Fossil Energy
Eventful year ahead for Energean with FPSO nearly ready for Israeli waters
Energean expects an eventful year ahead as it is working to achieve several important milestones for its project located offshore Israel.
Equinor resumes working with CGG for PRM imaging
CGG has secured a three-year contract extension to continue operating a dedicated 4D permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) imaging center at Equinor’s Stavanger offices in Norway. Equinor’s asset teams analyze the 4D seismic images delivered by CGG within days of acquisition in order to optimize prod
Wintershall Dea saying goodbye to Brazilian assets in bid to pursue portfolio optimisation
Wintershall Dea has revealed plans to exit Brazil in a bid to optimise its portfolio and spearhead natural gas production transformation.
Chariot unlocking Moroccan offshore gas fields
Chariot has completed gas drilling operations on the Anchois gas project offshore Morocco, unlocking Moroccan offshore gas fields.
PGS wins seismic acquisition contract for UK CO2 capture and storage project
British oil and gas major BP has contracted Norway’s Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) to deliver a carbon capture and storage (CCS) 3D seismic acquisition scope over the Endurance reservoir offshore the UK. Seismic acquisition is scheduled to start during April at the site located about 145 kilometers o
Appraisal success in Gulf of Mexico supports low-cost development scheme
Beacon Offshore has completed the drilling of the Winterfell-2 appraisal well located in the Green Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Offshore watchdog earmarks funds for better incident follow-up in oil & gas
Norwegian regulator will invest $1.9 million annually in a drive to advance the follow-up of serious incidents in the oil & gas sector.
Abu Dhabi’s drilling contractor only 1 rig shy of 100
Abu Dhabi-based rig operator is now only 1 rig shy of 100 following an introduction of two more jack-up rigs to its fleet.
Aker BP boosts Maersk Drilling’s backlog with $29 million
Offshore rig owner Maersk Drilling and oil company Aker BP have agreed to a rig swap for an extended scope of work offshore Norway.
Beach Energy cheers first gas from its first-ever offshore drilling campaign
Beach Energy has boosted production after achieving the first gas from two wells in the Otway Basin offshore Australia.
Wintershall Dea in energy transition with hydrogen and CCS
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea says it is driving gas industry transformation with hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) to achieve the climate targets in Europe.
TotalEnergies and Inpex sell shares in mature Angolan fields
TotalEnergies and Inpex have agreed to sell a company holding two blocks located offshore Angola to the Angolan company, Somoil.
Two Norwegian players share helicopters in North Sea to cut costs and emissions
Oil and gas company Vår Energi and Equinor have recently started a five-year helicopter-sharing agreement in the North Sea.
Equinor cleared to put Floatel’s unit to work at North Sea field
Norway’s PSA has given Equinor consent to use one of Floatel’s semi-subs as a mobile quarters facility at a North Sea field off Norway.