Turkey takes more time for seismic ops in disputed Mediterranean area
Turkey is extending its seismic survey operations in the disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean by nearly a week, a move which could add more tension to already strained relations between Turkey...
View ArticleCreditors allow Seadrill suspension of pay under leases for three rigs
While trying to restructure its debt, offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has managed to agree on the suspension of payments with creditors related to leasing arrangements for three drilling rigs...
View ArticleBankruptcy court approves Noble’s reorganization plan
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Holding Corporation has received approval from a bankruptcy court for its reorganization plan. Noble Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure...
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Total selects two Maersk Drilling rigs for Suriname campaign
Maersk Drilling has received a Conditional Letter of Award (CLOA) from Total for the supply of two deepwater rigs for operations offshore Suriname. Maersk Developer semi-sub rig; Source: Maersk...
View ArticleArcher nets five-year deal for services on Aker BP platforms
Oilfield services provider Archer has secured a five-year contract from Aker BP for the provision of platform drilling operations and maintenance services on the Ula and Valhall installations in the...
View ArticleWintershall Dea sets net-zero goals for upstream ops
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has set a goal to achieve net-zero upstream activities by 2030 and ensure there is a mix of renewable and low-carbon energy to tackle the world’s climate...
View ArticleU.S. gov’t launches funding opportunity to drive safety performance in...
The U.S. government has launched a new collaboration for improved safety and environmental stewardship in offshore energy exploration and production operations, including offshore oil and gas, wind,...
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Deltic Energy seeking partners to mature North Sea prospects towards drilling
UK oil and gas company Deltic Energy, formerly known as Cluff Natural Resources, has identified three prospects within its Southern North Sea licence and is seeking partners to help de-risk them ahead...
View ArticleW&T Offshore bags two shallow-water blocks in Gulf of Mexico round
U.S. oil and gas company W&T Offshore was the apparent high bidder on two blocks in the Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 256 held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on 18 November 2020....
View ArticleBeach taps DOF Subsea for Otway work
ASX listed Beach Energy has awarded DOF Subsea Australia the Otway offshore gas project phase 4 contract. The contract consists of subsea installation works in a tie-back program. The award includes...
View ArticleUnplanned outage to push EnQuest output below guidance
UK oil and gas company EnQuest expects its production for the year to be below its guidance range due to an incident and a resulting unplanned outage in Malaysia. According to an update on Tuesday,...
View ArticleRisk and barrier management issues found on Equinor FPSO
Following an audit, Norway’s offshore safety agency has found irregularities related to risk and barrier management on the Equinor’s Norne FPSO located in the Norwegian Sea. The Petroleum Safety...
View ArticleBiden’s energy transition might not run so smoothly after all
Following President Trump’s effective surrender of his three-week protest of the election results on Monday by submitting to the government's official transition to the incoming Joe Biden...
View ArticleNeptune Energy elects new MD for Egypt
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has appointed Mohamed Mounes Shahat to take on the role of Egypt Managing Director, based in Cairo, starting December 2020. Mounes joins Neptune from Egypt’s...
View ArticleNorth Sea reservoir confirmed suitable for CO2 storage
A Danish North Sea reservoir and infrastructure have been determined suitable for geological CO2 storage, as part of the Project Greensand with Wintershall Dea, Ineos, and Maersk Drilling as its...
View ArticleTullow plans to generate $7 billion cash flow over 10 years with focus on...
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has decided to focus on its West African producing portfolio as part of its new strategy and plan to generate c. $7 billion of operating cash flow over the next 10...
View ArticleApache employs Rem PSVs in North Sea
Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has been awarded a contract and extension for its platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Apache in the UK North Sea. Rem Offshore said on Tuesday that its PSV Rem...
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KrisEnergy unit dodges winding-up petition after settlement with Rubicon
Singapore’s independent oil and gas company KrisEnergy and floater provider Rubicon Offshore have settled a contractual dispute that saves KrisEnergy’s Thai subsidiary from being wound up. As part of...
View ArticleSaipem hired for FEED services on Ichthys LNG
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has confirmed a contract award to conduct booster compression module (BCM) front end engineering and design (FEED) services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG...
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Shearwater lands Petrobras OBN 4D survey
Seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract from Petrobras for a large ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D baseline survey over the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin offshore...
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