the resource-rich South American nation just days after forcing a governor in Patagonia to reverse course on silver mining.
Equinor takes $1.8B impairment on North Sea Mariner field
Equinor ASA will make a $1.8 billion impairment on its Mariner field after slashing reserve estimates for the U.K. North Sea oil deposit.
U.S. backs Mediterranean power projects to meet Europe’s energy needs
The U.S. is backing natural gas and low-carbon power sources as it seeks to improve the eastern Mediterranean’s energy ties to Europe and promote stability in the region.
Subsea Data Systems teams with University of Hawai`i to support new SMART Cable project
The new grant supports the development of a new SMART Cable between New Caledonia and Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific Ocean, which will provide essential monitoring for tsunami and earthquake early warning.
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador fails to fund offshore seismic program for 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is not allocating funding for the 2022 offshore seismic program and as such, the program will cease for this year. The Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association is disappointed with this decision and encourages the Provincial Government to reconsider for this year and to plan an offshore seismic program for 2023.
Carbon+Intel: Neptune Energy’s new digital twins support Dutch New Energy projects
Neptune Energy announced the development of new “digital twins” of two platforms in the Dutch North Sea, which will accelerate work schedules, and reduce costs and environmental impacts by enabling engineers to work onshore.
SPE postpones Offshore Europe 2022 on coronavirus concerns
In alignment with Scottish Government guidance on the coronavirus situation, the organizers of SPE Offshore Europe have made the decision to postpone the event on 1-4 February 2022 at P&J Live, Aberdeen.
ADNOC invests close to $1 billion in the long-term development of Umm Shaif field
The investment supports ADNOC’s oil production capacity plans of five million barrels per day by 2030 while ensuring energy security for the United Arab Emirates and partners around the world.
Shell sends seismic vessel home after South African court loss
The vessel hired by Royal Dutch Shell Plc to look for potential oil and gas fields is on course to leave South African waters after community groups won a court case to temporarily halt the activity.
ExxonMobil tallies two new discoveries offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil announced two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
European court to decide if Arctic drilling violates human rights
The European Court of Human Rights is asking Norway to respond to charges by activists that allowing new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic during an environmental crisis may breach fundamental freedoms.
TGS and WesternGeco continue OBN seismic acquisition in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
TGS and WesternGeco announced the continuation of their ultra-long offset ocean-bottom node acquisition in Green Canyon, U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Data processing and imaging are by WesternGeco.
TDI-Brooks completes geotechnical program in the Gulf of Mexico
TDI-Brooks recently completed a Geotechnical Site Investigation for Beacon Exploration & Production LLC in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The project consisted of heavy geotechnical coring/cone penetration testing with TDI-Brooks’ research vessel, the R/V GYRE.
