Fossil Energy
Serica becomes operator of three UK North Sea fields
UK-listed Serica Energy has completed the acquisition of interests in the Bruce, Keith, and Rhum (BKR) fields and associated infrastructure in the UK North Sea from BP and the acquisition of interests in Bruce and Keith from Total, BHP, and Marubeni. Serica’s completion of the BP deal experienced de
Northern Drilling to take early delivery of newbuild rig as Wintershall awards more work
Northern Drilling has decided to take early delivery of its newbuild semi-submersible rig West Mira as a result of new options exercised under the rig’s contract with Wintershall.
Romania: GSP Offshore bags Midia gas project work
Black Sea Oil & Gas has awarded the EPCIC contract for all offshore and onshore facilities for the Midia Gas Development Project offshore Romania to GSP Offshore.
EnVen spuds King Crab well in Lobster offshore field
Oil company EnVen Energy has started drilling its King Crab well on Ewing Bank Block 873 in its Lobster field.
Shareholders say ‘yes’ to $2.7B Transocean-Ocean Rig merger
Offshore drilling companies Transocean and Ocean Rig have informed that their respective shareholders have voted in favor of the previously proposed Transocean’s acquisition of Ocean Rig.
Tap Oil exits Australian offshore license, Santos takes over
Tap Oil has entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the sale of its non-operated interest in WA-33-R, in the offshore Carnarvon basin of Western Australia.
Husky Energy promotes acting CFO to permanent position
Canada’s Husky Energy has promoted its acting chief financial officer to a permanent CFO position in the company.
Wellesley gets consent to use Transocean rig for North Sea well duo
Wellesley Petroleum has received consent from the PSA to drill exploration wells in the North Sea with the Transocean Arctic rig.
TechnipFMC, Van Oord land Mozambique project work
Anadarko has selected a consortium consisting of TechnipFMC and Van Oord as the preferred tenderer for the offshore subsea system for its Mozambique LNG project.
Eni, Total expanding foothold in Cyprus
Italian oil and gas explorer Eni, together with its French partner Total, has plans to explore to further explore for hydrocarbons in Cyprus, despite a recent setback when the company moved its drillship out of the Country amid Turkish objections.
IOG pushes back North Sea project FID due to market volatility
IOG has pushed back the final investment decision (FID) on Phase 1 of the Blythe and Vulcan Satellites Hubs projects to the first quarter of 2019 due to market volatility.
Shell removes 135 workers from North Sea platform after power outage
Oil major Shell has evacuated 135 workers from a UK North Sea offshore platform following a power outage.
Chevron awards extension to DOF Subsea in Australia
DOF Subsea has been awarded an extension of its existing subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair contract with Chevron in Australia.
Mexican offshore contractor orders another fast crew supplier from Damen
Naviera Integral has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of a new Fast Crew Supplier 5009 in 2019.