Johan Sverdrup topsides set in single lift

Equinor ASA and partners have installed the topsides for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform offshore Norway in a single left using technology the operator calls “groundbreaking.” The Allseas Pioneering Spirit heavy-lift vessel installed the 22,000-tonne steel structure in 3 hr after preparations.   Source: News


AIE consortium plans LNG import terminal for New South Wales

A consortium of Japanese energy majors and Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has proposed that Port Kembla on the New South Wales coast near Wollongong is the preferred site for a new LNG import terminal that would bring gas to the New South Wales market. Source: News


Bashneft finds oil in southwestern Iraq

Bashneft International BV has discovered an oil field named Salman on Block 12 in southwestern Iraq, parent Rosneft reported last month. Source: News


Lukoil, KazMunayGas to form offshore venture

Lukoil and state-owned KazMunayGas have signed an agreement in principle to form a partnership seeking an exploration and production license offshore Kazakhstan. Source: News