Fossil Energy

Enauta extends Brazilian FPSO charter
Enauta has signed agreements with Altera to extend the charter of FPSO Petrojarl I on the Atlanta field located offshore Brazil.

TotalEnergies brings in Maersk rig for North Sea job
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with TotalEnergies in the Danish North Sea.

Valaris lands two new floater deals
Valaris has been awarded two one-well contracts with subsidiaries of Murphy Oil Corporation for a semi-submersible drilling rig.

Multiple vessels working in energy sport Sonardyne hybrid positioning tech
Sonardyne has received multiple orders for its hybrid acoustic and inertial position reference systems to be installed on a number of deepwater vessels operating in the energy and ocean research sectors. Offshore drilling contractor Noble Drilling ordered a 6G upgrade to the Marksman system onboard

Carnarvon in trading halt while waiting on Buffalo well results
Carnarvon Energy has asked for an immediate trading halt of its shares pending news on the results of its Buffalo well offshore Timor-Leste.

Norwegian player giving new life to oil & gas vessel with conversion for offshore wind
Norside bought a platform supply vessel used in the oil and gas industry for the purpose of converting it for offshore wind ops.

PGS hired for Northern Lights
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured a contract with Equinor to carry out seismic acquisition in support of the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project. The acquisition is scheduled to start in the second quarter of the year and will have a duration of approximately one month. Equinor

Eco increases exposure in ExxonMobil’s block off Guyana
Eco has increased its position in Guyana through the acquisition of an additional interest in the ExxonMobil-operated Canje Block off Guyana.

Tullow contracts Ghanaian Navy vessels to ensure safety in offshore fields
Tullow and the Ghana Navy have entered into an agreement valued at $23.5 million for the provision of security services in Ghanian waters.

UK union slams ‘draconian’ jab or job policy by North Sea operator
Oil and gas workers’ union has called the introduction of mandatory vaccination policy by a North Sea operator “draconian.”

Transocean goes beyond core business after getting carbon capture and storage gig
Transocean will drill one carbon injection well and a sidetrack in support of the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage Project.

ExxonMobil joins pledge for net-zero in oil & gas operations by 2050
ExxonMobil has revealed its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050.

Subsea tie-back leader facing inflation-driven cost increase of $6.5 billion
Norway, the global subsea tie-back leader, is set for an inflation-driven cost increase of $6.5 billion on upcoming contract awards for goods and services in the offshore oil and gas industry through 2026, according to Rystad Energy’s latest report. During the five-year period, about 275 subsea tree

Norway offers offshore licences to 28 oil & gas firms amid ‘great interest’
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 53 licences on the Norwegian continental shelf in APA 2021 to 28 companies.