Fossil Energy
Equinor to assess hydrocarbon potential of areas in Kazakhstan
KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company, and Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor have signed a joint study agreement to assess the hydrocarbon potential of oil and gas areas in Kazakhstan. On September 24, 2019, Alik Aidarbayev, Chairman of the Management Board at JSC NC KazMunayGa
Plexus wellhead equipment deployed for Russian operator
Plexus Holdings’ Russian licensee Gusar has installed the first wellhead for Gazprom as part of the previously announced contract to supply POS-GRIP rental wellhead gas exploration equipment to Gazprom.
Delek gets $250M offer for Ithaca shares and O&G marketing rights
Israeli oil and gas company Delek has received an offer from an unnamed investor for a potential investment of up to $250 million into its North Sea focused subsidiary Ithaca Energy.
IOG raises nearly $110 million from bond issue, releases Maersk rig
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has confirmed that a settlement of its EUR 100 million ($109.7M) five-year senior secured bond took place on September 20.
OGCI launches large-scale carbon capture initiative
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), an initiative to tackle climate change and backed by 13 oil companies, has launched a new initiative to unlock large-scale investment in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS).
SOCAR evacuates 500 offshore workers due to bad weather
Azerbaijan’s national oil company SOCAR has evacuated 500 offshore workers in the Caspian Sea citing severe weather conditions.
Mocean to commercialize wave power technology for ROV, AUV use
Wave energy firm Mocean Energy has set up a base in Aberdeen to commercialize its Seabase technology for use in the North Sea.
Popular news, September 16 – 22, 2019
Offshore Energy Today’s most popular news from the past week.
Kvaerner hired to dispose of Gyda platform
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract from Allseas for offshore preparations assistance, onshore disposal, and recycling of the Repsol-operated Gyda platform in the North Sea.
i3 set to spud Serenity well in UK North Sea
Drilling expected to begin shortly, pending regulatory consent
Repsol awards Gyda platform removal job to Allseas
Repsol Norge has awarded Allseas an EPRD contract for the removal, transfer, load-in to shore and disposal of its Gyda platform in the Norwegian North Sea.
Norwegian oil firm building world’s largest offshore wind farm in UK
The world’s largest offshore wind farm development to be built 30 km east of the Yorkshire Coast in the UK North Sea.
Corallian adds new blocks to UK portfolio
Corallian Energy has been awarded exclusive licenses over seven blocks and part blocks in the Inner Moray Firth (IMF) part of the UK Continental Shelf.
OKEA needs to improve plans for first NCS drilling operations
The PSA has found improvement points during an audit of OKEA’s planning of its first drilling operations on the NCS.