As the offshore oil and gas sector continues to move forward with acting on both corporate and governmental energy transition strategies, the offshore wind sector is increasingly seeing new players entering the scene, one of the latest being an Indian oil and gas production company.
Shell has reported that one of its Gulf of Mexico platforms has been damaged in Hurricane Ida and the majority of output remains offline.
Offshore vessel provider Bourbon has been awarded a contract by Shell for operations in Namibia and Sao Tomé.
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured new contracts for a total of seven platform supply vessels in West Africa.
Preliminary results from BW Energy’s Hibiscus North well off Gabon indicate reserves below the lower end of the pre-drill resource estimate.
McDermott has completed the transportation and installation subcontract of the SVDN gas and condensate developments offshore Vietnam.
Empyrean has awarded an Integrated Drilling Contract for the drilling of the Jade prospect offshore China to COSL.
Noble Corp. is working on a plan to bring its drillship Noble Globetrotter II into port for repairs following damages after Hurricane Ida.
Carnarvon Petroleum has contracted the Valaris JU-107 jack-up drilling rig for the Buffalo-10 drilling operations offshore Timor-Leste.
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured more work for its jack-up drilling rigs, increasing its contracted fleet to 15 rigs.
Serica Energy has started production from the Rhum R3 well in the UK North Sea, some 16 years after it was originally drilled.
Oil and gas company Lundin Energy has received consent from Norwegian authorities for the start-up of the Solveig field in the North Sea.
Norway’s government is proposing to revise the petroleum tax system, introducing stricter tax rules with a more neutral effect on investments.
Neptune Energy has started the first Walk to Work (W2W) campaign at its operated Cygnus gas field in the UK Southern North Sea.
