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…
Romanian integrated energy company OMV Petrom has signed a shipbuilding contract with Green Yard Kleven for the construction of a Field Support Vessel that will operate for the Neptun Deep project.Neptun Deep is the largest natural gas project…
Saipem and sub-contractor teams have installed the trunkline for Woodside’s Scarborough gas project, a critical piece of infrastructure that will enable gas transport from the offshore field to onshore facilities in Australia.The installation…
Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured $234 million in contracts and extensions for two of its jack-up drilling rigs - Shelf Drilling Achiever and Adriatic I - for work offshore West Africa.The company has now fully executed a three…
Oil and gas drilling services company KCA Deutag has secured a backlog exceeding $900 million in new contracts and extensions for land and offshore drilling projects across Saudi Arabia, Oman, Pakistan, Angola, and Europe.In offshore drilling segment of the backlog…
An ExxonMobil-led consortium will move to the second phase of seismic research for gas exploration in a block off the Greek island of Crete, Greece said on Thursday.Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) said…
INEOS Energy has brought online the electric-driven compressor at the Teesside Gas Processing Plant, which will boost gas flows from the INEOS-operated Breagh gas field offshore U.K.The new compressor represents a significant investment that…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the Barents Sea.The permit has been issued for wells 7122/7-8 and 7122/8-3 S in production license 229.The license is operated by Vår Energi…
Offshore services firm Subsea7 has secured a sizeable contract for a subsea tieback development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Subsea7 will be responsible for transporting and installing the flowline, umbilical, and associated subsea components for the tieback…
East Timor has talked with Chinese firms including state-owned Sinopec about developing the stalled Greater Sunrise gas field, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday, after disagreements with Australia over the shared field's future.The field…
Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a contract from TotalEnergies for an Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition campaign offshore Angola.The deepwater OBN survey will be conducted by the dual ROV equipped SW Tasman…
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a new master service agreement (MSA) with Marathon Oil to support its key onshore and offshore assets in Equatorial Guinea.Under the agreement Petrofac will provide technical authority and discipline engineering support…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at the Bozhong 19-2 oilfield development project in Bohai Bay.The project is located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of about 20 meters…
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) contract from BP for its greenfield Kaskida development in the Gulf of Mexico.The contract, valued between $250 million and $500 million…
Australia’s offshore energy regulator NOPSEMA has issued an alert after a shark was found tangled in a rope loop attached to an electrical flying lead.The shark was spotted by a ROV operator during a subsea survey. The operator was then able…