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IMI Wins ARO Drilling Rigs Contract

Jan 19, 2020

ARO Drilling, a joint venture (JV) of Saudi Aramco and Valaris Companies, has awarded a couple of contracts to International Maritime Industries (IMI) and signed a subsequent sub-contract agreement with long-term partners Lamprell Energy Ltd…

NPD Meets Seismic Industry Players

Jan 19, 2020

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) recently hosted the very first joint regulatory authority meeting for the seismic industry on coexistence between industries at sea.Representatives from the NPD, the Directorate of Fisheries and the Institute of Marine Research participated from the authorities…

Exxon to Load First Crude from Guyana This Weekend

Jan 17, 2020

The first-ever cargo of Guyana's crude for export is scheduled to begin loading this weekend so the oil can be processed at Exxon Mobil's refining system, the company told Reuters on Friday.Exxon has so far made 15 discoveries of oil reserves in Guyana…

Middle East: Offshore Drilling Spend Set to Soar

Jan 17, 2020

Offshore oil and gas exploration spending in the Middle East is set to grow significantly over the next few years, as onshore resources mature and become more numbered, Rystad Energy said Friday.'The most bountiful petroleum plays in the Middle…

Saipem, Italian Police Sign Cyberattack Prevention Deal

Jan 17, 2020

Italian offshore energy services provider Saipem and the Italian State Police have signed an agreement that aims to prevent and combat cyberattacks that target information and services systems of companies of special importance for the country…

TAQA Taking Over as Brae Field Operator

Jan 17, 2020

UAE-based oil company TAQA is set to take over operatorship over the Brae oil field in the UK sector of the North Sea from RockRose Energy.RockRose energy got hold of the licenses containing the Brae field last year, following the completion of the UK North Sea assets of the U…

Global Demand Lifts Schlumberger Profits

Jan 17, 2020

Schlumberger NV reported a 9.4% rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Friday, as buoyant demand in international markets helped the world's largest oilfield services provider make up for lower drilling activity in North America.Net income fell to $333 million…

Axxis Geo Starts Middle East Survey

Jan 17, 2020

Seismic data acquisition company Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has begun a 3D ocean bottom node survey in the Middle East.'The work has now commenced and will continue through most of the first quarter of 2020,' Oslo-listed seismic survey company said…

Barakah Offshore Files Petronas Carigali Claim

Jan 17, 2020

Malaysian offshore oilfield services company Barakah Offshore Petroleum has filed a claim against the compatriot oil company Petronas Carigali for unpaid work and has threatened to seek Petronas' winding up unless it gets paid what it is owed…

GC Rieber Crew Boats Stay in Russian Far East

Jan 17, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel owner GC Rieber Shipping has clinched two crew-boat contract extensions in the Russian Far East.Through its JV with Russian company Prisco, GC Rieber signed a new 1+1 year charter agreements with Sakhalin Energy Investment…

Angola: Eni Brings Agogo Field Online

Jan 17, 2020

Italian oil company Eni has produced first oil from its Agogo field offshore Angola, nine months after discovery.Eni brought the field online via the FPSO Ngoma located 15 kilometers from the oil field. The current output level is around 10…

Norway's December Oil Output Beats Forecast

Jan 17, 2020

Norway's oil production rose in December from the previous month, beating official forecast by 12.7% as the ramp-up of a major new field continued, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Friday.Output from the giant Johan Sverdrup…

Equinor OK to Use Island Wellserver for LWI

Jan 17, 2020

Norway's Equinor has obtained regulatory consent to use the Island Wellserver vessel.The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gave the oil company its approval to use the well intervention vessel in Norway in 2020.The consent applies to the use…

IHC IQIP Grips Taiwan Offshore Wind Deal

Jan 17, 2020

Dutch offshore services firm IHC IQIP has won an order to deliver 84 jacket pile grippers for an offshore wind project.The order relates to a Taiwanese project for 21 OWF jacket foundations to be installed in 2020, IHC IQIP said earlier this week…

TechnipFMC Affirms Company Split Timeline

Jan 17, 2020

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has reaffirmed its planned split into two separate companies is „well on track“ for completion in the first half of 2020. TechnipFMC, formed in 2017 via a merger between France's Technip and U.S. FMC Technologies…

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