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Baker Hughes CEO 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Oil Demand Recovery

Apr 21, 2021

Oilfield equipment and services provider Baker Hughes Co top boss on Wednesday reiterated he is 'cautiously optimistic' about oil demand recovering this year from the coronavirus blow, echoing a view he shared on the company's last earnings call…

Halliburton Expects International Activity Growth to Accelerate

Apr 21, 2021

Halliburton Co on Wednesday reported a 6% rise in first-quarter adjusted profit from the previous three months, as a rebound in oil prices from pandemic lows fueled drilling activity and demand for oilfield services.Higher oil prices during the quarter boosted drilling…

Aker BP Adds One More Well to Maersk Drilling's Jack-Up Rig Scope

Apr 21, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won a one-well contract extension for its Maersk Integrator jack-up drilling rig with Aker BP in Norway.The contract is expected to start in December 2021, in direct continuation from the rig's current scope for Aker BP…

Halliburton CEO Earned $10 Million More in 2020, Despite Pledge to Cut Pay

Apr 06, 2021

The top executive for oilfield services firm Halliburton Co earned roughly $10 million more in 2020 than the prior year, despite company pledges to reduce executive pay as the coronavirus pandemic crushed the oil industry, according to a regulatory document filed on Tuesday…

Aker BP Books Maersk Integrator Jack-Up Rig for Two Ivar Aasen Field Wells

Feb 05, 2021

Maersk Drilling has won a two-well contract for its jack-up drilling rig Maersk Integrator with Aker BP in Norway.The Danish drilling company said Friday, that rig will, in direct continuation of its previously announced work scope with a different operator…

TMC to Deliver Air Compressors for Equinor's Bacalhau FPSO

Feb 03, 2021

TMC has won a contract to supply the marine compressed air system to the Bacalhau FPSO that Japan's MODEC is building for Equinor. The deal is one of TMC's biggest ever orders.TMC will supply the FPSO’s complete compressed air system consisting of several large offshore screw compressors…

Baker Hughes: Oil Industry Downturn to Bottom Out in 2021

Jan 21, 2021

Baker Hughes Co on Thursday joined larger rival Halliburton Co in saying the energy industry's worst downturn in decades should bottom out this year.Oil and gas producers have been forced to cut their budget, restructure operations and reduce employees…

Halliburton 4Q Result Beats Estimates, But Profit Drops 43.9%

Jan 19, 2021

Halliburton Co posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, buoyed by cost cuts and a recovery in demand for oilfield equipment and services after last year's industry slump, Reuters reported Tuesday.The second-biggest services…

Norway: Labor Union Agrees Wage Deal. Strike at Schlumberger Averted

Dec 03, 2020

Norway's Safe labor union has come to an agreement with employers over wages and other conditions at oil service companies, it said on Thursday, preventing a strike among workers.The bargaining covered drillers, well service crews, and other workers at oil industry subcontractors Schlumberger…

Tracking the Environmental Impact of the Oil and Gas Supply Chain

Nov 24, 2020

With the energy transition gaining pace, several exploration and production (“E&P”) companies have adjusted their business models; both to reduce emissions and to mitigate climate-related business risks. E&Ps may be grabbing the headlines regarding…

Halliburton to Set Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets

Nov 19, 2020

Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co said on Thursday it would set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with what the latest climate science outlines is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Accord.The announcement comes…

Equinor Hires Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and Schlumberger for Drilling Work at Bacalhau Field Off Brazil

Nov 10, 2020

Norwegian oil firm Equinor has awarded the three largest oilfield services firms, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and Schlumberger, contracts for drilling and well services on its Bacalhau field in Brazil.The total value of the three contracts is estimated at $455 million…

Halliburton Posts Fourth Straight Quarterly Loss

Oct 19, 2020

Halliburton Co posted its fourth-straight quarterly loss on Monday, as the world's second-largest oilfield services provider struggles with a plunge in demand and lower oil prices.Even though oil prices have recouped some of their losses from the historic lows of March and April…

Neptune Energy to Cut Well Planning Time, Costs with Halliburton's Cloud Apps

Oct 13, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has reached an agreement with oilfield services and technology company Halliburton, for the used of Halliburton's DecisionSpace 365 well construction suite of cloud applications, that could save the oil company $20 million a year…

'Pioneering' Deep Sea Mineral Exploration Mission Complete Off Norway

Oct 09, 2020

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed its five-week seabed mineral research expedition on the Mohn Ridge in the northwestern Norwegian Sea, in cooperation with TIOS and using Island Offshore's Island Valliant vessel. The NPD…

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