Upstream news
Equinor: operations resumed at Sture and Kollsnes after shut-down
North Sea installations affected by the shut-down of the two onshore plants are also gradually starting up again.
Solstad Offshore awarded contracts by Equinor
The company has been awarded two contracts by Equinor UK Limited.
Reach Subsea enters into agreement with Topaz Energy and Marine
The company has entered into an agreement with Topaz for use of the newbuild subsea vessel Topaz Tiamat for 2.5 years, with three yearly options thereafter.
HydraWell goes Dutch with TAQA
The company has completed an offshore decommissioning project for TAQA in the Netherlands.
Spirit Energy receives consent for exploration drilling
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has given Spirit Energy consent to drill exploration wells 8/10-7 S and 8/10-8 S in production licence 405 in the North Sea.
Equinor: successful bids for three new licences offshore Newfoundland
Equinor and its partners were the successful bidders for new exploration parcels in the prolific Jeanne d’Arc basin, offshore Newfoundland.
Champions of oil and gas safety and competency announced at OPITO Global Awards
Oil and gas industry organisations and training companies have joined together to celebrate the winners of the OPITO Global Awards 2018.
Wood and Nobel Oil enter into joint venture agreement in Azerbaijan
The JV will combine Wood’s engineering and technical services capabilities with Nobel Oil’s local knowledge and expertise in the Caspian region.
Aquaterra Energy bags another Johan Sverdrup win
The award follows Aquaterra Energy’s successful Phase I Tie-Back project for the engineering of nine complete strings of centralisers and tieback engineering services, which were delivered in Q3 2018.
Anglo African Oil & Gas PLC: operational update
Anglo African Oil & Gas plc has provided an operational update on well TLP-103C being drilled on the Tilapia field in the Republic of the Congo.