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Maersk Supply vessel hired to support Pemex in Mexico
Maersk Supply Service has secured a 1.5-year contract with Blue Marine Group to support Pemex from subsea support vessel Maersk Installer.
Shelf Drilling wins extensions for four jack-up rigs
Shelf Drilling has secured contract extensions for four of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Worldwide offshore rig count in September up 43 rigs year-over-year
The worldwide offshore rig count in September 2019 decreased by four units sequentially, but increased by 43 units year-over-year, according to reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Equinor cuts costs on eight Norwegian projects but sees increase on four
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has reduced costs for eight of its operated projects in Norway since submitting their plans for development and operation while four projects – including Martin Linge and Njord Future – have reported higher costs.
Qatar Petroleum takes operatorship of two offshore oil fields
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has assumed the management and operatorship of the Idd El-Shargi North Dome (ISND) and Idd El-Shargi South Dome (ISSD) offshore oil fields.
Jersey awards Greater Buchan Area contracts
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent oil and gas company, has awarded contracts for the Greater Buchan Area (GBA) development in the North Sea to Rockflow Resources and Petrofac.
Dolphin rig spuds i3 Energy’s Serenity appraisal well
i3 Energy has started drilling the SA-01 appraisal well at the Serenity field located in the UK North Sea using the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.
Sete Brasil reaches settlement with Singapore’s rig builders
Brazilian drilling contractor Sete Brasil has reached agreements with Singapore’s rig builders Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine related to contracts for the construction of six semi-submersible rigs and seven drillships, respectively.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count stays flat
The U.S. weekly offshore rig count remained flat during last week, according to a rig count report published on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Equinor fires up giant Johan Sverdrup field
On October 5 Equinor started production from the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, more than two months ahead of and NOK 40 billion below the original estimates in the plan for development and operation.
OPEC and gas counterpart GECF ink MoU to strengthen cooperation
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in research and the sharing of best practices.
Lots of activities at the Marine Energy Pavilion
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2019 almost kicks off! This year, the Marine Energy industry has bigger presence than ever with a large Marine Energy Pavilion, hosted by Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and Navingo.
Popular news, September 30 – October 6, 2019
The most popular news on Offshore Energy Today last week.
Bourbon calls off search for missing sailors. Petition launched for search to continue
French offshore vessel owner Bourbon Offshore has canceled the search operation for the seven crew members of its Bourbon Rhode vessel