Offshore news
Falcon Oil & Gas: rig contract signed for Beetaloo drilling programme
Origin Energy B2 Pty Ltd., its joint venture partner in the project, has signed a rig contract with Ensign Australia Pty Ltd. for Rig 963 for the 2019 Stage 2 Beetaloo drilling programme.
New CGG survey supports Gabon’s 12th offshore licensing round
CGG is extending its Gabon multi-client data footprint with a 9800-km long-offset 2D seismic survey in an unexplored deepwater area of the South Basin.
New contract with Repsol Sinopec sees Peterson handle record tonnage across its Aberdeen operations
International energy logistics provider Peterson has been awarded a new long-term integrated logistics contract to service Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.
Global SURF market to surpass US$77.8 billion by 2026, owing to rising E&P activity
A report published by Coherent Market Insights shoes that the market is projected to exhibit a CAGR of 13.3% during the forecast period.
INPEX awarded two exploration licences in Norway
The licenses provide the groundwork for INPEX’s third and fourth exploration projects in Norway following the company’s acquisition of exploration license PL950 in 2018.
Providence Resources: Avalon licence update
The conversion of licensing option 16/27 to frontier exploration licence 2/19 has been approved.
SEACOR Marine enters agreement to acquire three additional platform supply vessels
The vessels are to be acquired from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd., an affiliate of COSCO Shipping Group.
Wellesley Petroleum AS awarded drilling permit for North Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 25/1-13, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Equinor: gas and condensate discovery south of Kristin field
The company has, together with its partners Petoro, ExxonMobil and Total, proven gas and condensate in the Norwegian Sea Ragnfrid North (6406/2-9 S) exploration well.
Bureau Veritas awarded major inspection contract for new oil field development
Bureau Veritas, a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services, has been awarded a four-year contract with Neptune Energy to provide second and third-party inspection services for the new Fenja oil and gas field development, offshore Norway.