Fossil Energy

Lundin bites dust at Polmak well
Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has not been able to find any hydrocarbons at the Polmak well exploration well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

SBM Offshore starts topside integration on Liza Unity FPSO
Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore has begun the topside integration phase on the Liza Unity FPSO in a yard in Singapore.

Petrobras to shed 50 pct stake in Marlim cluster
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has launched an opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) for the sale of its 50 per cent in offshore oil fields known as the Marlim Cluster in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.

SBM Offshore orders electrical cables for Mero 2 FPSO
Marine and offshore electrical cables manufacturer CCI CableService has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore for the supply of cables for the new FPSO Sepetiba set for the Mero 2 project.

Rystad: Discovered oil and gas resources to reach 10 billion boe in 2020
Despite concerns that Covid-19 could drive down discovered volumes to their lowest levels in decades, exploration activity has been resilient this year with discovered resources set to hit 10 billion boe in 2020.

Expro bags Chevron contract for riserless well intervention system
Expro Group Australia, a subsidiary of Expro International Group Holdings, has secured a contract from Chevron Australia for its subsea riserless well intervention (RWI) solution.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline springs into action
The 878-km Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has kicked off commercial operations following four and a half years of construction.

Sapura Energy scores offshore deals worth $148.4 million
Subsidiaries of oil and gas services provider Sapura Energy has won several contracts worth RM611 million (around $148.4 million).

Aker Solutions launches call to action to accelerate energy transition
In a bid to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy production, Aker Solutions has launched a call to action urging industry, authorities, and society to work together to achieve common goals.

Equinor eyes contractors for Northern Lights HDD works
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has invited contractors to show interest for a pre-qualification process related to the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) works for the landfall of CO2 pipeline as part of the Northern Lights project.

Equinor makes corporate structure changes
Norwegian oil major Equinor has made changes in the corporate structure and the corporate executive committee.

Modec takes delivery of Carioca MV30 FPSO from Cosco
Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Dalian, a subsidiary of Cosco Shipyard Group, has completed the construction of Carioca MV30 FPSO for Modec.

Equinor gets green light for Snorre expansion start up
The Norwegian authorities have given oil major Equinor and its partners the consent to start work on the expansion of the Snorre field in the North Sea.

Shell awards more work to Maersk drillship in Brunei
Following a recent one-well contract award, Maersk Drilling has now also secured a one-well extension for the Maersk Viking drillship with Shell in Brunei.