Fossil Energy
Bluewater confirms deal to deliver turret mooring system for Chinese FPSO
Bluewater has secured a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of a mooring system for an FPSO to be located off China.
U.S. offshore rig count remains flat for two weeks
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remains unchanged at 13 for two weeks in a row, as revealed within Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report from last Friday.
In focus: the world gathers to curb climate change
During the COP26 conference, nations are expected to speak out their ambition towards mitigating climate change. These pledges will have an effect on the offshore energy and maritime industry.
Noble confirms consistent signs of recovery in rig market as new deals come in
Echoing the sentiment of its rivals Transocean and Valaris, Noble has said it is seeing consistent signs of recovery in the offshore rig market.
With 17 rigs now booked, Borr hopes to fully contract fleet by 2022
Borr Drilling now has 17 rigs contracted or committed amid strong demand for offshore rigs and is on track to fully contract its fleet by 2022.
UK team performs first-ever uncrewed survey of fish populations around oil platforms
XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has completed the first-ever uncrewed survey of fish populations around oil platforms in the North Sea. The survey was part of a project led by the University of Aberdeen, looking at the effects of decommissioning oil and gas structures on marine ecosystems. Th
Shell restores full Gulf of Mexico output as Mars and Ursa make a comeback
Oil major Shell has restarted production at its Mars and Ursa platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida earlier this year.
Prosafe unit staying longer with Petrobras in Brazil
Prosafe has signed a further contract extension with Petrobras to provide a semi-submersible vessel for maintenance support offshore Brazil.
Woodside curbs Pluto gas reserves
Woodside has cut the proved and probable gas reserves estimate for the Greater Pluto area off Western Australia following subsurface studies.
Woodside, BP, and MIMI join forces for CCS study in Australia
Woodside has agreed to form a consortium with BP and MIMI to study the feasibility of a CCS project near Karratha in Western Australia.
Highest fleet utilisation since 2019 nearly quadruples Prosafe revenues
Prosafe has achieved the highest quarterly fleet utilisation rate since 2019, nearly quadrupling its revenues when compared to 3Q last year.
Wintershall Dea embarks on last part of Nova campaign ahead of first oil
Wintershall Dea has begun the last part of the Nova drilling campaign from the Scarabeo 8 rig after originally starting about a year ago.
Providence all done with Barryroe site survey off Ireland
Providence Resources has completed the site survey at the K drilling location of the Barryroe field in the North Celtic Sea.
Cairn Energy plans to change its name
Oil and gas company Cairn Energy has revealed plans to change its company name effective from 13 December 2021.