Fossil Energy
UK approves Chevron’s plan for Captain EOR project
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority has approved Chevron’s field development plan to progress its Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery project in the Central North Sea.
Ithaca wraps up Greater Stella Area acquisitions
Ithaca Energy has completed the previously announced transactions to acquire all the Greater Stella Area (“GSA”) licenses and associated infrastructure interests of Dyas and Petrofac.
Woodside inks gas sales agreement with Alcoa
Woodside Energy has entered into a long-term gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA) with Alcoa for the supply of up to 36.4 PJ of pipeline gas.
Wellesley picks up drilling permit for North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit to drill a wildcat well in the North Sea.
Deloitte: Collaboration remains key priority for operators & suppliers in UK
Collaboration between suppliers and operators in the UK Continental Shelf has continued to maintain consistent performance of the oil and gas industry, according to an annual survey published by Deloitte and Oil & Gas UK.
Brazil: Total denied approval to drill in Foz do Amazonas
French oil company Total has been denied an environmental license to drill for oil in the Foz do Amazonas area, offshore Brazil.
BP buys into Eni’s exploratory concession offshore Egypt
Egyptian Government has granted its approval for the sale of a 20% interest to Mubadala Petroleum and a 25% interest to BP out of Eni’s share in the Nour North Sinai offshore exploratory concession.
Macquarie buying offshore heli leasing firm Waypoint for $650M
Waypoint Leasing Holding, one of the world’s largest helicopter leasing companies which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, is set to be acquired Macquarie Group.
McDermott gives survey work offshore India to UTEC
UTEC has been awarded a subcontract by McDermott for a series of survey work scopes offshore eastern India.
Cooper expects to repair Sole pipeline in April next year
Subsea 7 is preparing to repair the damaged section of the Sole pipeline in April 2019 after detecting an anomaly last month.
Jadestone nearly ready for Montara restart
Following an inspection and maintenance shutdown, Jadestone Energy is almost ready to restart production at its Montara oil project offshore Australia later this month.
Decom North Sea granted funds to create decommissioning knowledge hub
Decom North Sea has secured a Decommissioning Challenge Fund grant award from the Scottish Government.
‘West Mira’ to become world’s first hybrid offshore rig
Siemens will supply a battery-based energy storage solution to the West Mira which will make it the world’s first hybrid offshore drilling rig.
Equinor gets drilling permit for North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.