U.S. offshore rig count unchanged for the week
After a three-unit drop the week before, the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes. The post U.S. offshore rig count...
View ArticleBP wraps up sale and leaseback of Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FPSO
Oil major BP has completed the transaction for the sale and leaseback of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO). The post BP wraps up sale and leaseback...
View ArticlePanoro: First of three infill wells at Okume complete
Partners in Equatorial Guinea’s offshore producing Block G have completed the first of three planned infill wells at the Okume complex, Panoro Energy stated. The post Panoro: First of three infill...
View ArticlePetronas picks Xodus for Malaysian offshore carbon capture project
Global energy consultancy Xodus has been awarded a conceptual engineering design contract by Petronas for its first complete carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Malaysia. The post...
View ArticleShell awards Whale commissioning deal to Gate Energy
Energy supermajor Shell has selected Gate Energy as the provider of facility commissioning services for the Whale development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The post Shell awards Whale commissioning deal...
View ArticleExxonMobil kicked out of carbon tax alliance after lobbying scandal
The Climate Leadership Council has suspended one of its founding members ExxonMobil several months after a firm’s lobbyist told an undercover activist it only backed a carbon tax as a PR stunt. The...
View ArticleAker BP installs Hod topsides just 14 months after first steel
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has installed the Hod platform topsides in the North Sea, offshore Norway, just one year and two months after the first steel cut. The post Aker BP installs Hod topsides...
View ArticleLundin starts production from Edvard Grieg tie-back
Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has started production from the extended well test (EWT) at its Rolvsnes offshore field – the first subsea tie-back development for the Edvard Grieg platform. The post...
View ArticleDNO spuds Gomez well offshore Norway
Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has spud the Gomez exploration well in production license 006C in the North Sea offshore Norway. The post DNO spuds Gomez well offshore Norway appeared first on...
View ArticleBaker Hughes gets subsea order from Chevron Australia
Baker Hughes has secured a contract from Chevron Australia to deliver subsea compression manifold […] The post Baker Hughes gets subsea order from Chevron Australia appeared first on Offshore Energy.
View ArticleExxonMobil hires Oceaneering for surveys off Guyana
Oceaneering has secured a contract with ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited […] The post ExxonMobil hires Oceaneering for surveys off Guyana appeared first on Offshore...
View ArticleLime Petroleum farms into two Aker BP’s North Sea licenses
Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Rex International, has signed an agreement with Aker BP to acquire 20 per cent interests in the PL867 and PL867B licenses in the North Sea. The post Lime Petroleum farms...
View ArticleTower Resources farms out Thali PSC to Beluga Energy
Africa-focused oil and gas firm Tower Resources has signed an agreement to farm-out a 49 per cent non-operating working interest in its Thali PSC offshore Cameroon to Beluga Energy. The post Tower...
View ArticleConocoPhillips receives approval for Sequoia 3D survey
ConocoPhillips Australia SH1 has received approval from Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental […] The post ConocoPhillips receives approval for Sequoia 3D survey appeared...
View ArticleGambia: BP agrees to pay $29.3 million no-drill fee
Oil major BP has agreed to settle a $29.3 million outstanding commitment to drill an exploration oil well in Gambia's offshore A1 block. The post Gambia: BP agrees to pay $29.3 million no-drill fee...
View ArticleGallery: Heerema crane vessel Sleipnir installs Hod B topsides
Only a day after Aker BP announced it installed the Hod B platform topsides offshore Norway, Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors shared photos of the process. The post Gallery: Heerema...
View ArticleWorld’s first subsea DAS system installed in Gulf of Mexico
Silixa has completed the installation, validation, and operation of what is said to be […] The post World’s first subsea DAS system installed in Gulf of Mexico appeared first on Offshore Energy.
View ArticleBorr Drilling scores more work for Gunnlod jack-up rig
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured a letter of award (LOA) for one of its jack-up drilling rigs from an undisclosed operator in Malaysia. The post Borr Drilling scores more work for...
View ArticleRepsol cleared to start production from Yme field offshore Norway
The Norwegian authorities have granted Repsol the consent for the start-up of the Yme field in the North Sea, 20 years after the last time the field was on stream. The post Repsol cleared to start...
View ArticleCairn to farm into five Deltic Energy’s North Sea licenses
Oil and gas company Deltic Energy has entered into a binding, conditional farm-out agreement concerning five of its Southern North Sea gas licences with Cairn Energy. The post Cairn to farm into five...
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