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Shearwater Takes Over CGG Seismic Vessels

Jan 09, 2020

Norwegian seismic vessel giant Shearwater has completed the strategic vessel transaction with the French seismic company CGG following an agreement signed in June 2019. The transaction includes the takeover of five high-end seismic vessels,…

Equinor, Partners Extending Statfjord Life

Jan 09, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor and its partners plan to extend the oil production from the Statfjord Area in the Norwegian part of the North Sea towards 2040. The area has been in production for 40 years.Based on the extensive mapping of the…

RWE is Possible Takeover Target in Renewables Boom

Jan 09, 2020

RWE, Germany's largest power producer, could become a takeover target as big industry players strive to expand their renewable portfolios around the world, Goldman Sachs said in a research note on Wednesday.Following an asset swap with E.ON…

Transocean Nabs New Deals and Extensions for 8 Rigs

Jan 08, 2020

Offshore drilling giant Transocean has managed to secure new contracts and extensions for eight offshore drilling rigs since its last rig fleet status report issued in October 2019.'Since its last Fleet Status Report issued in October 2019, the company has secured an additional $352…

Aker BP Gearing Up for North Sea Appraisal Well Spud

Jan 08, 2020

Aker BP has received permission to drill an appraisal well in the North Sea offshore Norway.The appraisal well 25/2-22 S will be drilled to delineate the size of the Liatårnet discovery which was proven in the production license 442 in 2019…

Fairfield Extends Solstad PSV Duo

Jan 08, 2020

UK-based Fairfield Betula Limited has extended two platform supply vessels with Solstad Offshore.The Norwegian offshore vessel owner said Wednesday that the extensions were agreed with Fairfield for the charters of the PSVs Far Symphony and Normand Aurora…

Petrofac Helping Petrogas NEO UK Establish North Sea Ops

Jan 08, 2020

Petrogas NEO UK has hired the UK-based oilfield services provider Petrofac to establish its North Sea operation.Petrogas NEO UK is a company formed last year by the Norwegian private equity fund HitecVision and Omani oil group Petrogas.Petrofac…

Neptune Gets Nod for Norwegian Sea Wildcat

Jan 08, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has obtained permission to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The well 6507/8-10 S - the Grind prospect - is located in the production license 889, seven kilometers east of the Heidrun field. Neptune operates the offshore permit with a 60% stake…

ExxonMobil Confirms May Exit Romanian Offshore Gas Project

Jan 08, 2020

U.S. energy major ExxonMobil confirmed late on Tuesday it is weighing an exit from a long-stalled Romanian natural gas venture and has begun providing information to potential buyers.The company holds a 50% stake in the Neptun Deep offshore project located in the Black Sea with Romanian OMV Petrom…

Wintershall Dea Drills Duster in Norwegian Sea

Jan 08, 2020

Wintershall Dea has drilled a dry exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The German company's Norwegian subsidiary Wintershall Dea Norge drilled the wildcat well 6604/6-1 in the production license 894, around 105 kilometers southwest of Equinor's Aasta Hansteen field…

Ocean Installer Appoints New CEO

Jan 07, 2020

Ocean Installer has announced the appointment of Odd Strømsnes as the company’s new CEO as company enters new growth phase and addresses offshore wind market.The Norwegian subsea contractor said in a press note that the interim CEO Kevin Murphy will continue as Deputy CEO…

Shelf Drilling Wraps Maersk Completer Rig Buy

Jan 07, 2020

Dubai-based offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has completed the purchase of the jack-up drilling rig Maersk Completer from Maersk Drilling. The rig, which has now been renamed, has been stacked in Singapore since 2017. The two companies…

Activists Climb Jackup in Dundee

Jan 06, 2020

Activists on Monday boarded a jackup drilling rig in Dundee harbor, in Scotland, aiming to prevent the rig from departing for scheduled drilling operations for Shell in the North Sea.The 'occupied' rig, Valaris' KFELS Super A jackup Valaris Ju-122…

Royston Overhauls Aoka Mizu FPSO Power Systems

Jan 06, 2020

Royston said it has completed the overhaul of a critical power system on board the Bluewater Services operated floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Aoka Mizu.The diesel power specialist said its team of engineers undertook the 6…

Turkey, Libya May Contract Drillers in Eastern Med

Jan 06, 2020

Turkey and Libya could work with international companies to search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, following a deal between Ankara and the Tripoli-based government on maritime borders…

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