Fossil Energy

EnQuest acquires stake in Golden Eagle at last
UK oil and gas company EnQuest has bought a 26.69 per cent non-operated equity interest in the Golden Eagle area in the UK North Sea.

Schlumberger expects further growth encouraged by soaring profit in 3Q 2021
Schlumberger has reported a profit boost with a revenue of $5.85 billion in 3Q 2021, compared to $5,634 billion in 2Q 2021.

U.S. offshore rig count inches its way up
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. continues its slow and steady upward progress, based on Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report from last Friday.

In focus: UK gets the ball rolling on cutting emissions with net-zero strategy launch
Reports on efforts to decarbonise the oil & gas and the shipping sector continue to hit the headlines as the energy transition gathers speed.

Prosafe cheers new North Sea job with TotalEnergies
Prosafe has been awarded a contract from TotalEnergies to provide accommodation support in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Petrobras selling deepwater field off Brazil
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has started the process for the sale of its entire interest in the Catuá field, located in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.

Equinor preparing for wildcat well off Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Equinor for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.

Oil Search picks MMA for diving inspection services
Australia’s MMA Offshore has secured a contract with Oil Search Limited for the provision of diving inspection services at an undisclosed project. The multipurpose supply vessel MMA Vigilant will be outfitted with specialized diving and survey systems and will act as the key support vessel on the pr

Decommissioned North Sea platform turning into art as SEE MONSTER comes to life
SEE MONSTER will reimagine a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform into an art installation in the UK next year.

Final phase of Pensacola survey programme wraps up
Fugro has completed the final phase of the site survey programme over the planned Pensacola exploration well location on Licence P2522 in the Southern North Sea. Data collection began on 16 October and was completed on 20 October with demobilization commencing shortly thereafter. Accordingly, all si

Lundin comes up dry in North Sea well
Lundin Energy is in the process of concluding the drilling of a wildcat well southeast of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.

NEO Energy confirms first gas from North Sea project
NEO Energy has achieved the first gas from its Finlaggan field development, a tieback to the Britannia platform in the UK North Sea.

Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and Navingo Career Event 2021 start in a few days!
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 is approaching! With only a few days left, don’t forget to sign up to be part of a great event.

Wellesley gets licence to drill North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Wellesley Petroleum for a well in the North Sea off Norway.