UK’s first CO2 injection test for the Poseidon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which will store CO2 at Perenco-operated Leman gas field in Southern North Sea, has been completed.The test involved the injection of CO2 into a depleted natural gas reservoir in the UK’s Southern North Sea, marking a major milestone for Project Poseidon and the UK’s broader decarbonization strategy.Petrodec’s ERDA…
Carbon Catalyst Limited (CCL) has conducted a first CO2 injection test as part of the Poseidon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which will store CO2 at Perenco-operated Leman gas field in Southern North Sea.The Poseidon CO2 injection test took place on February 10…
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Apex offshore Australia.The new contract, with undisclosed client, is for a minimum 37 days, and will begin in direct continuation of the rig’s prior commitments in Australia…
TotalEnergies has exercised an option as part of the contract with Northern Ocean for its DeepSea Mira semi-submersible rig, extending its stay in West Africa for up to three months.The firm term of the contract has, as a result, been extended by approximately 65 to 93 days…
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has signed a contract for Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for work offshore Norway, set for completion before the start of its two-year contract with Equinor.The contract, with unnamed client…
Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta, operated by Odfjell Drilling, on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract value for the firm period is calculated at around $335 million…
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has entered into a letter of intent (LoI) with Kinetic Pressure Control to outfit its two sixth generation semi-sub drilling rigs with new blowout equipment.Northern Ocean plans to install Kinetic’s…
Offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean has secured a contract extension with TotalEnergies for DeepSea Mira semi-submersible rig for continued work in West Africa.The firm term of the contract is extended from October 2024 for one well and provides one additional well option…
Oslo-listed offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean has secured a contract with a subsidiary of a major oil and gas operator for its Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig, which will be put to work offshore Namibia.The one well contract…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contracts with Petrobras, whose combined value is approximately $240 million (NOK 2.6 billion).The contracts are scheduled to start in the second half of 2024 and first half of 2025…
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has taken delivery of its 7th generation Stena Evolution ultra-deepwater drillship from Samsung Heavy Industries.After a decade in the making, Stena Evolution drillship has finally been completed and is ready for its first job…
Carbon Catalyst Limited (CCL) said Tuesday it had completed the farmout of a 10% stake in the Poseidon carbon storage license located in the Southern North Sea sector of the UK Continental Shelf, to Wintershall DEA.As part of the deal, German…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP, and its Austrian partner OMV, have completed the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey over the Poseidon CCS license area (licence EXL005) in the Norwegian North Sea, OMV said Wednesday.The Poseidon CCS license…
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore announced its semisubmersible rig Ocean Apex has commenced a two-well drilling campaign for Woodside Energy in Australia.The rig recently underwent a five-year special periodic survey at the Seatrium…
Offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean said Wednesday that its Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig had kicked off its drilling contract with TotalEnergies in Namibia, where the French oil major last year made a giant oil discovery with its Venus-1x well…
