Fossil Energy
Wood to modify Equinor’s platforms for floating wind project
Wood has been awarded a new contract by Equinor to deliver modifications to two offshore installations in the Norwegian North Sea to connect electric power from floating wind turbines that form part of the Hywind Tampen development.
Maersk Drilling joins forces with Halliburton and Petrofac for Seapulse drilling program
Maersk Drilling has signed agreements with Halliburton and Petrofac to collaborate on the exploration program to be delivered under Maersk Drilling’s master alliance agreement with Seapulse.
Noble rig getting ready to drill in North Sea for RockRose
Rockrose Energy has informed that the Noble Houston Colbert jack-up drilling rig is preparing to drill the first of two planned infill development wells on West Brae in the Uk North Sea.
Vår Energi doubles Norwegian output after buying ExxonMobil’s business
Oil and gas company Vår Energi has completed the acquisition of ExxonMobil’s upstream business in Norway and doubled its production in the country.
Aker Energy chief executive resigns
Aker Energy has named Svein Jakob Liknes, most recently Aker Energy’s Head of Operations, to acting Chief Executive Officer following the decision by Jan Arve Haugan to resign.
Aker BP boasts new well stimulation method offshore
Aker BP has executed the first successful “Single-Trip Multi-Frac” campaign on the Valhall field located offshore Norway. This specific method of well stimulation has never been done offshore before, according to Aker BP.
SBM adds more time to CSV Normand Installer charter
Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore has extended the charter for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Installer. The vessel is jointly owned by SBM and Solstad Offshore and has been on a contract to SBM since 2006. Solstad said on Tuesday that the contract had been extended from an original 10
Standard Drilling closes platform supplier sale
Norway-based offshore vessel owning company Standard Drilling has completed the sale of its platform supplier Standard Supporter.
Equinor brings online another North Sea field
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has started production from the Barnacle field located in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Tullow Oil shares tank as CEO and head of exploration exit
Shares in oil and gas company Tullow Oil tanked on Monday morning after the company announced the departure of its chief executive and exploration director as well as plans to reduce capital expenditures and suspend the dividend. Paul McDade, Tullow Chief Executive Officer, and Angus McCoss, Explora
ConocoPhillips set for Hasselbaink well in North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a well in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Safety nod for Equinor to use West Hercules rig in North Sea
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 30/6 in the North Sea, using the West Hercules rig.
Norwegian King to open Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup field
On January 7, 2020, the Norwegian King Harald V will perform the official opening of the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup field center located offshore Norway.
Equinor drills dry appraisal well in North Sea
Equinor has concluded the drilling of an appraisal well on an oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway, but came up dry.