Kosmos Energy Ltd. has seen net earnings more than triple to $85.19 million for the third quarter against the prior three-month period, and announced a pending takeover of the operatorship of Senegal’s Yakaar-Teranga gas field.
Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1 million in damages after the environmental group’s activists boarded the company’s oil production vessel in transit at sea this year, according to Greenpeace and a document seen by Reuters.
A statement posted on the U.S. Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response’s (CESER) website late Monday noted that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserve announced a supplemental solicitation for up to three million barrels of oil for delivery in January 2024.
Seagull has a capacity of 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent gross.
Offshore Energies UK has responded to today’s King’s Speech. The speech led on economic growth and outlined the ‘Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill’ to regularize licensing for the UK’s homegrown oil and gas industry, together with an ambition to attract renewable investment and reform grid connections across the nation.
Kenera has secured a contract to deliver five top drives and five iron roughnecks to Arabian Drilling for new build rigs to operate on a major project in Saudi Arabia.
On Nov. 7, the Energy Workforce and Technology Council released its monthly jobs report, indicating an addition of 1,736 jobs to the oil field service industry, totaling 652,874, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after adjustments to September numbers and analysis.
Halliburton Company and Sekal AS have announced an agreement to jointly provide leading well construction automation solutions as part of a longer-term strategy to deliver fully automated drilling operations. Under the agreement, Halliburton and Sekal are collaborating on several technologies and services that incorporate Halliburton digitally integrated well construction solutions and the Sekal DrillTronics automation platform. In addition, both parties’ remote operations centers will provide expertise and support to these offerings.
OPEC+ still has a positive outlook for growth in oil demand, despite the headwinds faced by the global economy, as it prepares for its next ministerial meeting.
A vigorous recovery from the global aerospace industry has increased demand for nickel, a key aircraft component prized for its corrosion resistance, high strength and exceptional mechanical properties. This could inadvertently complicate or delay new energy infrastructure developments by diverting metal supply from critical sectors such as upstream, offshore and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, which use nickel for various equipment applications in extreme environments.