Fossil Energy
Turkey to continue exploring disputed area in East Mediterranean
Turkey is carrying on with its exploration attempts in a disputed area of the East Mediterranean until mid-September which tensed up the relationship between Ankara and Athens even further.
Stena Drilling finds new gigs for two rigs
Stena Drilling has won two contracts, one for a semi-submersible rig and the other for a drillship in Ireland and Suriname, respectively.
DOF Subsea to support offshore decom project
DOF Subsea has won a marine operations turnkey contract in connection with a decommissioning project by Teekay Petrojarl Floating Production. The award for the Oslo-listed firm covers project management, engineering, procurement and all offshore marine operations. The offshore works specifically inc
Akselos deploys digital twin for Shell’s Bonga FPSO
Digital twin solutions provider Akselos has deployed a structural digital twin for Shell’s Bonga Main FPSO located offshore Nigeria.
GALLERY: Chinese yard delivers second Fast4Ward FPSO to SBM Offshore
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has built and delivered the second Fast4Ward FPSO hull to SBM Offshore.
Equinor taps DUG technology for seismic
ASX-listed high-performance computing experts DUG Technology and Norwegian energy giant Equinor have signed a multi-year deal covering seismic processing and imaging technology. Under the deal, Equinor will replace existing third-party technology with an integrated solution using DUG McCloud, a plat
GALLERY: Pioneering Spirit brings Ninian Northern topside for decommissioning
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has delivered the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern platform topside to the Lerwick port in Scotland for decommissioning.
OMV Petrom enters Total’s Black Sea block
OMV Petrom has entered the Total-operated Han-Asparuh exploration block located in the Black Sea offshore Bulgaria.
Subsea 7 wins offshore Trinidad and Tobago
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 said it has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract from an undisclosed client for work offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The contract scope covers the project management, engineering, procurement, installation and pull-in of one subsea rigid flowline and flexible riser together with flexible
Neptune Energy to keep Deepsea Yantai rig until late 2021
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has extended the contract for the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible offshore drilling rig until late 2021.
Maersk Drilling gets long-term extension for jack-up with Shell in Brunei
Offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has secured a 20-month extension for the Maersk Convincer jack-up rig with Brunei Shell Petroleum Company.
Boskalis Subsea Services wraps up Perenco UK contract in North Sea
Boskalis Subsea Services has completed a multi-million-pound contract awarded by Perenco UK to support a pipeline project in the UK’s Southern North Sea basin. One of the firm’s dive support vessels (DSV) the Boka Da Vinci, was mobilised to replace a 29-metre section of pipeline, which delivers hydr
Dana Petroleum picks new chief executive officer
Aberdeen-headquartered oil and gas company Dana Petroleum has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.
Near 70 per cent of U.S. GoM oil output offline in wake of Hurricane Laura
Even though Hurricane Laura has moved from the Gulf of Mexico onto the mainland, almost 70 per cent of U.S. oil production remains shut-in.