Offshore
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Sevan Drilling delays Developer deadline with Cosco
Sevan Drilling and Cosco Corporation have agreed to delay the end of the first deferral period for cylindrical ultra deep…
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Petrobras announces find at offshore well in Libra subsalt area
A multinational consortium led by Brazil’s troubled state oil producer Petrobras has found hydrocarbons in a new offshore well in…
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Ocean Rig drillship chartered for work in offshore Senegal
Australia’s FAR Limited has contracted the ultra-deepwater drillship Ocean Rig Athena for exploration drilling in offshore Senegal at a reduced…
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E.ON sells its E&P business in Norway
E.ON has sold its Norwegian exploration and production (E&P) business to Germany’s DEA Deutsche Erdoel (DEA) for $1.6bn, and a…
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Archer awarded Talisman Sinopec contract
Oslo-listed oilfield service provider Archer has been awarded a new contract for the provision of platform drilling services for Talisman…
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Det norske oljeselskap acquires Svenska Petroleum Exploration for $75m
Norwegian oil exploration company Det norske oljeselskap (Det norske) has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Svenska…
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Subsea 7 wins Pharonic Petroleum contract in Egypt
UK-based Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract via a tender process from Pharaonic Petroleum Company in Egypt for the…
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Petrobras signs $2bn sale and leaseback deal with China’s ICBC
Brazil’s state oil producer Petrobras announced on Tuesday it has signed a 10-year leasing contract with Industrial and Commercial Bank…
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Primeline Energy and CNOOC extend exploration contract
Primeline Energy announced that it has reached an agreement with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to extend the exploration…
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Wison bank accounts unfrozen by authorties
Hong Kong-listed EPC service provider Wison Engineering Services has announced that all of its bank accounts frozen in investigations by…
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Norwegian Energy Company CEO steps down
Tommy Sundt has stepped down from his role of CEO at Norwegian North Sea E&P firm Noreco. Sundt, who joined Noreco…
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DeepOcean awarded offshore contract in Australia
Norwegian subsea specialist DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for the provision of post-lay trenching and survey works in Australia.…
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Shell drilling vessels depart Alaska
The two leased drilling vessels at the heart of Shell’s now-abandoned Arctic oil exploration program are on the move away…
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Eni awarded two exploration licenses in offshore Egypt
Eni has won exploration licenses for blocks at North El Hammad and North Ras El Esh in offshore Egypt in…
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Petronas terminates charter of Eurasia jack-up drilling rig
Eurasia Drilling’s jack-up rig Saturn has had its charter in the Caspian terminated by Petronas Carigali, effective October 8. The…
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Possible takeover of Siem Offshore edges nearer
Siem Europe has received acceptances to acquire a further 110,855 shares in Siem Offshore, which will raise its stake in…
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Ocean Installer wins subsea agreement from BP in Gulf of Mexico
Norway-based Ocean Installer has signed a regional framework agreement with BP for subsea work in the Gulf of Mexico. The…
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INEOS enters offshore sector with North Sea gas field acquisition
Swiss-headquartered chemical specialist INEOS has announced it will acquire all of the UK North Sea gas fields owned by German-based…
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200 more go at Santos
More job cuts have been announced by Australian independent oil and gas producer Santos. 200 jobs will go at Santos’s…
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Coastal Contracts goes to arbitration to settle dispute with CIMC Raffles Offshore
Offshore service provider Coastal Contracts has announced that its subsidiary, Thaumas Marine, has filed a notice of arbitration with the…
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