OOS International’s newbuild SSCV awaits sea trials
Dutch offshore accommodation provider OOS International has informed that its newbuild semi-submersible heavy lift crane accommodation vessel (SSCV) OOS Serooskerke has been completed and is awaiting...
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ConocoPhillips gets safety nod to use Valaris rig for Ekofisk wells
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), to use the Rowan Norway rig (Valaris JU-292) on the Ekofisk field offshore Norway....
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Low oil prices could play pivotal role in boosting decommissioning spending,...
Energy companies have been slashing exploration and production budgets since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold and sent oil prices tumbling, but, with few profitable investment alternatives, operators...
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Beach Energy cancels Otway pre-drilling program
Oil and gas company Beach Energy has cancelled its proposed Otway development pre-drilling anchoring program, which was under evaluation by Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and...
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Conrad confirms Mako as one of largest gas fields ever discovered in West...
An independent resources audit of the Conrad Petroleum-operated Mako gas field, located in the Duyung PSC offshore Indonesia, has confirmed a significant upgrade, showing that the Mako field is one of...
View ArticleSaipem to support Equinor’s energy transition journey through new engineering...
Italian offshore contractor Saipem has signed a two-year frame agreement with Norwegian energy giant Equinor covering engineering services worldwide. As explained by Saipem in a statement on Tuesday,...
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Lukoil installs living quarters jacket at Caspian Sea field
Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has completed the installation of a jacket for an accommodation platform topside at the V.I. Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea. Valery Grayfer living quarters jacket;...
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BPC picks Stena instead of Seadrill for Bahamas drilling contract
Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has signed a drilling contract with Stena Drilling for the provision of a rig for its Perseverance #1 well, located offshore The Bahamas, thereby ditching its previous...
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First steel cut for mega jack-up Voltaire
Jan De Nul has started the construction of its next-generation jack-up installation vessel Voltaire with a steel cutting ceremony at the Cosco Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) in China. Jan De Nul The...
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Beach Energy preparing for drilling ops offshore New Zealand
Oil and gas company Beach Energy has applied for a consent to discharge trace amounts of harmful substances from the deck drains of a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) as it is preparing for...
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Delek sells rights to royalties from Karish and Tanin fields
Delek Group and Delek Energy have signed an agreement with an unnamed third party for the sale of the rights to royalties regarding 26.4705 per cent of rights in the Karish and Tanin leases for oil,...
View ArticleWorld’s largest construction vessel gets first-ever drone delivery
Allseas’ giant Pioneering Spirit offshore construction and decommissioning vessel was the home of the first-ever drone to vessel delivery in the Netherlands last week. The Pioneering Spirit is...
View ArticleProsafe dives deeper into the red over impairment charges
Prosafe, a provider of offshore accommodation rigs, sank deeper into the red in the first quarter of 2020 due to impairment charges resulting from the oil price collapse and the coronavirus pandemic....
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Coral Sul FLNG gets first topside module
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industry has lifted the first topside module onboard the Coral Sul floating liquefied natural gas unit that will be used for a project offshore Mozambique....
View ArticleTGS starts Atlantic Margin 20 seismic shoot
TGS has started the acquisition of Atlantic Margin 20 (AM20) 3D multi-client seismic project offshore north-west Europe. The AM20 survey covers the latest APA19 awards in the Norwegian Sea and extends...
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GALLERY: Island Offshore starts Johan Castberg anchor system job
Island Victory, Island Offshore’s installation vessel, has started working on an enormous anchor system being deployed at Equinor’s Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. Island Offshore said on...
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Petrofac kicks off well decommissioning job in UK
Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services business (EPS) has begun the activity on its previously awarded well decommissioning contract for the Rubie and Renee fields located off the UK....
View ArticleHurricane granted more time for UK well work
Hurricane Energy’s request to extend the deadline for activities planned on the Lincoln license off the UK has been approved by UK authorities due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In...
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UK approves plan for removal of floaters from North Sea fields
UK authorities have approved the plan for the removal of the Petrojarl Banff FPSO and Apollo Spirit FSO from Canadian Natural Resources’ Banff and Kyle fields in the UK sector of the Central North...
View ArticleOMV ready to drill Norwegian Sea well after getting green light from regulators
Austrian oil and gas company OMV is ready to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea following an offshore safety approval for the use of a rig and the receipt of a drilling permit from Norwegian...
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