AqualisBraemar has entered into an agreement to acquire LOC Group, creating an even more complete service provider to the upstream oil and gas industry.
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has firmed up contract awards with Equinor for drilling operations on two projects in Norway.
Aker Solutions has won a framework agreement with Equinor to provide maintenance and modifications services at the Peregrino field, offshore Brazil.
Repsol Sinopec has received approval from the UK authorities for preparation work scopes relating to the decommissioning of the Fulmar and Auk North installations.
Norwegian offshore safety agency has found nonconformities following audits of the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg and Kristin projects in Norway.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has delivered the riser pull-in system for the Lingshui 17-2 platform, owned and operated by CNOOC. The Lingshui 17-2 platform is the world’s first deepwater semi-submersible production platform with condensate storage facilities. The China’s first wholly-owned and opera
Seadrill has added approximately $52 million to its backlog following the end of 3Q and is looking to manage its rig count by recycling some of its rigs.
Oil and gas company Talos Energy was the high bidder on two deepwater blocks in the recent Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Federal Lease Sale 256, held on 18 November.
FPSO owner BW Offshore has reached an agreement with the government of New Zealand to cover the costs of continued operations of the stranded FPSO Umuroa.
In a last-ditch effort to open up more acreage for offshore drilling, the Trump administration proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska.
Solstad Offshore has received a contract extension from Inpex for the provision of two AHTS to support drilling for the Ichthys LNG development.
Noble Energy has changed its contract for a Maersk Drilling-owned drillship following a decision not to drill a well off Colombia this year.
French oil major Total has discussed increasing energy investment in Libya where oil output has surged in the past two months following a truce in the country’s civil war.
CIMC Gretha, a semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) managed by CIMC Raffles, set sail from Curacao to Yantai, China on 1 1 November 2020.
