Dolphin Drilling eyes three-well campaign in Norway
Dolphin Drilling has secured a letter of intent with a Norwegian operator for a three-well P&A operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Dolphin said on Friday that the work is scheduled to...
View ArticleDanos to provide workforce for Shell’s Gulf of Mexico ops
Oil and gas services company Danos has won a contract from Dutch-Anglo oil major Shell for the provision of a production workforce across Shell’s assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Danos said on Thursday...
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Alfa Laval teams up with WinGD on gas engines
Alfa Laval, a heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling specialist has teamed up with the Swiss engine developer WinGD. Courtesy of Alfa Laval The cooperation is targeting ships that...
View ArticleGazprom starts building ice-resistant platform for extreme conditions of...
Russian energy giant Gazprom has started construction of an ice-resistant platform for its field located in extreme ice and climate conditions of the Arctic shelf. Gazprom said on Thursday that a...
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Repsol gets consent to extend North Sea field life
Armada platform; Source: Chrysaor Spanish oil company Repsol has been granted consent by the Norwegian offshore safety authority for the life extension of the Rev field, which is located offshore...
View ArticleTechnipFMC delivers Peregrino II installation campaign
TechnipFMC vessel Skandi Niterói recently wrapped up the installation campaign of Peregrino Phase II for Equinor in Brazil. It is part of the company’s engineering, procurement, construction and...
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Power from shore for nearly half of Norwegian oil and gas production
Almost half of the Norwegian petroleum production will soon be run on power from shore as the companies are considering multiple electrification projects that could reduce emissions considerably. The...
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EIA: Henry Hub dips to record lows
The Henry Hub average daily natural gas spot price has hit its lowest level since December 1998. Courtesy of EIA Citing Natural Gas Intelligence data, U.S. Energy Information Administration notes that...
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Norway’s tax relief to boost rig demand but UK demand to take the biggest...
Norway’s recent tax relief package for the oil and gas industry is expected to cut breakeven prices by 40 per cent, thereby boosting the country’s rig demand while the UK’s plunges, according to...
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Seabird scraps one vessel, secures work for another
Seismic player Seabird said it has secured an OBN source contract in the North Sea. According to the Oslo-listed company project mobilisation should take place in July this year. The company noted...
View ArticlePeterson to continue supporting Shell from Lowestoft base
Energy logistics provider Peterson has secured a contract extension with Shell to provide quayside, warehousing, and transport services from Peterson’s Lowestoft base in England. Peterson has...
View ArticlePGS and ION strike 2D exploration data alliance
PGS and ION Geophysical have announced an agreement to collaborate globally on 2D exploration data. Both companies have multiclient data libraries that together cover all the significant hydrocarbon...
View ArticleEnergean excludes Norwegian but keeps UK assets within Edison E&P deal
In addition to the previously excluded Algerian assets, Energean and Edison have further changed their deal for Energean’s acquisition of Edison E&P’s assets to also exclude the Norwegian...
View ArticleMaersk to reactivate semi-sub rig for Petronas well
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer, which will be employed by Petronas for a one-well exploration campaign in Block 52 offshore Suriname. The contract...
View ArticleEquinor to extend producing life of floater in Norwegian Sea
Equinor has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety regulator to extend the producing life of Åsgard C FSO located offshore Norway. Åsgard C is a condensate storage vessel tied back to the...
View ArticleSubsea 7 picks Trendsetter connectors for King’s Quay
Trendsetter Engineering has secured a contract from Subsea 7 for Murphy’s King’s Quay Development. The Houston-based subsea specialist said it landed the contract in the second quarter of 2020. The...
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Seadrill gets suspension for jack-up contract in Middle East
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has received a contract suspension for the jack-up drilling rig AOD II operating in the Middle East due to changes in the drilling program. AOD II jack-up rig;...
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Shell flags $15-$22 billion Q2 impairments
The Hague-based giant Shell issued an update on its second-quarter outlook, flagging impairments in the range of $15 to $22 billion. Courtesy of Shell Shell’s Integrated Gas business expects $8 – $9...
View Article15 crew members of an oil tanker test positive for COVID-19, 2 hospitalized
Fifteen crew members on board a Maltese-flagged oil tanker have tested positive to COVID-19, and two crew members have been hospitalized, but they are not in a critical condition. The information was...
View ArticleCOVID-19: A pivot point for the energy transition
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an eventful time during which many steps were taken by governments, political organizations, the EU, and oil companies to plan a faster, more efficient, and more...
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