Fossil Energy
Petrobras rehires Skandi Santos
Petrobras has awarded Akastor’s affiliate AKOFS Offshore with a three-year contract for its subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) Skandi Santos to perform a scope of subsea services in Brazil. Under the $107 million contract, AKOFS Offshore will be performing the operations with its partners Bravan
No traces of petroleum for PGNiG in Norwegian Sea well
PGNiG is in the process of concluding the drilling of a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, as the well turned out to be dry.
Perenco takes over mature Gabon fields from TotalEnergies
French energy major TotalEnergies has concluded the sale of its portfolio of mature non-operated assets located offshore Gabon to Perenco.
Aker Solutions to reuse existing equipment for new Asgard subsea compression module
Aker Solutions has secured a contract with Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a subsea compression module to be installed at the Åsgard gas field offshore Norway.
Dibowitz goes from interim to permanent CEO role at Valaris
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has appointed Anton Dibowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Stena Drilling mulls option to buy new drillship from Samsung Heavy
Stena Drilling has revealed an agreement with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries related to an option to buy a newbuild drillship.
Rockhopper and Navitas starting new chapter in Sea Lion project as Harbour heads out
Rockhopper, Harbour Energy, and Navitas Petroleum have signed heads of terms, which will allow Harbour a clean exit from the Sea Lion project.
Woodside to spend $5 billion on new energy investments by 2030
Woodside has set a new target to invest $5 billion in emerging new energy markets by 2030 as part of its strategy to “thrive through the energy transition.”
Wood put in charge of FEED services on two Saudi Aramco oilfields
Wood has secured a contract with Saudi Aramco to deliver services for two of its oilfields in Saudi Arabia.
UK competition winners get funds to kick-start North Sea oil & gas electrification
UK’s petroleum regulator has selected three winners for its £1 million electrification competition, aiming to advance oil and gas electrification plans.
Strategic Marine to build another fast crew boat for Malaysian operator
Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has secured a new contract for a 42m Fast Crew Boat from a repeat client, Malaysia’s Centus Marine.
North Sea Midstream Partners joins Acorn Project in UK
Storegga, Shell, and Harbour Energy have revealed that North Sea Midstream Partners has acquired stake in the Acorn CCS and Hydrogen Project in the UK.
FAR sees Gambian well costs go up after issue with fluid losses
Australia’s FAR Ltd has temporarily stopped drilling the Bambo-1 well located off The Gambia after experiencing significant fluid losses.
Chevron gains extension for block offshore Angola through 2050
An affiliate of Chevron in Angola has secured an extension of the Block 0 concession, off the coast of Cabinda province in Angola.