Onshore/Offshore Facilities
Vår Energi ASA and partners have officially sanctioned the Previously Produced Fields Project in the Greater Ekofisk Area. The redevelopment is expected to add high-value barrels starting in 2028, extending the production life of one of Norway’s key offshore regions.
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As HPHT wells push equipment to the edge of material limits, operators are turning to advanced thermoplastics and sealed electrical assemblies to maintain system integrity. From ESP insulation to BOP control systems, the right component design can prevent failures, lower intervention costs, and extend equipment life in the harshest offshore environments.
The new development is estimated to hold 46 million bbl of recoverable oil and is planned to start up in late 2028.
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By the end of 2025, a floating wind turbine will supply power to the operator’s Culzean platform in the Central North Sea. -
The environmental analysis found no significant effects from issuing leases.
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Proving that green hydrogen can efficiently power steel pipe manufacturing could advance the EU’s plan to decarbonize its heavy industry by importing the sustainable fuel from North Africa after 2030.
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Investment in the Kingfisher and Tilenga upstream projects together with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and a new refinery represents a $20-billion economic lift to the country.
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Chevron looks into using remotely operated vehicles to scrub marine growth from subsea structures.
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At peak, annual production from the two fields offshore Italy is expected to reach 1.5 Bcm.
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Partners in Arrow Energy, Shell, and PetroChina expect to drill 2,500 new gas wells over 27 years to feed the Queensland Curtis LNG plant.
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The field represents the offshore industry's proving ground for "20K-rated" technologies needed to unlock other high-pressure reservoirs.
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NextDecade taps Bechtel for $4.3-billion turnkey EPC for Train 4 of the Texas plant, but a federal appeals court hits a partial reset button.
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New deal will help fund Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Expansion Project and add 7 mtpa of LNG capacity to the Louisiana plant.
