BP has named appointments for the regional president for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey (AGT), and for the chief operating officer, production, transformation and carbon. Gary Jones has been appointed the new regional president for AGT…
FES International, a producer of fluid transfer solutions, has been awarded a major contract from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply equipment to be used in the Maersk Oil UK-operated Culzean field in the North Sea. The project includes the design…
Semco Maritime has signed its largest contract with Maersk Oil and Gas to date for manpower to the operations in the North Sea. “The contract, which has a duration of five years, include both blue collared and white collared employees…
The second jacket for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 platforms has set sail to the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan, the BP-led Shah Deniz consortium announced today (16 March). Sailaway of the QU jacket…
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract extension by Centrica for its Morecambe Bay onshore and offshore gas production assets. The engineering, construction and project support (ECAPS) contract includes work for operations and maintenance…
Semco Maritime and Skipavika enter into strategic agreement on service preparedness for all rigs at the port facility Skipavika Terminal near Bergen. The agreement also comprises an intention to develop the submarine base Olavsvern near Tromsø as a rig service center…
GustoMSC has unveiled its latest jackup design for the NG-5500X-LD self-propelled jackup, the NG series. Illustration of the NG-5500X-LD self-propelled jackup, from GustoMSC. Based…
Odfjell Drilling received a letter of intent for use of the Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible for one firm high-pressure, high-temperature well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Image of the Deepsea Bergen…
Energean Oil & Gas has signed US$19 million exploration and production contract with State of Montenegro for two blocks off the Montenegrin coast. Rigas, Sekulic signing the exploration contract…
Atlantic Petroleum has agreed to sell its 25% stake in the Orlando development to Decipher Energy. The project is a planned subsea tieback to the Ninian platform, operated by CNR International. Decipher Energy was set up in September…
Shearwater GeoServices Norway has signed two separate deals offshore Norway, and in the Asian Pacific region. Image of the Polar Marquis, from Shearwater. Shearwater received…
Noble Energy has won approval to drill an additional well, Leviathan-7, at its giant Leviathan project offshore Israel, alongside the Leviathan-5 well, in a move that aims to streamline operations and reduce drilling costs, Noble's partner Delek Group announced today (14 March)…
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore for four Cat-D type semisubmersible drilling rigs operating in the North Sea. Songa Encourage…
BP’s Group Chief Executive Bob Dudley said the words that many in the crowd at CERAWeek by IHS Markit have longed to hear, “Lower for longer, but not forever,” he told moderator Daniel Yergin. Dudley…
Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has set out proposed exploration blocks to be offered in the 24th licensing round, including a large tranche in the Barents Sea. The move follows an invitation to oil companies to nominate blocks for inclusion in the 24th Licensing Round…