Fossil Energy
Petrobras hires Ocyan rig in two-year deal
Brazilian oil and gas services provider Ocyan, formerly known as Odebrecht Oil & Gas, has been awarded a contract for the Norbe VI rig by Petrobras.
Corallian taps Fraser Well Management for North Sea well operator role
Well engineering and project management specialist Fraser Well Management is preparing to drill Corallian Energy’s Curlew-A appraisal well located in the UK North Sea.
Hibernia platform still closed after oil spill. Five oiled birds spotted
Production from Hibernia platform offshore Newfoundland remains shut almost two full weeks after a July 17 oil spill in the Atlantic Ocean. Five oiled birds have been spotted so far.
McDermott encouraged by record-setting backlog despite $146 million loss
McDermott International booked a loss of $146 million for the second quarter of 2019, but the company is encouraged by its record-setting level of backlog.
Transocean posts $208M loss
Floating rig contractor Transocean has reported a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $208 million
OKEA unloads another Draugen oil cargo
OKEA has unloaded another oil cargo from the Draugen field located offshore Norway using a Teekay shuttle tanker.
KazMunayGas enters digitalization pact with Total
KazMunayGas, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and French oil major Total have signed a memorandum of cooperation for digitalization in the oil and gas sector.
GSP to support TechnipFMC on Karish project
GSP has signed a contract with TechnipFMC for the execution of various works within the Karish Gas Development Project in Israel.
Woodside picks Boskalis for pipeline work at Scarborough field
Australian oil and gas firm Woodside has awarded Boskalis a contract for seabed intervention and shore crossing for the proposed pipeline at the Scarborough field, one of the most remote of the Carnarvon Basin gas resources offshore W. Australia.
Santos spuds second appraisal well at Dorado
Australian energy company Santos has started drilling of the Dorado-3 appraisal well located offshore Western Australia.
TechnipFMC cuts first steel for project offshore China
Oilfield services provider TechnipFMC has cut first steel on the manifolds and subsea structures for CNOOC’s Liuhua 16-2 oilfields development project.
Offshore Energy 2019: Five reasons to attend
Offshore Energy gives the energy transition a home during this year’s exhibition and conference. Aside from being part of the discussion on energy there are other reasons we know you will not want to miss this edition of Offshore Energy.
Egypt: Merak well comes up dry for Dana Gas
Dana Gas has completed drilling operations at its Merak-1 well located offshore Egypt, but failed to find commercial hydrocarbons.
Borr Drilling launches $50 million IPO in U.S.
Borr Drilling has launched the initial public offering in the United States in an attempt to raise around $50 million.