Fossil Energy
Aker BP’s Hod wells in North Sea come up dry
Aker BP has concluded the drilling of appraisal well 2/11-12 S and wildcat well 2/11-12 A located near the Hod field in the North Sea offshore Norway. Both wells were classified as dry.
Neptune submits decommissioning plans for two Southern North Sea fields
Neptune Energy has submitted its draft decommissioning programs for two fields located in the Southern North Sea to the UK authorities.
Equinor gains consent to use West Hercules rig for Korpfjell Deep well
Equinor has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the West Hercules drilling rig.
TGS granted right to appeal over tax fraud verdict
Norwegian seismic provider TGS NOPEC has informed that the Borgarting Court of Appeal has granted the appeal by TGS of the decision of the Oslo District Court issued in October 2018 which deemed TGS guilty of tax fraud.
Saudi competition watchdog nods for Ensco-Rowan merger
Offshore drillers Ensco and Rowan Companies have received clearance from the General Authority for Competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their pending combination.
Bourbon supporting Shell’s drilling ops offshore Bulgaria
Bourbon Marine & Logistics has won its first integrated logistics contract to support Shell’s exploration campaign in the Black Sea, Bulgaria. Bourbon is partnering up with Bulgarian operator Bon Marine.
Prosafe secures Mediterranean Sea job for Safe Swift vessel
Prosafe, an owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, has won a contract for the Safe Swift vessel for support activities in the Central Mediterranean Sea.
Vroon’s VOS Start vessel hired to provide logistics support on Total’s SNS assets
Total’s Dutch entity, Total E&P Nederland BV, has chosen one of Vroon’s walk-to-work vessels to provide logistics support to offshore assets in the Southern North Sea.
Odfjell Drilling to hire over 200 workers as two new semi-sub rigs join fleet
Offshore driller Odfjell Drilling will employ more than 200 personnel in Norway as two new semi-submersibles join the company’s fleet this year.
Equinor gains consent to use Transocean rig on North Sea well
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in the North Sea with the Transocean Spitsbergen rig.
UK: MEPs call for more clarity on cost of O&G decommissioning to taxpayers
The UK taxpayers might have to contribute much more to the cost of decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms in the North Sea through tax reliefs than the £24 billion estimated by HMRC, UK MEPs have warned of Tuesday, calling for more clarity on the expected spending.
Lundin files Solveig development plan. Cost estimated at $810 million
Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum has filed the plan for the development of the Solveig field offshore Norway. The field was previously called Luno II.
Eni’s new wave power device to convert mature offshore platforms into renewable energy hubs
Italian oil and gas company Eni has activated the Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter (ISWEC), offshore Ravenna, capable of converting energy generated by waves into electricity, which will in the future enable Eni to convert mature offshore platforms into renewable energy generation hubs.
Trials held for autonomous manoeuvring vessel in North Sea
A series of autonomous operations trials were held in the North Sea on 19 and 20 March, about five nautical miles off the coast of Den Helder, the Netherlands.