Fossil Energy
McDermott wraps up Ichthys campaign for Inpex
McDermott International has recently completed the final offshore campaign for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, located offshore Western Australia.
Denmark nods for Noreco’s acquisition of Shell’s Danish assets
Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted its approval to Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) for the acquisition of Shell’s Danish upstream assets and the deal is expected to be closed in May.
BOA bondholders approve sale of two seismic vessels to SeaBird
Norwegian seismic acquisition company SeaBird Exploration has made progress in its efforts to acquire two seismic vessels owned by BOA Offshore.
Aker Energy concludes appraisal campaign offshore Ghana
Oil and gas company Aker Energy has concluded the appraisal drilling campaign at its operated Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana.
GALLERY: Greenpeace activists climb West Hercules rig ahead of Equinor drilling plans
Four Greenpeace activists have climbed the West Hercules drilling rig, located near Rypefjord village in the north of Norway, and bound to drill in the Barents Sea for Equinor.
OKEA secures newbuild Odfjell rig for Draugen wells
OKEA has secured Odfjell Drilling’s rig Deepsea Nordkapp to drill for upside opportunities within and surrounding the Draugen field offshore Norway.
Noble rig mobilized to drill Dorado well for Santos
The Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig has mobilized from the Corvus-2 well location to the Dorado-2 well location located offshore Australia.
WorleyParsons adopts new name following closure of $3.2 billion Jacobs deal
WorleyParsons has paid the consideration to complete the US$3.2 billion (A$4.55 billion) acquisition of Jacobs Engineering Group’s Energy, Chemicals and Resources division (Jacobs ECR). The acquisition was completed on Friday, April 26, 2019.
Duyung partners agree two-well drilling campaign
Partners in the Duyung Production Sharing Contract in the West Natuna basin offshore Indonesia, which contains the Mako gas field, have agreed the upcoming drilling program.
Jadestone eyes gas sales deal with Petrovietnam
Jadestone Energy has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Petrovietnam, relating to gas sales from the Nam Du and U Minh gas fields in block 46/07 and block 51, respectively, offshore Southwest Vietnam.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count down to 21
The number of rigs in the U.S. dropped by two units last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
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Popular news, April 22 – 28, 2019
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