Norwegian minister of petroleum and energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, will start cutting the first sheet for the topside of the Johan Castberg vessel at Kværner's yard at Stord on Nov. 21.
Discoveries made so far offshore Guyana are expected to lead to a gross production of more than 750,000 barrels of oil per day by 2025.
Baker Hughes, General Electric Co's oilfield services arm, said on Oct. 30 it expected higher rig count in North American and international markets in 2019.
BP on Oct. 22 confirmed it has received approval from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to proceed with the Alligin development west of Shetland.
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said on Oct. 21 its subsidiary would buy a 10% stake in Oman's Al Khazzan gas field.
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said on Oct. 21 its subsidiary would buy a 10% stake in Oman's Al Khazzan gas field.
State-run Polish gas firm PGNiG has agreed to buy Equinor's 42.38% stake in the Tommeliten Alpha gas and condensate field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for $220 million, as part of its plan to diversify supplies, PGNiG said on Oct. 18.
The Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field in the North Sea came onstream on Oct. 14
The company pulled workers from the Horn Mountain oil platform and Marlin oil and natural gas platform, located 161 km (100 miles) and 121 km (75 miles), respectively, southeast of Louisiana in the GoM.
Northern Europe and Germany have been the leaders in wind farms constructed offshore, but U.S. and China are gaining ground.