Russia’s oil and gas company Lukoil is entering BP’s exploration project located in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan.
IOG has flow tested the Blythe development well in the North Sea with gas in place and recoverable volumes in line with prognosis.
Equinor has completed drilling operations on an appraisal well southwest of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea and the well is dry.
DNO Norge has encountered a minor oil discovery on the Gomez prospect during the drilling of a wildcat well offshore Norway.
Alatas was awarded a three-year crane operations and maintenance contract with Ithaca Energy, strengthening its presence in the North Sea.
Equinor has added an additional well to a contract for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Stavanger, which will see the rig busy into 3Q 2022.
Aker BP has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Frosk field to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
Petrofac has reached a plea agreement with the UK Serious Fraud Office in relation to its investigation into its historical use of agents.
Saipem’s vessel Castoro Sei has connected the two offshore sections of Baltic Pipe at sea, according to the project’s update.
Neptune has received consent from a Norwegian offshore safety authority to use the Deepsea Yantai rig for operations on the Fenja field.
Esvagt has won a contract extension with Repsol for standby services, ERRV-services and guard vessel duties on the Yme field in the North Sea.
PGNiG Upstream Norway has just received approval from Norwegian authorities to acquire all assets of Ineos E&P Norge for a reduced price.
This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.
FPSO operator SBM Offshore has secured a $635 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré.
