Fossil Energy
Velesto’s Naga 4 offshore rig in 11-well drilling deal
Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has secured a drilling contract for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
DeepOcean grabs slice of Equinor’s Troll cake
Following Equinor’s sanction of the giant Troll project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, offshore vessel owner DeepOcean has confirmed securing a ‘significant’ contract to support the project. DeepOcean will be performing marine operations on Equinor’s Troll Phase 3 project in the North Sea.
Roc Oil, Smart Oil JV to operate South China Sea block
China’s CNOOC has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Roc Oil and Smart Oil for Weizhou 10-3W oilfield and Block 22/04 (contract area) in the South China Sea.
LLOG kicks off production from Gulf of Mexico development
Gulf of Mexico operator LLOG has started production from its Crown & Anchor fields.
Safety rap for Point Resources and Halliburton over Jotun B incident
The PSA has found serious breaches of regulations during an investigation of a lifting incident involving a falling object on the Jotun B platform.
McDermott elects new COO
McDermott International has appointed a new executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO).
Seadrill emerges from bankruptcy
Offshore driller Seadrill Limited has emerged from Chapter 11 after successfully completing its reorganization pursuant to its chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
Equinor hands in plan for further development of gigantic Troll project
Norway’s Equinor and the partners in the Troll license are submitting the plan for further development of the gigantic Troll field on the Norwegian continental shelf to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday.
Boskalis names new addition to board of directors
Boskalis has added to its offshore energy division by appointing a new member of the company’s board of directors.
Intecsea in Barossa subsea pipelines FEED
Intecsea has confirmed securing a contract by ConocoPhillips Australia to provide subsea Front End Engineering Design (FEED) services for subsea scopes of their Barossa development.
Banks OK Siem Offshore’s revised finance plan
Siem Offshore has received some good news as it prepares for what it says is a “prolonged downturn in the offshore supply market”
Workers’ union presents ‘ultimatum’ to Borr Drilling
More more than 70 employees might be dismissed, the union says
Lundin gains permit for appraisal well in Norwegian Sea
The NPD has granted Lundin a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea offshore Norway.
ADNOC dishes out contract for full development of Bu Haseer offshore field
Al Yasat, a subsidiary of ADNOC, has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the full development of the offshore Bu Haseer field to Abu Dhabi’s NPCC.