Fossil Energy

Wood nets UK North Sea contract wins worth $160 million in Q4 2021
Wood has secured contracts worth around $160 million with several companies – including Shell and Dana Petroleum – for ops in the UK North Sea.

Dutch energy companies sign contract for Porthos CO2 project
Air Liquide, Air Products, ExxonMobil and Shell have signed the final contracts with Porthos for the transport and storage of CO2 in Rotterdam.

Norwegian trio gets approval for manned underwater ops
Norway’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has granted Vår Energi, Equinor and Gassco consent to carry out manned underwater operations in 2022. The consents apply to facilities and pipeline systems on the Norwegian continental shelf, and pipelines subject to Norwegian

Solstad clinches another vessel deal for North Sea ops
Solstad Offshore has been awarded a long-term contract for another PSV by an undisclosed charterer to support operations in the North Sea.

Another mystery buyer gets its hands on Solstad vessel
Farstad Shipping, a subsidiary of Solstad Offshore, has sold another one of its vessels to a buyer, whose identity was not revealed.

In focus: Getting to net-zero emissions and low-carbon economy
The recently held 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) brought to light many questions surrounding the transition to a more sustainable future, but more importantly the event showed that countries worldwide are committed to accelerate their decarbonisation plans, strengthening the e

Lex de Groot: “We have a Speaking Up Culture”
Listen to the Navingo Career Podcast episode #14 with Coco Kossmann as the host and Neptune Energy’s Lex de Groot as the latest guest.

Aker BP hires Subsea 7 for North Sea project
Offshore services provider Subsea 7 has won a contract with Norwegian Aker BP for the Hanz field development located in the North Sea.

Lundin asks Equinor to keep the operatorship of next Barents Sea production hub
Lundin Energy has increased its interest in the next Barents Sea production hub while Equinor has agreed to continue the operatorship.

Fresh extension for Shelf Drilling rig in Italy
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for a jack-up rig for operations in the Adriatic Sea offshore Italy.

Two Norwegian players abandon plans to merge decom operations
Aker Solutions and AF Gruppen have terminated their plans to merge the two companies’ existing decommissioning operations.

Subsea 7 installs tech for improved access to reserves at Norwegian Sea project
Subsea 7 has completed the installation of electrical heat traced flowline (EHTF) for Aker BP’s Ærfugl phase 2 project in the Norwegian Sea.

Kongsberg Maritime upgrades safety and automation systems on Aker BP’s FPSO
Kongsberg Maritime has successfully updated 19 Safety and Automation Systems (SAS) controllers on Aker BP’s FPSO vessel.

Shell goes ahead with seismic survey off South Africa but faces new court hearing
Shell has kicked off its controversial seismic survey activities off South Africa despite growing opposition from environmentalists.