The way the oil and gas industry manages well construction is evolving rapidly. The smart real-time operations centre (RTOC) approach is transforming well construction by integrating planning, operational stages, and performance analysis into a cohesive digital ecosystem with distributed user access. Innovative technologies like well construction ecosystems are creating a…

As the global energy sector accelerates its shift away from fossil fuels, thousands of offshore oil and gas platforms are nearing the end of their working lives. However, instead of dismantling these towering structures altogether, governments, researchers, and companies are exploring ways to transform them into engines of the clean…

Decommissioning is no longer just a regulatory checkbox—it’s an economic and environmental priority. Australia’s offshore sector is on the brink of large-scale decommissioning, with its government seeking guidance to dismantle over 200 oil and gas structures this year. The Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) anticipates peak activity between February and…

US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on Mexican crude oil and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian crude oil starting in early March, delayed from the initial date in February, setting off uncertainty in markets despite an initial boost in oil prices. Industry analysts…

The number of LNG bunkering vessels and the port infrastructure to support them is rapidly increasing globally, supporting demand for LNG as a marine fuel. The amount of LNG consumed by LNG-fuelled ships has already seen a steep increase, with more than 500 per cent growth registered between 2020 and…

In order to confront the challenges and risks of subsea production systems, a number of advanced approaches are available to operators seeking untapped energy resources. Responsible for designing, building, installing and maintaining the underwater components needed to produce fossil fuels, subsea operators adopt a number of technologies based on the…

The ongoing expansion by some of the world’s largest energy largest producers has seen the rapid growth of bunkering in recent years.n November, the Victrol-Sogestran (VS)-owned Energy Stockholm, Europe’s largest inland LNG bunker vessel which boasts a capacity of 8,000 cubic metres, was christened in Rotterdam by Shell. The Energy…

As government and industry grapple with how to handle Australia’s ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure, lessons learned from mature sectors overseas – which unlike Australia have established decommissioning regulatory frameworks – lessons learned have indicated concerning rates of structural issues and well failures. Underlying a recent report by Macquarie…