Offshore news
Transocean announces US$123 million ultra-deepwater drillship contract
Transocean has announced that Reliance Industries Ltd awarded a binding letter of award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 for six wells offshore India.
Angola’s oil and gas project pipeline to unlock opportunities for local service providers
Worley and researchers at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, have identified that a lack of trust between project stakeholders is slowing the pace of infrastructure delivery that is critical to net zero.
Izomax wins milestone maintenance contract with Shell
Izomax has scored a significant milestone frame agreement with Shell. The contract will enable Shell to leverage Izomax's patented AOGV technology to reinvent plant maintenance procedures.
Archer Well Services and Raptor combine efforts to enhance well integrity and plug and abandonment offering
Archer Well Services has secured a global exclusive license agreement with Raptor Data, enhancing its well integrity and plugging and abandonment (P&A) offerings with innovative technology.
DNO Bulks Up in Norway with acquisitions, exploration success
DNO ASA has announced the completion of the acquisition of stakes in five oil and gas fields, including an operatorship, in the Norne area in the Norwegian Sea from Vår Energi ASA.
Africa Oil announces completion of the strategic farm down for orange basin block 3b/4b
Africa Oil has announced the completion of Africa Oil SA Corp.’s strategic farm down agreement with TotalEnergies EP South Africa S.A.S. and QatarEnergy International for the Orange Basin Block 3B/4B, offshore South Africa.
SLB launches carbon storage well integrity assessment solution
SLB has launched a well integrity assessment solution that helps carbon storage developers quantify the risks associated with wells at prospective storage sites with previous drilling activity.
Assessing helicopter administrators focus of new OPITO standard
OPITO has launched a new standard to ensure increased competency and safety around helideck activity, benefiting the global offshore workforce reliant on safe transfers to energy installations in an open sea environment.
OMV announces gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea
OMV (Norge) AS, operator of the PL 1194, has completed the drilling operation in the Norwegian Sea targeting the ‘Haydn/Monn’ exploration prospects.
Chevron builds on CCS portfolio with greenhouse gas assessment permit offshore Australia
Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron Australia New Ventures, has been awarded a greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment permit offshore Western Australia.