Fossil Energy

Eco taking over Azinam’s African portfolio with drilling campaign on the way
Eco Atlantic has inked a deal to expand its footprint offshore South Africa and Namibia by acquiring Azinam Group and its asset portfolio.

Petronas and Shell seeking to unlock carbon capture and storage opportunities in Malaysia
Shell and Petronas have teamed up to unlock, explore, and assess CCS opportunities in Malaysia and the region surrounding it.

McDermott to build Scarborough floating production unit for Woodside
McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Woodside for the EPCIC services for its floating production unit off Australia.

Important milestone for Tyra as topsides sail away from Singapore
Sembcorp Marine has built and delivered three wellhead and riser topsides for TotalEnergies’ Tyra project in the Danish North Sea.

Chariot boasts ‘tremendous outcome’ of Moroccan offshore gas project
Chariot has made what it says is a significant gas discovery at its Anchois well located in the Lixus licence offshore Morocco.

Empyrean busy ticking all boxes to drill high impact well off China despite poor weather
Empyrean Energy is working to start drilling a prospect offshore China, which has already been delayed due to challenging sea conditions.

IOG working to remediate challenging seabed conditions threatening rig stability
IOG plc has experienced challenges with seabed conditions while drilling the first Southwark development well in the UK North Sea.

Santos gets green light for Bonaparte Basin seismic survey
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Santos Offshore’s plan to conduct a 3D seismic survey in the Bonaparte Basin. Santos is proposing to undertake a 3D seismic marine survey over petroleum permit areas WA-454-P, WA-545-P, WA-27

Eni wins five new exploration licences in Egypt
Italian oil and gas company Eni has been awarded five new exploration licences by the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum.

U.S. player expanding in Gulf of Mexico with new $47 million deal
W&T Offshore inks a deal worth $47 million to acquire more acreage in the Gulf of Mexico to increase cash flow with new producing assets.

Wood teams up with software firm for technical and digital services
Wood has joined forces with FutureOn to provide an integrated technical and digital service to operators to tackle main net-zero challenges.

U.S. offshore rig count moves up after two weeks of no change
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. is slowly shaking off the moorings by inching its way to 16 units last week, according to Baker Hughes.

In focus: 2022 begins with renewables
After the holidays and well-deserved break, the energy transition community returns to its activities dedicated to making the world a less polluted and more healthy home.

Delayed Johan Castberg FPSO almost ready for journey to Norway
Equinor’s FPSO vessel for the Johan Castberg project, located in the Barents Sea, has left the dock at a shipyard in Singapore.