Fossil Energy
All agreements for creation of Ironbark JV completed. Drilling planned for 2020
Completion of all agreements between Cue Energy and BP, Beach Energy, and New Zealand Oil & Gas has been achieved, resulting in the formation of a joint venture to drill the Ironbark-1 well in exploration permit WA-359-P, offshore Western Australia.
Platform supply vessel crashes into Equinor’s Statfjord A platform
The platform supply vessel Sjøborg crashed into Equinor operated Statfjord A platform on Friday, 7 June at 01:55 Norwegian time.
DNV GL pens Cyber Security class notation deal with Stena Drilling
Classification society DNV GL has signed a contract for the first Cyber Secure class notation with Stena Drilling.
Investigation launched after two Gulf of Mexico workers fall through platform decks
The U.S. offshore safety body BSEE is investigating two serious incidents aboard Chevron’s and Renaissance Offshore’s platforms in the Gulf of Mexico which led to a death of one worker with the other missing after falling off an offshore platform.
Several wells in 2019 to be a key test of Norway’s ability to sustain exploration levels, Westwood says
Exploration performance in Norway has dropped significantly in the last five years, reflecting a deterioration of quality of the prospect portfolio. Despite this, a dramatic increase in high impact drilling is planned for 2019 – results will be a key test of Norway’s ability to sustain exploration i
Havyard finds buyer for PSV originally ordered by Fafnir
The Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has found a buyer for a newbuild platform supply vessel originally ordered a few years back by Iceland’s Fafnir.
Oxy, Anadarko $38B merger clears antitrust hurdle
Occidental Petroleum’s $38 billion acquisition of rival Anadarko has moved closer to completion as the U.S. antitrust regulators have given it an approval.
Bassoe: Mexican companies scramble to find jack-up rigs amid overwhelming offshore drilling demand
Suddenly there’s a lot going on in the Mexican offshore rig market. So much that it’s confusing. Here’s your guide to what’s happening.
Green light for Apache’s Nevis decommissioning plan
Apache has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning program for the Nevis South field installations located in the UK North Sea.
Cooper inks new gas supply deals from Sole and Casino Henry projects
Cooper Energy has signed new gas supply agreements with AGL Energy from its Sole (Gippsland Basin) and Casino Henry (Otway Basin) gas operations, located offshore Australia.
Angola: ExxonMobil redeveloping offshore Block 15 to boost production
ExxonMobil has committed to further investing in the Block 15 offshore Angola with the aim to boost oil output.
Santos confirms major oil and gas resource in Dorado
Santos has informed that the Dorado-2 appraisal well has confirmed a major oil and gas resource in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia.
McDermott, Saipem, Chiyoda JV bags Anadarko Mozambique LNG job
Saipem said that its part of the project would bring it $6 billion
Capricorn gains consent to use Transocean rig for Norwegian Sea wells
Capricorn Norge has received consents from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority, for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.