Petrofac Ltd Tuesday said its engineering, construction, operations and maintenance division has had a good start to the year and the company said its portfolio is performing in line with expectations despite challenges at the Laggan-Tormore project.

Transocean, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, has amended its construction contracts with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard, to delay the delivery of its two newbuild, ultra-deepwater drillships by 24 months.

A platform has exploded in the Campeche Bay, offshore Mexico, Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company has reported.

Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling is going to downsize its workforce in Norway as two of its rigs are going out of contract later this year.

Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline Company have informed that Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) are progressing well, announcing two new contract awards as part of the project.

The start-up date of Kuwait's al-Zour oil refinery is expected to be pushed beyond early 2019 as state refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) is seeking additional funds to finance the giant plant, a KNPC spokesman told Reuters on Monday.

Dolphin has initiated a large 3D Sharp Broadband Multi-Client survey covering approximately 15,000 sq.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said Monday it completed its required evaluation of bids to ensure that the public receives fair market value for tracts leased as part of the Gulf of Mexico Central Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 235.

Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Antrim Energy to decommission four subsea wells in the central North Sea.

Westcon, a provider of products and services to offshore rigs, ships and subsea modules, has been awarded a contract from Subsea 7 to deliver equipment to be used on the Martin Linge field, in the Norwegian North Sea.