Fossil Energy

Neptune kicks off North Sea drilling campaign
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX, have started drilling on the Seagull project in the UK Central North Sea.

Subsea 7 and Aibel score Northern Lights contracts
Subsea 7 and Aibel have secured contracts from Equinor for the Northern Lights project. Subsea 7’s scope includes engineering, fabrication and installation of a 100 kilometres CO2 pipeline that will run from Øygarden to the CO2 storage complex, as well as installation of umbilicals, tie-in and pre-c

Equinor set for third capacity increase at Johan Sverdrup
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor is expecting a third capacity increase at its operated Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway.

Piriou delivers FPSV to Jana Marine
French shipbuilder Piriou has a fast personnel and supply vessel (FPSV) to Jana Marine, a Saudi Arabian provider of marine services to the offshore oil and gas industry.

Odfjell to retrofit rigs with Siemens system in push to cut emissions
Odfjell Drilling will retrofit its newest drilling rigs with the Siemens Energy BlueDrive DC-Grid system in a push towards zero-emission drilling.

Aker BP cleared to use Maersk rig on Tambar
Aker BP has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use the Maersk Integrator rig for production drilling on the Tambar field.

Croatian oil & gas company eyeing offshore wind in the Adriatic Sea
Croatian oil and gas company INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA) plans to diversify into renewable energy and is specifically considering offshore wind and solar energy developments in the country. At an energy conference held on 26 January, INA’s Director of Strategic Operations and Public Affairs, Hr

Chrysaor sets the wheels in motion for North Sea well spud
Oil and gas company Chrysaor has started preparations to drill an exploration well in the North Sea, using the COSLInnovator rig.

Equinor selects new class of startups to shape the future of energy
Equinor has selected a new class of startups to work on unlocking opportunities within oil and gas, renewables, and low-carbon solutions.

Vantage rig completes maintenance ahead of Eni gig
MMH Malta, a port facility and provider of services for offshore drilling rigs, has completed a maintenance program on a Vantage Drilling-owned jack-up rig.

DNV GL combines Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables to create Energy Systems
Assurance and risk management company DNV GL has decided to combine its current Oil & Gas and Power & Renewables businesses into one new business area called Energy Systems.

Jersey notes ‘significant’ increase in Buchan field resources
North Sea-focused Jersey Oil & Gas has announced a ‘significant’ increase in 2C contingent resource estimate for the Buchan oil field located off the coast of the UK.

Disappointment for Lundin in Barents Sea
Lundin Energy came up dry in the Bask prospect following results from an exploration well in the Barents Sea drilled with the West Bollsta rig.

Eni gets new licence in UK North Sea
Eni has been awarded a new production licence in the UK North Sea, resulting from an application made in the 32nd UK Offshore Licensing Round.