Fossil Energy
CFO elected to join Wintershall DEA on closing of merger
BASF and LetterOne have agreed to appoint Paul Smith as future Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board of Wintershall DEA.
Serica further boosts Rhum, Keith interests
UK-listed company Serica Energy has signed an agreement to further increase interests in the Bruce and Keith fields in the UK North Sea.
Golden Energy platform supplier gets more time with Wintershall
Golden Energy Offshore Services has secured a contract extension for its Energy Swan platform supplier with Wintershall Norge.
Fugro in pact with L3 ASV to create autonomous vessels for survey market
Fugro has signed a joint development agreement with L3 ASV to create the next generation of autonomous vessels for the commercial survey market.
Israel to offer 19 blocks for oil & gas exploration in second offshore bid round
Israel has announced the launch of its second offshore bid round to grant exploration licenses for natural gas and oil in Israel’s economic waters in the Eastern Mediterranean.
GC Rieber secures four-month charter for Polar Queen vessel
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with a European offshore client for the CSV vessel Polar Queen.
Diamond Offshore sinks to loss in 3Q
Diamond Offshore has sunk to a net loss for the third quarter 2018, more than $60 million away from the $10.8 million profit the company reported in 3Q 2017.
Benefits and challenges of offshore platform electrification
Electrifying the existing Dutch North Sea offshore oil and gas platforms from shore and from offshore wind farms could help reduce CO2 emissions by one megaton per year.
Rowan to reactivate warm-stacked drillship following Total contract award
Offshore driller Rowan Companies has won a drilling contract from French oil major Total for operations offshore Mexico.
Telford finds work for offshore construction vessel off Indonesia
Telford Offshore has been awarded a charter deal from Timas Suplindo for one of the company’s offshore construction vessels.
Kosmos loss doubles in third quarter
Kosmos Energy saw its net loss double over the third quarter of 2018 despite a significant increase in revenues when compared to the prior-year period.
Kreuz deploys Glorious vessel to inspect ONGC’s offshore jackets
Kreuz Subsea and consortium partner Seamec have completed the mobilization of the Kreuz Glorious vessel to start a two-year project with India’s ONGC.
Indonesia: Ophir spots elevated gas readings at Paus Biru well
Ophir Energy has noticed elevated gas readings during drilling operations on the Paus Biru-1 exploration well offshore Indonesia.
Trinity submits development plan for TGAL field offshore Trinidad
Trinity Exploration & Production has submitted the first phase of its field development plan for the TGAL Area, located on the Galeota Block, offshore Trinidad, to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries.