Fossil Energy
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline finally gets construction permit from Denmark
Following a number of delays, Danish authorities have granted a construction permit for the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
UK: Buzzard field back online following repairs
CNOOC Petroleum has restarted its Buzzard field, located in the UK North Sea following the second shutdown this month.
Total profit tumbles due to lower prices
French oil major Total recorded a decrease in its 3Q 2019 profit affected by lower oil and gas prices despite an increase in production.
Trio in well intervention and stimulation pact in Norway
Oil company Aker BP, oilfield services provider Schlumberger, and Stimwell Services have established a well intervention and stimulation alliance to accelerate and boost oil production.
Inpex hires Solstad AHTS duo for Ichthys drilling support
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by Japanese oil and gas firm Inpex for the provision of two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels for work on the Ichthys LNG development.
Activists looking to disrupt Wintershall Dea’s drilling plans off Norway
Norwegian environmental groups are targeting Wintershall Dea’s offshore drilling plans at Lofoten location in Norway.
OKEA confirms presence of oil column at Draugen well
Oil and gas company OKEA has confirmed the presence of an oil column at the Draugen field well located offshore Norway.
UK offshore decom specialist attracts $85M investment
Expenditure on decommissioning in the UK to be £15.3 billion in the next decade
Rig impairments drag Transocean deeper into the red
Affected by impairments for three retired rigs, offshore drilling contractor Transocean more than doubled its losses in the third quarter of the year when compared to the last year’s 3Q.
Spirit Energy boosts production from North Sea field
Spirit Energy has raised production from its key North Sea gas field after a successful drilling campaign worth £68.5 million ($88 million).
BP posts quarterly loss on divestment charge and weaker Upstream earnings
BP’s third-quarter results took a hit due to lower oil prices and maintenance, hurricane impacts and a divestment charge.
i3 Energy proves oil in Serenity prospect, agrees rig contract extension with Dolphin
UK independent i3 Energy has reported that its Serenity well, located in the UK North Sea, is an oil discovery, confirming the strong commercial potential of the Serenity area.
Norway: Dry hole for Equinor in North Sea
Norwegian oil firm Equinor has drilled a duster at the offshore exploration well 32/4-3 S in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Repsol, Halliburton pen deal for cloud data management in E&P
Spanish oil company Repsol has hired oilfield services giant Halliburton for the provision of cloud-based master data management solutions for exploration and production (E&P) activities.