An Oslo appeals court approved Norway's plans for more oil exploration in the Arctic on Thursday, dismissing a lawsuit by environmentalists who had said it violated people's right to a healthy environment. The verdict upheld a ruling made by a lower court…
Norwegian oil company Equinor has signed a deal with vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore to test the use of carbon-free ammonia as a fuel aboard the Viking Energy platform supply vessel.Equinor has awarded Eidesvik Offshore a five-year contract with effect from April 2020…
Europa Oil & Gas will have to start looking for another farm-in partner to help it drill its Inishkea offshore prospect in Ireland after an oil major has pulled out from farm-in talks.Europa has been in talks for over a year to farm-out a portion…
The Norwegian offshore safety regulators have found irregularities aboard the recently delivered West Bollsta offshore rig.The rig is owned by Northern Drilling's spin-off Northern Ocean, and managed by Seadrill. The regulator, PSA Norway, carried out an audit late in November 2019…
Russian oil giant Lukoil plans to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR for two offshore blocks in Azerbaijan, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. CEO Vagit Alekperov told reporters in Davos that the two firms are discussing a number of projects…
Norway's seismic surveyor PGS plans to raise up to 850 million Norwegian crowns ($95 million) in new equity via a private placement to partly refinance its debts maturing in the next 18 months, the company said on Tuesday. The Oslo-listed company…
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern has recently completed the offshore works related to decommissioning of two gas platforms for Perenco UK Limited. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said this week that the work had been done in during the second week of January…
Denmark's Orsted, the world's largest operator of offshore wind parks, plans to steer clear of super-sized takeovers, its chief executive said on Tuesday, opting instead for a string of small deals as a strategy to grow.'I'm fundamentally convinced…
Shares of London-listed Egdon Resources jumped on Tuesday following news that oil giant Shell farmed into Egdon's UK offshore licenses P1929 and P2304.Under the agreement, Shell will become the operator and will acquire a 70% interest in both blocks…
Standard Drilling, an offshore driller turned offshore support vessel owner, has now decided to make another shift in its game.The company, which in 2013 sold off its offshore drilling rigs, only to return as offshore vessel owner in 2016, on…
Italian energy company Edison has said its Norwegian subsidiary has been defrauded of 12.5 million euros.'Edison announces that the Edison Norge company, based in Norway and controlled by Edison International, in turn wholly owned by Edison Exploration & Production (Edison E&P)…
British oil major BP will appoint Murray Auchincloss as new CFO, as Brian Gilvary has decided to retire in June after eight years in position, and 34 years with the company. Auchincloss currently serves as CFO of BP’s Upstream segment and will take up the role of BP CFO and join the board on July 1…
Swedish wind power company SeaTwirl has secured a patent from the European Patent Office (EPO) for its divisible offshore wind turbine.SeaTwirl has already been granted the same patent in Sweden, USA and China. SeaTwirl is a vertical floating…
A range of oil companies and their suppliers saw their market value enrichened Monday for reasons that included oil skipping its usual end-of-month dip in December, as WTI and Brent in 2020 still looking like 2019.With oil stable, even “minor”…
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has agreed to sell the Safe Bristolia flotel for scrap.In an operational update for the fourth quarter of 2019, Prosafe on Monday said that it had entered into an agreement to sell the Safe Bristolia…