Fossil Energy
Equinor puts StormGeo in charge of weather and ship routing services
Equinor has awarded two contracts for weather and route advisory services in the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf to StormGeo.
Prosafe gains support for restructuring plan in Norway
Prosafe has achieved what it says is an important milestone in its financial restructuring following the approval of its plan in Norway.
AqualisBraemar LOC enacting long-term succession plan for CEO role
AqualisBraemar LOC has revealed its long-term succession plan for the CEO role, which will enable the company’s COO to take over the role.
BW Offshore bags contract extension for Nigerian FPSO
FPSO operator BW Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for a vessel operating in waters offshore Nigeria.
ConocoPhillips files development plan for cross-border North Sea field
Oil major ConocoPhillips has submitted its plan for the development and operation of a field in the North Sea to Norwegian and UK authorities.
Cairn becoming operator of five Deltic’s North Sea gas licences
Deltic Energy has completed the farm-out agreement of five of its gas licences in the Southern North Sea with Cairn Energy.
Bluewater confirms deal to deliver turret mooring system for Chinese FPSO
Bluewater has secured a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of a mooring system for an FPSO to be located off China.
In focus: the world gathers to curb climate change
During the COP26 conference, nations are expected to speak out their ambition towards mitigating climate change. These pledges will have an effect on the offshore energy and maritime industry.
Noble confirms consistent signs of recovery in rig market as new deals come in
Echoing the sentiment of its rivals Transocean and Valaris, Noble has said it is seeing consistent signs of recovery in the offshore rig market.
With 17 rigs now booked, Borr hopes to fully contract fleet by 2022
Borr Drilling now has 17 rigs contracted or committed amid strong demand for offshore rigs and is on track to fully contract its fleet by 2022.
UK team performs first-ever uncrewed survey of fish populations around oil platforms
XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has completed the first-ever uncrewed survey of fish populations around oil platforms in the North Sea. The survey was part of a project led by the University of Aberdeen, looking at the effects of decommissioning oil and gas structures on marine ecosystems. Th
Highest fleet utilisation since 2019 nearly quadruples Prosafe revenues
Prosafe has achieved the highest quarterly fleet utilisation rate since 2019, nearly quadrupling its revenues when compared to 3Q last year.
Wintershall Dea embarks on last part of Nova campaign ahead of first oil
Wintershall Dea has begun the last part of the Nova drilling campaign from the Scarabeo 8 rig after originally starting about a year ago.
Providence all done with Barryroe site survey off Ireland
Providence Resources has completed the site survey at the K drilling location of the Barryroe field in the North Celtic Sea.