Murphy Oil News


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…

Esgian Week 1 Report: Rig Swaps and Indian Acreage

Jan 08, 2024

As is tradition, the first week of January is generally quiet in the offshore market. However, Esgian reports that there were still some noteworthy updates related to new contracts, drilling activities, and rig moves.ContractsAfter a bidding…

Suncor Restarts Production at Terra Nova FPSO

Nov 27, 2023

Suncor Energy said that the Terra Nova Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel has safely restarted following the completion of the Terra Nova Asset Life Extension project. Production is expected to ramp up over the coming months…

White House Says Orsted Remains 'Committed' to US Offshore Wind

Nov 06, 2023

Denmark's Orsted is still 'committed' to developing offshore wind farms in the United States despite the company's cancellation of two projects off the coast of New Jersey, White House senior advisor John Podesta told Reuters on Monday.Podesta…

Murphy Oil Expects First Oil from Lac Da Vang Field in Vietnam in 2026

Nov 03, 2023

Murphy Oil Corp expects the first oil from the Lac Da Vang field in Block 15-1/05 in the Cuu Long Basin, offshore Vietnam, in 2026, the U.S. company said.The firm's board of directors have sanctioned the development of the project, where the company holds a 40% working interest…

Novel Design for Floating Offshore Wind Approved by ABS

Oct 12, 2023

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to ECO TLP and MOCEAN-Offshore BV for a floating offshore wind turbine support structure.The unique design from ECO TLP utilizes slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors, which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system…

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