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COSL rig good to go on Barents Sea oil & gas drilling quest

Norwegian authorities have signed off on exploration drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi is planning to undertake in the Barents Sea, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player. The post COSL rig good to go on Barents Sea oil & gas drilling quest appeared first on Offshore Energy.

North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig get blessed by the powers that be

Equinor has checked off the list the Norwegian authorities’ green light for drilling activities in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player. The post North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig get blessed by the powers that be appeared first on Offshore Energy.

New program fortifies safety readiness across Malaysia’s oil & gas contractor and vendor sphere

Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has joined forces with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to bring a new project into play as a structured framework aimed to strengthen safety readiness across the oil and gas industry’s contractor and vendor ecosystem. The post New program fortifies safety readiness across Malaysia’s oil & gas contractor and vendor sphere appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Dutch CO2 quintet paving the way for Northwest Europe’s cross-border CCS network

Five Dutch CO2 infrastructure projects, which signed grant agreements under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Energy), have set their cap on spotlighting how their collaboration lays the groundwork for a cross-border CO2 transport and storage network, linking emitters in Northwest Europe with permanent geological storage sites in the Netherlands. The post Dutch CO2 quintet paving the way for Northwest Europe’s cross-border CCS network appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Shell hires ADES rig for drilling ops offshore Brunei

ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has landed a new offshore drilling assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Brunei with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a joint venture company between the Brunei government and the UK-headquartered Shell. The post Shell hires ADES rig for drilling ops offshore Brunei appeared first on Offshore Energy.

33 jack-up rigs change hands as ADES and Shelf Drilling tie the final merger knot

ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has put the finishing bow on the merger with the UAE-based Shelf Drilling, augmenting its offshore drilling fleet with 33 more jack-up rigs. The post 33 jack-up rigs change hands as ADES and Shelf Drilling tie the final merger knot appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Equinor books Axess for North Sea riser replacement work

Axess Technologies, a subsidiary of Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group, has won a new riser replacement assignment in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with Equinor, a compatriot state-owned energy giant. The post Equinor books Axess for North Sea riser replacement work appeared first on Offshore Energy.

$4 billion deal in hand as ADNOC scores 20-year gas supply assignment

ADNOC Gas, a subsidiary of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has secured a multimillion-dollar natural gas supply agreement with EMSTEEL, an integrated steel and building materials manufacturer, to power the United Arab Emirates’ industrial growth. The post $4 billion deal in hand as ADNOC scores 20-year gas supply assignment appeared first on Offshore Energy.

TGS picks up geophysical data deal for offshore oil & gas basins in Africa

Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured the rights to market and license offshore geophysical data for the offshore acreage in the Comoros, a small island country in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. The post TGS picks up geophysical data deal for offshore oil & gas basins in Africa appeared first on Offshore Energy.