Fossil Energy

FAR finds no moveable oil in Gambian well
FAR is encouraged by oil shows and potential reservoirs encountered in its well off The Gambia despite no live oil columns being present.

Equinor taps Blue Logic for subsea equipment
Blue Logic has signed a frame agreement with Equinor for the delivery of subsea docking stations, subsea equipment and services to the Norwegian energy giant. According to Blue Logic, Equinor has been an important customer and partner for the company in the process of developing the Universal Subsea

Repsol lifts 100,000 barrels from Yme field in North Sea
The first lifting of oil from the Repsol-operated Yme field in the North Sea has been completed following the field start-up in October 2021.

Aker Solutions firms up decommissioning award in Norway
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has formally signed a sizeable contract award with Heerema Marine Contractors.

Hitachi goes big with contract for first Middle East subsea transmission system
Hitachi Energy has won a major contract for what is said to be the first-of-its-kind high-voltage, direct current (HVDC-VSC) subsea power transmission system in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As part of the order from Samsung C&T Corporation, Hitachi will connect ADNOC’s offshore op

Lukoil boasts production milestone at Caspian Sea field
Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil has produced over 30 million tonnes from the Vladimir Filanovsky field located in the Caspian Sea.

Jadestone Energy on the lookout for new CFO
Jadestone Energy is on the lookout for a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as the current one will be stepping down from the role next year.

Plexus to deliver surface wellhead for new North Sea gas well
Plexus Holdings has secured a purchase order for a POS-GRIP surface production wellhead system for a “leading” North Sea operator.

Corallian files plan for West of Shetland gas discovery
Corallian Energy has filed its draft Field Development Plan for the Victory gas discovery off the Shetland Islands to the UK’s authorities.

TotalEnergies books Havila vessel in Denmark
Havila Shipping has been awarded a contract extension for one of its PSVs by the Danish subsidiary of the French oil major TotalEnergies.

Two UAE giants launch ‘first-of-its-kind’ project worth $3.6 bln to decarbonise offshore ops
Two United Arab Emirates-controlled oil and gas giants have revealed a $3.6 billion project to decarbonise offshore operations.

Solstad investing in green tech to reach net-zero target
Over the next three years, Norwegian Solstad Offshore is planning to invest more than 300 million NOK (approximately $33.4 million) in battery hybrid conversion projects to achieve a 50% global fleet emission reduction by 2030.

New solution from Maersk Drilling digitalises core workflows in offshore wells
Maersk Drilling has launched Horizon56 to support and drive forward the digitalisation of offshore drilling processes and the industry.

Three rigs to change hands as Vantage and ADES take their relationship to the next level
Vantage Drilling and ADES are taking their relationship to the next level following an agreement under which Vantage will sell three of its jack-ups to ADES.