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Petrobras and Libra partners sanction Mero 3 development
Brazilian firm Petrobras, along with its partners, has made an investment decision for the Mero 3 project in the Libra block, located 180 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in the Santos...
View ArticleJames Fisher Offshore aims for 35% decommissioning cost-reductions
James Fisher Offshore (JFO) has upscaled its operations to meet the international hydrocarbon sector’s increasing demand for decommissioning expertise. This includes the provision of technology that...
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Beach Energy, Diamond end Ocean Onyx dispute. New deal in place
Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has signed a new offshore drilling agreement with Diamond Offshore for the use of the Ocean Onyx semi-submersible drilling rig. Beach Energy said on Monday...
View ArticleWoodside blocks Lukoil’s buy of Cairn’s Sangomar stake
Australian energy company Woodside has exercised its right to pre-empt the sale of Cairn’s entire participating interest in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD)...
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JDC rig duo stays at giant Al Shaheen oilfield off Qatar
Qatari North Oil Company (NOC) has extended drilling contracts for a Japanese jack-up rig duo at the giant Al Shaheen offshore oil field in Qatar. JDC said on Monday that the extensions were one year...
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Trump administration mulls allowing longer tiebacks to remote offshore wells
The U.S. government is considering changes to policies for oil companies operating in the offshore Gulf of Mexico that might allow existing platforms to lengthen extensions to remote wells, Reuters...
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Greenpeace ‘occupies’ Dan Bravo platform in Danish North Sea
Four Greenpeace activists have occupied the Dan Bravo oil platform which is located on the Dan field in the Danish North Sea. Greenpeace said on Tuesday that the four activists swum from their Rainbow...
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Total restarts drilling off Angola. Two more rigs to join soon
French oil major Total has resumed oil drilling offshore Angola with the Skyros rig while two more are expected to start operations in the week to follow. Olivier Jouny, managing director of Total...
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Greenpeace finds methane leak active for 30 years in UK North Sea
Environmental group Greenpeace has located two large methane leaks at an old offshore well site in the UK North Sea. Greenpeace said on Monday that its patrol ship Esperanza located two “gas-emitting...
View ArticleKongsberg Maritime to convert Island Offshore PSV trio to hybrid power
Norwegian offshore shipping company Island Offshore has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Maritime to supply turnkey hybrid battery solutions for three of its platform supply vessels. Kongsberg Maritime...
View ArticleBHP to sell stake in Exxon-operated Bass Strait joint venture
Energy giant BHP has revealed plans to sell its 50 per cent stake in the Bass Strait oil and gas venture to enable focusing on higher-value petroleum assets. The Bass Strait joint venture is co-owned...
View ArticleEquinor hires Odfjell rig for three more wells
Norwegian oil major Equinor has chosen to use Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig offshore Norway. Odfjell Drilling said on Tuesday that the Deepsea Atlantic would work...
View ArticlePTTEP inks digital transformation deal with Halliburton
Oilfield services giant Halliburton has won a deal to design and implement a series of digital transformation projects aimed at boosting production from Thailand-based PTTEP’s offshore oil fields....
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PetroRio starts production from new Tubarão Martelo well
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has started production from a new well on the Tubarão Martelo field offshore Brazil. PetroRio said on Tuesday that the start of production from the well was part...
View ArticleU.S. and Norway enter offshore energy partnership
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) for continued cooperation in the areas of offshore oil...
View ArticleNeptune Energy and Eserv team up to digitise Cygnus platform
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has entered into a partnership with 3D technology specialist Eserv as part of the ongoing digitalisation of its assets including its operated Cygnus gas platform in...
View ArticleNova People, Fulkrum and EKO-INWEST in Baltic Pipe Project framework agreement
Nova People, together with its subcontractors Fulkrum Technical Resources (UK) and P.U.I. EKO-INWEST, has secured a contract for the ongoing Baltic Pipe Project operated by Gaz-System. Nova People,...
View ArticleTuran Drilling & Engineering scoops more work with BP in Azerbaijan
Turan Drilling & Engineering Company, a KCA Deutag and SOCAR AQS company, has been awarded a contract amendment to manage procurement, maintenance and warehousing activities by BP’s subsidiary in...
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Qatar Petroleum enters acreage offshore Angola
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement with Angola’s national oil company Sonangol and French oil major Total to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Block 48 located in Angolan...
View ArticleDeepTech Oil wraps up intervention project off Egypt
DeepTech Oil Services has completed an intervention project in the Zohr gas field in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea for Eni and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC). The...
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