Fossil Energy
Jadestone brings Montara well on stream
Jadestone Energy has tied the Montara H6 development well into the Montara field facilities, located off Australia, and started production.
Alatas expands North Sea footprint with brand new contract
Alatas was awarded a three-year crane operations and maintenance contract with Ithaca Energy, strengthening its presence in the North Sea.
Odfjell Drilling to bag $20 million from extra well with Equinor
Equinor has added an additional well to a contract for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Stavanger, which will see the rig busy into 3Q 2022.
Aker BP files development plan with fast-track solution for North Sea field
Aker BP has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Frosk field to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
Aquadrill drillship lands one-year gig in Gulf of Mexico
Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has entered into a charter hire agreement with Diamond Offshore to provide a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sentencing hearing in Petrofac bribery case delayed
Petrofac has reached a plea agreement with the UK Serious Fraud Office in relation to its investigation into its historical use of agents.
Two offshore sections of Baltic Pipe connected at sea
Saipem’s vessel Castoro Sei has connected the two offshore sections of Baltic Pipe at sea, according to the project’s update.
Neptune gains regulatory nod for production drilling on Fenja field
Neptune has received consent from a Norwegian offshore safety authority to use the Deepsea Yantai rig for operations on the Fenja field.
Repsol awards extension to Esvagt vessel on Yme field
Esvagt has won a contract extension with Repsol for standby services, ERRV-services and guard vessel duties on the Yme field in the North Sea.
Indonesia: Tanker crew arrested over Cambodia’s offshore oil dispute
The owner of Strovolos, the Bahamas-flagged tanker detained in Indonesia over a Cambodian crude oil dispute, has requested the immediate release of the crew members arrested on Saturday.
Fugro wraps up geohazard survey offshore Suriname
Fugro has completed a geohazard site investigation programme for TotalEnergies on Block 58 of the Guyana-Suriname Basin.
PGNiG buying Norwegian assets from Ineos at a reduced price
PGNiG Upstream Norway has just received approval from Norwegian authorities to acquire all assets of Ineos E&P Norge for a reduced price.
U.S. offshore rig count on the rise
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased to 10 units last week after no change in the week before that, according to Baker Hughes.
In focus: Converting jack-up rigs and combining offshore wind & hydrogen for low-carbon future
This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.