Oil & gas news
TotalEnergies awarded Suriname exploration licences
TotalEnergies will operate Blocks 6 and 8 offshore Suriname, with Qatar Petroleum and national company Staatsolie also holding interests.
4Subsea to provide monitoring services for Vår Energi's West Phoenix rig
4Subsea will monitor and analyse wellhead integrity to ensure safe operations for the Balder Future drilling and completion operations.
Dunlin Alpha - a decommissioning challenge turned collaborative solution
John Wiseman, Fairfield Energy, looks at how the unique challenges presented by the decommissioning of the Dunlin Alpha platform were overcome by the company working together collaboratively with its supply chain partners.
Keppel and Sembcorp confirm O&M merger talks
The two companies have started exclusive negotiations with a view to combining Keppel O&M and Sembcorp Marine.
SOCAR, Petrofac JV wins work with BP in Caspian Sea
The joint venture will support the Azeri Central East project operated by BP.
APT sets up Houston office
Applied Petroleum Technology has ramped up its presence in Houston to support US operators involved with shale oil as well as companies engaged in offshore E&P in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reuters: Keppel and Sembcorp in merger talks
Sources have said boards of both companies are meeting to begin discussions that could take many months and ultimately result in Keppel Corp. hiving off its offshore and marine business and combining it with Sembcorp Marine.
TGS acquires seismic surveys covering 12 200 km2 offshore Australia
The three 3D seismic surveys were acquired from Polarcus.
Production starts at LLOG's Praline field
The Praline field is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 74.
Seven companies offered Norway exploration licences
Norske Shell, Equinor, Idemitsu Petroleum Norway, INEOS E&P Norway, Lundin, OMV (Norway) and Vår Energi have been offered stakes in four production licences.