Fossil Energy
Aker Solutions wins North Sea contract extension with Perenco
Aker Solutions has secured a three-year contract extension from Perenco UK to continue operations and maintenance services on its southern North Sea assets.
Offshore watchdog orders Aker BP to secure consent for use of W2W vessel on Tambar
The PSA has slapped Aker BP with a safety order regarding obtaining consent before using a W2W vessel for accommodation on the Tambar field offshore Norway.
Equinor buys Barra’s Carcara stake for $370 million
Norway’s Equinor will buy Barra Energia’s ten percent interest in the BM-S-8 license in Santos basin, offshore Brazil.
ConocoPhillips sells Clair field stake to BP. Buys Alaska acreage
BP and ConocoPhillips have signed an agreement which will see BP take ConocoPhillips’ stake in the Clair field in the North Sea. In a separate transaction, BP will sell its non-operating interest in Kuparuk and satellite oilfields in Alaska to ConocoPhillips.
Equinor gets consent to use ‘Deepsea Atlantic’ on Utgard field
Equinor has received consent from the PSA to use the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig on the Utgard field in the North Sea.
Nexans picks new chief executive officer
French cable manufacturer Nexans has named a new chief executive officer, effective July 4.
Byron keeps Gulf of Mexico well shut
Byron Energy is keeping one of its wells at the SM71 project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shut in due to pressure issues.
ROC sheds more light on China deals
Following CNOOC’s announcement on Tuesday regarding a contract signing for South China Sea acreage with Roc Oil and Smart Oil, Roc Oil has shared some more details.
C-Kore Systems scoops contract with Shell on Draugen field
C-Kore Systems has secured a contract with Shell for a deployment in the fall of 2018 on its Draugen field in Norway.
Petrobras must pay $622M for Vantage contract termination
Brazil’s Petrobras will have to pay Vantage Drilling $622.02 million for drilling contract breach.
Nexans hired to deliver Troll umbilicals
Nexans has been awarded a contract by Equinor to deliver umbilicals for Troll Phase 3 development located offshore Norway.
Aibel gears up for Njord Bravo upgrade
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aibel is preparing for the project of refurbishment and lifetime extension of the floating storage unit (FSU) Njord Bravo, following a successful operation of getting it into the dock in Haugesund. Aibel won the upgrade contract from Equinor, then Statoil, back i
Pump failure stops output from Dommo Energia’s well
Dommo Energia has stopped production from the 7-TBMT-2HP well located in Tubarão Martelo field for an undetermined period.
Judge orders Tullow to pay up in Seadrill rig case
Tullow Oil is considering its options including an appeal following a court judgement ordering it to pay a fee to Seadrill over an early rig termination case.