Fossil Energy
Mozambique: Anadarko sets date for giant gas project sanction
U.S. oil firm Anadarko Petroleum expects to make the final investment decision for its Mozambique LNG project next month.
McDermott scores Umm Shaif FEED work with ADNOC
Offshore engineering and construction specialist McDermott has said been hired by Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC for FEED services on a design-competition basis for phase one of the Umm Shaif Gas Cap Condensate Development Project.
Fire on Saipem pipe-layer in Caspian Sea injures 14
A pipe-laying vessel working for Italian oilfield service provider Saipem reportedly caught fire on Wednesday, May 8.
KBR bags more Greater Tortue Ahmeyim work
BP has awarded KBR’s UK operating subsidiary the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract to provide Facilities Integration and Terminal Quarters and Utilities (QU) Management for the Hub/Terminal of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project, located at the maritime border of Senegal
Shelf Drilling, China Merchants wrap-up four-rig transaction
Jack-up rig operator Shelf Drilling has completed the previously announced transaction to buy two newbuild jack-ups and bareboat charter two additional units from China Merchants.
DOF Subsea secures North Sea work for its vessels
DOF Subsea has recently secured several new contracts for project scopes to be carried out over the next few months in the North Sea.
Prosafe swings to quarterly loss
Offshore accommodation rigs operator Prosafe booked a loss in the first quarter of the year as its revenues declined due to lower dayrates.
Talos: Production resumes from Helix Producer I unit in Gulf of Mexico
U.S. based oil firm Talos Energy has resumed production at the Helix Producer I vessel in the Gulf of Mexico following a mandatory two-month drydock. The vessel, which had produced 35 MBoe/d prior to the drydocking, departed the shipyard on March 7, 2019.
Chariot’s new offshore Morocco block given resource boost
Oil and gas company Chariot Oil & Gas has received a positive competent person’s report over resources in its recently acquired block offshore Morocco.
Otto takes remaining interest in Gulf of Mexico lease
Otto Energy has acquired the remaining 50% working interest in the VR 232 license located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from Byron Energy.
SNC-Lavalin to support Woodside’s Scarborough project
SNC-Lavalin has signed two sub-contracts to support the development of the floating production unit on the Woodside-operated Scarborough gas field development project in Western Australia.
Repsol picks Handal for offshore crane services in Malaysia
Malaysian offshore crane services company Handal Offshore Services has been awarded a contract for the provision of offshore crane maintenance and repair services from Repsol in Malaysia.
New technology of making wind-powered water injection one step closer to becoming viable
DNV GL has urged offshore oil and gas operators to use floating wind turbines to power water injection for oil recovery, which is one step closer to becoming a technically viable and commercially deployable system.
UPDATE: North Sea helicopter pilots vote for strike amid pay dispute
Helicopter pilots serving the UK offshore oil and gas industry have voted for strike action over a pay dispute.