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Guyana: CGX, Frontera Go All-in on Corentyne Block. Won't Drill at Demerara in 2022

Feb 14, 2022

CGX Energy and Frontera said Monday they'd focus on their Corentyne block in Guyana in 2022 fully, and not engage in drilling activities on the Demerara block at all.The partners said their decision was based on the positive results from the Kawa-1 offshore well…

Bilfinger's North Sea Deal with TotalEnergies Creates 300 Fixed-term Jobs

Feb 14, 2022

UK-based offshore engineering and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK has secured a major contract with TotalEnergies that will create 300 fixed-term positions.The contract is for the delivery of fabric maintenance campaign services on TotalEnergies’…

Gazprom Neft Wraps Six-vessel Shallow Water Seismic Survey in Kara Sea

Feb 14, 2022

Russian oil firm Gazprom Neft has recently completed a seismic data acquisition project at the Yuzhno-Obsky license block, located in the waters of the Gulf of Ob in the Kara Sea.The objective of the six-vessel survey campaign was to clarify the structure of promising underlying geological features…

Equinor Extends Agreements with Aker, Aibel, Apply, and Wood

Feb 14, 2022

Equinor, on behalf of its partners, last Friday exercised options valued at around NOK 11,5 billion ($1,28 billion) for framework agreements for maintenance and modification services for all onshore and offshore installations.'The cooperation with Aibel AS…

Exxon Taps Uzma for Electric Wireline Logging Services in Malaysia

Feb 14, 2022

Malaysian oilfield services firm Uzma has received a Letter of Award from ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. for the provision of non-rig assisted electric wireline logging equipment and services.The contract is for the provision…

Brazil Has Oil. Exxon Can't Seem to Find It

Feb 14, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp has bet billions of dollars on offshore drilling in Brazil, an area it once abandoned and now sees as key to its future.But five years into its comeback, the U.S. oil giant has yet to make a major oil discovery as an operator…

TotalEnergies, Semar Working on 'Honeymooring' Solution for Floating Wind

Feb 14, 2022

French energy industry giant TotalEnergies has partnered with the Norwegian company Semar in the development of the innovative Honeymooring solution, which, according to TotalEnergies, will contribute to lowering the floating wind costs and reducing seabed footprint…

ConocoPhillips Hires Icon Caren Jack-up Rig for Sarawak Drilling

Feb 14, 2022

U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips has awarded a jack-up drilling rig contract to Malaysia's Icon Offshore for its Sarawak 2022 drilling campaign.The contract is for the Icon Caren jack-up drilling rig, previously known as Perisai Pacific 101…

Eni spin-off Vår Energi to be Priced at Bottom of IPO Range

Feb 14, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi, a spin-off from Italy's Eni, said its planned stock market listing in Oslo will value the company at 70 billion crowns ($7.8 billion), the low end of the company's intended range.Eni last month announced…

Siem, Solstad Offshore Vessels Net Deals in Canada, Brazil

Feb 14, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel owners Solstad Offshore and Siem Offshore said Monday in separate statements they'd secured a contract for their offshore vessels.Solstad Offshore won a contract for its construction support vessel Normand Valiant with Brazil's Petrobras…

Liza Unity: Exxon's Second FPSO in Guyana Produces First Oil

Feb 13, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday said it is accelerating output at its Guyana offshore oil development, starting a new production vessel that will bring total capacity to more than 340,000 barrels per day.An Exxon-led consortium started production…

Austria Resists Including Nord Stream 2 in EU Package of Russia Sanctions

Feb 11, 2022

Austria is sticking with its opposition to including the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in a package of sanctions against Moscow that the European Union is preparing in the event Russia invades Ukraine, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Friday…

Report: Waldorf Production Nears $1B Deal for ONE-Dyas North Sea Assets

Feb 11, 2022

Waldorf Production is nearing a deal to acquire oil and gas assets in the British and Dutch North Sea from ONE-Dyas for more than $1 billion, industry sources said on Friday.Under the terms of the emerging deal, private equity-backed Waldorf…

Macron Bets on Nuclear, Promises More Offshore Wind, Solar

Feb 11, 2022

France will build at least six new nuclear reactors in the decades to come, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, placing nuclear power at the heart of his country's drive for carbon neutrality by 2050.Macron said the new plants would…

India: L&T Wins Two Offshore Projects from 'Prestigious' Client

Feb 11, 2022

Indian industrial services company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said Thursday that its Hydrocarbon branch had won two offshore projects from 'a prestigious overseas client.'The scope of work comprises Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation…

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