Fossil Energy
Perenco gains approval for North Sea installations decom plans
Perenco has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning programs for the Tyne and Guinevere gas field installations in the Southern North Sea.
Goliat field support vessel completes first stage of hybrid power conversion
Var Energy and Simon Møkster have completed the first phase of hybrid power conversion of the Stril Barents vessel, currently working on the Goliat field off Norway.
PHOTO: Jack-up rig Maersk Resolve leaves port for Wintershall job
Maersk Drilling-owned jack-up drilling rig Maersk Resolve has left Denmark’s Port of Osbjerg for a job in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Magseis Fairfield defeats Seabed Geosolutions in patent challenge case
Norwegian Magseis Fairfield has defeated a patent challenge brought on by its rival Seabed Geosolutions.
Lekoil gets new judge and hearing date for Nigerian offshore license
Africa-focused oil and gas company Lekoil has been given a new hearing date in front of the Nigerian Federal High Court in order to increase its stake in license OPL 310 off Nigeria.
Total makes minor gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
French oil company Total has completed drilling of two wells in the Norwegian Sea, making a minor gas discovery in the process. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate on Friday said that Total had concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-6 S and appraisal well 6406/6-6 A. The wells were drilled ab
MFDevCo in collaboration with Marnavi for development of marginal gas fields
Nu-Oil and Gas’ 50%-owned joint venture, MFDevCo, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Marnavi Offshore, including its subsidiary Next Geosolutions.
IKM Testing to work on Total’s Tyra redevelopment project
Total has awarded IKM Testing a contract for cleaning and preparation for the removal of existing platforms and associated subsea pipelines on the Tyra field offshore Denmark.
VIDEO: Development of US Offshore Wind with Liz Burdock
“As California goes, so does the rest of the country”, comments Liz Burdock, the Executive Director of the Business Network for Offshore Wind. She is referring to the fierce competition between US states related to renewable energy portfolio. As there is no federal outline for renewable energy, each
Prosafe submits top bid for Brazil flotel supply deal
Prosafe has submitted the largest bid in two online auctions for the supply of safety and maintenance support vessels to Brazil.
McDermott scoops Cassia contract with BP offshore Trinidad
McDermott has received a significant contract award by BP Trinidad & Tobago for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the Cassia compression platform, located off the coast of Trinidad.
Medco charters JDC semi-sub for Indonesia drilling
Indonesian oil and gas company Medco has hired a semi-submersible drilling rig for drilling offshore Natuna, Indonesia.
SeaBird Exploration picks up two contract extensions
SeaBird Exploration, a marine seismic acquisition provider, has received extensions of two existing contracts.
Talos hits pay at Zama appraisal well (Mexico)
Talos Energy has hit 152 meters of net pay above the oil-water contact while drilling the Zama appraisal well, testing the giant Zama discovery offshore Mexico. The Zama-2 appraisal well is the first of three appraisal penetrations drilled by the Consortium to better define the resource potential of