Fossil Energy
Woodside’s Karratha LNG plant to get gas from onshore field
Australia’s oldest LNG plant at Karratha, part of the Woodside-led North West Shelf project, is to get natural gas from an onshore field in the Perth Basin under a new deal revealed on Monday. The Karratha plant has been liquefying gas from fields located off the north-west coast of Australia for mo
U.S. offshore rig count climbs to 13 units
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. climbed up by one unit over the last week, according to a report by Baker Hughes Company.
KrisEnergy hires PV Drilling jack-up for Cambodia drilling
Singapore’s KrisEnergy has hired a jack-up drilling rig operated by PV Drilling for drilling operations offshore Cambodia.
Maersk drillship to restart Total operations after suspension
A Maersk Drilling-owned drillship is expected to restart operations in Africa for French oil major Total following a suspension of the contract, which started at the end of April.
PGS rejects TGS’ offer to buy its multi-client data library
PGS has rejected an offer from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company whereby TGS proposed to acquire multi-client data library of PGS. PGS board of directors is of the view that the value of the company’s multi-client data library is significantly greater to PGS than that represented by the TGS proposal, an
Total nears South African well spud
French oil major Total expects to spud the Luiperd-1 well located offshore South Africa by the end of this month.
DOF Subsea wins new contracts in the Atlantic
Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said it has secured multiple new contracts in the Atlantic region. Specifically, the contract awards include work within survey, inspection, maintenance & repair and decommissioning. The company plans to deploy a selection of vessels to undertake the work, including Skandi Ace
Green light for Equinor to use Odfjell rig on Gullfaks
Equinor has received safety consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Deepsea Atlantic rig on the Gullfaks field located offshore Norway.
Shelf Drilling faces new contract termination and rig suspensions
Shelf Drilling has seen a couple of its rig contracts suspended and one terminated early while another termination has been rescinded.
BPC granted force majeure extension for Bahamas licence
Bahamas Petroleum Company has been granted an interim force majeure extension to the second exploration period for its southern licences in The Bahamas
Shell updating interpretation of North Sea prospect following delivery of new seismic data
Shell has delivered the processed 3D seismic data over the Pensacola Zechstein Reef prospect located in the UK sector of the Southern North Sea.
Solstad, Ocean Installer firm up Normand Vision deal
Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Ocean Installer for a high capacity construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Vision. The contract starts in 1Q and the firm and optional periods cover the majority of 2021, Solstad said on Thursday. Built in 2014 by Vard, the Normand Vision is capable of
Hermitage Offshore files for Chapter 11 following slump in oil price
Hermitage Offshore and 28 subsidiaries have filed for voluntary Chapter 11 petitions amid global oil slump and coronavirus pandemic.
Norwegian operator gets rid of two vessels
DOF, a Norwegian offshore vessel operator, has sold two of its vessels, one to an unnamed buyer and the other to a recycling yard in Turkey.