The government of Ghana is pushing for a fast-track development of a new oil discovery made by domestic operator Springfield E&P through a unitization agreement between Springfield and Eni.
Offshore vessel provider Esvagt has decided to streamline its operations and reduce pay to its workers and management to combat the consequences of the decreasing energy prices and COVID-19.
Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has been given a drilling permit to drill the 7219/11-1 well in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.
Offshore drilling company Vantage Drilling International saw its net loss shrink in the first quarter of 2019.
Petrobras has made two new oil discoveries in Brazil’s offshore waters.
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has won a three-year extension to its existing maintenance contract with oil major BP.
Serica Energy and drilling contractor Awilco have signed a contract for the provision of WilPhoenix rig for one-well workover on the Rhum field located off the UK.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has begun an assessment of Beach Energy’s proposed T/30P geophysical and geotechnical seabed survey offshore Australia.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has been given a drilling permit to drill the 30/2-5 S well in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Austrian oil and gas company OMV has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Island Innovator drilling rig.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, has noted a 900 per cent rise in demand for the remote inspection of offshore assets and equipment since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, has transported and installed the Nova topside module on the Gjøa platform in the North Sea.
Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein has delivered two platform supply vessels of the Ulstein PX121 design to China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has finalized negotiations regarding its financial restructuring and the agreed conditions for two Ocean Yield’s anchor handlers.
