Fossil Energy
Fire on Saipem pipe-layer in Caspian Sea injures 14
A pipe-laying vessel working for Italian oilfield service provider Saipem reportedly caught fire on Wednesday, May 8.
KBR bags more Greater Tortue Ahmeyim work
BP has awarded KBR’s UK operating subsidiary the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract to provide Facilities Integration and Terminal Quarters and Utilities (QU) Management for the Hub/Terminal of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project, located at the maritime border of Senegal
Shelf Drilling, China Merchants wrap-up four-rig transaction
Jack-up rig operator Shelf Drilling has completed the previously announced transaction to buy two newbuild jack-ups and bareboat charter two additional units from China Merchants.
DOF Subsea secures North Sea work for its vessels
DOF Subsea has recently secured several new contracts for project scopes to be carried out over the next few months in the North Sea.
Prosafe swings to quarterly loss
Offshore accommodation rigs operator Prosafe booked a loss in the first quarter of the year as its revenues declined due to lower dayrates.
Talos: Production resumes from Helix Producer I unit in Gulf of Mexico
U.S. based oil firm Talos Energy has resumed production at the Helix Producer I vessel in the Gulf of Mexico following a mandatory two-month drydock. The vessel, which had produced 35 MBoe/d prior to the drydocking, departed the shipyard on March 7, 2019.
New technology of making wind-powered water injection one step closer to becoming viable
DNV GL has urged offshore oil and gas operators to use floating wind turbines to power water injection for oil recovery, which is one step closer to becoming a technically viable and commercially deployable system.
UPDATE: North Sea helicopter pilots vote for strike amid pay dispute
Helicopter pilots serving the UK offshore oil and gas industry have voted for strike action over a pay dispute.
Aker BP set to drill North Sea well duo with Deepsea Stavanger rig
Norwegian E&P player Aker BP has received consents from the PSA to drill two exploration wells off Norway, using the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig.
Investigation finds breaches of regulations following ‘West Hercules’ incident
Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has completed its investigation of the incident on West Hercules rig on January 16, 2019, when the lower marine riser package was unintentionally disconnected. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
DNO in capex boost. Earmarks $190M for North Sea ops
Oil and gas company DNO focused on Kurdistan, and as of recently on the North Sea after buying Faroe Petroleum, is set to boost its capital expenditure to boost capital and exploration expenditure this year.
Saudi Aramco, Equinor invest in blockchain-as-a-service solution
Houston-based technology company Data Gumbo has completed a $6 million equity funding round for its blockchain-as-a-service platform.
Maersk Drilling to convert ‘Maersk Intrepid’ to hybrid rig
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has made plans to launch what it says will be the first hybrid, low-emission, offshore drilling rig.
Worldwide offshore rig count in April up by 62 rigs year-over-year
The worldwide offshore rig count in April 2019 increased by 5 units sequentially and by 62 rigs year-over-year, according to monthly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE).