Tidewater adds new member to its board
U.S. offshore support vessel operator Tidewater has appointed Darron M. Anderson to its board of directors, effective immediately. Announcing Anderson’s appointment earlier this week, Tidewater said...
View ArticleHusky Energy to review West White Rose project off Canada
Canadian oil and gas company Husky Energy will be reviewing its West White Rose offshore oil project in Canada’s Atlantic region. Husky Energy said on Wednesday that the review followed the suspension...
View ArticleItalian players team up to work on energy transition technologies
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem and energy infrastructure operator Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on new energy transition technologies, green hydrogen...
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MAN boost APLNG upstream assets
MAN Energy Solutions completed the installation and commissioning of the Talinga Orana gas gathering station (TOGGS). Courtesy of MAN Energy Solutions Operated by Origin Energy, the station adds...
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Elliott attempting to prevent Chevron’s takeover of Noble Energy
Paul Singer’s investment management firm Elliott Management will push for Noble Energy to abandon plans to sell itself to oil major Chevron, believing that the deal undervalues the oil and gas...
View ArticleEquinor suffers further delays on Martin Linge project as Covid-19 disrupts...
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has experienced a further delay in the development of its operated Martin Linge offshore field. Equinor’s Martin Linge field is currently under development. The platform...
View ArticleOffshore wind project costs decrease with bespoke vessels and lower oil & gas...
The rising number of purpose-built offshore wind vessels has a direct impact on the costs of offshore wind projects, as the sector is getting more room to use its own fleet instead of deploying vessels...
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PGS in Barents Sea wide-tow Penta Source project
PGS Norwegian seismic player PGS said it has begun a new project in the Barents Sea that uses the most advanced configuration ever towed by a seismic streamer vessel. Last weekend, PGS seismic vessel...
View ArticleCNOOC brings online another project offshore China
CNOOC Limited has started production from the Nanbao 35-2 oilfield S1 area located offshore China. The Nanbao 35-2 oilfield S1 area is located in the central Bohai with an average water depth of 17...
View ArticleAker Solutions wins North Sea extension with ConocoPhillips
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has secured a three-year contract extension to an existing framework agreement for maintenance and modifications work at ConocoPhillips’ North Sea...
View ArticleJDC lands new job for jack-up rig in Japan
Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) has been awarded a contract by Mitsui Oil for the provision of a jack-up rig for drilling operations in Japan. JDC said on Thursday that the contract was awarded to the...
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Energean Power FPSO to set sail for Israel in summer of 2021
The Energean Power floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel being built for Energean’s Karish field offshore Israel will set sail from Singapore in the summer of 2021. Energean said on...
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Morrison sets up Byron’s pipelines in Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana-based contractor Morrison has installed oil and gas sales pipelines for Byron Energy’s South Marsh Island Blocks 58 & 59. The project marked more than 1676 kilometres of pipe laid by...
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Sovcomflot keeping Vyacheslav Tikhonov with option to redeliver Ivan Grubkin
Seismic player Polarcus and Russian shipping company Sovcomflot have once again agreed new terms for the vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Specifically, Sovcomflot has exercised options to extend the firm...
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Hornbeck Offshore emerges from bankruptcy
U.S. offshore vessel operator Hornbeck Offshore has emerged from bankruptcy under its joint prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. Hornbeck’s MPSV Iron Horse; Source: Hornbeck Hornbeck...
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Flexlife wins riser monitoring deal in South America
Seanamic Group company Flexlife, has secured a contract from a ‘leading’ South American operator for the scanning of flexible risers. The contract, in partnership with Houston based ROV major...
View ArticleSiem Offshore gets two-year deal for two vessels in Brazil
Offshore vessel provider Siem Offshore has been awarded contracts for two of its vessels by Total for operations in Brazil. Siem Offshore said on Friday that the Siem Atlas and Siem Giant vessels have...
View ArticleNew CEO to take the helm at Weatherford
Oilfield services provider Weatherford has named a new president and CEO of the company. Weatherford said on Thursday that, effective 12 October 2020, Girish K. Saligram will take the role of the...
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UK needs to electrify oil & gas platforms to reach net-zero goal, Rystad says
The British government has set a goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and electrification of oil and gas platforms on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) should play an important role in efforts to...
View ArticleWellesley bites the dust in Norwegian well
Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a dry well located north of the Gjøa field offshore Norway. The wildcat well 6204/11-3 is located in production licence 829 in the Norwegian Sea...
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