Fossil Energy
Offshore watchdog looking into structural safety issues on Maersk rig
The Petroleum Safety Authority has discovered a total of four irregularities and improvement points during an audit of the Maersk Drilling-owned Maersk Reacher jack-up rig.
U.S. offshore rig count stuck at 15
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged at 15 last week, based on Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report from last Friday.
In focus: Post-COP26, offshore energy sector using every lever to support creation of net-zero future
As the dust is settling in the aftermath of COP26, new developments in the offshore energy sector are laying the grounds for the net-zero future.
Maersk drillship gearing up for Namibian ultra-deepwater well
French energy major TotalEnergies is preparing to drill a wildcat well in waters offshore Namibia, using a Maersk Drilling-owned drillship.
Helix joins Tui decommissioning project
Helix Offshore Services has secured a contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for the third phase of Tui oil field decommissioning.
Norway’s October oil output rises above predictions
Norway’s oil production in October 2021 exceeded the NPD’s predictions by 2.8 per cent, while the gas output also experienced a boost compared to September.
Petrobras discovers hydrocarbons in latest Santos Basin well
Brazilian Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in a pioneer well in the Aram block.
Allseas on pipeline replacement duty off Brunei
Allseas is currently carrying out a pipeline replacement project at the Champion field in the South China Sea off the coast of Brunei.
Ithaca Energy hires Solstad vessel for North Sea ops
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has inked a contract for one of its vessels with Ithaca Energy for operations in the North Sea.
TechnipFMC and Petronas team up in pursuit to cut emissions
TechnipFMC and Petronas entered into an agreement to commercialise a natural gas processing membrane that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Tanjung Offshore scores Malaysian deals with Petronas and PTTEP
Tanjung Offshore has received letters of award worth around $36 million in total from Petronas and PTTEP for work in Malaysia.
Turkey now boasts a fleet of four rigs as ex-Vantage drillship finally finds home
Turkey’s oil and gas giant TPAO has added another deepwater drillship to its fleet of drilling rigs, which are working in the Black Sea.
ExxonMobil takes Stena drillship for Canadian well
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a contract for one of its drillships with ExxonMobil in Canada.
McDermott lands another Ichthys contract
McDermott has won an EPC project after completing FEED services for a booster compression module for Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project.