Fossil Energy
TWMA wins new North Sea contracts
Specialist drilling waste management company, TWMA, has secured new contracts valued at £20 million in the North Sea in the first eight months of 2019.
UK setting up center to help decarbonize offshore oil & gas industry
The UK is set to establish a technology center aimed to develop solutions aimed at decarbonizing its offshore oil and gas industry.
38 new UK offshore projects could be sanctioned by 2022, Rystad says
After several tough years, the sun may finally be ready to shine again on the UK offshore market
Wood Mackenzie: 2019 could be creaming curve buster for North Sea
Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, expects the number of exploration wells in the North Sea to increase by 25 percent this year.
Apache hands out verification services deal to DNV GL
Oil and gas company Apache Corporation has awarded DNV GL a new verification services contract.
Wood to continue supporting TAQA’s North Sea assets
Wood has been awarded a contract extension for engineering, construction, and maintenance services on TAQA’s North Sea assets.
Equinor granted consent for exploration well in North Sea, but denied sidetrack
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 35/11 in the North Sea, using the Deepsea Atlantic rig. However, the oil company has not been given consent for a sidetrack well.
Long-term extension for Solstad CSV
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won a contract extension for its construction support vessel Normand Pacific.
Petrobras: Binding phase starts for for sale of 19,600 boed Garoupa Cluster
Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has said that the binding phase has started for the sale of 11 shallow water fields in the Campos Basin in what is known as Garoupa Cluster.
Equinor cleared to use Rowan Stavanger rig for Gudrun ops
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig on the Gudrun field offshore Norway.
Providence considering legal remedies against APEC over Barryroe loan
Providence Resources still has not received APEC’s loan to cover the costs of a survey over its Barryroe oil accumulation offshore Ireland. Providence has granted APEC another extension, but it is now considering legal remedies against the company due to its contract non-performance. SEL 1/11 is ope
Aker Solutions launches new subsea offering to speed up field development
Aker Solutions has launched its Intelligent Subsea offering designed to, according to the company, accelerate field development and maximize performance.
Maersk firms hired for Thames field decommissioning
Maersk Decom, together with Maersk Supply Service, has been hired for project managing the removal, recycling, and waste management of subsea infrastructure for Perenco’s Thames field in the UK North Sea.
Rig deal with Alpha Petroleum scrapped, Stena says
Stena AB has officially confirmed that an offshore rig contract signed last year with Alpha Petroleum has been canceled.