Report: Petrobras to launch tender for Brazil’s largest-ever FPSO
Brazilian oil company Petrobras will be launching a tender for the construction of Brazil’s biggest floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. According to an article by Reuters which...
View ArticleOceaneering connectors for offshore Western Australia project
Oceaneering has won a contract to provide a number of monobore diverless connectors for an offshore Western Australia project. Specifically, the company will supply 3-inch M5 connectors for...
View ArticleAker BP cleared to use Maersk rig for Hod pilot hole
Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Maersk Drilling-owned Maersk Invincible drilling rig for operations on the Hod field offshore Norway. The safety...
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Talos, Pemex given 120 days to unify Zama discovery
U.S. based exploration and production company Talos Energy and Mexican state-owned oil and gas company Pemex have been given 120 days to reach some kind of unification agreement regarding the massive...
View ArticleWatch Odfjell Drilling rig mobilize to South Africa
The Odfjell Drilling-owned drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger has recently been mobilized from Norway to South Africa for a drilling gig with French Total. The Deepsea Stavanger semi-sub rig has also been...
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Halliburton, TechnipFMC team up on subsea wells watch
Halliburton and TechnipFMC have introduced Odassea, the first distributed acoustic sensing solution for subsea wells. The technology platform enables operators to execute intervention-less seismic...
View ArticleTEN orders up to three shuttle tankers in South Korea
Greek shipping major TEN has entered into a contract for the construction of up to three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers on long-term employment with an unnamed European charterer. TEN said that vessels...
View ArticlePolarcus gets seismic deal from Eni in Asia Pacific
Polarcus has entered into a contract with Eni for 3D seismic data acquisition services in Asia Pacific. The project will have an expected minimum duration of one month. The project is scheduled to...
View ArticleNeptune Energy gears up for Dugong sidetrack
Neptune Energy has decided to drill a sidetrack well to further evaluate the size of its Dugong discovery located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The Dugong well is located in licence PL882,...
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UK oil industry welcomes gov’t measures to save jobs
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry’s representative body Oil and Gas UK has welcomed the introduction of the Job Retention Bonus and other moves by the country’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi...
View ArticleContract cancellation, extensions, and warm-stack mode for Noble rigs
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has received several new contract extensions for its drilling rigs and cancellation of a drilling contract in Vietnam. Noble has also decided to...
View ArticlePGS concludes Viking Graben extension project
PGS has completed the second GeoStreamer X seismic survey in the Viking Graben. The GeoStreamer X Viking Graben 2020 extension project once again applied PGS’s latest technology innovations for...
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Eni hands in decommissioning plan for six North Sea platforms
Italian oil and gas company Eni has submitted its plans for decommissioning of six platforms on the Hewett field to the UK authorities. The Hewett field is located in the Southern North Sea, about 22...
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Beach and Bridgeport get new gas exploration permits off Australia
Australian oil and gas companies Beach Energy and Bridgeport Energy have been awarded two new gas exploration permits offshore Australia. Jaclyn Symes; Source: Parliament of Victoria Minister for...
View ArticleRever Offshore delivers Serica campaign
Subsea services player Rever Offshore has recently completed a contract awarded by Serica Energy. This is the second campaign Rever has undertaken for the North Sea operator within a framework...
View ArticleDutch operator curbs gas production from North Sea field over low prices
Dutch exploration and production operator Tulip Oil has reduced its gas production from the Q10-A gas field located in the Dutch sector of the North Sea due to low gas prices. The Q10-A field started...
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Oil Search flags $400 million impairments
The Papua New Guinea-focused oil and gas producer and PNG LNG stakeholder, Oil Search flagged a $360-$400 million impairment in its interim results. Courtesy of Oil Search The company noted in a...
View ArticleEquinor hits minor oil discovery near Vigdis field
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has made a minor oil discovery near the Vigdis field in the North Sea offshore Norway. Equinor has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/7-E-4 AH just northwest...
View ArticleSantos plans to leave Tern wellhead on site
Santos has filed its environment plan for the abandonment of the Tern-1 wellhead to the Australian offshore regulator and the plan is now under assessment. The activity will occur in Petroleum...
View ArticleMubadala boosts output capacity at Manora field
Mubadala Petroleum has increased the production capacity on the Manora oil field in the Gulf of Thailand following the completion of the 2020 development drilling and workover program. The Manora...
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