Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has installed 50 kilometers of the gas pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea. Approximately 225 kilometers remain to be laid by Saipem’s pipelay trio of Castorone, Castoro Sei and Castoro 10, project developers reported. Castorone began laying the o
CNOOC International has confirmed that the heavy lift of the Buzzard Phase II topside module onto the Buzzard ‘P’ platform was completed, using the Pioneering Spirit.
The trend of winning new deals and extensions continues for offshore drilling contractor Valaris following another extension for one of its jack-up rigs.
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured multiple new medium-term contracts and contract extensions for its vessels.
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a contract for a drillship with BP offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
UK’s OGA has revealed that the decommissioning cost estimate has fallen to £46 billion (about $63.7 billion), the fourth year-on-year fall.
Following a sail away from a yard in Verdal, a jacket for the Aker BP-operated Hod B platform has been installed in the North Sea off Norway.
Three oil and gas majors are supporting a research project from GHGSat to assess the feasibility of its methane monitoring technology.
Brazilian drilling contractor Constellation Oil Services has been awarded a contract for a drillship from compatriot oil company Petrobras.
Oil and gas company Hurricane Energy has completed the plugging and abandonment of the Lincoln-14 well in the Greater Warwick Area (GWA) off the UK.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made what it says is a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect offshore Ghana.
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has concluded the drilling of a well in the North Sea offshore Norway but found no commercial amounts of hydrocarbons.
Perth-based Finder Energy has bought another UK North Sea license from Azinor Catalyst Limited – the highly prospective P2317 license named Goose.
Driven by strong cash generation, oil major Shell will be increasing its returns to shareholders through share buybacks or dividends.
