Fossil Energy
Report: ADNOC, CNOOC in “far-reaching” cooperation deal
ADNOC and CNOOC agree to cooperate in upstream, downstream, and LNG sectors.
Gulf of Mexico oil production almost fully restored after storm Barry
U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators have almost fully resumed production following last week’s storm Barry.
Perenco awards North Sea gig to Maersk Drilling rig
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Perenco for its Maersk Resolute jack-up drilling rig.
OneSubsea clinches 20-year subsea deal with Chevron
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded a 20-year subsea equipment and services master contract for subsea development projects in the Gulf of Mexico by oil major Chevron.
Trident Energy buying Petrobras’ Enchova, Pampo assets for $1B
Trident Energy has edged a step closer towards the acquisition of Petrobras’ Campos Basin assets Enchova and Pampo for a price of around $1 billion.
Novatek forms structure of Arctic LNG 2 project’s partnership
Russian gas producer Novatek has closed the sale of participation interests in its Arctic LNG 2 Project to two Chinese companies and a consortium of two Japanese companies.
Hibernia oil production still shut after spill. Response efforts continue
Oil production from the Hibernia platform remains shut
Jersey’s new UK acreage opportunity to establish ‘major new area hub development’
Jersey Oil & Gas has been awarded significant acreage in the UK North Sea, containing over 100 million barrels of discovered oil, including the Buchan oil field.
Banking processing to blame for Barryroe loan delays, Providence says
After several delays, the Irish oil firm Providence Resources has still not received a $9 million loan from the Chinese firm APEC, its partner in the Barryroe project offshore Ireland.
Green light for Eni’s Woollybutt environment plan
Eni has received approval from Australian authorities for the environment plan for the Woollybutt field decommissioning project located offshore Western Australia.
Melbana chief executive steps down
Chief executive officer of oil and gas exploration company Melbana Energy has decided to leave the company.
Equinor picks up two safety consents for North Sea operations
Equinor has received two consents from the PSA – one for the use of a COSL rig for exploration drilling and one for the use of Utgard field facilities.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count remains unchanged
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.
ABS to class new mono column self-elevating platform
ABS will class Calm Oceans’ new self-elevating platform with a triangular mono column design.