Fossil Energy
Future chairman joins BP board ahead of schedule. New director named
The chairman designate and a new non-executive director have joined British oil major BP.
Unions to stage protest against ‘social dumping’ at Borr Drilling office
The UK offshore workers together with former Paragon Offshore employees represented by Nautilus union are going to protest on Thursday at Borr Drilling’s office on Thursday.
Third drillship to reach Guyana in 4Q. There’s room for 5 FPSOs in Stabroek block
Following ExxonMobil’s series of oil discoveries offshore Guyana, the company is preparing to bring a third drillship to its drilling campaign in Guyana’s giant Stabroek offshore block later this year.
GSP Jupiter rig arrives at Energean’s Epsilon field off Greece
GSP Offshore’s GSP Jupiter jack-up rig has begun its work for the Greek oil firm Energean, under the EPCI contract signed earlier this year aimed at the development of the Epsilon oil field offshore Greece.
Severe weather causes production cutoff on Triangle’s Cliff Head platform
Triangle Energy has confirmed that an interruption to production occurred on Tuesday at the Cliff Head Alpha offshore platform located approximately 14 kilometers offshore in the Perth Basin.
Castex contracts Ensco rig for second Hummer well
Castex Energy has contracted the Ensco 68 jack-up to drill the Main Pass Block 270 B-2 appraisal and development well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Saipem’s pipelay vessel gears up for Nord Stream 2 work
a Saipem-owned installation barge has started preparatory works for future pipelaying for the Nord Stream 2 project.
Wellesley drills duster in North Sea
Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a dry well near the Grosbeak oil and gas discovery in the North Sea.
Tullow still interested in cancelled offshore blocks in Peru
London-listed oil company Tullow is still interested in offshore blocks in Peru, following the Peruvian president’s ruling in May to scrap five offshore oil contracts Tullow had in the country.
Equinor gets safety clearance to use ‘Songa Equinox’ on Troll field
Equinor has received consent from the PSA to use the Songa Equinox rig for production drilling on the Troll field.
Tap Oil identifies 32 new leads in Thai concession
Tap Oil has identified 32 leads in the G1/48 concession, which contains the Manora oil field, located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand.
UK: Baron Oil to increase stake in Colter prospect
UK’s Baron Oil has agreed to an amendment of the farmout agreement with Corallian Energy under which it would earn an eight percent working interest in UKCS license P1918.
Report: Rosneft seeking $1.4B for “unjust enrichment” of Sakhalin-1 partners
Russian oil company Rosneft has reportedly sued the ExxonMobil-led Sakhalin-1 consortium in Russia, seeking 89.1 billion rubles or around $1.4 billion dollars.
Quadrant finds more oil and gas in Dorado well
Quadrant Energy has uncovered more oil and gas while drilling its Dorado-1 well located offshore Australia.