Fossil Energy
ConocoPhillips closes sale of UK business to Chrysaor
ConocoPhillips has completed its previously announced transaction to sell two ConocoPhillips United Kingdom subsidiaries to Chrysaor for $2.675 billion, plus interest and customary adjustments.
Valaris rig hired for Neptune’s Seagull project
Neptune Energy has awarded Valaris, formerly known as EnscoRowan, a contract to provide a heavy-duty jack-up drilling rig for the Seagull development oil project in the UK North Sea.
Update: Bourbon Offshore vessel sinks in Atlantic Ocean. Three crew members saved, 11 missing
Three crew members have been rescued. The search for the remaining eleven crew members is underway.
AGR to conduct reservoir modelling on OKEA’s Draugen field
Services and software company AGR will be assisting Norwegian operator OKEA by building a new full-field reservoir model for the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.
Popular news, September 23 – 29, 2019
Offshore Energy Today’s most popular news from the past week.
Equinor awards lay-up contract on Sverdrup to Jacktel’s Haven rig
Jacktel, a subsidiary of Master Marine, has agreed with Equinor that its accommodation rig Haven will be laid up at Johan Sverdrup field off Norway following the expiry of the firm contract on December 7, 2019.
Eni CEO denies conflict of interest allegations
Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian oil company Eni, is under investigation for a potential conflict of interest with regards to contracts awarded by Eni Congo S.A. to Petroservice. Descalzi firmly rejects the allegation.
ExxonMobil sells Norway offshore fields to Vår Energi for $4.5 billion
ExxonMobil has agreed to sell its offshore oil field interests in Norway to Vår Energy for $4.5 billion
Golden Energy finds work for two newbuild platform suppliers
Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has secured employment for the two newbuild vessels, Energy Empress and Energy Duchess.
Global E&C pens ‘largest life of field contract award’ in UK
EPC contractor Global E&C has won a life of field contract for brownfield services with Apache’s North Sea subsidiaries.
Archer secures North Sea job for modular drilling rig
Oil services company Archer has been awarded a contract with a North Sea operator for the provision of drilling services using the modular drilling rig Archer Topaz.
TechnipFMC, DNV GL team up to set benchmark for digital twins
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC and classification society DNV GL have entered into a partnership to develop the oil and gas industry’s first methodology for qualifying the integrity of digital twin technology.
Report: Wintershall Dea mulls withdrawal from Libya
German oil and gas giant Wintershall Dea is reportedly thinking about withdrawing from Libya, where it has been operating since 1958, amid challenging conditions.
Earthquake ‘shakes’ North Sea platform
A mild seismic event occurred on Tuesday in the UK North Sea that was felt on an offshore oil and gas facility.