Archive for September, 2022
Gulf of Mexico production held steady in July
Posted in Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, tagged EIA, Gulf of Mexico production, July oil production on September 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Kudos to the Cajun Navy and other hurricane response volunteers
Posted in hurricanes, Uncategorized, tagged Cajun Navy, Florida, Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
These dedicated and selfless volunteers are assisting in Florida rescue and recovery missions, and are once again making us proud!
Important update from PSA Norway
Posted in Norway, Offshore Energy - General, tagged drones, Nord Stream, offshore security, PSA Norway, special meeting on September 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »
-The government has decided to implement measures to strengthen preparedness related to infrastructure, land facilities and installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
-Part of the background for the increased preparedness is reports of increased drone activity on the Norwegian continental shelf that we have seen in recent weeks. It concerns drones of various sizes. Activity has been increasing, especially in September.
We have called for increased vigilance from all operators and shipowners on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Circumstances where drones have violated safety zones around facilities are now being investigated by the police. We refer to Sør-Vest Police District for questions about this.
-On Tuesday, it became known that the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines were damaged, probably due to sabotage. The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority does not want to speculate on who is behind it, or other circumstances related to the incident.
-On Thursday 29 September, we invited the parties in the oil and gas industry to an extraordinary meeting in the Security Forum to discuss the ongoing events
PSA Norway
German Navy to join Nord Stream investigation; Russia to investigate (presumably separately)
Posted in accidents, energy policy, pipelines, tagged German Navy, NordStream, pipeline leaks, Russia on September 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Germany’s navy is contributing to the investigation into the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipeline leaks, said Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht, who added that the situation must be clarified and those responsible must be identified quickly.
Reuters
Russia’s FSB security service is investigating the damage sustained by the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea as “international terrorism”, the Interfax news agency cited the general prosecutor’s office as saying on Wednesday.
Reuters
Meanwhile, “the U.S. is supporting efforts to investigate,” whatever that means.
Here is Al Jazeera’s summary video:
BSEE Ian update
Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ian, production shut-in on September 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Some production has already resumed as BSEE reports that 157,706 BOPD were shut-in as of 12:30 pm ET today, down from 190,358 in yesterday’s report.
Worse than embarrassing
Posted in accidents, pipelines, Russia, tagged Angela Merkel, germany, NordStream on September 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Nord Stream pipeline investigation
Posted in accidents, natural gas, Norway, pipelines, Uncategorized, tagged germany, leaks, NordStream, Norway, pipelines, Sweden on September 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The quote below is encouraging. Hopefully, the technical team will be able to function independently, and will have strong leadership. I would like to see participation by the Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway.
“There are good teams in place to handle pipeline accidents, there are emergency pipe inventories and experts for onshore and offshore,” Jens Schumann, managing director of gas pipeline grid company Gasunie Deutschland, said.
Reuters
Meanwhile the seemingly straightforward Huntington Beach pipeline spill investigation drags on one year after the incident.
Nord Stream pipeline leaks: The plot thickens as Norwegian operators report mysterious drone sightings
Posted in accidents, Norway, Offshore Energy - General, pipelines, tagged leaks, Nord Stream, Norway, pipelines, PSA on September 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
This notice from the Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway adds yet another twist to the Nord Stream saga:
In recent times, Ptil has received several notices/messages from operator companies on the Norwegian continental shelf about observations of unidentified drones/aircraft in the vicinity of offshore facilities. We have called for increased vigilance from all operators and shipowners on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Here is Nord Stream’s update on their investigations into the pipeline leaks:
Nord Stream AG has started mobilization of all necessary resources for a survey campaign to assess the damages in cooperation exchange with relevant local authorities. Currently, it is not possible to estimate a timeframe for restoring the gas transport infrastructure. The causes of the incident will be clarified as a result of the investigation.
Meanwhile, Swedish seismologists have reported explosions near the leaks.
BSEE Ian shut-in report
Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged BSEE, Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ian, shut-in production on September 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
190,358 BOPD shut-in as of 12:30 p.m. ET today. Presumably, most of the shut-in production is associated with the major deepwater platforms mentioned in our previous post. Given the projected storm track, these shut-ins should be brief.
Hurricane Ian: Na Kika, Thunder Horse, Petronius, and Blind Faith shut-in
Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Blind Faith, Gulf of Mexico production, Hurricane Ian, Na Kika, Petronius, Thunder Horse on September 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Based on current forecasts, Ian’s impact to Gulf of Mexico production facilities should be minimal. However, BP has shut-in Na Kika and Thunder Horse and Chevron has shut-in Petronius and Blind Faith given their more easterly locations.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 