Fossil Energy

Noble and Maersk reveal board members for ‘unmatched player in offshore drilling market’
Offshore rig owners Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling have revealed a board of directors for the new combined company.

Spirit Energy gives out North Sea decommissioning contracts
UK’s Spirit Energy Production has awarded DeepOcean and Heerema Marine Contractors with contracts for removal and disposal services of its North Sea decommissioning portfolio. Following the submission of a joint tender, both companies won contracts that will be executed under a tripartite collaborat

EU outlines actions to eliminate dependence on Russian fossil fuels
The European Commission has proposed an outline of a plan, which is supposed to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels.

Bridge Petroleum contracts Fraser for well and pipeline operatorship
Fraser Well Management (FWM) and Fraser Integrity Management (FIM) have won a contract by Bridge Petroleum to provide well and pipeline operator services for the Bardolino field off the UK coast. The field is situated in UKCS Licence Block 22/13a, approximately 162 kilometres east northeast of Aberd

Norwegian player’s expansion expected to more than double its daily output
Pandion has inked an agreement to acquire ONE-Dyas’s subsidiary holding the company’s Norwegian assets to double its daily production.

U.S. bans Russian oil, LNG, and coal imports while UK moves to phase out Russian oil imports
U.S. President Joe Biden has banned the imports of Russian oil, LNG, and coal while the UK government has decided to phase out Russian oil imports

Siem Offshore and Helix extend well intervention vessels deal
Norwegian shipping company Siem Offshore and offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions Group have entered into an agreement for the well intervention vessels Siem Helix 1 and Siem Helix 2.

Norway’s Equinor spuds North Sea wildcat well
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has started drilling operations on the Kveikje exploration well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

No oil for Shell in North Sea well
Oil major Shell has failed to find hydrocarbons following the drilling of an exploration well located in the UK North Sea.

Shell sorry for buying Russian crude, pledges to withdraw from all Russian oil & gas
Shell has apologised for buying a cargo of Russian crude oil, a decision which was made with the security of supplies in mind.

Havila bags new deals for three vessels
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Shipping has inked new contracts for three vessels for operations with different operators.

Aker BP selects technology partner for NOAKA project
Swiss technology firm Hitachi Energy has been selected by the Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP as a technology partner for the NOAKA power-from-shore project offshore Norway.

Canada stalls decision on giant new oil project while environmentalists call for rejection and shift to wind
The ever-widening chasm between the oil and gas industry and environmentalists is evident in this as well as other new oil projects, think of Cambo in the UK, as each group holds a vastly different opinion on the effects that this project development would have within the context of the energy trans

Post-merger with Aker BP, Lundin Energy leaving behind oil & gas business to focus on renewables
Following the completion of the merger of Aker BP’s and Lundin Energy’s E&P businesses, the latter will leave behind renewable energy assets.