Fossil Energy

Woodside and BHP align Scarborough interests
Australian energy giants Woodside and BHP have agreed to align their participating interests in the Scarborough project located offshore Australia.

Heerema’s Aegir vessel installs Qatargas platform
Heerema’s Aegir vessel has completed the installation of a jacket and topside for Qatargas’ North Field Bravo living quarters expansion project.

Wintershall Dea comes up dry in Norwegian Sea appraisal well
Wintershall Dea is in the process of concluding the drilling of an appraisal well on the 6604/5-1 (Balderbrå) gas discovery in the northern Norwegian Sea. The well is dry.

Zenith in advanced talks for Tilapia rig
Zenith Energy is in advanced negotiations to contract a drilling rig ahead of its planned drilling operations on the Tilapia oilfield located in the Republic of the Congo.

AquaTerra buys subsea engineering and technology firm
AquaTerra Group has extended its capabilities with the acquisition of the trade and assets of subsea engineering and technology business SETS.

Russian firm orders more wellhead equipment from Plexus
Plexus’ Russian licensee, Gusar, has placed an order for an additional set of POS-GRIP exploration rental jack-up drilling wellhead equipment.

Shawcor wins work on Woodside’s Sangomar project
Shawcor has said that its pipe coating division has entered into a contract with Subsea 7 to provide thermal insulation coating services for Woodside’s Sangomar Offshore Project in Senegal.

Royal IHC to equip Normand Clipper CSV with power cablelay spread
Global Marine Group has awarded Royal IHC a contract for the design and delivery of an integrated power cablelay spread, which will be installed on its newly chartered vessel, Normand Clipper.

McDermott in groundbreaking ceremony for Saudi yard
Saudi Aramco and McDermott have reached a milestone with McDermott breaking ground on its new fabrication facility within the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia.

Hibiscus boosts oil output at Malaysian asset
Malaysia’s Hibiscus Petroleum has seen a 20% increase in oil production from the North Sabah PSC located offshore Sabah, Malaysia. In a Bursa Malaysia filing on Tuesday, Hibiscus reported that average gross oil production from its North Sabah asset improved by approximately 20% compared to the previ

ADNOC looking to expand carbon capture utilization and storage efforts
ADNOC has decided to build on its position as one of the least carbon-intensive oil and gas producers in the world by expanding its CCUS program, according to Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of ADNOC.

Helix Energy returns to quarterly profit
Houston-based offshore services company Helix Energy Solutions managed to return to quarterly profit on the back of higher revenues.

Jadestone awaits approval for Vietnam development plan to shift into high gear
Jadestone Energy expects approval for its development plan for the Nam Du and U Minh gas fields, offshore southwest Vietnam, to happen shortly.

Azinam takes over South African license ahead of exploration well
Africa Energy has signed farmout agreements with Azinam and Panoro Energy for Block 2B located offshore South Africa. Under the deal, Azinam will become the operator of the block.