Maersk Supply Service sheds two anchor handlers due to oversupply in OSV market
Maersk Supply Service has sold two of its older anchor handler tug and supply (AHTS) vessels due to the current market situation and the global oversupply of offshore supply vessels. Source: Maersk...
View ArticleAker BP picks PG Flow pump systems for new Hod platform
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to supply several pump systems for the normally unmanned wellhead platform to be used at the planned Hod field...
View ArticleDutch heavy lift player joins decommissioning consortium
A global decommissioning services consortium has added a specialist heavy lift vessel operator to its ranks. Dutch offshore services provider OOS International has joined the consortium, alongside...
View ArticleEquinor gets drilling permit for two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells located in the North Sea off Norway. The NPD said on Wednesday that wells 35/11-24 S and A will be drilled...
View ArticleLOC wins Ichthys LNG contract
Marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group has secured a five-year contract from Japan’s Inpex for the latter’s Ichthys LNG project in Australia. Ichthys LNG plant (Image: Inpex) The deal covers the...
View ArticleSubseaPartner scores Jotun FPSO work
SubseaPartner Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has secured a contract from Ocean Installer and Baker Hughes on Vår Energi’s Balder Future project. FPSO Jotun A needs to prepare for docking...
View ArticleWintershall Dea cleared to use Dvalin facilities
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the facilities on the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea....
View ArticleWilliams to provide tie back for LLOG’s Gulf of Mexico project
Williams has reached a tie back agreement with LLOG Exploration Offshore (LLOG) to provide offshore natural gas and oil gathering and production handling services for the Taggart development at...
View ArticleNeptune Energy set to spud Dugong well in North Sea
Neptune Energy will start drilling the Dugong well, located in the North Sea offshore Norway, by 19 June 2020. The Dugong well is located in licence PL882, which is operated by Neptune Energy with a...
View ArticleTriangle shuts in production from two Cliff Head wells
Australia-based oil producer Triangle Energy has shut-in production from two wells on its Cliff Head oil field located offshore Australia. Triangle said on Thursday that production from Cliff Head 7...
View ArticleCheiron sees first oil from appraisal well offshore Egypt
PICO GoS Limited, a Cheiron Group company, has achieved the first oil production from its appraisal well GNN-4 in the Geisum Concession in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez. The Geisum Concession is located...
View ArticleChevron selling stake in Australia’s NWS LNG project
US energy giant Chevron is selling its stake in the Australian North West Shelf LNG venture after drawing interest from potential buyers. Karratha gas plant, NWS project (Image: Woodside) The company...
View ArticleRystad: 282 billion barrels to stay in the ground as Covid-19 hastens peak oil
In its global energy outlook, Rystad Energy revealed that the Covid-19 downturn will expedite peak oil demand, putting a lid on exploration efforts in remote offshore areas and as a result reducing...
View ArticlePerenco advances Pickerill decommissioning with topsides removal
Decommissioning services specialist Petrodec has completed skidding operations for the topside removal of Perenco’s Pickerill A unmanned platform, located offshore the UK. Petrodec said that the...
View ArticleFugro to support Seamec on ONGC project in India
Fugro has secured a three-year inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract with Seamec to support its asset management project for ONGC off India. Fugro will provide Seamec with work class...
View ArticleChevron files Gorgon expansion plan for NOPSEMA review
US energy giant Chevron has filed an environmental plan to NOPSEMA addressing the installation of the subsea infrastructure associated with the Gorgon stage 2 project. Courtesy of Chevron Chevron...
View ArticleNorway launches APA 2020 offshore licensing round
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced the APA 2020 licensing round on Friday, comprising the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea....
View ArticleShelf Drilling hit by another early termination of jack-up contract
Shelf Drilling has received an early termination of a drilling contract for a jack-up rig operating offshore Egypt. Shelf Drilling said on Friday it has received a notification from a customer on...
View ArticleRystad: Oilfield services demand to drop by 25 per cent due to Covid-19 downturn
The Covid-19-caused downturn is set to cause a 25 per cent yearly drop in global demand for oilfield services (OFS), a Rystad Energy analysis shows. Rystad said on Thursday that OFS spending was...
View ArticleEquinor gears up for pilot hole in North Sea
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for exploration drilling in the North Sea offshore Norway using the Deepsea Atlantic rig. Deepsea Atlantic rig; Source: Odfjell...
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