Fossil Energy
Nord Stream 2 asks court to annul gas directive amendment ‘because of discrimination’
Nord Stream 2 AG has brought an action for annulment of the amendment to the EU Gas Directive before General Court “because of discrimination.”
Petrobras to auction off ultra-deepwater drillship
Brazilian oil company Petrobras is seeking to auction off a 2010-built ultra-deepwater drillship.
Equinor to take over operatorship of Soliton’s UK North Sea license
Soliton Resources, a privately held oil and gas exploration company, has farmed out its UK Central North Sea Licence P2390 (Blocks 23/26e and 30/1d) to Equinor UK.
Japanese rig duo extends stay at Qatar’s largest offshore oil field
Qatari North Oil Company (NOC) has extended drilling contracts for a Japanese drilling rig duo at the giant Al Shaheen offshore oil field in Qatar.
IOG farms out North Sea assets
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has entered into binding agreements to farm out 50 per cent of its Southern North Sea assets, excluding Harvey, to CalEnergy Resources Limited.
Equinor in small oil discovery in North Sea
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a small oil discovery in production license 167 at the Utsira High in the North Sea. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s report on Friday, Equinor has completed drilling appraisal wells 16/1-30 S and 16/1-30 A located in the North Sea. Th
Transocean adds $158M to backlog through five rig deals
Offshore drilling firm Transocean has added five drilling rig contracts since its previous rig fleet status report in April.
Inpex enters Anadarko’s Gulf of Mexico blocks
Japan’s Inpex has reached an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum to acquire a 40 percent participating interest in Keathley Canyon blocks 921 and 965 as well as Walker Ridge blocks 881 and 925 in the US Gulf of Mexico.
BP inks joint operating agreement for Gambian offshore block
BP and GNPC on Tuesday, July 23 signed a joint operating agreement for Block A1 License located offshore The Gambia.
Eni confirms 650 million barrels of oil with Agogo’s first appraisal well
Italy’s Eni has successfully drilled Agogo-2, the first appraisal well of the Agogo discovery in Block 15/06, offshore Angola.
Helix Energy profit drops in second quarter
Helix Energy Solutions recorded a slight drop in profit in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year but noted stronger income sequentially.
Lower profit and revenues for Subsea 7 in 2Q
Subsea 7 saw a decrease in both profit and revenues during the second quarter 2019 affected by lower activity in its Renewables and Heavy Lifting business unit.
SeaBird closes acquisition of second BOA vessel
Seismic vessel operator SeaBird Exploration has completed the acquisition of the second vessel from Norwegian vessel owner BOA Offshore, the BOA Galatea. SeaBird announced its intention to buy two vessels from BOA Offshore – the BOA Thalassa and BOA Galatea – back in April 2019. The final agreement
Worsley Alumina buying Chevron’s offshore gas
Following the agreement to buy gas from Woodside in Australia on Wednesday, Worsley Alumina JV has also reached a deal to buy gas sourced from Chevron’s offshore Australia fields.