Fossil Energy

Polish PGNiG and Qatari Black Cat join forces for oil & gas projects
PGNiG and Black Cat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on oil and gas production projects in the Gulf region.

Bristow names retired military man as area manager in Guyana
Bristow Group has named a retired Guyana Defence Force Air Corps commanding officer as the area manager in Guyana.

TEK-Ocean called to provide more services in Bass Strait fields
TEK-Ocean Group has secured additional work with one of its major clients within the Bass Strait energy fields offshore Australia.

TotalEnergies runs out of luck in latest Suriname well
French energy giant TotalEnergies has failed to find commercial hydrocarbons in its latest well located in Block 58 offshore Suriname.

Aker BP books low-emission vessels from Solstad and Møkster
Aker BP has awarded two long-term contracts to Soltad and Møkster for its PSVs, which will be upgraded with a battery-hybrid system.

CNOOC looking to buy extra share in Petrobras’ Búzios field
Petrobras has informed that CNOOC is interested in buying an additional interest in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.

Eidesvik scores long-term contract with Aker BP
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a three-year charter contract with the Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP for its Viking Lady PSV.

Russia’s Lukoil joining BP’s exploration project in Caspian Sea
Russia’s oil and gas company Lukoil is entering BP’s exploration project located in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan.

Icon Offshore’s jack-up rig adds four more wells to backlog
Malaysia’s oilfield services provider Icon Offshore has secured more work for a jack-up rig for operations on four wells offshore Malaysia.

Equinor and Rosneft in carbon management tie-up
Norway’s and Russia’s oil and gas giants, Equinor and Rosneft, have signed an agreement on collaboration in carbon management.

PGS-TGS wrap up seismic acquisition season off East Canada
The PGS-TGS joint venture has completed its seismic acquisition season offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having acquired more than 10,000 square kilometers of 3D GeoStreamer data between May and September.

IOG boasts successful flow test at Blythe development well
IOG has flow tested the Blythe development well in the North Sea with gas in place and recoverable volumes in line with prognosis.

Equinor bites the dust in Norwegian Sea
Equinor has completed drilling operations on an appraisal well southwest of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea and the well is dry.

DNO Norge makes minor oil find in North Sea
DNO Norge has encountered a minor oil discovery on the Gomez prospect during the drilling of a wildcat well offshore Norway.