Fossil Energy

Neptune decommissions three platforms in Dutch North Sea
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has decommissioned the L10-C, L10-D and L10-G platforms from the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Samsung Heavy ducks $250 million damage claim by Petrobras
The US District Court of Texas has rejected a $250 million damage claim filed by Petrobras America against South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries.

Hyundai Heavy merges shipbuilding, offshore divisions to survive crisis
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the biggest shipbuilder in South Korea, has decided to integrate its shipbuilding and offshore business divisions and scale back the organisation by about 20 per cent.

Woodside moves ahead with plans for drilling and subsea installation off Australia
Woodside has filed environment plans for the Greater Western Flank 3 and Lambert Deep development drilling and subsea installation activities to NOPSEMA.

Repsol taps DeepOcean for Yme Beta North tieback
DeepOcean has secured an EPCI contract for marine operations on Repsol’s tieback of Yme Beta North reservoir to existing facilities. The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineering, construction and offshore installation activities. The offshore work includes marine operations for inst

Chevron inks domestic gas sale deal with BHP
US energy giant Chevron signed a domestic gas sale agreement with BHP Billiton Nickel West for volumes from the Wheatstone LNG project.

FAR in default on Sangomar payments
Australian oil and gas company FAR Limited is in default of its payments for the Woodside-operated Sangomar development located offshore Senegal

Irregularities found during ‘Maersk Inspirer’ AoC application audit
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit regarding Maersk Drilling’s application for an acknowledgement of compliance for Mærsk Inspirer.

Woodside’s Sangomar project remains on track for first oil in 2023
Australian energy giant Woodside has said that its Sangomar project offshore Senegal remains on track for first oil in 2023.

BP invests in Satelytics as part of methane reduction strategy
Oil major BP has invested $5 million in Satelytics, a geospatial analytics software company that uses advanced spectral imagery and machine learning to monitor environmental changes, including methane emissions.

Keppel starts arbitration to resolve rig dispute with Awilco
Keppel has started an arbitration process to resolve a dispute with Awilco Drilling related to a termination of a rig construction contract.

Petronas picks Uzma for Sepat water injection module construction
Malaysian oil and gas services provider Uzma Berhad has received a letter of award from a subsidiary of compatriot energy giant Petronas.

LOC scores Johan Sverdrup job with Equinor
International marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group has been awarded a new scope of work with Norwegian oil major Equinor.

TechnipFMC lands $187 million worth of new jobs with Equinor
Equinor has awarded two contracts and issued a letter of intent to TechnipFMC for pipelaying and subsea installation for three projects in Norway.