Fossil Energy
Equinor wins five new operatorships offshore Norway
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Monday offered Equinor seven licences in the 24th licensing round – five operatorships and two partner positions, as part of its 24th licensing round.
Norway offers 12 production licenses as part of 24th licensing round
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is awarding on Monday 12 new licenses in 47 blocks on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Electronics Support
By Bachmann Kooiman The first project between Bachmann Electronic and the Kooiman Marine Group. A veritable hive of activity; that is the best way to describe daily operations at the Kooiman Marine Group’s Zwijndrecht shipyard. There are multiple ongoing projects to be seen as the yard’s slipways an
Equinor awards ‘biggest ever’ drilling and well service contracts
The new contracts will create jobs for some 2000 people on 17 fixed platforms and eight mobile rigs
Lamprell taking steps to qualify as contractor to Saudi oil & gas giant
As part of its Saudi strategy, UAE-based Lamprell is looking to qualify as a contractor to undertake offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation projects for the Saudi oil and gas giant, Saudi Aramco. In a statement on Monday Lamprell said that its investment into Saudi Arabia i
Empyrean’s oil migration study off China results in ‘promising’ findings
Empyrean Energy has completed a comprehensive oil migration study encompassing Block 29/11 offshore China.
Aker Solutions moves to SAP’s cloud in digitalization push
Aker Solutions has accelerated its digitalization efforts by moving its internal SAP applications to SAP’s cloud.
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U.S. offshore rig count unchanged
The number of U.S. offshore rigs remained unchanged during last week.
Tokyo Gas, Centrica to buy LNG from Anadarko’s Mozambique project
Anadarko has found buyers for liquefied natural gas to be produced from its Mozambique Area 1 project. The company has said that Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte. Ltd., the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (To
Cooper Energy suspends Sole well ops due to weather (Australia)
Australia’s Cooper Energy has suspended operations at its Sole well offshore Australia, citing challenging weather conditions expected over the weekend. The Sole well is located in Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria.
Subsea 7 scores ‘sizeable’ Vito field contract with Shell
Shell has awarded Subsea 7 a contract for work at its deepwater Vito development, approximately 150 miles south of New Orleans, in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract scope covers the project management, engineering, procurement, installation and pull-in of two 12″ infield production flowlines with
Woodside: Wheatstone LNG Train 2 starts production
Australia’s Woodside has informed LNG production has started from the Train 2 at the Wheatstone project in Western Australia.
Petrobras picks Fugro ROVs for work in Brazil
Fugro has been hired to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services to support Petrobras’ exploration and production activities in Brazil.