Fossil Energy
Total produces first gas from Culzean field in North Sea
French oil major Total has started up production from the Culzean gas condensate field located on Block 22/25a, 230 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeen, in the UK.
Aker BP gains consent to use ‘Deepsea Nordkapp’ on North Sea well
Norwegian E&P player Aker BP has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Nordkapp drilling rig.
Shawcor lands a batch offshore pipe coating deals
Energy services company Shawcor has scored contracts to provide pipe coating services across projects operated by Shell, Petrobras, ConocoPhillips, BP, Neptune. Shawcor, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, said on Tuesday that the contracts were signed with an international EPC contractor. The com
Equatorial Guinea to present 2019 oil and gas licensing round to Asian investors
The African Energy Chamber will host an investment forum in China at the beginning of July which is set to open up Equatorial Guinea’s EG Ronda 2019 Licensing Rounds for oil and gas and mining to Chinese and Asian investors.
Oceaneering bags Trion gig in Mexico’s first deepwater AUV survey
BHP has awarded Oceaneering a contract for what has been described as first-ever deepwater Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey in Mexican waters.
FH Bertling fined for bribery in Angola
Following convictions last year related to a North Sea bribery scheme, FH Bertling company has now also been a handed an £850,000 fine for a bribery scheme created to secure contracts in Angola.
Report: UK North Sea operator up for sale
Ping Petroleum, a private company with assets in the UK North Sea, has reportedly been put up for sale. According to the Malaysian business website The Edge Markets, Jefferies International has been tasked with finding a buyer for the company that owns a 50 percent share in the Anasuria Cluster of o
Icon Offshore bags long-term AHTS vessel work with Shell
Malaysian offshore support vessel provider Icon Offshore has won a long-term contract with Shell for the provision of an anchor handling tug supply vessel.
Greenpeace activists board offshore rig heading to drill in North Sea for BP
Greenpeace activists have boarded an offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and scheduled to start drilling for oil major BP in the UK North Sea in an attempt to hinder the oil company’s plans.
Report: SWS yard launches Northern Offshore’s jack-up rig
China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has launched a jack-up rig being built for Northern Offshore, under the order signed back in 2014.
Jadestone kicks off riserless light well intervention campaign at Montara
Jadestone Energy has started a riserless light well intervention campaign at the Montara complex, offshore Australia.
PGNiG takes Total’s stake in King Lear gas field
PGNiG, a Polish state-controlled oil and gas company, has bought interest in the King Lear field located offshore Norway from French oil major Total.
Stena Forth drillship heads to Tullow’s Guyana block for two-well job
The Stena Drilling-owned Stena Forth drillship has been mobilized from West Africa – where it has been operating for Tullow – and is now en route to the Tullow-operated Orinduik Block offshore Guyana.
Lukoil and KazMunayGas ink agreement for block in Kazakh sector of Caspian Sea
Russia’s Lukoil and Kazakhstan’s KazMunayGas have signed heads of agreement for a project in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea.