Fossil Energy
Dril-Quip senior vice president and COO retires
Senior vice president and chief operating officer of oilfield services company Dril-Quip retired from the company effective March 1, 2019.
Pioneering Spirit vessel pauses Nord Stream 2 work for lift job in North Sea
Allseas-owned heavy lift and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit will temporarily lay down pipe in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone to carry out a long-term planned platform lift work in the North Sea.
Green light for Equinor to use Gullfaks C platform until 2036
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is giving a green light to using the C platform on the Gullfaks field in the North Sea until June 30, 2036.
New side-track well to unlock 1.7 million barrels of oil from Anasuria Cluster
Hibiscus Petroleum’s jointly‐controlled operating company, Anasuria Operating Company, is on track to execute the Guillemot A GUA‐P1 side‐track well, a planned production enhancement project at the Anasuria Cluster concession in the UK North Sea.
Exxon’s Cyprus discovery ‘huge’ but with rocky road ahead, analysts say
ExxonMobil last week made what was described a major gas discovery offshore Cyprus, joining Eni and Noble Energy in making significant gas finds in the eastern Mediterranean. While at first, this is good news for the company and Cyprus, analysts worry the find might fuel the Cyprus dispute with the
Investigation into West Phoenix rig fire reveals safety breaches
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found several breaches of the regulations following an investigation into a fire on the West Phoenix rig last year.
Aker BP in PSV pact with trio of Norwegian vessel owners
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has entered into a frame agreement with three compatriot vessel owners for the supply of platform supply vessels.
Shelf Drilling posts 4Q loss on rig fleet impairment
Jack-up drilling specialist Shelf Drilling on Monday posted a net loss of $50 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, on revenues of $153.1 million.
Equinor strikes oil at Telesto well in Norway’s North Sea
Equinor has made an oil discovery from the Visund A platform in the Telesto exploration well in the North Sea, offshore Norway. According to Equinor, the resources are estimated at 12-28 million barrels of recoverable oil.
Equinor spuds Verbier appraisal well
Equinor has started drilling operations on Verbier appraisal well in the UK North Sea using the semi-submersible rig West Phoenix.
Seapulse forms exploration partnership with EnQuest
Recently launched global oil and gas exploration firm Seapulse has entered into a strategic alliance with London-listed oil company EnQuest.
New board member proposed at Maersk Drilling
Offshore driller Maersk Drilling has proposed a new member for the board of directors of The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S.
Ex-Repsol Sinopec man joins Xodus as decommissioning manager
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has appointed its first well decommissioning manager.
Popular news, February 25 – March 3, 2019
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