Fossil Energy
Equinor gains nod to use Songa rig for Norwegian well
Norway’s Equinor has been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for exploration drilling in block 6608/10 in the Norwegian Sea.
Hurricane kicks off well completions operations on Lancaster
Hurricane Energy has started well completion operations for the Early Production System on the Lancaster field (Lancaster EPS), located in the West of Shetland area, in the UK.
Milestone expands S-92 helicopter fleet to 95 units
Offshore helicopter firm Milestone Aviation has completed the purchase and leaseback of four Sikorsky S-92 helicopters.
Scotland’s First Minister announces ‘subsea center of exellence’
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has this week announced £4.9 million in funding as part of a £31 million investment being made by Baker Hughes GE (BHGE) in a subsea equipment building facility in the North East of Scotland.
Schlumberger drops out of Golar JV amid Fortuna financing delays
Oilfield services provider Schlumberger has decided to dissolve OneLNG, its joint venture with Golar LNG.
Shell brings Kaikias online one year ahead of schedule
Shell has started production – around one-year ahead of schedule – at the first phase of Kaikias, a subsea development in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Borr Drilling: No long-term rig deals at breakeven rates
Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling, which “has taken the jack-up rig hoarding to a new level,” after several recent acquisitions, is now in talks to find work for some of its drilling units.
Prosafe, Cosco in another flotel standstill extension
Prosafe, Oslo-listed provider of offshore accommodation rigs, has entered into another standstill agreement for flotels built by Cosco in China.
SolstadFarstad vessel trio in Petrobras charter extensions
Norway’s offshore vessel provider SolstadFarstad has entered into a new contract and contract extensions with Brazil’s Petrobras. The deals are for Solstad Farstads two anchor handlers and one construction support vessel.
Pump issue halts production on Triangle’s Cliff Head
Australia-based oil and gas company Triangle Energy has experienced issues with operations on its Cliff Head oil field located offshore Australia, which caused the production halt on one of the wells. On Tuesday, May 30, 2018, a technical issue occurred during steady state production operations whic
Shell adds another well to Awilco rig contract
Shell has decided to exercise a one-well option with UK driller Awilco Drilling under the decommissioning contract for the WilPhoenix rig.
Johan Sverdrup topside ready to sail away
Equinor has informed that the drilling topside for the Johan Sverdrup field will leave the Aibel yard in Haugesund, Norway on Thursday, and sail away to the North Sea.
Aqualis wraps up jacket installation job for Bahrain project
Aqualis Offshore has completed the offshore installation engineering of an 1800T steel jacket structure offshore Bahrain as part of the Bahrain LNG Import Terminal.
TechnipFMC lands subsea contract for Chinese project
TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract by CNOOC Limited for the Liuhua 16-2, 20-2 and 21-2 oilfield joint development project in the South China Sea.