Fossil Energy
Total hires Seadrill’s ‘West Jupiter’ drillship for Egina field
Seadrill Limited has secured a contract with Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd for employment of the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship West Jupiter, in support of the EGINA ultra-deep offshore project in Nigeria.
Norway rejects Greenpeace appeal. Statoil given final Apollo nod
Norwegian authorities have today rejected an appeal from Greenpeace, thereby giving Statoil final permission to begin exploration activities on the Apollo prospect in the Barents Sea.
Det norske buys Marathon Norway for $2.1B
Det norske has entered into an agreement to acquire Marathon Norway for a cash consideration of USD 2.1 billion (NOK 12.6 billion). The cash consideration is based on a gross asset value of USD 2.7 billion and is adjusted for debt, net working capital and interest on the net purchase price. The effe
Dolphin bags seismic survey job
Norwegian seismic survey specialist Dolphin Geophysical has received a contract in the Mediterranean Sea.
Centrica begins drilling at Butch South West well
Faroe Petroleum has announced the spudding of the Centrica-operated Butch South West exploration well 8/10-6S (Faroe 15%).
Origin buys Karoon’s share in Poseidon permits
Origin Energy Limited (Origin) today announced it has entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement with Karoon Gas (Karoon) to acquire its entire 40 per cent interest in two exploration permits (WA-315-P and WA-398-P) in Western Australia’s Browse Basin (Poseidon permits). These permits co
AWE spuds Oi-1 (New Zealand)
AWE Limited , as Operator of Petroleum Mining Permit 38158 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, advises that the semi-submersible drilling rig “Kan Tan IV” commenced drilling the Oi-1 exploration well at 18:30 hours (6.30pm) NZDT on Friday, 30 May 2014. The Oi-1 exploration well is located approximat
EPIC job for Swiber in Latin America
Singapore’s Swiber Holdings Limited, a construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, has clinched an Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction (“EPIC”) contract in Latin America for subsea development work including pipeline tie-in work, with an aggre
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Petrobras to exclude SBM Offshore from FPSO bidding World’s largest FPSO supplier could miss out on Libra and Tartaruga Verde bidding in Brazil. Greenpeace vessel blocks Statoil’s rig from reaching drill site The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is blocking the arrival of Statoil’s Transocean Spitsbergen o
Baker Hughes: U.S. Weekly offshore rig count unchanged
U.S. offshore rig count remains unchanged from last week.
Mcdermott in Gendalo-Gehem deal (Indonesia)
Mcdermott International, provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for upstream field developments, has received good news from Indonesia. McDermott International, Inc. announced today that a consortium, which includes subsidiaries of McDermott an
Total sells stake in Shah Deniz field for $1.5B
Total today signed an agreement to sell its 10% interest in the Shah Deniz field and the South Caucasus Pipeline to TPAO, the Turkish state-owned E&P company.
WorleyParsons names CEO of global advisory business
WorleyParsons today announced that after a comprehensive global search that New York-based Dennis Finn has been selected as CEO of the company’s new global advisory business following a 10-year career as a senior Partner in the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) network. WorleyParsons Group CEO Andrew Woo
PSA inspects Martin Linge FSO barrier management
On 23 and 24 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Total E&P Norge AS and the modification project for Martin Linge FSO.