Fossil Energy
Apache hands in its plan for decommissioning of Nevis installations
Oil company Apache Corporation has handed in its draft decommissioning program for the Nevis South field to the UK authorities.
Vantage sinks deeper into the red. Adds fifth rig to jack-up fleet
Vantage Drilling sank deeper into the red in the last quarter of 2018 when compared to the prior-year period as its rig utilization and revenues dropped.
MMA Offshore to support Santos drilling campaign off Australia
MMA Offshore has been awarded a drilling support contract by Australia’s energy company Santos.
CPC pipeline receives 10-millionth tonne of V. Filanovsky oil
Lukoil has supplied 10 million tonnes of oil from its Vladimir Filanovsky field to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system.
Rem Offshore secures contracts for five vessels
Rem Offshore has been awarded five contracts for its vessels with a total contract value of about NOK 200 million ($23.4M).
Safety breaches found during investigation into Maersk rig incident
The Petroleum Safety Authority has completed an investigation into an incident involving dropped objects on the Maersk Invincible drilling rig.
Rowan jack-up clinches Guyana job with Repsol
Offshore driller Rowan Companies has been awarded a drilling contract for a jack-up rig with Repsol in Guyana.
NHV Group picks new chief executive officer
The NHV Group, a helicopter services provider, has named a new chief executive officer of the company.
One killed, five kidnapped in pirate attack on offshore support vessel in Nigeria
Pirates armed with machine guns attacked an offshore support vessel offshore Nigeria last Saturday, kidnapped five men and escaped. A Nigerian navy guard was killed in the attack.
Cairn Energy to drill Chimera well using Stena Don rig
Cairn Energy has said it has hired the Stena Don semi-submersible drilling rig for the Chimera exploration well offshore the UK.
Qatar Petroleum farms into Eni’s 12 exploration blocks offshore Morocco
Italy’s Eni and Qatar Petroleum have signed a farm out agreement to enable Qatar Petroleum to acquire a 30% participating interest in Tarfaya offshore shallow petroleum agreement, comprising 12 exploration blocks offshore Morocco.
Svenska hires Exceed for Guinea Bissau’s first deepwater well
Swedish oil company Svenska Petroleum is getting ready to spud Guinea Bissau’s first ever deepwater offshore well.
Scotland: Further development of Port of Nigg facilities in the works
Global Energy Group has revealed its plans for further development of its Nigg facilities in Scotland.
GAC Marine to support Petronas’ drilling operations off Turkmenistan
GAC Marine has been awarded two contracts by Petronas Carigali to provide marine services for its development of the Garagol Deniz West field in the Caspian Sea.