Newcomer Point Resources has entered the playing field as a mid-sized Norwegian exploration and production (E&P) company, signing a deal with ExxonMobil to acquire the supermajor’s operated upstream business in Norway. The Jotun A…
Schlumberger has opened a new purpose-built Production Technologies Center of Excellence aimed at solving customers’ global challenges related to oil and gas production chemistry, particularly those encountered in deepwater, heavy oil and other extreme environments…
Specialist subsea manufacturer, L&N Scotland has expanded its product portfolio with its latest product and service offering, the Synthesis system, to combat the current constraints faced by subsea operators during product integration stages…
Carnarvon Petroleum has increased its resource estimates by 32% at Quadrant Energy’s Phoenix South discovery offshore Western Australia, with hopes of reaching 1Tcf of gas and more than 100 MMbbl oil and condensate within an area. Phoenix…
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has exercised a further four weeks of options for the Safe Boreas semisubmersible accommodation vessel, says Prosafe. The Safe Boreas will continue operations for Repsol Sinopec Resources UK at Montrose A in…
Sparrows Group has won a three-year deal to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. The agreement includes maintenance, servicing and inspection of lifting equipment and cranes…
McDermott Middle East launched a specialized on-the-job graduate training program exclusively for students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). McDermott KSA graduates. Image from McDermott…
PT Medco Energi Internasional has gained a 35% participating interest in the South Natuna Sea Block B in Indonesia, following a deal to buy Inpex's Indonesian subsidiary Inpex Natuna Ltd. The agreement is between Japan's Inpex and PT Medco…
Cairn Energy has encountered oil at the Vega-Regulus (VR-1) well offshore Senegal, marking the company’s eighth successful well in the area since 2014. The Stena DrillMAX, from Stena. The…
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract for the harsh environment jackup rig Mærsk Gallant, following a competitive tendering exercise by Nexen Petroleum UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Ltd. The contract covers the drilling of the high-pressure…
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently opened a new facility in Arendal, Norway, which houses a training academy for customers. It specializes in advanced simulation training and has a purpose-built virtual reality (VR) showroom. The…
Ashtead Technology has expanded its equipment rental pool following a significant investment in the latest pulsed eddy current (PEC) technology to deliver asset integrity inspections. A provider of marine technology, non-destructive testing and subsea services…
BP has scored again with a third gas find at the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt, the supermajor said today (27 March). According to BP, 37m of net gas pay was found at the Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well in high quality Pliocene sandstones…
Statoil submitted development plans for two Norwegian Sea fields that are set to come onstream in 2020, with an investment of some US$2.3 billion (NOK 19.8 billion). The Bauge discovery will be tied in to the upgraded Njord field…
Wintershall has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible to drill six production wells on the Maria field. Wintershall Norge is the operator of the Maria field oil and gas field at Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea…