Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured contract extensions for two of its jack-up rigs with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production for operations offshore Thailand.The contract extensions are for Shelf Drilling Chaophraya and Shelf Drilling Krathong jack-up rigs…
Preparing for industrialization, the floating offshore wind industry is tackling its unique mooring and cabling challenges.The idea of keeping floating offshore wind platforms in place using dynamic positioning has been considered. The trouble…
While utilization for marketed jackup rigs is at a healthy 100% in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, it is an ageing fleet that will ultimately be unable to fulfil operator age requirements.Westwood’s RigLogix records 39 marketed jackups in APAC…
Norwegian energy company Equinor has submitted a bid to develop an offshore wind farm together with other companies in the latest round of Japan's state auctions, two sources said, as it seeks a foothold in the fledgling market.Equinor's bid…
Yinson Production has completed the sale of minority stake in floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Anna Nery, working for Petrobras offshore Brazil, to “K” Line for $49 million.Yinson Production sold its 11.8% stake in Yinson Boronia Consortium…
Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia formerly known as Baron Oil, has delayed the start of drilling operations for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well off Timor Leste to the second quarter of 2025Sunda Energy…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought onstream another oilfield development in South China Sea ahead of schedule.The development, the Xijiang 30-2 oilfield Xijiang 30-1 block development project…
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The ABS solution will provide a digital twin of the asset…
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday reiterated that state energy firm Petronas will continue to conduct oil and gas exploration activities in Malaysia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, despite objections from China…
Fugro’s Board of Management has appointed Annabelle Vos as Group Director for the Middle East & India, effective January 1, 2025.Vos has been part of the Fugro family since 2016, when she joined as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer…
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Monday raised its offer for the remaining stake it does not already own in Singapore's Dyna-Mac, valuing the offshore oil and gas contractor at S$790.6 million ($605.41 million).The improved offer of S$0…
East Timor has talked with Chinese firms including state-owned Sinopec about developing the stalled Greater Sunrise gas field, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday, after disagreements with Australia over the shared field's future.The field…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at the Bozhong 19-2 oilfield development project in Bohai Bay.The project is located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of about 20 meters…
Eni and the government agency Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) have signed a memorandum of cooperation with the aim of collaborating in the gas and LNG field to increase diversification of supply sources.The memorandum…
Malaysia-based Velesto Energy, through its subsidiary Velesto Drilling, has signed a memorandum of understanding with SLB to enhance performance of its drilling rigs.The three-year collaboration will see SLB deploy its DrillOps Intelligent Well…
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