Fossil Energy
Talos produces first oil from Gulf of Mexico field
Talos Energy has produced first oil and associated gas from the Bulleit field located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Stena Drilling finds more work for Stena Forth drillship. Pens deal with Intebloc
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has won a deal from Chinese oil company CNOOC for the use of one of its drillships offshore Canada. The company also started using Intebloc’s data management system.
Caspian Sunrise completes acquisition of drilling vessel
Caspian Sunrise, an oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, has completed the acquisition of the Caspian Explorer drilling vessel.
TAQA: 80 Brae field workers in isolation over possible Covid-19 exposure
Oil and gas firm TAQA has asked a total of 80 offshore workers to go into self-isolation as a precaution after being in contact with workers on Brae platforms who later tested positive for Covid-19.
Shelf Drilling gets another jack-up suspension from Saudi Aramco
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has received a suspension notice for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Disclosing Northern Lights well data to push CCS innovation
Partners in the Northern Lights project have decided to disclose datasets from the 31/5-7 Eos confirmation well drilled and completed in the North Sea earlier this year.
PXP, CNOOC discussing South China Sea work after lifting of Philippines exploration moratorium
Oil and gas company PXP Energy has started negotiations with CNOOC regarding a memorandum of understanding between Philippines and China on joint oil and gas development in the South China Sea.
TechnipFMC scores Breidablikk subsea EPCI
TechnipFMC has secured an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for pipelay and subsea installation at the Equinor’s Breidablikk field. The contract awarded by Equinor for the the Breidablikk pipelay also includes option for the subsea installation scope located in
Petrobras delays Parque das Baleias project to 2024
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has postponed the Parque das Baleias integrated project in the Campos basin by about one year.
Erdoğan: Tuna-1 Black Sea discovery holds 405 bcm of natural gas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has visited the Fatih drillship to announce an increase in discovered resources at the Tuna-1 (Danube-1) offshore well in the Black Sea.
U.S. offshore rig count flat for fourth week straight
The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained flat for the fourth week in a row, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Shell to use Bentley Systems’ digital twins to speed up capital projects
Shell’s Deepwater business has selected Bentley Systems’ digital twin solutions to streamline its capital projects process and accelerate time to first oil.
Operations on Gulf of Mexico offshore rigs return to normal following Hurricane Delta
All rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico have begun operating normally following the passing of Hurricane Delta, but nearly a quarter of oil output still remains shut-in.
West Africa win for Polarcus
Marine seismic player Polarcus has secured a contract for a 3D seismic data acquisition services in West Africa. According to the Oslo-listed company, the contract has an expected duration of two months. The project, for an undisclosed client and unknown value, should commence in the fourth quarter