Fossil Energy
Guyana JV spuds ‘one of the most exciting exploration wells in the world’
The Kawa-1 exploration well, located on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, has been spud, using the Maersk Discoverer semi-submersible rig.
One dead and several injured after fire erupts on Pemex platform
A fire has erupted on a Pemex-operated platform offshore Mexico, causing the death of one person and injuries to several others.
ADNOC inks deals worth nearly $1 billion with 8 top-tier contractors
ADNOC has signed framework agreements for Concept and FEED services with eight different contractors with a total value of nearly $1 billion.
CNOOC fires up another oilfield offshore China
Chinese oil and gas player CNOOC Limited has started production from the Luda 6-2 offshore oilfield ahead of schedule.
Neptune kicks off production from Duva field off Norway
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started production from the Duva development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
ExxonMobil postpones selection of second well target on Guyana block
ExxonMobil has decided to postpone selecting the prospect target for the second well on the Kaieteur Block offshore Guyana by seven months.
PGS wraps up GeoStreamer X survey in UK North Sea
PGS has completed the acquisition of a GeoSteamer X survey over the Kraken field in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Dorado FPSO FEED contract goes to Altera
Santos has awarded the FEED contract for an FPSO vessel for its Dorado offshore project development to Altera Infrastructure.
U.S. offshore rig count goes up to 15 units
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased to 15 units over the last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
In focus: New clean fuel-powered vessels coming to market as investments in renewables and decarbonisation continue
Energy transition developments have not hit the pause button amid the summer vacation season and new updates on investments in renewable energy, decarbonisation, and moving away from fossil fuels continued filling our headlines this week, with all of these efforts from the offshore energy and shippi
Coast Guard medevacs worker from ExxonMobil platform in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 54-year-old crew member from an ExxonMobil-operated oil platform some 150 miles east of Corpus Christi on Thursday.
Valaris CEO, CFO step down. Former Seadrill head named acting CEO
President and chief executive officer (CEO) of offshore drilling contractor Valaris will step down from his position effective 2 September 2021.
Jadestone hands in revised Montara drilling plan
Jadestone Energy has submitted a revised plan for the WHP and subsea fields ACL7 ACL8 drilling program in the Timor Sea to Australian offshore regulator NOPSEMA. The Singaporean company plans to drill development well H6 in permit area AC/L7 in the Montara Field, with workovers of Skua-10 and Skua-1
ABS to class Búzios-bound FPSO duo being built for Petrobras
A pair of floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels now under construction for Petrobras, set to work on Buzios – the world’s largest deepwater oilfield, are to be built to ABS Class.