Fossil Energy
Africa Energy gets shareholder approval for South African deal
Africa Energy has received approval from shareholders for a transaction which will see it increase its interest in a Total-operated block off South Africa.
Rystad: UKCS output never to return above 2 million boe per day
Even though Hurricane Energy had promising exploration results in UK’s fractured basins, energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy believes that the country’s hydrocarbon production would never rise above 2 million boepd again.
Seadrill scores extension for West Vela drillship from BP
Oil major BP has awarded a new contract for Seadrill Partners’ West Vela drillship for work in the U.S. part of the Gulf of Mexico.
BOEM to hold next Gulf of Mexico lease sale in mid-November
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed to offer around 78 million acres in a region-wide lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for November 2020.
Weatherford in “industry’s first” with Gulf of Mexico casing sidetrack
U.S. oilfield services player Weatherford has achieved the industry’s first 12 ¼-inch casing sidetrack for an undisclosed operator.
PGNiG, Aker BP expand cooperation with gas purchase deal
PGNiG Supply & Trading (PST), the international trading arm of the Polish oil and gas company PGNiG, and Aker BP have signed a contract for the sales and purchase of natural gas produced on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Westwood names head of energy transition
Market research provider and consultancy Westwood Global Energy Group has filled a newly-created role of head of energy transition.
DeepOcean and Enpro deliver attic oil recovery project for Shell
Subsea contractor DeepOcean has completed the attic oil recovery project for Shell in the North Sea. According to DeepOcean, the recent campaign on Brent Bravo concrete structure wrapped up with no safety incidents, ahead of schedule and within budget. The project management occurred between the Dee
Norway clears OKEA’s buy of Equinor’s Aurora discovery
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved OKEA’s acquisition of Equinor’s operated 40 per cent working interest in PL195 and PL195 B, which include the Aurora discovery.
Seabed Geosolutions wins more work in Brazil
Seabed Geosolutions has secured a contract for a baseline 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey as well as a future 4D monitor OBN survey in Brazil. The project will take place in water depths greater than 2,200 metres. The baseline survey should commence in the second quarter of 2021. According to the
Sleipnir SSCV installs Tolmount platform in North Sea
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the LNG-powered world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, has installed the Tolmount platform In the Southern North Sea.
Shell: No Prelude FLNG restart before year-end
LNG giant Shell is not expecting to restart full production from its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia before year-end.
West Bollsta rig drills Lundin’s Polmak well
Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has spudded the Polmak well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway, using the West Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig.
Northern Offshore’s jack-up rig kicks off drilling operations in Qatar
Northern Offshore’s drilling rig Energy Enticer has started drilling operations with Qatargas.