Fossil Energy
OMV gearing up for North Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted OMV a drilling permit for a well in the North Sea offshore Norway.
McDermott wraps up offshore campaign for Reliance in India
McDermott has completed work on Reliance Industries’ KG-D6 Satellite Cluster Project, off the east coast of India.
Biden’s move to suspend oil and gas leases in Arctic Refuge labelled ‘outrageous’
U.S. President Joe Biden has suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing former President Trump’s decision.
Neptune creates digital twins for North Sea platforms
Neptune Energy has announced the digitisation of five of its operated offshore platforms in the Dutch, Norwegian, and the UK North Sea.
Equinor gets nod to use Floatel unit on Martin Linge
Norway’s PSA has given Equinor consent to use a Floatel International-owned accommodation rig on the Martin Linge field off Norway.
OMV elects new CEO as Seele heads out
Austrian oil and gas company OMV has named a new CEO of the company as its current boss is set to resign from the role.
Woodside names non-executive director
Australian LNG player Woodside has appointed Ben Wyatt as a non-executive director effective immediately.
Repsol sells Malaysia and Vietnam assets to Hibiscus
Repsol has agreed to sell its E&P assets in Malaysia and a block in Vietnam to a fully-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Hibiscus Petroleum.
TotalEnergies books Valaris drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a one-well contract for a drillship with Total offshore Ivory Coast.
Subsea Integration Alliance expects soon EPCI contract confirmation from Equinor
Subsea Integration Alliance, the partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, is anticipating the final confirmation of an EPCI contract with Equinor for the Bacalhau field “in the near future”. If confirmed, the work scope will cover the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI)
PGS and ION wrap up 3D survey for Shell in Egypt
PGS and ION Geophysical Corporation have completed the 3D survey offshore Egypt carried out on behalf of Shell. The companies conducted the survey with the Extended Long Offset (ELO) survey design in combination with ION’s Gemini source technology. PGS’ marine seismic acquisition vessel Ramform Teth
Largest Sakhalin-2 offshore platform shut down for maintenance
Sakhalin Energy has begun its annual maintenance campaign at PA-B, the largest oil and gas production platform of the Sakhalin-2 project.3
Floatel on a roll with another contract win
Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has been awarded another contract, making it the third one in about a week.
Repairs on Johan Castberg FPSO hull to delay completion by a year
Due to challenges faced in constructing the hull and equipment for the Johan Castberg FPSO, the project is now about a year behind schedule.