Fossil Energy
Offshore safety regulator inspects BP’s Argos platform
BSEE has conducted a pre-production inspection of BP’s Argos platform slated for operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
OMV Petrom turns to Black Sea following Kazakhstan exit
Romanian oil and gas company OMV Petrom has closed the sale of its onshore oilfields in Kazakhstan to focus on its portfolio in the Black Sea region.
TechnipFMC nets EPCI contract for Captain EOR subsea equipment
TechnipFMC has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract (EPCI) for subsea equipment for the Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project in the North Sea. Under the contract awarded by Ithaca Energy (UK), TechnipFMC will design, manufacture, deliver and install a ri
Hibernia platform: Investigation launched after near-miss incident
A near-miss incident with the potential for fatality has happened on the HMDC-operated Hibernia platform offshore Canada.
Offshore worker dies in Gulf of Mexico well incident
An offshore worker has died following an incident with a shut-in well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
ASCO to provide logistics support for IOG’s Core Project Phase 1
Global logistics and materials management provider ASCO has been contracted to provide logistics and supply base services for IOG’s Core Project Phase 1 in the Southern North Sea (SNS).
Rockhopper to resolve Ombrina Mare arbitration in July
Oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration has received notice that a final decision in its arbitration against Italy over the Ombrina Mare Field in the Adriatic Sea could be made in July.
Inpex gets green light for Western Australia 2D seismic survey
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has accepted the revised environmental plan from Inpex for a 2D seismic survey offshore Western Australia. The survey includes exploration permits WA-532-P and WA-533-P in the Browse and Offshore Canning
IOG awards Core Project Phase 1 duty holder role to ODE
UK gas company IOG has awarded the Phase 1 duty holder contract for the installation and pipeline operator as well as facilities operations and maintenance to ODE Asset Management (ODE AM).
Total hands out Tyra commissioning contract
A consortium of Actemium and Semco Maritime has been awarded the provision of a commissioning services contract for the Tyra Redevelopment.
JGC scores Nigeria’s first FLNG pre-FEED deal
Japanese engineering company JGC Corporation has been contracted to deliver pre-FEED job for Nigeria’s first FLNG project.
Maersk Drilling gets rid of two jack-ups, wins new rig gig
Maersk Drilling is getting rid of two jack-up drilling rigs in addition to securing a new job for another one of its jack-ups.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count up to 15
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased by two units over the last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.
In focus: Carbon capture and storage as key element in achieving decarbonisation
In this edition of In focus, we’ll be looking at ways through which the offshore energy sector is working to reduce carbon emissions.