Fossil Energy
Perenco cancels jack-up contract with Maersk Drilling
Oil and gas company Perenco has decided to cancel a jack-up drilling contract it has with Maersk Drilling, citing delays with rig delivery. Maersk Drilling said Wednesday it had received notification that Perenco was canceling the previously announced three-well contract for the jack-up rig Maersk R
Equinor gets OK for Bight drilling. Two more approvals needed
Australian offshore oil and gas safety body NOPSEMA has accepted Equinor’s environment plan for exploratory drilling in the Great Australian Bight.
Shelf Drilling buys Maersk Completer jack-up rig
The rig has been stacked in Singapore since 2017.
Aker BP gains drilling permit for Nidhogg well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea to oil and gas company Aker BP.
Woodside presses ahead with A-6 project off Myanmar
The goal is to develop Myanmar’s first ultra-deep-water resource.
Chevron orders Anchor hull from South Korea’s DSME
Chevron has awarded a contract to build a hull for the Anchor project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
Vår Energi files $2,16B Balder Future plan
Balder Future represents a NOK 19,6 billion ($2,16 billion) investment, the operator said.
Total eyes new production hub offshore Angola
French oil giant Total has acquired interests in two new licenses offshore Angola in view of developing a new production hub. In addition, Total has extended all Block 17 production licenses until 2045. Total said on Monday it had signed a sale and purchase agreement with state-owned Sonangol of Ang
BP takes Maersk rig for development drilling off Trinidad
Maersk Drilling has secured a three-well contract for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer with BP for development drilling at the Matapal project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
Subsea 7 to work on CNOOC’s gas field project offshore China
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by COOEC for CNOOC’s Lingshui 17-2 gas field development project offshore China.
Boskalis to build four-kilometer offshore gas pipeline
Boskalis has been awarded two offshore contracts with a combined value of approximately EUR 85 million ($94.8 million).
Aker BP produces first oil from Valhall Flank West project
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has produced first oil from the Valhall Flank West project in the North Sea offshore Norway.
EnQuest selects Esvagt as ERRV provider in UK
Offshore vessel provider Esvagt has been awarded a new contract with EnQuest for the provision of emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV).
ABB inks frame agreement with Equinor
ABB has signed a new frame agreement to deliver safety and automation systems across Equinor’s installed base and greenfield projects worldwide.