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BOEM to hold next Gulf of Mexico lease sale in mid-November
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed to offer around 78 million acres in a region-wide lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for November 2020. BOEM said on Thursday that the...
View ArticleSeadrill scores extension for West Vela drillship from BP
Oil major BP has awarded a new contract for Seadrill Partners’ West Vela drillship for work in the U.S. part of the Gulf of Mexico. Seadrill Partners said on Thursday that the latest extension would...
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Rystad: UKCS output never to return above 2 million boe per day
Even though Hurricane Energy had promising exploration results in UK’s fractured basins, energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy believes that the country’s hydrocarbon production would never rise...
View ArticleAfrica Energy gets shareholder approval for South African deal
Africa Energy has received approval from shareholders for a transaction which will see the company increase its interest in the Total-operated Block 11B/12B, located offshore South Africa, from 4.9...
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West Africa win for Polarcus
Marine seismic player Polarcus has secured a contract for a 3D seismic data acquisition services in West Africa. According to the Oslo-listed company, the contract has an expected duration of two...
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Operations on Gulf of Mexico offshore rigs return to normal following...
All rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico have begun operating normally following the passing of Hurricane Delta, but nearly a quarter of oil output still remains shut-in. The BSEE said in its latest...
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Disclosing Northern Lights well data to push CCS innovation
Partners in the Northern Lights project have decided to disclose datasets from the 31/5-7 Eos confirmation well drilled and completed in the North Sea earlier this year. Equinor, Shell, and Total –...
View ArticleShelf Drilling gets another jack-up suspension from Saudi Aramco
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has received a suspension notice for one of its jack-up drilling rigs. Shelf Drilling said on Monday that an undisclosed customer sent the suspension notice...
View ArticleTAQA: 80 Brae field workers in isolation over possible Covid-19 exposure
Oil and gas firm TAQA has asked a total of 80 offshore workers to go into self-isolation as a precaution after being in contact with workers on Brae platforms who later tested positive for Covid-19....
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Caspian Sunrise completes acquisition of drilling vessel
Caspian Sunrise, an oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, has completed the acquisition of the Caspian Explorer drilling vessel. Caspian Explorer vessel; Source: Saipem Caspian Sunrise...
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Stena Drilling finds more work for Stena Forth drillship. Pens deal with...
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has won a deal from Chinese oil company CNOOC for the use of one of its drillships offshore Canada. The company also started using Intebloc’s data...
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Talos produces first oil from Gulf of Mexico field
Houston-based oil and gas company Talos Energy has produced first oil and associated gas from the Bulleit field located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Bulleit field development scenario map; Source: Otto...
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Exmar settles Tango FLNG dispute with YPF
Belgium’s Exmar, the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner, has finally settled its dispute with YPF over the Tango FLNG deal. Courtesy of Exmar Under the settlement, effective October 19, YPF will pay $150...
View ArticleNorwegian offshore watchdog launches probe into serious incident on West...
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has begun an investigation of the incident on the West Bollsta rig when a length of riser fell from the handling...
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Equinor setting the scene for Northern Lights project with ‘first big contract’
Norwegian energy giant Equinor is pushing forward with the development of the Northern Lights, a carbon capture and storage project in Norway, in partnership with two other oil majors, Shell and...
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PNOC, CNOOC to start South China Sea joint venture by 2021
The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has agreed to start an energy exploration venture with the China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) in the South China Sea by 2021. According to an article...
View ArticleGreen light to Wintershall Dea for Dvalin start-up
Norwegian authorities have issued consent for the start-up of the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea. Operator Wintershall Dea estimates that it can recover 18 billion standard cubic metres of gas from...
View ArticleFormer SNC-Lavalin CEO joins McDermott board
U.S. engineering and construction services company McDermott International has appointed a new member of its board of directors. McDermott said on Tuesday that Neil Bruce was the latest addition to...
View ArticleOOS Serooskerke starts sea trials
The OOS Serooskerke semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) was towed out of the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu on 9 October for thruster installation and to undergo sea trials...
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TGS kicks off new coring campaign off Nigeria
Geoscience data provider TGS has restarted the geochemical coring project offshore Nigeria. The initiative is part of an anomaly targeting program focusing on the previous analysis of multibeam and...
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