Fossil Energy
Spirit Energy’s Cassidy well disappoints
Spirit Energy has encountered disappointing results by drilling the Cassidy exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea within the Oda license.
Ithaca hires DOF platform supplier
DOF has been awarded a contract by Ithaca for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).
Kishorn to prepare world’s largest semi-submersible rig for new gig
Scotland’s Kishorn Port has landed a contract under which it will host a visit by world’s largest semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, the Ocean GreatWhite.
Spain’s Navantia wins Johan Sverdrup job
Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia has been awarded a contract by Aibel for work on the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup project located offshore Norway.
GALLERY: Socar commissions new offshore platform in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan’s oil and gas company Socar has commissioned a new stationary drilling platform at the Bulla-Deniz offshore field in the Caspian Sea.
BP launches vessel for acid stimulation operations in Caspian Sea
BP, as the operator of the Azer-Chirag-Gunashli field development project in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, has launched a newly retro-fitted vessel to be used for acid stimulation activities in selected 17 ACG wells.
Polish oil company to drill its first well offshore Norway as operator
PGNiG, a Polish state-controlled oil and gas company, is one step closer to drilling its first exploration well in Norway as a license operator.
Construction of Nord Stream 2 pipeline goes on despite calls for cancellation
Pioneering Spirit has joined Nord Stream 2’s construction fleet and started pipelay works in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone.
Prosafe wins two North Sea jobs
Prosafe has been awarded two contracts for operations in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Enpro Subsea moves into new UK headquarters
Oil and gas production optimization specialist, Enpro Subsea, has moved into its new UK headquarters.
Popular news, December 17 – 23, 2018
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Aker BP gets drilling permits for two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP drilling permits for two wells located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Bassoe – A good year turned bad: offshore rig backlog fell in 2018
By: David Carter Shinn, Bassoe Offshore You could say offshore rig owners dug themselves a deeper hole, but that could be misleading. We’ll sum this up quickly. About six months ago, things were looking pretty good for the offshore rig market (at least on the surface). Momentum (and positive sentime
DNO further increases stake in Faroe
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA has increased its stake in oil and gas explorer Faroe Petroleum despite the latter’s objections to the former’s hostile takeover bid. Before the latest acquisition announced on Thursday, DNO owned a 28.22 percent in Faroe Petroleum. In a statement on Thursday D