Norway approves two North Sea projects

Norway’s parliament has approved the development plans for the Ivar Aasen and Gina Krog projects in the Norwegian North Sea.

Photo courtesy Det norske

API, BSEE release new standards, rules

The American Petroleum Institute and the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement both have issued new standards and rules that affect operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Anadarko's Rovuma basin plans take shape

Only a few years back, Mozambique was barely a blip on the oil and gas radar. But a string of discoveries in the Rovuma basin have turned up gas volumes on a scale that could provide long-term wealth for the East African nation.

Photo courtesy Anadarko

Legal perspectives: The ‘Right to Know Rules’ – What the oil and gas industry needs to know

Many ways exist for the government to dictate activities and behaviors of businesses in the oil and gas industry.

Deepwater operators look to new frontiers

Oil and gas producers frequently ask "where do we go next to find new hydrocarbon reserves?"

Photo courtesy Dag Myrestrand, Statoil

Gulf of Mexico E&P activity maintains momentum

Oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico continues to rebound after the nadir of 2010, and activities are ramping up in all phases – leasing, exploration, drilling, field development and production.

Photo courtesy EPL Oil & Gas Inc.

Exploration and development resurgent throughout main NW Europe regions

Britain's dwindling reserves of offshore gas have been further drained by an unusually prolonged winter. But BP provided a gleam of light with its North Uist gas/condensate discovery west of Shetland.

Photo courtesy Talisman

Sedco Express crew plays key role in offshore rescue

Transocean says that the crew of its ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Sedco Express (EXS) played a vital role in rescuing 13 tanker vessel workers offshore Nigeria.

Photo courtesy Transocean