Fossil Energy
Eni and KazMunayGas seal the deal for Caspian Sea field
Eni and Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGas have sealed the deal for exploration and development of hydrocarbons at the Abay field.
OMV Petrom awards offshore services contract to GSP
GSP Offshore and its compatriot OMV Petrom have signed a framework agreement for integrated offshore services of the facilities and equipment of OMV Petrom’s Upstream Division in Asset X.
VIDEO: Heerema rolls up Peregrino C jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group has performed the last roll-up of the jacket structure for Equinor’s Peregrino C platform at its Vlissingen yard in the Netherlands.
NPCC and Petrofac grab Belbazem FEED job
NPCC, in conjunction with its joint venture partner Petrofac, has secured a new contract with Al Yasat Petroleum to provide Front End Engineering Design services for the Belbazem Block Development Project, located offshore Abu Dhabi.
Qatar Petroleum, Total partner up offshore Guyana
Qatar Petroleum is further expanding its international reach as it has signed a deal with Total for a share of rights in two blocks offshore Guyana.
3D Oil awarded offshore permit close to ‘largest oil field ever discovered in Australia’
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Title Administrator has awarded 3D Oil Limited the VIC/P74 permit in the offshore Gippsland Basin.
Providence Resources’ wait for APEC loan drags on
Providence Resources’ wait for the Chinese loan will be extended again as the cash, claimed to be sent, has yet to reach Providence’s bank account.
Ocean Monarch rig mobilizes to Otway to drill two wells for Cooper
Cooper Energy has said that the Diamond Offshore-operated semi-submersible rig Ocean Monarch has started mobilization from the Gippsland Basin to the Otway Basin offshore Australia where it is to drill two offshore gas exploration wells.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count down to 25
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. decreased to 25 units this week, according to weekly rig count reports published on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Popular news, July 22 – 28, 2019
Offshore Energy Today’s most popular news of the past week.
Eni sees profit drop in 2Q
Italian oil and gas company Eni saw its profit drop by 66% in the second quarter 2019 when compared to the same period last year.
Aker BP gains consent to use Deepsea Stavanger rig for North Sea well duo
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for exploration drilling in the North Sea offshore Norway, using the Deepsea Stavanger rig.
Unexplained altitude drop forces offshore helicopter to return to airport
An offshore helicopter flying to ExxonMobil’s Thebaud platform offshore Nova Scotia has experienced an unexplained drop in altitude, forcing the pilots to return to the airport, according to Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board.
Mammoet to acquire rival heavy lifter ALE
Dutch heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet has agreed to buy UK rival firm ALE for an undisclosed amount.