Fossil Energy
Wintershall set to drill Marisko prospect using Transocean rig
Wintershall has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
Report gives boost to Energean’s Israel acreage
A completed competent persons (CPR) report has noted an increase in Energean’s Israeli reserves.
New Age Cameroon well ‘dissapointing.’
New Age, the operator of the Etinde block offshore Cameroon, has completed the drilling of the IM-6 appraisal well, and the result has been described as “disappointing.” The IM-6 spudded on May 21. It was the first of two planned appraisal wells to be drilled in 2018 by the Etinde Joint Venture part
WoodMac: Dorado – Australia’s biggest oil discovery this century
WoodMac Australasia upstream senior analyst Daniel Toleman shares his thoughts on the recent Dorado discovery in Australia.
C-NLOPB issues final report on SeaRose FPSO iceberg incident
The C-NLOPB has released the final enquiry report into SeaRose FPSO’s near-miss incident with an iceberg from last year.
Norwegian oil production in July below expected due to technical issues
Oil production in Norway dipped below expected during July 2018, according to a report on Thursday by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Equinor raises volume estimates for Sigrun discovery. Tie-back to Gudrun an option
Norwegian oil company Equinor has completed the appraisal drilling on the Sigrun oil and gas discovery in the North Sea offshore Norway lifting its previous resource estimate for the discovery. Equinor is thinking of potentially developing the discovery via the nearby Grane platform.
Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracts $178M in high bids
Oil companies offered $178,069,406 in high bids for 144 tracts covering 801,288 acres in federal waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as part of region-wide leased sale held on Wednesday.
Thematic session on offshore wind: The balance of plant
The costs of O&M activities represent between a quarter and a third of the total lifetime costs of offshore wind farms.
KrisEnergy ramps up Wassana production following repairs
KrisEnergy has increased production at the Wassana oil field in the Gulf of Thailand following successful repairs.
World’s largest jack-up operator says demand growing
Shelf Drilling, which describes itself as world’s largest offshore jack-up rig owner, has seen an uptick in jack-up rig utilization this year and expects rig demand to pick-up.
Report: Vietsovpetro hires two PV Drilling jack-ups
Vietsovpetro, a Russian-Vietnamese joint company for oil and gas exploration, has hired two PV Drilling jack-up rigs.
Nordic American Offshore wins first-ever charter outside North Sea
Offshore vessel operator Nordic American Offshore has won a contract for one of its platform supply vessels.
Archer to boost Norwegian headcount to 2000 by year-end
Oil services company Archer will increase its Norwegian workforce by 30 percent by the end of 2018.