Fossil Energy
Rowan drillship stays stacked as owner transfers Fieldwood gig to another rig
Rowan has transferred a contract from the Rowan Reliance to Rowan Resolute drillship, which means the former will not be returning from the warm-stack mode.
GALLERY: DEME launches offshore installation vessel at Cosco shipyard
Marine engineering group DEME has launched its new offshore installation vessel at the Cosco Qidong shipyard in China.
Bergen Group to change name after merger with Endúr Fabricom
Norwegian industrial group Bergen Group plans to change its name upon completion of the merger process with compatriot oil services company Endúr Fabricom.
Borr Drilling sees strong case for jack-up market recovery
Jack-up drilling company Borr Drilling is seeing an increase in jack-up rig utilization, especially in the premium jack-up rig segment, mostly in the Middle East, West Africa, Mexico, and the North Sea.
Solstad Offshore sheds platform supplier
A subsidiary of Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore has sold one of its platform supply vessels.
Sapura bags $417 million worth batch of contracts
Sapura Energy has won several contracts in Mexico and Malaysia valued at approximately $417 million.
Faroe spuds Brasse East well in North Sea
Faroe Petroleum has started drilling the Brasse East exploration well 31/7-3S in the Northern North Sea offshore Norway.
HSR waiting period for Ensco, Rowan merger cut short
UK driller Ensco and its U.S. rival Rowan have announced the early termination of HSR waiting period related to a proposed merger of the two companies.
Lundin to drill Barents Sea well using Leiv Eiriksson rig
Lundin Norway has received consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig.
Struggling Heerema Fabrication to sell two yards amid insufficient project volume
Heerema Fabrication Group intends to divest a significant part of its activities in the field of design and fabrication of complex steel constructions for the offshore market.
Romania: BSOG to sell Midia field gas to Engie
Romanian oil and gas operator Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL has with its partners signed a deal to sell gas from a Romanian Black Sea project to Engie.
Woodside finds buyer for Scarborough field gas
Australia’s Woodside Energy has found a buyer for a portion of natural gas to be produced from its Scarborough field, offshore W. Australia.
Vantage settles with SEC over Brazil drillship bribery investigation
Offshore drilling company Vantage Drilling has agreed to pay a settlement fee and resolve the SEC’s investigation into a potential bribery case related to a drillship deal with Petrobras.
Ophir partners hand over field facilities to Petronas
Partners in the Ophir field located offshore Malaysia have handed over the field’s wellhead platform, wells, and pipeline to Petronas, following their exit from the project due to economic cut-off.