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Vroon PSVs Support ENI's Drilling Campaign Offshore Mozambique

Dec 11, 2020

Italian oil and gas company Eni has chartered two Vroon platform supply vessels to support its offshore drilling project in Mozambique.Vroon said this week that the contract with ENI was on a long-term drilling project, with Vroon providing…

China: CNOOC Starts Infill Drilling at Weizhou 6-12

Dec 11, 2020

Chinese oil giant CNOOC has kicked off infill drilling operations at its Weizhou 6-12 Fields of Block 22/12, Beibu Gulf, offshore China.The news was shared Friday by CNOOC's partner Horizon Oil, which said that the two well infill drilling program…

Petronas Makes Its First Offshore Discovery in Suriname

Dec 11, 2020

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has made its first offshore discovery offshore Suriname.The company, as the operator of Block 52, said Friday the hydrocarbon discovery had been made while drilling the Sloanea-1 exploration well in the offshore block…

The Bahamas: Activists Push to Stop BPC's Offshore Drilling Project

Dec 10, 2020

Environmental activists are seeking to prevent Bahamas Petroleum Company from drilling its Perseverance #1 well offshore the Bahamas, just days ahead of the expected spud date.As previously reported, Bahamas Petroleum Company has hired Stena…

Africa Energy VP: Luiperd Offshore Discovery Proof South Africa is a World-class Hydrocarbon Spot

Dec 09, 2020

French oil major Total in October struck its second significant discovery offshore South Africa, at the Luiperd-1X well.Luiperd well was drilled to a total depth of about 3,400 meters and encountered 73 meters of net gas condensate pay in well-developed good quality Lower Cretaceous reservoirs…

Maersk Drilling Names New CFO

Dec 09, 2020

Danish drilling contractor Maersk Drilling on Wednesday said its Board of Directors had appointed Christine Morris as the new Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and member of the Executive Management with effect from January 5, 2021. Morris' appointment…

Report: EU to Toughen Sanctions on Turkish Offshore Drilling in Contested Waters

Dec 09, 2020

The European Union will impose sanctions on more Turkish individuals and companies responsible for drilling in contested waters in the Mediterranean, according to a draft statement prepared for EU leaders to agree at a summit on Thursday.If agreed…

Norway Approves Aker BP's Hod Field Development Plan

Dec 08, 2020

The Norwegian authorities have approved Aker BP's development and operation plan for the Hod field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.Aker BP submitted the plan for development and operation of the Hod offshore field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in June…

Norway: Equinor Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Dec 08, 2020

Norwegia oil and gas firm Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Tordis field in the North Sea offshore Norway.Equinor, using the Deep Sea Atlantic drilling rig, has completed the drilling of the wildcat well 34/7-37 S in the production license…

VIDEO: Floating Offshore Wind: Opportunities & Challenges

Dec 07, 2020

The floating offshore wind industry, still considered nascent with around 100MW installed capacity - and minuscule compared to the installed capacity of its „older brother,“ - that is the conventional, fixed bottom offshore wind industry (29GW…

OMV to Use Maersk Drilling Rig for North Sea Wildcat

Dec 07, 2020

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has chartered a Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rig to drill an exploration well offshore Norway.Maersk Drilling said that OMV would use its jack-up rig Maersk Integrator to drill one exploration well in the…

Keppel Hits Awilco with Another Arbitration Notice, Rig Contract Cancellation

Dec 04, 2020

Singapore-based offshore drilling rig builder Keppel has terminated a construction contract with Awilco Drilling for the Nordic Spring semi-submersible drilling rig and served Awilco with a notice of arbitration.Awilco, a UK North Sea focused driller…

Dry Well for Equinor at Spissa Prospect in Barents Sea

Dec 04, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor has drilled a dry well at the Spissa prospect in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Friday.The exploration well, formally named 7018/5-1, was drilled around 100 kilometers southwest of the Snøhvit field…

Denmark to End Oil and Gas Exploration and Production by 2050. Cancels Licensing Round

Dec 04, 2020

Denmark's government on Thursday agreed with a majority in parliament to put an end to all oil and gas exploration and extraction in the North Sea by 2050 as well as cancel its latest licensing round.The future of Denmark's oil and gas operations…

Enhanced Drilling Tech for Vår Energi's Ops Offshore Norway

Dec 02, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has signed a framework agreement with drilling equipment firm Enhanced Drilling.Under the agreement, Enhanced Drilling will provide Vår Energi with its Cutting Transportation System (CTS) and Riserless…

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