On 9 April, thought leaders in the offshore oil sector held an industry discussion focused on the importance of sustainable safety in the offshore oil and natural gas industry. The group included Jack Gerard, president and chief executive for the American Petroleum Institute (API) Randall Luthi鈥
While the countdown to Round One has dominated activities in the Mexican offshore sector over the past 12 months, there have still been other notable contracts awarded. Pemex鈥檚 Ku-S platform in the Bay of Campeche鈥
ABS鈥 Henrique Paula provides insight into the secondary laws 鈥 CNH, CRE, and ASEA 鈥 being used to implement Mexico鈥檚 energy reforms. The ABS-classed Centenario semisub drilling unit, built in 2010鈥
David Shields provides a glance at Mexico鈥檚 energy reform and Round One. Pemex鈥檚 Ku-S platform at the Ku Maloob Zaap oil field in the Bay of Campeche. Image from Return To Scene. Round One鈥
Canada-based, North Sea-focused independent Iona Energy says production from the E.ON-operated Huntington field is due to return to normal operations as gas export rate restrictions are lifted. The Huntington field, produced via the Voyageur Spirit FPSO鈥
International oil major Shell has made a US$70 billion cash and share offer for UK-headquartered deepwater and LNG-focused BG Group in what is one of the first supermajor deals since the early 2000s. The move, which offers a 52% premium to BG Group's share price鈥
Well drilling and management specialists Acona UK have completed a two-well campaign for Perenco UK in the Southern North Sea. The seven-month campaign, using the Transocean GSF Monarch jackup, drilled a subsea well on the Leman field鈥
Heather Saucier examines the effect of regional energy policies on Latin America鈥檚 rich untapped resources, estimated to be some 126 billion bo and 679 Tcf of natural gas, a large majority of which is offshore. Piñon鈥
Statoil hit big at its eighth discovery offshore Tanzania at the Mdalasini-1 exploration well, with an additional 1-1.8 Tcf of natural gas. Map of Block 2. From Statoil. Mdalasini鈥
To meet the growing demands by operators for greater operational efficiency and public confidence in the integrity of offshore and onshore oil and gas structures, Lloyd鈥檚 Register Energy is increasing its structural engineering capabilities鈥
Long a bastion of Mediterranean oil and gas exploration and production, Italy's Edison is close to completing a deal on its latest assets in the UK North Sea and is eyeing its third hub in the wider North Sea region. Taking time out鈥
The first signs of a recovery in the oil price have been seen and opportunities are opening up in the Mediterranean for Europe to significantly reduce its reliance on energy imports, delegates at the 12th 云顶赌场老虎机 Mediterranean Conference (OMC 2015) heard this morning鈥
More than 14,000 oil industry professionals are expected to descend on the Italian city of Ravenna this week for the bi-annual 云顶赌场老虎机 Mediterranean Conference, starting today (25). The city is home to the country鈥檚 offshore oil and gas industry鈥
The oil and gas industry can deal with low oil prices, up to a point, by making itself more efficient. In contrast, there is little it can do about geopolitics and one of the places that is most evident is the Mediterranean. The region has long been home to oil and gas production鈥
UK-based North Sea explorer Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has added the Hambleton discovery to its assets after its license covering block 48/22c was extended by 42sq km. IOG was awarded the block, which also contains the Elgood discovery鈥
