Fossil Energy
Wellesley gears up for North Sea drilling campaign
Norwegian oil and gas explorer Wellesley Petroleum is about to begin its offshore drilling campaign in the North Sea off Norway.
Awilco working to seal new WilPhoenix rig deal. Setting up office in Norway
UK Offshore driller Awilco Drilling is in still in talks with an unnamed client to secure work for its WilPhoenix semi-submersible drilling rig. The company hopes to seal the deal soon.
McDermott bags subsea installation work on Anadarko’s Lucius
McDermott has been awarded a contract from Anadarko Petroleum for subsea umbilical and flowline installation in support of a tieback to Anadarko-operated Lucius field located 275 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
PHOTO: Final Stingray vessel joins Maersk Supply fleet
The final Maersk Supply Service-owned subsea support vessel from the Stingray series has joined the company’s fleet.
Aker BP gains consent for North Sea exploration drilling
Aker BP has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Stavanger rig.
Brazil: No biogenic formation in our block, Total says
French oil major Total has said it found no evidence of “biogenic formation” in the Foz do Amazonas basin off Brazil, following reports that the Greenpeace has found “rhodolith beds” near the same area where Total plans to drill for oil. In a statement in mid-April, Greenpeace said that team of scie
U.S. to reinstate sanctions on Iranian energy sector as Trump pulls out of nuclear deal
U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday terminated the U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear agreement devised in 2015 to curb Iran’s nuclear weapons development capacity, labeling it “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.”
Norway launches APA 2018 offshore licensing round
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Wednesday announced the APA 2018 licensing round, comprising the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.
Fredriksen’s Northern Drilling to buy two new drillships with option for third
John Frederiksen’s Northern Drilling has entered into agreements to buy two newbuild drillships from a South Korean shipyard with an option to buy a third drillship.
Rowan rig arrives in Gulf of Mexico ahead of GulfSlope gig
A Rowan Companies-owned jack up drilling rig has recently arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work on GulfSlope Energy’s 2018 drilling program.
Culzean FSO all set for North Sea
Following completion at Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine yard, the FSO Ailsa will set sail next month for the Culzean gas field in the UK North Sea.
Rolls-Royce to maintain Siem Offshore AHTS deck machinery
Rolls-Royce has signed a long-term service agreement with offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore for the maintenance of its deck machinery installations aboard 12 anchor handling vessels.
Havila Shipping names new deputy managing director
Norwegian shipping company Havila Shipping has appointed a new deputy managing director.
DOF Subsea secures contract extension in West Africa
DOF Subsea has received a contract extension for one of its subsea vessels in the West Africa region.