Fossil Energy
Nexstep contracts Oceaneering for first-ever joint well decom campaign
Six oil and gas operators in The Netherlands have signed an agreement with Oceaneering Services in the first joint campaign to decommission mud line suspension (MLS) wells in the Dutch North Sea, which are wells that were once drilled for exploration purposes, but never became producing wells.
Bumi Armada agrees to sell three ice-class vessels to Russian player
Malaysia’s Bumi Armada has arranged to sell its stake in four subsidiaries holding three ice-class vessels to Russia’s Lukoil.
Petrobras begins hunt for High-Pressure Separation technology developer
Petrobras, the operator of the Libra consortium, has started contracting suppliers for the design, construction, installation and testing of the High-Pressure Separation technology (HISEP) that aims to separate and reinject gas with high CO2 content produced alongside the oil while still on the seab
UK court rules in favour of oil & gas regulator but ‘the fight goes on’ for activists
The UK regulator welcomes the court ruling, while environmentalists suffer a setback, sparking renewed determination to continue fighting.
McDermott books Heerema for Saudi project
Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a contract with McDermott to transport and install six jackets for Saudi Aramco’s Marjan project.
Fugro to back subsea ops at Mero 2
Fugro has secured a subsea survey and positioning contract with Maersk Supply Service to support the installation of an anchoring system for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Sepetiba at Petrobras’ deepwater Mero 2 project in Brazil. For the project, Fugro will use its Qui
Serica gearing up for exploration drilling and well intervention in North Sea
Serica is planning to drill an exploration well in the North sea and undertake a well intervention campaign to boost production.
Enauta repairs pipeline but Covid-19 outbreak hampers restart
Enauta has completed the repair of a production line on the FPSO but the production from the field is still shut due to a Covid-19 outbreak.
Investigation of fatal Gulf of Mexico incident reveals probable causes
U.S. offshore safety regulator has released an investigation report on a fatal incident on Fieldwood Energy’s platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
WATCH: Well-Safe cheers ‘momentous landmark’ as decommissioning rig heads to North Sea
Well-Safe Solutions has reached a major milestone with the mobilisation of its Well-Safe Guardian rig for its first job in the UK North Sea.
Nortrans stays on Chevron subsea duty
Singapore-based offshore service operator Nortrans Offshore has secured a five-year charter contract extension with the US energy major Chevron for the subsea vessel Nor Naomi.
Norway recorded higher oil & gas output in December
Norway’s oil production in December 2021 was below the NPD’s predictions for the second consecutive month along with the gas output.
Frontier exploration drilling in 2021 fell to the lowest level ever recorded by Westwood
Westwood Global Energy has revealed that frontier exploration drilling fell to the lowest level ever recorded by the company.
FAR speeding up evaluation of Gambian well results with revised exploration plan in mind
FAR is expediting the evaluation of drilling results for the Bambo-1 well, hoping to devise a new exploration plan offshore The Gambia.