Fossil Energy
Pioneering Spirit removes Ninian Northern jacket from North Sea
Allseas has deployed its new jacket lifting technology for the first time to remove CNR International’s Ninian Northern jacket from the North Sea.
UK regulator draws attention to competition concerns in Noble-Maersk merger
The UK’s competition regulator has found that the merger of Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling could increase operating costs for oil and gas producers in the UK North Sea.
Equinor all set to undertake North Sea ops with Odfjell rigs
Equinor has received two types of consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for ops in the North Sea with Odfjell Drilling-owned rigs.
Australian researchers join Worley’s project to reduce subsea gas field CO2 emissions
Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) are collaborating with engineering company Worley on the enhanced subsea gas tieback project which aims to reduce operational carbon emissions in gas fields by up to 90%.
Petrogas picks Dutch construction yard to build two North Sea platforms
Petrogas has awarded HSM Offshore Energy a deal for two platforms, which will be installed in the northern part of the Dutch North Sea.
Germany looking to secure gas supplies from North Sea amid push to end reliance on Russian imports
Germany and Dutch ONE-Dyas are looking into possible natural gas production in the North Sea to reduce the country’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
Eni to develop LNG project in Congo next year
talian oil and gas company Eni has agreed with The Republic of Congo to increase gas production and supply primarily through the development of an LNG project that is to start in 2023.
UK players join forces to drill in North Sea later this year
i3 Energy and Europa have inked a farm-in deal for a sub-area of UKCS Licence P.2358 containing the Serenity discovery in the UK North Sea.
Wood boss to retire from the role after seven years
UK oilfield services provider Wood Plc has revealed that its CEO, Robin Watson, is retiring from the role.
Norwegian vessel operator promotes two to management team
Eidesvik has decided to fill COO and CTO roles by promoting internally to pursue further growth and position itself as a tech-savvy player.
Valaris rigs embarking on new assignments
Several offshore rigs owned by Valaris are embarking on their new assignments in the Gulf of Mexico, Mauritania, and Brazil.
Denmark to harvest full potential of North Sea to ensure independence from Russian fossil fuels
Denmark has decided to speed up its renewable energy production and temporarily boost its gas output from the North Sea fields.
ADES to take over jack-up rig from Maersk
Maersk Drilling has entered into an agreement with ADES to sell a jack-up rig for $42.5 million in an all-cash transaction.
With 50 years of operations under its belt, Ekofisk gets another life extension
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has extended ConocoPhillips’ production licenses in the Greater Ekofisk Area.