Fossil Energy
Brazil government picks two more nominees for Petrobras board
The Brazilian government has nominated two more board members of Petrobras, to be voted on at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting.
ExxonMobil waiting on equipment arrival to finish Guyana FPSO repairs
ExxonMobil is waiting on equipment arrival from Germany to Guyana to complete the repairs on the Liza Destiny FPSO, which started in late January 2021.
Ørsted, Aker Carbon Capture, Microsoft collab mulls use of Northern Lights
Aker Carbon Capture, Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted, and global technology colossus Microsoft teamed up in a project to capture emissions from biomass power plants and store them using the Northern Lights project.
Sparrows lands five-year deal with ‘major operator’
Sparrows Group has secured a new contract with a ‘major oil and gas operator’ to deliver crane services for its assets in North America.
Rystad reveals hardest-hit countries as Covid-19 took its toll on oil and gas jobs
The Covid-19 pandemic not only devastated oil demand in 2020 but also forced the global oil and gas industry to severely downsize its staffing levels.
NZOG relinquishes last remaining license outside Taranaki
New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) has relinquished the Toroa petroleum exploration permit, the final permit located outside of the Taranaki Basin.
Seadrill facing coercive fine as serious breaches of regulations come to light
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has given Seadrill two orders and a decision on a coercive fine after serious breaches of the regulations.
Biden administration to review future federal oil leasing program
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has revealed that it will launch a review of the federal oil and gas leasing program on Thursday, 25 March, via a virtual forum.
Fugro on Suriname survey duty for Petronas
Fugro is carrying out seep survey and geochemical campaign for Petronas in Block 48, offshore Suriname. Petronas hired the Dutch-based surveyor in order to optimise future exploration activities in this frontier area. The work, conducted from the survey vessel MV Fugro Brasilis, involves geophysical
Solstad vessels hired to support North Sea drilling campaigns
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded four platform supply vessel (PSV) contracts for work in the UK North Sea.
EnerMech bags five-year services deal with Chevron in Australia
UK-based oilfield services provider EnerMech has been awarded a five-year contract by Chevron Australia for integrated services to its Western Australian oil and gas facilities.
Seismic players land multi-year frame deal with Equinor
Norway’s Equinor has entered into framework agreements with PGS and Shearwater GeoServices for 4D towed streamer seismic acquisition on the Norwegian continental shelf. The two-year firm deal is starting in 2021, with two additional two-year options and can also be applied for the UK continental she
Equinor strikes oil near Johan Castberg field
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has made an oil discovery near the Johan Castberg field, located in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
Total stops drilling Suriname well before reaching deeper targets
Total has decided to conclude drilling operations on the Keskesi East-1 discovery well off Suriname before reaching deeper targets due to substantial pressure increases.