Fossil Energy
No winners after Greenpeace’s North Sea protest, Oil & Gas UK says
Oil & Gas UK, a representative body for the UK’s offshore industry, has said that there are no winners following Greenpeace’s 12-day protest over BP’s drilling plans in the UK North Sea.
Sembcorp Marine secures $1.5 billion loan to position for offshore recovery
Sembcorp Industries is providing Singapore’s offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine with a five-year subordinated loan facility of S$2 billion ($1.5 billion), which will strengthen Sembcorp Marine’s financial position amidst the current downturn in the global offshore and marine industry.
Aqualis buys offshore, marine business from Braemar
The enlarged company will be named AqualisBraemar
Norway’s new OSV player takes over Blue King PSV from Ulstein
Norwegian offshore vessel builder has informed that the Blue King platform supply vessel has been taken over by Sverre Farstad & Co, a new offshore vessel owning company in Norway.
Maersk Drilling closes Giant rig sale
Maersk Drilling has completed the sale of its jack-up rig Giant – formerly named Mærsk Giant – to the LOTOS Petrobaltic Group.
ABS to class Harvey Gulf’s ‘tri-fuel’ offshore vessels
U.S. offshore vessel owner Harvey Gulf has hired ABS classification society to class its two offshore supply vessels Harvey Energy and Harvey Supporter being retrofitted with a battery/converter system.
Inpex hands in revised plan for Abadi LNG project
Japans’ Inpex Corporation has submitted to Indonesian government authorities a revised Plan of Development (POD) for the Abadi LNG Project.
Solstad needs more time to find sustainable solution to financial situation
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore needs more time to work out a sustainable solution for the company’s current financial position as restructuring talks continue.
Greenpeace ends North Sea protest against BP after 12 days
Environmental group Greenpeace has ended its protest in Scotland targeting BP-chartered drilling rig for its UK North Sea drilling operations after twelve days.
Audit finds heavily corroded grating aboard Equinor’s Veslefrikk oldsters
The Petroleum Safety Authority has found twelve non-conformities during an audit of Veslefrikk A and B in the Norwegian North Sea.
Capricorn granted permit for Norwegian Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Capricorn Norge a drilling permit for a well located in the Norwegian Sea.
Azerbaijan gets jack-up rig for Caspian Sea ops from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) has delivered a jack-up drilling rig named Satti to Azerbaijan’s SOCAR for operations in Azerbaijan’s sector of the Caspian Sea.
Norwegian oil output in May below forecast
Norwegian oil production during May 2019 dropped below expected levels due to technical problems and maintenance on some fields, according to Thursday’s report by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Aker BP preparing for wildcat well in Norwegian Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a well, which is located in the Norwegian Sea.