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Providence Cleared for Barryroe Site Survey

Aug 09, 2019

Irish based oil and gas company Providence Resources informs it has received permission from Irish authorities to perform a site survey later this month at its operated Barryroe field within the within SEL 1/11 license offshore Ireland.SEL 1/11…

Speedcast to Supply Comms for West Bollsta

Aug 09, 2019

Remote communication and IT solutions provider Speedcast said it has been awarded a new multi-year contract from offshore drilling contractor Seadrill to provide communications on the West Bollsta semi-submersible rig, off the coast of Norway…

SBM's Third Fast4Ward Hull Under Construction

Aug 08, 2019

Construction on SBM Offshore's third Fast4Ward floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) hull recently began at Chinese shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Offshore (SWS), the Dutch FPSO provider revealed on Thursday…

Aker BP Makes Small Gas Discovery

Aug 08, 2019

Aker BP has made a small gas find in the the North Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced this week. The Norwegian oil and gas company drilled a wildcat and appraisal well in production licence 869, about 6 kilometers southwest of the Bøyla field…

Java Sea Oil Spill Clean-up Continues

Aug 08, 2019

Clean-up efforts after an oil spill from a well in Indonesia's Java Sea will take until at least March next year, state energy firm Pertamina said on Thursday as it struggles to plug the underwater leak.The spill started on July 12 when Pertamina…

BHP Sanctions Ruby Project

Aug 08, 2019

BHP Group said on Thursday it has approved $283 million in funding to develop the Ruby Project offshore in Trinidad and Tobago.Total investment in the project, in which operator BHP holds a 68.5% stake, is about $500 million, the company said…

Exxon Looks to Spur Norwegian Asset Sales

Aug 08, 2019

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil has hired investment bank Jefferies to sell the stakes it holds in oil and gas fields off the Norwegian coast, which could fetch up to $4 billion, banking sources said.Exxon said in June that it was looking to test market interest for its Norwegian upstream portfolio…

Sirius Stuck with Ororo Development Plan

Aug 08, 2019

Nigeria-focused oil and gas development and production company Sirius Petroleum now says its license for the shallow water Ororo field in Nigeria hangs in the balance after the firm failed to launch its next phase of the field work program on…

UK 'Clusters' Hold Untapped Potential

Aug 07, 2019

A new study from the University of Aberdeen authored by Professor Alex Kemp and Linda Stephen entitled 'The Potential Contribution of Cluster Developments to Maximizing Economic Recovery in the UKCS' has studied the development economic aspects…

Valaris Extends RigNet Deal

Aug 07, 2019

Houston-based networking solutions provider RigNet said it has signed a multi-year contract extension with offshore driller Valaris (formerly EnscoRowan).Under the agreement, RigNet will continue to provide Managed Communication Services including…

Ocyan Waves Challenge: Investing in Innovation

Aug 07, 2019

The idea to connect Ocyan (formerly Odebrecht Oil and Gas) with startups was the main driver behind the oil company's Ocyan Waves Challenge project, as the company looks to advance its innovation efforts and nurture oil and gas technology development…

Amplus Awarded Contract in Angola

Aug 07, 2019

Floating production solutions specialist Amplus Energy Services announced on Wednesday that it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to reevaluate the development of marginal fields in Angola with the aim to form economically viable…

Turkey Sending More Ships to Eastern Med

Aug 07, 2019

Two Turkish drill ships are continuing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and another ship will join them this month, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, as a dispute over natural resources there fuels tensions between Turkey and Cyprus…

Dvalin Module Lift Completed

Aug 06, 2019

The 3,500-metric-ton Dvalin module has been lifted aboard the Heidrun platform in the Norwegian Sea.The three-hour operation on August 3 follows a major construction phase and ranks among the heaviest lifts onto an existing platform in the history of the Norwegian continental shelf…

PSW Group Wins Transocean BOP Contract

Aug 06, 2019

PSW Group has been awarded a contract with Transocean for storage and maintenance of blowout preventers (BOP) for Cat-D rigs. The agreement has a duration of five years.The scope of work consist of storage and inspection, maintenance and repair…

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