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BW Offshore Concludes Sale of FPSO BW Pioneer to Murphy Oil

Mar 26, 2025

BW Offshore has closed the sale of the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) BW Pioneer to a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation for $125 million.Following the close of the transaction, BW Offshore has received the initial payment of $100 million…

BW Offshore, Murphy Oil Agree Short-Term Extension for BW Pioneer FPSO

Mar 19, 2025

BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension agreement with a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, agreeing more time for the completion of sale of the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) BW Pioneer.BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension agreement…

Five-Year Contract Win for FPSO BW Pioneer

Mar 12, 2025

BW Offshore has signed an agreement for the sale of the FPSO BW Pioneer for $125 million to a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, the operator of the Cascade & Chinook field.The transaction includes an initial payment of $100 million upon…

Yinson and PetroVietnam JV Get FSO Contract for Vietnamese Field

Dec 02, 2024

PTSC Asia Pacific, a joint venture between Yinson Production and PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), has secured a contract for the provision, charter, operation and maintenance of the floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel for the Lac Da Vang project offshore Vietnam…

Suncor Pleads Guilty to Charges for 2019 Terra Nova FPSO Injury Incident

Sep 27, 2024

Canada’s oil and gas producer Suncor Energy has pleaded guilty to the charges from the incident that took place in 2019, when a worker was injured following a fall from a ladder while conducting gas testing onboard the Terra Nova FPSO, in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area…

Esgian Week 36 Report: New Contracts Awarded in India, Guyana and West Africa

Sep 08, 2024

Esgian provides an update on new contract awards for Greatship, Transocean, Noble and Stena Drilling in its Week 36 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsGreatship has secured a contract with Cairn for its 350-ft Greatdrill Chetna jackup drilling rig in India…

SBM Offshore and MISC Berhad Ink Share Purchase Deals for Two FPSOs

Sep 06, 2024

SBM Offshore has signed two share purchase agreements with its partner MISC Berhad related to two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units.Under the agreement, SBM Offshore will acquire MISC Berhad’s entire effective equity interest…

Talos Energy Strikes Oil and Gas in Gulf of Mexico

Sep 05, 2024

Talos Energy and its partners have discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas in the Ewing Bank 953 well in the Gulf of Mexico.The EW 953 well encountered approximately 127 feet of net pay in the target sand at approximately 19…

Esgian Week 32 Report: Second Round of Saudi Jackup Suspensions

Aug 11, 2024

Esgian provides an update on the second round of jackup suspensions in Saudi Arabia in its Week 32 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsArabian Drilling has confirmed that Saudi Aramco has initiated discussions with the drilling…

Esgian Week 25 Report: Mixed Results in Exploration Drilling

Jun 23, 2024

Esgian provides an update on exploration drilling in its Week 25 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryDrilling Activity and DiscoveriesOslo-listed BlueNord announced on Monday the start-up of drilling operations on the Harald East Middle Jurassic well (HEMJ) in the Danish North Sea…

Esgian Week 23 Report: Semisub Action in Norway, Australia

Jun 09, 2024

Esgian provides an update on semisub activities in Norway and Australia in its Week 23 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsTransocean has announced contract fixtures for three harsh environment (HE) semisubmersibles. Together…

Murphy Oil Extends Noble Drillship in the Gulf of Mexico

Jun 06, 2024

Murphy Oil Corporation has exercised its option for the drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse to drill five additional wells in the Gulf of Mexico.The extension is expected to span one year and has an estimated contract value of $177 million, according to Noble Corporation…

NOIA Appoints New Executives

Apr 21, 2024

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has appointed and approved the 2024-2025 term of the NOIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Jon Landes, President, Subsea of TechnipFMC has been elected as the NOIA Chair and Joe Leimkuhler…

Esgian Week 4 Report: Spotlight on Drilling Activities and Discoveries

Jan 26, 2024

Esgian's latest market roundup for the fourth week of 2024 brings several updates on new oil discoveries and plans for exploration drilling across the world, together with reports about new contracts and mobilization of rigs.  ContractsDragon…

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