Fossil Energy
Solstad Offshore wins new contract and extensions in Brazil
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with QGEP for one of its construction support vessels.
OPEC: Oil supply and demand gap could widen in 2019
The OPEC-Non-OPEC JMMC concluded during its eleventh meeting that the oil supply could rise higher than global requirements in 2019.
KrisEnergy kicks off Thai drilling program with Montha well
KrisEnergy has informed that the Mist jack-up rig has started drilling the Montha-1 exploration well in the G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand.
Mubadala buys into another license off Egypt through Eni deal
Italian oil company Eni has sold to UAE-based Mubadala Petroleum a 20% stake in the Nour North Sinai offshore concession in Egypt.
Cooper: Sole pipeline anomaly not expected to impact first gas date
Cooper Energy has experienced issues with the newly-installed Sole pipeline off Australia, but does not expect this to affect the date of first gas production from the project.
BP’s well off Nova Scotia disappoints
Canadian entity of the British oil major BP has not found commercial quantities of hydrocarbons in the Aspy well offshore Nova Scotia.
GC Rieber Shipping makes three appointments to management team
Norwegian shipping company GC Rieber Shipping has made three appointments to its management team, including the CEO, CFO, and CCO.
OMV seals the deal to buy half of Sapura Upstream
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy and Austria’s OMV have signed a share subscription agreement and a shareholders’ agreement to form a strategic partnership.
AKOFS to partner with IKM Subsea for Equinor contract
AKOFS Offshore has selected IKM Subsea to be its ROV partner for a contract with Equinor.
Aker BP gets safety nod to drill North Sea well with Saipem rig
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has given Aker BP consent to drill an exploration well offshore Norway using the Saipem-owned Scarabeo 8 drilling rig.
Equinor in another delay of Verbier appraisal well
Equinor has once again pushed back the date for Verbier well drilling in the UK North Sea, changing it to the first quarter of 2019.
ROVOP grows with new Middle East base
ROVOP, a provider of underwater remotely operated vehicles, has expanded in the Middle East with a new base in the region.
Equinor hires Havila’s platform supplier
Norwegian vessel owner Havila Shipping has entered into a charter contract with Equinor UK for one of its PSVs.
UniSea to digitalize Tidewater operations
UniSea has been selected by Tidewater as a partner in digitalizing and standardizing HSEQ and operations.