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OKEA Secures Permit for New Brage Field Drilling Operation

Oct 24, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OKEA a drilling permit for a new wildcat well at Brage field in the North Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 31/4-A-23 F in production license 055.OKEA is the operator of the license with 35.2% stake…

More Wells Come Onstream as Drilling Ops Wrap Up at BW Energy-Operated Block Off Gabon

Oct 22, 2024

BW Energy and its partners have completed production drilling campaign at Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon, bringing the oil production at the development to the highest quarterly rate since the start-up in 2018.Dussafu Marin Permit, operated by BW Energy with 73…

PSW Technology Renews Subsea Services Deal with Rig Operator

Oct 30, 2024

Drilling industry services provider PSW Technology, owned by Norwegian company Scana, has signed signed a renewal of a frame agreement with an international rig company for subsea support services.The framework agreement will begin in the first quarter of 2025 and extend for a period of two years…

Beach Energy Delivers First Gas from Thylacine West to Otway Gas Plant

Oct 25, 2024

Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has delivered first gas from the Thylacine West 1 and 2 development wells following successful connection to the Otway Gas Plant in Victoria.The Thylacine West development wells are located approximately…

BW Energy Signs Production Sharing Contracts for Two Exploration Blocks Off Gabon

Oct 31, 2024

Oil and gas company BW Energy has signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for the exploration blocks Niosi Marin and Guduma Marin offshore Gabon, in partnership with Panoro Energy and VAALCO Energy.The blocks, formerly named G12-13 and H12-13…

North Star Gets Its First CSOV Contract

Oct 15, 2024

UK-based offshore vessel owner North Star has secured its first contract for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from EnBW, which will be deployed at 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany.This award for the newbuild Grampian Kestrel CSOV of VARD 4 22 design…

Baker Hughes Profit Beats Estimates Driven by International Drilling Demand

Oct 23, 2024

Baker Hughes beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by sustained demand for its drilling equipment and oilfield technology in international markets.The robust activity in several international markets have helped…

Galp Spuds New Appraisal Well Offshore Namibia

Oct 25, 2024

Portuguese oil company Galp has started second exploration and appraisal campaign at Orange Basin block, offshore Namibia.The appraisal campaign is being conducted at blocks 2813A and 2814B, part of PEL 83 license, where Galp is the operator with 80% stake…

Impending Shortage of Jackups within Ageing Asia Pacific Fleet

Oct 24, 2024

While utilization for marketed jackup rigs is at a healthy 100% in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, it is an ageing fleet that will ultimately be unable to fulfil operator age requirements.Westwood’s RigLogix records 39 marketed jackups in APAC…

TotalEnergies Makes Additional Gas Discovery at Harald Field in Danish North Sea

Oct 29, 2024

TotalEnergies has discovered additional gas condensate resources in the new well at the Harald field in the Danish North Sea, which could start producing through the existing Harald and Tyra facilities before the end of 2024.Located in shallow waters…

Transocean Scoops $193M Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Deal

Oct 17, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror drillship with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract is expected to start in October 2025 and contribute approximately $193 million in backlog…

Esgian Week 41 Report: Operators in Norway Preparing for Drilling

Oct 13, 2024

Esgian highlights that operators in Norway are preparing new wells for Odfjell Drilling, COSL and Saipem semisubs in its Week 41 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsShelf Drilling has secured new contracts for its 350-ft jackups…

CNOOC Starts Production at Another Oil Field in South China Sea

Oct 22, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought onstream another oilfield development in South China Sea ahead of schedule.The development, the Xijiang 30-2 oilfield Xijiang 30-1 block development project…

Jan de Nul Hires Correll for Cable Termination Works at Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 15, 2024

Wind power high voltage specialist Correll, part of SPIE Group, has secured a contract from Jan de Nul  to complete the 66kV subsea cables termination and testing on offshore wind turbines for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm.The works are set…

Soiltech Nets Waste Management Deal for Equinor’s North Sea Platform

Oct 17, 2024

Norwegian cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured a contract from Equinor to provide solid waste handling of drill cuttings on Equinor’s Statfjord B platform in the North Sea.Soiltech will install its solutions for handling of the drill…

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