Former Schlumberger chief executive Paal Kibsgaard is set to become the new chairman of the board at offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling.Borr Drilling announced on Thursday that its board unanimously recommends Kibsgaard as the new chairman…
UK focused independent i3 Energy announced that the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived on location at the Liberator field and that the LPt-02 pilot well has now been spud.The results of the LPt-02 well will allow the…
Russian oil giant Rosneft announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Petroleum Institute (Instituto Nacional de Petróleo, INP) and a memorandum with Mozambique's state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos on Thursday to develop natural gas fields in Mozambique…
Equinor will receive a 2.33 billion Norwegian crown ($260 million) subsidy for its planned construction of floating wind turbines to supply power to North Sea oil platforms, Norwegian state investment agency Enova said on Thursday.Equinor says…
TechnipFMC has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Shell for the deepwater PowerNap project, located in the US Gulf of Mexico, the services company announced on Thursday.The award, an integrated…
Oil and gas companies working in Norway have slightly cut their 2019 investment forecasts since May, a survey by the country's statistics agency (SSB) showed on Thursday.While 2019 investments are still forecast to hit a four-year high, it is…
Premier Oil will announce a second reserves upgrade for its Catcher oilfield in the UK North Sea at the end of the year, Chief Executive Officer Tony Durrant told Reuters on Thursday.The field has reached a plateau production rate of 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day…
Global floating production services provider BW Offshore has confirmed a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Petroleo Nautipa on the Etame field offshore Gabon for VAALCO Energy.BW Offshore, which owns a fleet of 15 floating production…
Mooring equipment supplier FMS announced on Thursday it has secured a three-year, eight-figure contract with BP for the provision of mooring equipment for its North Sea operations.The contract commenced in July 2019.FMS Managing Director Steven…
Revenue of Topaz Energy and Marine of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the six-month period of 2019 was $235 million, an increase of 56% compared to H1 2018.Dubai-based offshore vessel operator’s first-half net income also surged to $42 million…
An integrated contract model combining the supply of subsea production systems (SPS) with the design and installation of subsea umbilical, risers and flowlines (SURF) has emerged as a top project-getter for services company TechnipFMC.The London-headquartered company…
Well control and engineering services company Wild Well Control said it has added a new 10,000 psi-rated capping stack to its WellCONTAINED group of subsea containment equipment.The 10,000 psi-rated (10K) stack is rated to water depths of 10…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded three multi-billion-dollar contracts for the procurement of casing and tubing, the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil company announced on Wednesday.The contracts – awarded to Consolidated Suppliers Establishment…
Natural gas production at Egypt's Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean, has increased to 2.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), Egypt's petroleum minister said on Wednesday.In February, Egypt's petroleum ministry said the field's production stood at 2…
Subsea services provider Rever Offshore said it it has completed multiple projects within the North Sea in 2019, building upon existing frame agreements which has allowed clients quicker access to its fleet of specialized subsea support vessels and team…