Oil & gas news
Huntsman completes sale of chemical intermediates and surfactants business to Indorama Ventures
The transaction is valued at approximately US$2 billion.
Superior Energy Services provides 4Q19 activity update
The Baker Hughes US land rig count declined by 49 rigs from the week ending 4 October 2019 through the week ending 27 December 2019, a greater decline than what the company expected.
Neptune Energy Norge given permission for exploration drilling in Norwegian Sea
Drilling in block 6507/8 is scheduled to begin in mid-January 2020, and is estimated to last for 67 days.
Electromagnetic Geoservices achieves improved vessel utilisation in 4Q19
Vessel utilisation for 4Q19 was 80% compared with 32% for 4Q18. For the full year 2019, the vessel utilisation was 59%, whereas the utilisation for the full year 2018 was 33%.
Drilling ongoing at Vali-1 gas exploration well
The Vali-1 ST1 gas exploration well operated by Vintage Energy is being drilled through the Patchawarra Formation in Australia at a measured depth of 3059 m.
Equinor aiming to cut emissions from Norway operations to near zero by 2050
The first phase of the plan to reduce emissions by 2030 means more than 5 million t in annual reductions, representing around 10% of total annual Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions today.
Gulf Marine Services awarded contracts in Middle East
GMS will provide support for offshore activities on behalf of two Middle Eastern national oil companies.
Borr Drilling appoints new Director
Glass has over 20 years’ experience as both an executive director and as an independent non-executive director of international companies.
BW Offshore signs contract extension for Abo FPSO
The agreement is until end 4Q20, with options until 4Q21.
Aqueos Corp. completes subsea survey of deepwater platforms
The project included the subsea inspection of three large conventional jacket structures off the coast of California.