Researchers say that a late-season storm could disrupt the US oil production by 4 million barrels.
Researchers said that a late-season tropical storm, which is predicted to intensify this week into a Category 2 hurricane in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, could reduce U.S. crude oil production by approximately 4 million barrels.
Activists Climb Shell North Sea Platform
Greenpeace activists boarded two Royal Dutch Shell oil platforms in the British North Sea on Monday in protest against plans to leave parts of the giant structures in place after production shuts down.Pictures provided by Greenpeace show two people in yel
NPCC, Petrofac JV Bag Al Yasat Offshore Gig
National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and Petrofac, in a joint venture with CNPC, have won a front-end engineering design (Feed) contract from Adnoc Group company Al Yasat Petroleum for the Belbazem…
Kvaerner Eyes Growth, Mergers as Profits Decline
Kvaerner, a Norwegian builder of oil platforms, aims to increase its revenue by some 40 percent by 2022 by expanding abroad, the company said on Tuesday after reporting a sharp decline in third-quarter earnings that drove down its shares.Kvaerner's quarte
Petrobras to Resume Building Its Own Platforms
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA will build its own oil platforms again from 2023, regardless of who wins the presidential election next month, an executive at the state-run oil company said.Petrobras' 2019-2023 business plan…
Aker Bets on Software Engineers for Its Oil Business
When the owners of Norwegian oil firm Aker BP decided to digitise its assets and operations, they searched high and low for the right software company. But they failed to find a suitable one.So instead they set up their own…
Gulf Platforms Shut ahead of Hurricane
U.S. oil prices edged up on Tuesday, rising back past $70 per barrel, after two Gulf of Mexico oil platforms were evacuated in preparation for a hurricane.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $70.04 per barrel at 0034 GMT…
Oil Prices Jump as Gulf of Mexico Rigs Evacuated
Oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday after the evacuation of two Gulf of Mexico oil platforms in preparation for a hurricane.U.S. light crude rose $1.60 a barrel from Friday's close to a peak of $71.40, its highest since mid-July…
Unite Suspends Planned Strike on Total North Sea Oil Platforms
Industrial action on French oil major Total's north sea oil platforms on Sept.
Total Offshore Oil Platforms Strike Ended at Midnight
A 12-hour strike at three of Total's British offshore oil platforms that started at midday on Monday ended as planned at midnight, a spokesman for Unite said on Tuesday.Britain's largest labour union has also scheduled 24-hour stoppages on Aug.
Total's North Sea Oil Platforms Hit by 24-hour Strike
Around 40 rig workers started a 24-hour strike on Monday on the Alwyn, Elgin and Dunbar platforms in the British North Sea, curbing gas flows to shore, but stored crude was expected to mitigate any oil supply…
UK Union to Ballot 2,500 Offshore Oil Workers for Strike
Offshore oil services workers will be balloted for potential strike action after they rejected a pay increase offer by the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA), Britain's union Unite said on Friday.Unite said it has 2,500 members covered by the OCA and
Union Workers Strike at Total's North Sea Oil Platforms
Britain's largest labour union, Unite the Union, announced series of 24 hour and 12 hour rig worker strikes at Total's North Sea oil and gas platforms, a statement said on Thursday. There will be three 24 hour stoppages on July 23 and Aug.
Planning a Wind Farm in Norway? Connecting to Grid from 2019 May Cost You
Grid investments of $17 billion are planned by 2025; big power consumers and producers may need to contribute. A Norwegian plan to force big power consumers and producers to pay for grid upgrades and extensions…
Total's North Sea Oilfield Workers Hold Strike Ballot
Britain's biggest labour union is balloting rig workers at three of Total's North Sea oil platforms over a potential strike due to the company's refusal to reduce the number of unpaid working days, the union…
Norway Wants to Build Floating Wind Farms
Norway's energy minister will meet with companies on Wednesday to discuss the potential construction of offshore floating wind farms, he told Reuters on Friday.The meeting is the first concrete step to spur…
Oil Workers Sue Shell over GoM Platform Fire
Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for injuries they allegedly received during a Nov. 8 fire on a U.S. Gulf of Mexico production platform.
Four GoM Platforms Shut after Enchilada Fire
Royal Dutch Shell said on Tuesday that production at four oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut in the wake of a Nov. 8 fire at its Enchilada platform. "Production is shut in at the Shell-operated Enchilada and Salsa platforms…
BP's US Gulf Platforms, Texas Chemical Plant Remain Online
BP Plc said on Monday that its offshore oil platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and its Texas City chemical plant remain online during Tropical Storm Harvey. The company is closing its U.S. headquarters in Houston and asking its 5…
BHP Billiton to Resume Production on GoM Platforms
Australian oil producer BHP Billiton started mobilizing staff to its Neptune and Shenzi platforms at the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Nate, expecting to make progress on resuming output over the next 24 hours, the firm said on Monday.
