Fossil Energy
Wood to continue supporting TAQA’s North Sea assets
Wood has been awarded a contract extension for engineering, construction, and maintenance services on TAQA’s North Sea assets.
Equinor granted consent for exploration well in North Sea, but denied sidetrack
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 35/11 in the North Sea, using the Deepsea Atlantic rig. However, the oil company has not been given consent for a sidetrack well.
Long-term extension for Solstad CSV
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won a contract extension for its construction support vessel Normand Pacific.
Petrobras: Binding phase starts for for sale of 19,600 boed Garoupa Cluster
Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has said that the binding phase has started for the sale of 11 shallow water fields in the Campos Basin in what is known as Garoupa Cluster.
Equinor cleared to use Rowan Stavanger rig for Gudrun ops
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig on the Gudrun field offshore Norway.
Providence considering legal remedies against APEC over Barryroe loan
Providence Resources still has not received APEC’s loan to cover the costs of a survey over its Barryroe oil accumulation offshore Ireland. Providence has granted APEC another extension, but it is now considering legal remedies against the company due to its contract non-performance. SEL 1/11 is ope
Aker Solutions launches new subsea offering to speed up field development
Aker Solutions has launched its Intelligent Subsea offering designed to, according to the company, accelerate field development and maximize performance.
Airborne gets order to supply TCP flowlines for project in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has been awarded a large contract from an unnamed super-major through Oceaneering to supply Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) flowlines for deployment in West Africa.
Pemex hires two CIMC jack-ups
Mexican oil company Pemex has chartered two CIMC Raffles-built jack-up drilling rigs on long term contracts.
Maersk firms hired for Thames field decommissioning
Maersk Decom, together with Maersk Supply Service, has been hired for project managing the removal, recycling, and waste management of subsea infrastructure for Perenco’s Thames field in the UK North Sea.
Rig deal with Alpha Petroleum scrapped, Stena says
Stena AB has officially confirmed that an offshore rig contract signed last year with Alpha Petroleum has been canceled.
Norway gives nod for giant offshore oil field start-up
Equinor plans to start production from the North Sea field sometime this autumn.
Hurricane preparing for drill stem testing of UK well
Hurricane Energy is preparing for drill stem testing at its Lincoln Crestal well, which is located in the Greater Warwick Area offshore the UK.
Petrogas takes Maersk jack-up for Birgitta appraisal
Petrogas has chartered a Maersk Drilling offshore rig for an appraisal well in the UK North Sea.