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…

While Australia’s energy transition has gathered significant momentum in recent years as the country sets its sights on net zero carbon emissions, its oil and gas sector continues to support the nation’s energy system. Stabile oil and gas supply in the next decades will be critical since the federal government…

New technologies such as artificial intelligence are quickly being adopted into various oil and gas applications to optimise production and maintenance processes, with AI making substantial advancements in the area of asset integrity management. As the upstream oil and gas sector matures, there is a growing focus on preserving ageing…

Operational emissions at oil and gas facilities can be low hanging fruit for companies wanting to lower their carbon footprint, with rig electrification and the use of renewable energy increasingly transforming offshore power generation. With the increased focus from regulators, investors, and the public, there is a need for the…

The changing landscape of the energy industry presents significant challenges to the oil and gas sector’s operational performance and profitability, requiring effective planning and project management that extends across the entire asset and project lifecycle. Comprehensive project planning and asset management is a key way to tackle broader industry-scale challenges…

Potential sites in Western Australia were evaluated in a recent study for their capacity to receive and dismantle oil and gas assets, as more than half of Australia’s total decommissioning liability sits offshore WA. In February, the Centre for Decommissioning Australia (CODA) published the Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study,…