Fossil Energy
Equinor selects subsea concept for stranded Norwegian assets
Equinor and its partners have selected a concept for developing six discoveries in a joint unitisation project on Haltenbanken.
BP and Eni in talks to combine upstream portfolios in Angola
Eni and BP have entered into a non-binding MoU to progress detailed discussions on combining their upstream portfolios in Angola.
Investor calls for removal of five Hurricane Energy directors
Activist investor Crystal Amber, which holds more than 11 per cent of Hurricane Energy, has called for general meeting of shareholders to remove all non-executive directors of Hurricane.
Maersk Supply targets offshore wind and oil markets in Norway
Maersk Supply is making a move to enter Norway, targeting the towing and installation of units for offshore wind and the oil & gas industry.
Seacor liftboat capsized while lowering legs – preliminary report
A U.S. government safety investigative agency has issued a preliminary report following the incident with the Seacor Power liftboat.
PTTEP finds more gas offshore Malaysia
Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has made another offshore gas discovery in the Balingian Province, some 230 kilometres off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia.
ExxonMobil hopes to repair faulty Guyana FPSO parts before mid-2021
ExxonMobil is working to resolve technical challenges and design issues on its Liza Destiny FPSO as it awaits the arrival of a key component.
TGS and Halliburton team up to improve seismic reservoir monitoring
TGS and Halliburton have partnered up to bring advanced seismic imaging to fiber optic sensing.
No place for further oil and gas investments in IEA net-zero roadmap
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) has announced the world’s first comprehensive study on how to transition to a net-zero energy system by 2050.
ONGC: Three barges and one drillship adrift as cyclone blasts India
Three construction barges and one drillship working for ONGC on fields off Mumbai, India are adrift after a cyclone hit the Arabian Sea.
Offshore worker injured in serious Johan Sverdrup incident
An investigation has been launched into a serious lifting incident with a personal injury on Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup project in Norway.
Archer 3D seismic survey 63% done
Around 63 per cent of the planned Archer 3D seismic survey in Australia has been acquired and everything is progressing as planned, Carnarvon Petroleum reported. The Archer 3D is being acquired over the Dorado field and surrounding near-field prospectivity, in conjunction with the contiguous WA-541-
Magseis Fairfield adds Norwegian 4D OBN survey to to-do list
Magseis Fairfield has secured a contract to carry out a 4D Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) monitor survey in the Norwegian North Sea. The survey operations will be conducted using Magseis Fairfield’s MASS node technology. Work is expected to start in the third quarter of the year and have a duration of just
Petropars to develop $1.78 billion Farzad B gas field in Iran
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed a contract worth $1.78 billion with compatriot Petropars Group for the development of Farzad B gas field in the Persian Gulf.