Fossil Energy
ADNOC: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi takes chair of new board
The Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the de facto ruler of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, better known under his initials MBZ, has been named the chairman of the board of directors of state oil firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
Lundin and Odfjell firm up rig contract worth $33 million
Lundin Energy and Odfjell Drilling have now signed a contract for the Deepsea Stavanger rig following a letter of intent from January 2021.
EnQuest starts shutting down Don fields in North Sea
EnQuest has started the cessation of production activities on the Northern Producer floating production facility at the Don fields in the UK North Sea.
SOFEC delivers equipment for Eni’s Mexico-bound FPSO
Offshore mooring systems provider SOFEC has delivered key pieces of equipment for a MODEC FPSO vessel, which will operate for Eni in waters offshore Mexico.
Vysus scores work on Oseberg field from Aibel
Global engineering and technology consultancy Vysus Group, formerly known as Lloyd’s Register Energy, has secured a contract with Aibel for work on Equinor’s Oseberg field centre.
Saipem in decarbonisation push with new collaboration deal
Oilfield services provider Saipem has signed a collaboration agreement with Elkem to evaluate new opportunities in the entire CO2 capture and storage chain.
ExxonMobil names two new board members
U.S. energy major ExxonMobil Corporation has appointed two new members of the company’s board of directors.
Hurricane delays plans for new Lancaster well
Hurricane Energy has decided to postpone the drilling of a second production well on the Lancaster field off the UK due to the complex nature of the well.
Chevron marks first gas from Alen field off Equatorial Guinea
Noble Energy, a Chevron company, has achieved the first gas flow from the Alen gas monetization project, off Equatorial Guinea.
Eni taps Fugro for survey work off Angola
Dutch subsea and survey specialist Fugro has secured multiple contracts from Eni Angola to carry out geotechnical and environmental surveys off the coast of Angola between now and May. For the purpose of the project, Fugro has utilised it specialist geotechnical and geophysical vessels Fugro Scout a
Trelleborg gets rid of UK offshore oil & gas operation
Swedish Trelleborg has signed an agreement and finalized the divestment of its offshore operation in Skelmersdale, England.
Chevron backs Swedish geothermal energy business
U.S. oil major Chevron has continued with its latest wave of investments in low-carbon and renewable businesses and technologies with the latest one going to a Swedish geothermal firm.
ADNOC buys Middle East assets of UK-based offshore logistics provider
ADNOC Logistics & Services has made a move to acquire all of the UAE-based assets of Speedy Hire, a UK provider of tools and equipment.
Petronas launches 2021 Malaysia bid round
Malaysia’s state-owned oil company Petronas has launched the Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2021 with 13 exploration blocks on offer.