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Equinor Charters PSV Duo from Eidesvik, Havila

Feb 13, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor has chartered two platform supply vessels from compatriot offshore vessel owners Eidesvik Offshore and Havila.Eidesvik Offshore has secured an eight-month charter for its platform supply vessel Viking Queen.Eidesvik…

Prosafe, Floatel Merger Falls Through

Feb 13, 2020

Offshore accommodation rig providers Floatel and Prosafe have called off their proposed merger amid objections from competition regulators in Norway and the UK.The all-stock merger, proposed in June 2019, had promised to create the world’s largest offshore accommodation company with…

BP, Shell, Total Want to Power UKCS Platforms from Norway

Feb 13, 2020

Oil majors BP, Shell and Total want to connect some of their oil platforms to Norway's onshore power grid to reduce carbon emissions, BP said in a letter to the oil and energy ministry. Pressure has intensified on fossil fuel companies to curb…

Premier Oil Creditors Vote For Deals, New Debt Plan

Feb 13, 2020

Creditors of Premier Oil gave the indebted oil and gas producer their approval for $800 million of North Sea acquisitions under a scheme that would allow it to delay debt repayments and issue new shares. The vote supporting Premier's management is a blow to hedge fund ARCM…

EDF Buys Stake in Irish Offshore Project

Feb 12, 2020

French electricity giant Électricité de France (EDF) is moving into the Irish energy market.EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the French energy utility, has acquired a 50% stake in the Codling offshore wind project from Hazel Shore, a company linked to the property developer…

Kvaerner Says 2019 Result at 'Planned Levels.' Expects Revenue Drop in 2020

Feb 12, 2020

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction company Kvaerner expects 2020 revenue and EBITDA to be lower compared to 2019, citing an effect of the market cycle with few new orders in 2018 and 2019. Kvaerner on Wednesday released results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019…

New BP CEO to 'Reinvent' Oil Major as Deeper Emissions Targets Set

Feb 12, 2020

BP plans deep cuts to its carbon emissions by 2050, setting one of the oil sector's most ambitious targets, as part of the biggest overhaul in the 111-year old company's history by new chief executive Bernard Looney. The targets set on Wednesday put BP ahead of rivals Royal Dutch Shell and Total…

Electrification Plan for Greater Buchan

Feb 12, 2020

A project to create a new “21st century” electrified oil production hub in the UK North Sea was unveiled Tuesday (February 11) reflecting a convergence of efforts to unlock marginal fields and decarbonize the offshore hydrocarbon industry.The…

Pacific Drilling Working on Samsung Rig Case Appeal

Feb 12, 2020

Offshore drilling rig operator Pacific Drilling is working to appeal a recent ruling according to which the company must pay $320 million to rig builder Samsung Heavy Industries.As previously reported by OEDigital, a London arbitration tribunal…

Scrap Heap Challenge for Marginal Fields

Feb 12, 2020

Succeeding with marginal developments was a central topic to an entire afternoon session and yesterday’s Subsea Expo event in Aberdeen.Led by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), it was a session with some genuinely new ideas and open minds on show…

ConocoPhillips' Norway Wildcat Comes Up Dry

Feb 12, 2020

ConocoPhillips has drilled a duster at its production license 917, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The well 25/7-9 S was drilled about 7 kilometers northwest of the Balder field in the central part of the North Sea and 200 kilometers west of Stavanger…

ConocoPhillips Keeps Bristow Helicopters Busy at Ekofisk

Feb 11, 2020

The U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips has extended contracts for offshore helicopters services in Norway with offshore transportation giant Bristow.Under the extension, valid through August 31, 2024, and as part of two separate contracts, Bristow…

Aker BP to Test Robots and Drones at Skarv

Feb 11, 2020

Aker BP said it plans to trial robots and drones for autonomous inspection, data capture and automatic report generation on its operated Skarv installation in the Norwegian Sea during 2020.The Norwegian focused exploration and production firm…

Aker BP, Equinor Nearing Solution for NOAKA Development

Feb 11, 2020

Oil firms Aker BP and Equinor are close to resolving their dispute over how to develop a cluster of oil and gas discoveries in the so-called NOAKA area of the North Sea, Aker BP said on Tuesday. The new engineering design initially comprises 506 million barrels of oil equivalents (boe)…

Equinor: New Gas Module to Boost Fram Field Output

Feb 11, 2020

Norway's Equinor has said that the new gas module recently put on the Troll C platform in the North Sea will accelerate and boost production from the nearby Fram field 'by substantial profitable volumes.'The Fram oil deposits in the North Sea comprise the Fram Vest and Fram Øst fields…

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