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Solstad Offshore Sells Platform Supplier

May 10, 2021

Solstad Offshore's subsidiary Farstad Supply has sold its platform supply vessel Far Splendour.According to Solstad, the 74 meters-long vessel was delivered to the new owner on Monday, May 10, 2021.'The sale of the vessel will result in an immaterial accounting effect for Q2-2021…

Petronas Dismisses Reports on 'Exploratory Talks' with Ocean Wind as False

May 10, 2021

Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas has dismissed reports of the company's involvement in talks with Hong Kong-based offshore wind company Ocean Wind International Industrial Limited as false.'Petronas refers to news reports that have emerged…

EnQuest's Decommissioning Director Joins Decom North Sea Board

May 10, 2021

UK-based offshore decommissioning association Decom North Sea has appointed John Allan, Decommissioning Director at oil company EnQuest, to its Board of Directors.'John’s current role at EnQuest was preceded by 15 years with CNRI. With the majority…

Bilfinger Nets 5-year Offshore Inspection Services Contract with Total in Denmark

May 10, 2021

Total E&P Denmark has awarded Bilfinger a €40 million (~$48,6 million) contract for inspection services on the offshore assets in Denmark.Starting in July 2021, the contract will run for five years with 2x1-year extension options and will cover all of Total's assets offshore Denmark…

Archer to Acquire Well Intervention Firm DeepWell

May 10, 2021

Oilfield services firm Archer has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian offshore well intervention company DeepWell for NOK 177 million (21,57 million) on a debt and cash free basisDeepWell provides wireline and downhole services to oil companies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

Axxis Geo Solutions to Sell Neptune Naiad Vessel to Sanco

May 07, 2021

Norwegian ocean bottom node seismic services firm Axxis Geo Solutions has agreed to sell its Neptune Naiad seismic research vessel to Sanco.Axxis has agreed to sell the vessel following a May 3 decision by the District Court of Asker and Bærum to confirm the reconstruction proposal…

Tullow Oil Emerges from Overhaul with $1.8B Bond. No More Asset Sales Planned, CEO Says

May 07, 2021

Tullow Oil's $1.8 billion bond, which was launched to help it manage a $2.4 billion debt pile, drew more interest from investors than expected after the Africa-focused producer's financial overhaul, the chief executive said on Friday.Rahul Dhir…

UK: Shell Files Jackdaw Environmental Statement. First Production Expected in 2024

May 07, 2021

Oil major Shell has this week sent an environmental impact statement for the development of its Jackdaw field in the North Sea to the UK Government.The Jackdaw is an ultra-high pressure/high-temperature gas condensate field in the Central North Sea…

Vattenfall Picks Island Offshore Vessel for Offshore Wind W2W in Germany

May 07, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Island Offshore, mostly known for its offshore vessel services in the Norwegian oil and gas industry, has recently won a walk-to-work contract with Vattenfall in the offshore wind sector in Germany.Island Offshore…

Poland: Pipelaying Works Set to Start at Baltic Pipe Project

May 07, 2021

Polish gas transmission system firm Gaz-System said Thursday that preparations were underway for the pipelaying work to begin on the Baltic Pipe project, designed to ship gas through a Baltic Sea pipeline from the Norwegian part of the North Sea to Denmark and Poland…

Gallery: Nexans Aurora Cable Layer Goes on Sea Trials

May 07, 2021

Ulstein-built Nexans Aurora cable layer has this week started sea trials, the Norwegian shipbuilder has informed.The 149.9 m long and 31 m wide vessel, to be delivered to offshore cable maker Nexans, will be working in the offshore wind sector market…

Jindal Bags 3-Year Jack-Up Rig Charter with ONGC

May 07, 2021

Indian oil and gas company ONGC has chartered a jack-up drilling rig from the Indian offshore drilling contractor Jindal Drilling & Industries.Jindal said this week that the ONGC had sent a letter of award for the charter hire of the jack-up drilling unit Jindal Explorer…

Suncor, Transocean Fined for 2018 Offshore Drilling Fluid Spill in Canada

May 07, 2021

Canadian oil company Suncor, and Swiss-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean have been fined by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board for an unauthorized discharge of drilling fluids from Transocean's offshore rig in Canada in 2018…

Finland-based Pipeline Inspection Firm Rocsole Wins Another OTC Award

May 07, 2021

Rocsole, a Finland-based developer of offshore pipeline inspection technology, has received an Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Spotlight on New Technology award for a system that inspects pipelines while allowing production to continue without interruption…

BP Midstream Partners' Offshore Pipeline Volumes Up

May 07, 2021

BP Midstream Partners LP (BPMP.N) offshore pipeline volumes increased by 12% in the first financial quarter, but onshore oil and refined products pipeline demand lagged, company executives said on Thursday.Overall, the amount of crude oil and…

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