Fossil Energy
Standard Drilling sells platform supplier for $13.5 million
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Standard Drilling has entered into a memorandum of agreement to sell one of its platform supply vessels.
Tractebel developing wind-to-hydrogen offshore platform
Belgium engineering firm Tractebel, part of Engie, is developing a concept for an offshore platform that would convert power produced from offshore wind farms into hydrogen using electrolysis.
Aker BP granted consent for Valhall West Flank platform start-up
Aker BP has been given consent to start up the Valhall West Flank platform in the North Sea offshore Norway.
PGNiG gets nod to drill its second operated well in Norway
The Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has been granted a license to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea.
U.S. Department of Justice closes investigation of Eni
Eni has said it has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Justice that the DOJ has closed its investigation of Eni with respect to the Nigerian offshore license OPL 245 and Algeria matters without taking any action.
Sovcomflot to return seismic vessel to Polarcus in November
Russia’s Sovcomflot will redeliver the Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel to seismic player Polarcus in November 2019.
Valaris nets $245 million in revenue backlog with new rig gigs
Valaris, previously known as EnscoRowan, has secured new contracts and contract extensions with associated revenue backlog of approximately $245 million.
Bourbon confirms death of two more crew members after vessel sinking
Bourbon has reported the death of two other crew members of the Bourbon Rhode vessel who went missing following the sinking of the vessel in the Atlantic Ocean last weekend.
Wintershall Dea sheds infrastructure assets in Norway to focus on upstream
Wintershall Dea has agreed to sell its 5.0304% interest in the Nyhamna terminal to CapeOmega and its 13.255 % interest in the Polarled pipeline to Solveig Gas Norway.
Zennor wraps up Finlaggan subsea installation campaign
Zennor Petroleum has completed the 2019 Finlaggan subsea installation campaign in the UK North Sea and the project is on track for first production at the end of 2020.
Rosneft strikes oil off Sakhalin Island
Russian oil firm Rosneft has made an oil discovery offshore the Sakhalin Island in Russia’s Far East.
Providence free to pursue other partners for Barryroe
Following months of delays and several extensions, Irish Providence Resources has not received any funds from APEC for the Barryroe license off Ireland and it has not agreed any further extension. APEC no longer has exclusivity over the license and Providence is free to pursue other partners.
Subsea 7 to work on BP’s Caspian Sea project
UK’s Subsea 7 has been awarded two contracts by BP for the Azeri Central East (ACE) project in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian Sea in a water depth of approximately 140 meters.
Bourbon Rhode sinking: Bourbon confirms death of one crew member
French offshore vessel owner Bourbon has reported the death of one of its crew members who went missing after the sinking of the Bourbon Rhode offshore vessel in the Atlantic Ocean over the past weekend.