Fossil Energy
Wintershall Dea cleared to use Dvalin facilities
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the facilities on the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea.
SubseaPartner scores Jotun FPSO work
Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has secured a contract from Ocean Installer and Baker Hughes on Vår Energi’s Balder Future project. FPSO Jotun A needs to prepare for docking and overhaul at Rosenberg Worley. A subsea scope consists of removing the remaining risers and mooring chains. It wi
Equinor gets drilling permit for two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells located in the North Sea off Norway.
Dutch heavy lift player joins decommissioning consortium
A global decommissioning services consortium has added a specialist heavy lift vessel operator.
Aker BP picks PG Flow pump systems for new Hod platform
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to supply several pump systems for the normally unmanned wellhead platform to be used at the planned Hod field development in the North Sea.
Maersk Supply Service sheds two anchor handlers due to oversupply in OSV market
Maersk Supply Service has sold two of its older AHTS vessels due to the current market situation and the global over-supply of offshore supply vessels.
Wintershall Noordzee starts gas production from second Sillimanite well
Wintershall Noordzee, a joint venture of Wintershall Dea and Gazprom, has started gas production from its second B2 production well at the Sillimanite field offshore the Netherlands.
Maersk Drilling enters project for CO2 storage beneath the seabed offshore Denmark
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling is joining a new CO2 storage consortium formed by INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark and Wintershall Dea.
Aker Solutions unveils new workover concept
Aker Solutions has developed a modified workover system that enables faster and more cost-effective planned interventions. The concept will pioneer on Equinor’s Visund field in the North Sea. Workover systems enable safe well access for subsea installation and completion, diagnostics, maintenance, r
Motive and Orca strike Azerbaijan deal
Marine equipment specialist Motive Offshore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Orca Offshore. The two-year exclusive agreement between the two organisations will focus on Azerbaijan market. The last 18 months has seen Motive Offshore embark upon an ambitious growth strategy. Specifically,
Covid-19 crisis setting the stage for restructuring of offshore drilling market
There is a case to be made that the coronavirus crisis has been setting the stage for the restructuring of the offshore drilling market.
UK oil and gas industry pledges to halve operational emissions by 2030
Industry trade association Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has revealed plans for halving emissions from production and exploration by 2030, with the country’s basin becoming net-zero by the year 2050.
Van Oord plans 500 lay-offs due to COVID-19
Van Oord plans to lay off approximately 500 employees globally due to COVID-19 impacts on the business. Van Oord stated that the coronavirus situation is having a major impact on the company as it is facing a decline in turnover and deterioration in results. The Rotterdam-headquartered company estim
NHV pens aviation services extension with Ithaca Energy
Offshore helicopter operator NHV Group has won an extension with Ithaca Energy to provide aviation services to the oil company’s several fields in the Scottish part of the North Sea.