Fossil Energy
Former Santos man to take COO role at Beach Energy
Oil and gas company Beach Energy has appointed a new chief operating officer (COO) of the company.
Ineos farms out two Norwegian licenses to Lime Petroleum
Rex International’s 90 per cent subsidiary, Lime Petroleum, has completed the acquisition of a 15 per cent stake in two Ineos’ Norwegian Sea licenses.
Suncor puts out fire on Terra Nova FPSO
A fire on board Suncor Energy’s Terra Nova FPSO, located offshore Canada, was reported to the Canadian offshore regulator on Saturday.
Martin Gilbert named chair of OGTC
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has appointed Martin Gilbert as chair of the Aberdeen-based research and technology organisation. He will succeed Archie Kennedy who has been vice chair and chair of the OGTC since 2017. The OGTC was established in 2016 with £180 million of funding as part of t
IOG hires Petrofac for well management job in North Sea
Petrofac has secured a well management contract for Phase 1 of Independent Oil and Gas’ (IOG) Core Project located off the UK.
U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat for two weeks in a row
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained flat at 12 units for the second week running, according to the latest weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
PHOTO: Allseas vessel up and running on Karish pipeline offshore Israel
Allseas’ Solitaire pipelay vessel is now working on Energean’s Karish pipeline project located offshore Israel.
Mermaid deputy CEO resigns
Subsea and drilling services provider Mermaid said that Philippe Grasset has submitted his resignation as deputy chief executive officer of the company. The parties have agreed that the effective date of his resignation will be on 1 July 2020. Philippe Jean Paul Grasset took the position of deputy C
Chevron plans to reduce workforce by up to 15 per cent this year
Chevron is planning to reduce its nearly 45,000-strong workforce by 10 to 15 per cent this year due to negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with a sharp decline in oil and gas prices.
EIA: U.S. LNG feedgas deliveries lowest since October 2019
Natural gas deliveries to U.S. facilities producing liquefied natural gas for export (LNG feedgas) slipped to the lowest levels since October 2019.
DEME Offshore gets on board PosHYdon project
DEME Offshore has joined the team behind the PosHYdon project that aims to integrate offshore wind, offshore gas, and offshore hydrogen in the Dutch part of the North Sea. Within the project, DEME Offshore will be in charge of providing the hydrogen unit for installation on the Q13a platform, operat
Wintershall Dea: Hydrogen from natural gas instrumental in decarbonisation of energy
Wintershall Dea believes that hydrogen from natural gas will be instrumental in the decarbonisation of energy system.
Go-ahead for Neptune to use Deepsea Yantai rig for Gjøa production drilling
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Neptune Energy for production drilling on the Gjøa field using the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig.
Aker BP taps into new Optime Subsea technology
Optime Subsea is launching a technology that removes umbilical controlled tubing hanger operations with Aker BP as its first user. According to Optime, the system aims to increase safety, and reduce operational time, cost, and also environmental risk. Optime Subsea’s relationship with Aker BP starte