Offshore news
Turkey sends out first drilling vessel ‘Fatih’ to Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The vessel, which was named after Istanbul's conqueror Ottoman Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet, has sailed off to the Mediterranean to start the country's first deep-sea drilling operations.
Halfwave wins two new in-line inspection contracts from Woodside
Woodside will deploy Halfwave’s ultra-wideband acoustic resonance technology: the two new inspections will be carried out in 2019.
Havyard Design’s sixth vessel for Grupo CBO now in operation
Havyard and Grupo CBO’s good cooperation culminates in a sixth and, so far, final anchor-handling vessel, which has now been handed over to the Brazilian shipping company.
Aker BP granted drilling permit for well 24/9-13 in production licence 869
The well will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility.
Eastern Mediterranean gas discoveries provide boost for industry
Recent developments and discoveries in the offshore Eastern Mediterranean gas industry, specifically the Levant Basin, are providing significant opportunities for companies that can offer products capable of withstanding harsh environments.
Consortium of Africa Oil, Delonex and Vitol announces acquisition of producing assets in deepwater Nigeria
The Consortium has announced that it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire a 50% ownership interest in Petrobras Oil and Gas B.V.
Faroe Petroleum granted drilling permit for well 31/7-3 S in production licence 740
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Faroe Petroleum Norge AS a drilling permit for well 31/7-3 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Jacket contract for Johan Sverdrup phase 2
Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup licence have awarded a jacket contract for the processing platform for Johan Sverdrup phase 2 to Kværner. The contract value is around NOK 900 million.
Panoro Energy signs Heads of Terms for the drilling of first well offshore Sfax
The Heads of Terms is for the use of the CTF-4, a 2000-horsepower onshore rig, or equivalent drilling rig, for the drilling of the Salloum West-1 well located in the Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit.
Serica Energy: Columbus field development plan approval
The company has announced that the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has approved the Field Development Plan (FDP) for the North Sea Columbus Development.