Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz Group has signed an agreement with the Ukrainian subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) for the purchase of natural gas.
Aker BP has made arrangements with JAPEX Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX), to trade partial interests in two fields for the Japanese player’s Northern North Sea assets.
The pipelaying vessel Castorone, operated by Italian oilfield services provider Saipem, has completed the installation of an approximately 80-kilometer pipeline linking the Aasta Hansteen platform to Equinor’s new subsea tieback field, Irpa, formerly known as Asterix. The Irpa field, located at a de
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has picked a semi-submersible rig owned by Northern Ocean (NOL) and managed by Odfjell Drilling for a drilling assignment in Namibia’s Orange Basin.
UAE-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured one new contract and one extension for two vessels from its fleet.
Valaris has won a new batch of rig assignments and extensions, enabling three drillships and three jack-ups to secure work in different geographies.
Chevron has cleared all the hurdles in its path to bring Hess Corporation, a fellow oil and gas player, into its fold. As a result, the companies are taking steps to blend their operations, enabling Chevron to expand its oil and gas arsenal, with four regions pinpointed as the ones where this merger
Malaysian oil & gas services provider Sapura Energy has secured new contracts with Chevron’s Thailand subsidiaries, as well as with Thai national oil & gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), that together have a value of over RM 500 million (roughly $118 million). The contracts with the
Canada-based Valeura Energy, an oil and gas company, has made a move to acquire partial stakes from Thailand’s national oil and gas player, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), in two offshore blocks off the coast of Thailand.
PTTEP, Thailand’s national oil and gas player, has made a play for a stake, which Hess Corporation, now part of Chevron, holds in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA).
China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited has held a naming ceremony for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that will join Qatar Energy’s fleet at Hudong Shipyard in Shanghai, China.
Japan’s MODEC has delivered a structure that will form part of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to be deployed to a project offshore Guyana operated by ExxonMobil, a U.S.-headquartered oil and gas giant.
MR Group’s ModuSpec, a rig intake and inspection specialist, has been hired to provide inspection services in the Caspian region.
Singapore-based COSCO Shipping Marine Engineering (CSME) has signed a non-binding strategic cooperation agreement with compatriot Union Steel Holdings and China Offshore Engineering Solutions (COES) to collaborate in executing oil and gas projects in the region.
