Sevan Marine has sold its remaining 51% stake in Kanfa to Technip Norge for nearly US$240,000 (NOK $2 million). In February, Sevan received a formal notification of Technip Norge’s intention to exercise their option to buy Sevan Marine’s remaining shares in Kanfa…
Husky Energy has firmed up plans for its West White Rose Project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador with first oil set for 2022, while announcing a new discovery at Northwest White Rose. The SeaRose FPSO…
Transocean has completed the sell of its jackup fleet to Borr Drilling for a total consideration of approximately US$1.35 billion. The sale included the company’s 10 high-specification jackups and five jackups under construction at Keppel FELS Ltd’s shipyard in Singapore…
Statoil has sold its stake in International Petroleum Corp. (IPC) to Lundin Petroleum in a US$90.2 million deal. Lundin Petroleum BV (LPBV), IPC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased 25.5 million shares of IPC, in addition to 22.8 million shares that belonged to Statoil…
DONG Energy has today agreed to sell its E&P business, including a stake in the Rosebank field, west of Shetland, to petro-chemical business Ineos for US$1.05 million, plus $250 million in contingent payments. Ineos, which recently acquired the Forties pipeline system from BP…
President Trump wants to take away the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) payments from four coastal states in the Department of Interior’s (DOI) proposed US$11.7 billion budget for 2018. Trump…
Italian giant Eni has gotten a jump-start at its deepwater Jangkrik Development Project offshore Indonesia, starting gas production ahead of schedule. The Jangkrik FPU. Image from Eni Twitter. Jangkrik consists of two gas fields…
The Australian government’s annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release has been announced with 21 areas on offer. The areas are across eight sedimentary basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of Northern Australia, Western Australia…
Wild Well Control purchased subsea capping equipment from Shell EP Wells Equipment Services BV. Wild Well’s WellCONTAINED capping stack located in Singapore. Image from Wild Well. The…
Westwood Global Energy Group (WGEG) predicts to see stagnation in terms of dollar demand through to early next decade before signs of a recovery emerge. This is due primarily to the marked oversupply of equipment. Most critically, the newbuild offshore rig market (comprising jackups…
Neptune Energy signed a firm US$5.1 billion (€4.7 billion) offer with Engie for its 70% stake of Exploration & Production International (EPI). Image from Engie. The binding offer includes nearly $1…
BP has achieved first gas from two fields - Taurus and Libra - in the West Nile Delta (WND), offshore Egypt, eight months ahead of schedule. Image of West Nile Delta, from BP. “The…
A recent Wood Mackenzie survey finds that 80% of oil and gas operators expect oil prices to reach the US$50-$60/bbl range this year. Despite optimism over oil prices, survey respondents remain very cautious right now, with little appetite for risk…
Xvision Software has developed FieldAP, a 100% cloud-based technology for the energy industry providing offshore project managers with an online tool for visual field development, digital planning and cost containment. According to Xvision…
Oceanteam received written notice from its joint venture partner McDermott, in which McDermott has committed to purchase Oceanteam's remaining 25% stake in the vessel-owning company North Ocean 105 on 20 June 2017. This is in line with…
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