Fossil Energy

Chevron books accommodation vessel for Wheatstone job
Edda Accommodation has secured a new contract for its Edda Fides vessel with Chevron for operations in Australia.

Fresh North Sea well on the horizon for Aker BP
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Aker BP for a wildcat well in the North Sea off Norway.

Sentinel secures funding for subsea well monitoring technology
Sentinel Subsea has secured a six-figure investment from Alba Equity and Scottish Enterprise for the development of WellSentinel, its technology for the monitoring of subsea wells. WellSentinel allows for long-term remote monitoring and managing of the integrity of subsea wells, wellheads and Xmas t

Gas filling of first Nord Stream 2 string all done
The gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed, according to the most recent project update.

In focus: Energy transition reels in more oil & gas majors as coal power producer enters offshore renewables market
Another week has gone by not leaving us wanting on energy transition developments, as several updates on renewable energy, clean fuels, decarbonisation, and net-zero strategies made headlines – most notably those from the traditionally fossil fuel-oriented players.

Counting down to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021
In less than two weeks, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 will open its doors! The industry will meet again face-to-face on 26 and 27 October 2021 in RAI Amsterdam.

Stena rig plotting a course to final Kinsale location
PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing to move a Stena Drilling-owned rig to a final location as part of the decommissioning campaign of the Kinsale gas fields.

Subsea 7-Schlumberger consortium wins offshore Turkey
The consortium of Subsea 7 and Schlumberger has won an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by Turkish Petroleum for subsea equipment for the Sakarya development in the Black Sea.

Viaro’s RockRose buys batch of UK North Sea assets from SSE
Viaro Energy has completed the acquisition of a number of producing assets in the UK North Sea from energy company SSE.

Shell’s new Upstream boss to also join executive committee
Oil major Shell has made changes to its executive committee by adding a new director and changing the role of a current member.

Bureau Veritas and AYOP hook up to address decommissioning challenge
Bureau Veritas has joined Dutch advocacy and networking group Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports to tackle the decommissioning challenge.

TechnipFMC targets composite pipe tech with Magma Global buy
TechnipFMC has completed the acquisition of outstanding shares of Magma Global with an aim to accelerate the development of composite pipe technologies for conventional energy and CO2 applications.

Maersk Drilling secures right to all drilling work on Greensand carbon storage project
Maersk Drilling has entered a framework agreement with the Nini Joint Venture for the supply of rigs for the Greensand carbon storage project.

BP retesting Clair Ridge crew after five test positive for Covid-19
BP has confirmed that five crew members on its platform off the UK have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been flown to shore.