Fossil Energy
Two-year extension for Icon Offshore vessel
Malaysian offshore vessel owner Icon Offshore has received a contract extension for its Icon Kayra offshore vessel.
Gulf of Mexico oil firms evacuate workers ahead of storm
U.S. Gulf of Mexico operators are evacuating offshore workers from rig and platforms in response to tropical weather activity.
Providence sets final deadline for APEC as Barryroe payment missed
Irish oil and gas operator Providence has yet to receive funds from China’s APEC as part of the previously agreed loan regarding to Barryroe project farm-out offshore Ireland.
Heerema’s giant crane vessel set for maiden voyage
Heerema Marine Contractors’ giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir is set to embark upon its maiden voyage from Singapore.
Thai PTTEP completes $2.1B purchase of Murphy’s Malaysian assets
Thai oil and gas firm PTTEP has completed the previously agreed $2.1 billion acquisition of Murphy Oil’s Malaysian offshore oil fields.
Update: Total selling non-core UK North Sea fields for $635 million
French oil major Total has agreed to sell $635 million worth of UK North Sea assets to Petrogas NEO UK.
South Korean firm picks up $2,7B Saudi Aramco construction contracts
The company will build a gas and crude-processing plant in Saudi Arabia.
Update: McDermott nets $4,5b in Marjan field offshore contracts
The award represents the single largest EPCI offshore contract awarded by Aramco
CNOOC, Sinopec sign pact for studies offshore China
Chinese oil giant CNOOC and Sinopec have signed a cooperation agreement under which they’ll jointly conduct studies related to joint exploration and facility sharing offshore China.
Saipem clinches $3.5B Marjan, Berri field deals with Saudi Aramco
Italian oilfield services giant Saipem has won a large part of Saudi Aramco’s $18 billion awarded as part of further development of Marjan and Berri offshore fields in Saudi Arabia.
No trace of oil at Cairn’s Lynghaug well offshore Norway
Cairn Energy’s Lynghaug well in the Norwegian Sea has come up dry.
Fircroft launches offshore services branch in U.S.
Engineering group Fircroft has launched Fircroft Oilfield Services, a subsidiary targeting the offshore oil and gas sector in the U.S.
Subsea 7 in ‘sizeable’ North Sea award with Equinor
Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million.
Saudi Aramco to splash $18 billion on Marjan, Berri offshore fields
Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco has said it has awarded $18 billion worth of contracts for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Marjan and Berri field increment programs.