Fossil Energy
First Glengorm appraisal well in UK North Sea ‘not commercial’
The first appraisal well on the CNOOC-operated Glengorm gas field in the UK central North Sea has found “no commercial hydrocarbons”.
Cooper hires Helix rig for Gippsland decom campaign
Cooper Energy has hired the Helix Energy Solutions-owned Q7000 light well intervention rig for a decommissioning campaign offshore Australia.
CGX taps $19 million loan from Frontera for Guyana projects
Canadian oil and gas companies Frontera Energy and CGX Energy have entered into a term sheet for a $19 million loan that will enable CGX to continue to finance its share of costs related to the Corentyne, Demerara, and Berbice blocks off Guyana.
Equinor investigating welding defects on Castberg FPSO hull
An in-house investigation team from Equinor has studied the deviation in quality of welding and inspection of the Johan Castberg FPSO.
Worley lands subsea and topside services job with Chevron
Worley has been awarded a contract by Chevron for one of its deepwater production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
BW Energy kicks off Dussafu drilling campaign
BW Energy has kicked off its 2021 Gabon drilling campaign with the spudding of the Hibiscus Extension well on the Dussafu Marin Permit.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count up a notch
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. is up by one unit over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
In focus: Piecing together the energy transition puzzle
The offshore energy sector is currently going through a major change with the energy transition and sustainability as a driving force.
Noble Corp. completes acquisition of Pacific Drilling
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has completed the acquisition of Houston-based offshore driller Pacific Drilling, effective 15 April 2021.
PXGEO 2 vessel mobilising for 4D marine seismic project
The Rolls-Royce designed 14-streamer seismic vessel, PXGEO 2, has been delivered to marine seismic acquisition company PXGEO Seismic Services, which started its mobilisation for a 4D seismic survey.
Equinor to use Seadrill rig for Norwegian Sea work
Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the West Hercules drilling rig.
PXGEO buys Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel from Polarcus
PXGEO Seismic Services has entered into binding agreement to acquire Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel from its current owner Polarcus, subject to the sanction of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Storegga, Shell, Harbour become equal partners on Acorn CCS
Storegga, Shell, and Harbour Energy have become equal partners in the Acorn carbon, capture and storage (CCS) project and will develop the project through to final investment decision (FID), construction, operation, and beyond.
Vår Energi hires Norwegian mechanical services firm
Oil and gas company Vår Energi has awarded a framework agreement for mechanical services to Norwegian engineering company Hammerfest Industriservice.