Total brings online short-cycle project off Angola
French oil major Total has started production from the Zinia Phase 2 short-cycle project located in Block 17 offshore Angola. The post Total brings online short-cycle project off Angola appeared first...
View ArticleAround 80 workers at ONGC offshore platform positive for Covid
The coronavirus pandemic that has been ravaging India has spread offshore with some 80 workers at Oil & Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Heera field operations in the Mumbai High offshore area...
View ArticleVelesto expects insurance to mitigate sunken rig costs
Velesto Energy expects the financial impact of an incident in which its NAGA 7 rig submerged off Sarawak will be mitigated by the insurance. The post Velesto expects insurance to mitigate sunken rig...
View ArticleTalos books Seadrill rig for deepwater Tornado well
Talos Energy has hired a drillship from Seadrill to drill an infill well on the Tornado field located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The post Talos books Seadrill rig for deepwater Tornado well appeared...
View ArticleCNOOC flows first gas from Liuhua 29-2 field
Chinese oil and gas giant CNOOC Limited has produced first gas from the Liuhua 29-2 gas field located in the South China Sea. The post CNOOC flows first gas from Liuhua 29-2 field appeared first on...
View ArticleExxonMobil expects $200 million in job cuts charges
U.S. energy supermajor ExxonMobil expects up to $200 million in charges related to job cuts in 2021, figured in previously in the company’s cost-savings plans. The post ExxonMobil expects $200 million...
View ArticleVantage says deepwater market could begin to recover later this year
Vantage Drilling believes the shallow water activity is stabilizing and the recovery in the deepwater market could begin later in 2021. The post Vantage says deepwater market could begin to recover...
View ArticleMOL preparing to drill appraisal well in North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea. The post MOL preparing to drill appraisal well in North Sea appeared first on...
View ArticlePetrobras contracts SM Continental for ROV services
Brazilian SM Continental, part of James Fisher group, has won a contract to provide […] The post Petrobras contracts SM Continental for ROV services appeared first on Offshore Energy.
View ArticleStranded FPSO Umuroa leaves Tui field after 14 years
The BW Offshore-owned FPSO Umuroa has been disconnected from the Tui field, located offshore New Zealand, after spending 14 years there. The post Stranded FPSO Umuroa leaves Tui field after 14 years...
View ArticleAdvocacy firm calls for ousting of Chevron CEO, lead director over climate...
American issue-advocacy organisation Majority Action has urged stakeholders of U.S. supermajor Chevron to vote against the re-election of the current chief executive officer (CEO) and lead director....
View ArticleONGC awards three-year deal to Jindal jack-up
Indian oil and gas company ONGC has hired a jack-up drilling rig from compatriot offshore drilling contractor Jindal Drilling & Industries. The post ONGC awards three-year deal to Jindal jack-up...
View ArticleMMA wins decommissioning gig in Maui field
MMA Offshore has secured a contract with OMV New Zealand to support the decommissioning […] The post MMA wins decommissioning gig in Maui field appeared first on Offshore Energy.
View ArticleFinal preps underway for Baltic Pipe pipelaying
Polish GAZ-SYSTEM is carrying out final preparations to begin laying the offshore gas pipeline […] The post Final preps underway for Baltic Pipe pipelaying appeared first on Offshore Energy.
View ArticleTransocean and Suncor fined over offshore fluid spill
Canadian offshore petroleum regulator has fined Suncor Energy and Transocean over an unauthorized fluid discharge from a rig back in 2018. The post Transocean and Suncor fined over offshore fluid spill...
View ArticleIn focus: Recent developments in the energy transition race
With the In focus column, Offshore Energy delivers a weekly snapshot containing the most relevant energy transition items. The post In focus: Recent developments in the energy transition race appeared...
View ArticleTGS begins Santos Basin phase 4 3D survey
Norwegian seismic firm TGS has commenced the multi-client Phase 4 3D survey in the […] The post TGS begins Santos Basin phase 4 3D survey appeared first on Offshore Energy.
View ArticleDiamond elects ex-Pacific Drilling and Noble exec as new CEO
Diamond Offshore has named a former boss of Pacific Drilling and a former executive of Noble Corporation as the company's President and CEO. The post Diamond elects ex-Pacific Drilling and Noble exec...
View ArticleValaris secures more jack-up work with Mubadala
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a contract extension for one of its jack-up drilling rigs by Mubadala Petroleum. The post Valaris secures more jack-up work with Mubadala appeared...
View ArticleSeadrill Partners scoops $43 million deal for drillship in Malaysia
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Partners has secured a contract for one of its drillships with an undisclosed client in Malaysia. The post Seadrill Partners scoops $43 million deal for drillship...
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