Fossil Energy
Total picks Maersk drillship to drill at ‘deepest water depth ever drilled offshore’
Total has selected a Maersk Drilling-owned drillship to drill at what the rig owner says will be a world record water depth in Angola-Namibia campaign.
Shelf Drilling secures Chevron gig for former Maersk rig
Shelf Drilling has secured a contract for its recently acquired high-specification jack-up rig, Shelf Drilling Enterprise, with Chevron for operations in the Gulf of Thailand.
ConocoPhillips in minor oil and gas discovery in North Sea
ConocoPhillips has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well near the Balder field in the North Sea, which resulted in a minor oil and gas discovery.
Tullow gets more time for drill or drop decision on license offshore Jamaica
Tullow Oil has amended the production sharing agreement on the Walton Morant license, located offshore Jamaica, to extend the initial exploration period during which a drill or drop decision is required for a further six months.
Equatorial Guinea makes first step towards PSCs for new oil and gas blocks
Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons has signed several memoranda of understanding with successful bidders of the country’s 2019 Licensing Round, on the sidelines of the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi.
Repsol taps Tanjung for work on two Malaysian offshore blocks
Oilfield services provider Tanjung Offshore Services has received a letter of award from the Malaysian subsidiary of Spanish oil firm Repsol for the provision of maintenance, construction, and modification services on PM3-CAA and PM-305 offshore licenses.
Dayang scores two deals with Petronas
Malaysia’s services provider to the oil and gas industry Dayang Enterprise has been awarded two contracts for the provision of integrated hook-up and commissioning services by Petronas Carigali.
Chief executive of MMA Offshore takes on combined role
Australian offshore support vessel company MMA Offshore has confirmed the appointment of a new managing director of the company.
Gassco makes case for increasing gas transport from Barents Sea
Gassco has drawn up a report regarding the transport of gas from the southern Barents Sea, showing that it could be profitable to increase the transport capacity for gas.
ADNOC targets 25 pct decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
UAE’s ADNOC has revealed plans to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 25 percent by 2030 as part of its sustainability goals. The company’s plan to reduce the emissions was announced as part of a set of comprehensive sustainability goals by Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of S
CNOOC sets 2020 capex at $13.7 billion in push to boost production
China’s CNOOC Limited has said that its capital expenditure for 2020 is budgeted at up to $13.7 billion as the company pursues an increase in its oil and gas reserves and production with 227 exploration planned to be drilled during the year.
Lundin decides against standalone development for Barents Sea duo
Lundin Petroleum has opted against a standalone development for the Alta and nearby Gohta discoveries, located in the southern Barents Sea, in favor of a subsea tie-back.
SapuraOMV produces first gas from Larak field off Malaysia
Malaysia’s SapuraOMV Upstream has produced first gas from the Larak gas field offshore Malaysia following the start-up at the end of December.
Shell invests in next phase of Malikai development
Shell, as the operator of the Malikai Tension-Leg Platform located offshore Sabah, is investing in the second phase of the Malikai deep water development.