Oil & gas news
DOF Subsea secures contracts in Asia-Pacific region
The contracts, for undisclosed clients in Australia, will see Skandi Singapore commence subsea project operations during 1Q20 for two major operators in the region over a period of 50 – 60 days.
BW Energy completes second production well in Tortue field
The DTM-5H well marks the completion of the first of two new well clusters on the Tortue field, offshore Senegal and Mauritania, which will be tied back to the FPSO BW Adolo and boost oil output.
Cairn Energy provides operational update
Cairn Energy has provided an update on its operations in the North Sea, West Africa and Latin America.
McDermott starts Chapter 11 process
The company has reached an agreement with creditors that will equitise nearly all of its funded debt.
Wood extends unconventional gas programme contract with Saudi Aramco
Wood will continue to work with Saudi Aramco to develop engineering design and implementation strategies to produce and deliver gas from shale and tight gas reservoirs.
DNV GL research finds decreasing confidence in industry growth for 2020
According to research published by DNV GL, two thirds (66%) of senior oil and gas professionals are confident of industry growth in 2020, down 10 percentage points from the 76% recorded in 2019 – the peak of a surge in confidence from a low of only 32% in 2017.
Oil Plus to develop FEED study for North Africa water disposal and injection system
The contract award is part of a total of £4 million in new business for the oil and gas consultancy.
Lamprell and IMI to build jack-up drilling units
The two rigs will be built collaboratively between IMI and Lamprell, with Lamprell’s share of project value amounting to circa US$350 million.
Gulf Marine Services awarded maintenance contract by Middle East NOC
The contract for the unnamed NOC will be undertaken by the company's new Maintenance Services Division.
Africa Energy provides update on exploration activities
The company has announced that the Luiperd-1 well in block 11B/12B offshore South Africa is due to spud in 2Q20.