Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas/condensate discovery in the North Sea, using COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in the ‘Linga’ prospect by drilling an exploration well 25/7-13 in production license 782 S, 16 kilometers northwest of the Balder field and 205 kilometers west of Stavanger.Equinor is the operator of the license with 60% share, while its partner Aker BP holds the remaining 40% interest…
Norway's government will on Monday ask the country's supreme court to overturn a ruling by lower-court judges that found three oilfield development permits invalid due to a lack of climate considerations.The case pits environmental groups against Norway's oil industry…
Aker BP has entered into two separate transactions that strengthen its positions close to existing infrastructure on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In the North Sea, the company has agreed to acquire Apache’s interest in the Losgann/Froskelår discovery near the Alvheim area…
TGS has been awarded a streamer acquisition contract in the Mediterranean. A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled to mobilize in the fourth quarter of 2026, with the survey expected to have a duration of approximately 110 days.Kristian Johansen…
SLB has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to support production restoration from shut-in wells across multiple offshore fields.The contract scope spans subsurface evaluation, well candidate selection, engineering and offshore execution…
ExxonMobil awarded about $1.1 billion worth of pre-investment contracts for certain upstream equipment for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Cabo Delgado.The U.S. oil major awarded the contracts on behalf of the so-called Area 4 partners, which…
ExxonMobil Moçambique, Limitada, on behalf of the Area 4 co-venturers, (ENH, CNPC, ENI, KOGAS and XRG), has awarded approximately US$1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for critical long-lead upstream equipment supporting the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 development in Cabo Delgado…
Tekmar Group plc, a provider of asset protection technology and offshore energy services, announced it has been awarded a USD$1.16 million (c.€1 million) contract with a submarine cable contractor for concrete protection solutions as part of…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has reported that Aker BP and Equinor have drilled a dry exploration well, 15/6-17, in the Svarteknippa prospect in the North Sea.The prospect is located 15 kilometers west of the Solveig field and 220 kilometers west of Stavanger…
Lloyd's Register (LR) has appointed Wouter Pattynama as Executive Client Solutions Manager, Offshore, strengthening its offshore energy expertise and expanding support for clients across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region…
Siemens Energy has been selected by SBM Offshore, a Dutch provider that manages floating oil production platforms, to supply power generation and gas compression systems for Petrobras.The equipment’s will be installed on the floating production…
ExxonMobil Global Projects has selected Sercel's Marlin solution to support the management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) on the Whiptail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Under a one-year contract, Sercel will deploy the Marlin…
Saipem has won two contracts from Eni worth a combined $910 million (€800 million) for work on the Baleine Phase 3 offshore development in Ivory Coast and the expansion of biofuel production capacity at Enilive's Venice biorefinery in Italy…
OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured two contracts from Vår Energi covering subsea production infrastructure at the Balder and Goliat fields offshore Norway.The first contract covers the design and…
Odfjell Drilling has received confirmation from Aker BP that the firm contract for the Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig has been extended by one year.The extension increases the rig's firm backlog through the end of 2028, after which Aker BP retains further extension options…
