Fossil Energy
Zennor Petroleum: Finlaggan ‘firmly on track’
Oil and gas company Zennor, developing the Finlaggan field in the UK North Sea, is making progress at the project as offtake deals have been confirmed and production wells have been successfully drilled.
Energean in Epsilon ERW first oil
Greek oil company Energean has completed drilling operations of the extended reach well, EA-H3 in the Mediterranean Sea and has brought the well online.
RNLI lifeboat evacuates crewman from Maersk Laser anchor handler
A lifeboat from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has evacuated a crewman from Maersk Supply Service’s anchor handling tug supply vessel.
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Report: ConocoPhillips hires AHTS quartet for ‘Safe Caledonia’ move
Oil major ConocoPhillips has reportedly hired four anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels to move Prosafe’s Safe Caledonia flotel.
Worldwide offshore rig count in March up by 69 units year-over-year
The worldwide offshore rig count for March 2019 decreased by two units sequentially but increased by 69 units year-over-year, according to Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE).
Atlantica, Energy Drilling contemplating merger
The merger would create the second largest tender drilling contractor
Fairfield submits decommissioning plan for PL5 offshore pipeline
Fairfield Energy has submitted its draft decommissioning program for the Dunlin Alpha to Cormorant Alpha pipeline (PL5) located off the UK to the UK authorities. The decommissioning program is for the PL5 pipeline and associated equipment only, which is part of a wider suite of decommissioning progr
Saipem nets over $200 million in new offshore drilling contracts
Italian offshore contractor Saipem has been awarded new contracts in offshore drilling in Norway and Middle East totaling over $200 million.
WoodMac: The Drilling Company of 1972 ‘strongest competitor among mid-sized peers’
The newly-listed offshore driller The Drilling Company of 1972 (TDC 1972), ex-Maersk Drilling, is now considered the strongest competitor among its mid-sized peers in the offshore drilling market.
Premier picks NHV helicopters for North Sea operations
The NHV Group has been awarded a new long-term contract with Premier Oil to provide helicopter services to its North Sea assets.
Lundin sanctions Rolvsnes extended well test project
Lundin Norway has agreed the final investment decision to proceed with an extended well test (EWT) on the Rolvsnes weathered and fractured basement discovery on the Utsira High off Norway.
Kishorn Port gets hold of waste management license for asset decommissioning
Scotland’s Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) has secured a Waste Management Licence (WML) from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas assets at Kishorn Yard and Dry Dock.
Decipher brings Orlando field online 30 years after discovery
UK North Sea oil and gas company Decipher Energy has this week produced first oil from the Orlando field via the Ninian offshore platform, some thirty years after the original discovery was made by Chevron in 1988/89.