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Golden Energy Offshore’s PSV duo named in Norway
Norwegian offshore supply vessel provider Golden Energy Offshore has officially expanded its fleet with two platform supply vessels.
OMV Petrom kicks off new offshore drilling campaign in Black Sea
Romanian energy company OMV Petrom has started a new offshore drilling campaign in the shallow waters of the Istria block in the Black Sea.
RockRose closes UK deal with Marathon
RockRose Energy has now completed the acquisition of 100% of Marathon Oil U.K. (MOUK) and 100% of Marathon Oil West of Shetland Limited (MOWOS) from subsidiaries of Marathon Oil Corporation.
ConocoPhillips files plan for North Sea re-development
ConocoPhillips has submitted a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for a re-development of the Tor field in the Greater Ekofisk area in the North Sea to Norwegian authorities.
Novatek one step closer to Arctic LNG 2 FID as Japanese duo enters project
Russia’s Novatek and a consortium of two Japanese companies – Mitsui and JOGMEC – have signed a sales and purchase agreement for a 10% participation interest in the Arctic LNG 2 project.
Hurricane disappointed with Warwick Deep well results
Hurricane Energy has encountered disappointing results at the 205/26b-13Z (Warwick Deep) well located in the West of Shetland area. The well did not flow at commercial rates. Transocean Leader semi-submersible started drilling the Warwick Deep well for Hurricane Energy and Spirit Energy on April 16,
TMC to supply compressed air system for Awilco’s semi-sub newbuild
Singapore’s Keppel FELS has awarded TMC Compressors a deal to deliver an energy-saving marine compressed air system to the first mid-water semi-submersible drilling rig being built for Awilco Drilling.
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Siccar Point’s Lyon well fails to live up to expectations
Siccar Point’s Lyon offshore exploration well has failed to live up to expectations and the company has now plugged and abandoned it.
Gallery: ‘Flying colors’ for world’s largest crane vessel’s maiden test
World’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, delivered recently to Heerema Marine Contractors, has completed its sea trials, and with “flying colors” at that according to the Dutch owner.
Rockhopper gets favorable ruling in Ombrina Mare arbitration
A tribunal has rejected Italy’s request for suspending the Ombrina Mare field arbitration and related intra-EU jurisdictional objections.
Noreco’s $1.9B acqusition of Shell’s Danish assets delayed
The deal wrap-up is apparently delayed due to issues between Shell and Total
Norway: Offshore rig workers’ strike averted
“The mediation turned out to be very demanding,” The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association said
ExxonMobil’s Norwegian portfolio worth over $3 billion, Rystad estimates
U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil is looking to sell its Norwegian upstream assets. The portfolio has an estimated value of $3.1 billion, according to Rystad Energy.