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Hokchi Charters Cantarell III Jack-Up Rig

Jan 31, 2020

Hokchi Energy, a subsidiary of Argentina's Pan American Energy, has chartered the recently delivered jack-up rig Cantarell III from Grupo R for operations offshore Mexico.As reported previously the Cantarell III jack-up drilling unit arrived…

Pemex Pushes for State Control Over Zama

Jan 29, 2020

Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, wants operational control over a major offshore oil area discovered by a consortium of private companies before development gets under way, its top official said on Wednesday.Pemex Chief Executive…

Hess Posts Bigger-Than-Expected Loss

Jan 29, 2020

U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, as lower prices for its natural gas and natural gas liquids more than offset higher production at its Bakken shale assets in North Dakota. The company said average selling prices for natural gas fell 27…

Hess Ups 2020 Spending on Guyana, Bakken ramp-up

Jan 29, 2020

U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp said it would spend 11% more in 2020 compared with last year, betting heavily on its assets in offshore Guyana and the Bakken shale play.The company said its 2020 exploration and production capital and exploratory budget will be $3 billion…

DOF Bags Several Deals for OSV Duo

Jan 29, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea has secured several contracts for two of its offshore vessels, with undisclosed clients.DOF subsea said it would carry out for pre-lay and LBL array installation activities in Guyana, subsea installation…

Kosmos Hits Duster at Gulf of Mexico Offshore Well

Jan 29, 2020

Kosmos Energy has completed drilling the Oldfield exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and the well failed to find oil.Oldfield was designed to test a sub-salt Miocene prospect located in Mississippi Canyon, targeting approximately 10 mmboe net to Kosmos which owns 40 percent in the block…

Byron Set to Spud Gulf of Mexico Well After Rig Delay

Jan 28, 2020

Byron Energy is set to begin drilling at its SM71 F4 well in the Gulf of Mexico, following a recent delay caused by bad weather.Byron said Tuesday that the Enterprise Offshore Drilling 264 jack-up rig arrived on location to drill the SM71 F4 well from Byron's F Platform…

Oil to Gas: Nalcor’s Challenge

Jan 28, 2020

Leaders of a public oilfield investment entity in Newfoundland, Canada, are in a rush to secure more oil — and the province’s first gas production — as well as more investment from international oil companies, government documents suggest.With some decrying gas as the new oil…

Valaris' Critic Joins Board of Directors

Jan 27, 2020

Offshore drilling company Valaris has agreed to appoint Adam Weitzman to its Board. Weitzman is a partner at hedge fund Luminus which owns 18.7% of the outstanding shares of Valaris.Weitzman, as part of Luminus, has over the past year criticized Valaris (formerly known as EnscoRowan)…

U.S. Offshore Rig Count Bumped Up

Jan 27, 2020

The U.S. weekly offshore rig count rose by one unit last week, Baker Hughes' weekly rig count report released on Friday showed.According to the report, there were 21 offshore drilling rigs active in the U.S. during the week, up from 20 during the previous week…

BHP Taps DORIS for Trion Work

Jan 27, 2020

BHP has hired engineering company DORIS for the engineering services for the SURF and export pipeline scopes of work of the Trion project located offshore Mexico.DORIS did not provide the financial details of the deal, nor the expected delivery timeline…

Ørsted to Brief Atlantic City Residents on NJ's First OWF

Jan 24, 2020

Danish offshore wind farm company Ørsted is set to host an open house in the first week of February to update Atlantic City residents on the progress of Ocean Wind, New Jersey's first offshore wind project.Ørsted was in June 2019 selected as…

Offshore Helicopter Players Bristow, Era to Merge

Jan 24, 2020

Offshore helicopter specialists Bristow and Era have entered into a definitive merger agreement.In a joint statement on Friday, Bristow and Era said the combination in an all-stock transaction would create 'a financially stronger company with enhanced size and diversification…

Worley Lands Total's North Platte FPU FEED

Jan 23, 2020

French oil major Total has awarded Worley a FEED contract for the North Platte field development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The offshore oilfield project, which marks the return by Total to the GoM as the operator, will be developed using a semi-submersible floating production unit…

Baker Hughes Profit Misses Estimates

Jan 22, 2020

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, hit by lower orders in its business that supplies turbines and compressors to liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers. Orders in the unit fell 10% year-over-year…

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