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9 September 2020
Global Marine Awarded Desk Top Study for Singapore India Gateway Cable System
Global Marine, a leading provider of subsea fibre optic cable installation and maintenance solutions to the telecoms sector, and part of the Global Marine Group, has been awarded the Desk Top Study (DTS) for the Singapore India Gateway (SING) cable system by the system Purchasers. The 9,000km system, with landing…
9 September 2020
Global Marine Awarded Desk Top Study for Singapore India Gateway Cable System
Global Marine, a leading provider of subsea fibre optic cable installation and maintenance solutions to the telecoms sector, and part of the Global Marine Group, has been awarded the Desk Top Study (DTS) for the Singapore India Gateway (SING) cable system by the system Purchasers. The 9,000km system, with landing…
9 September 2020
Noble Lloyd Noble to drill at Valemon
Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract for drilling three wells at the Valemon field from the summer of 2021, applying the Noble Lloyd Noble drilling rig. The contract includes an option for drilling one extra well at the Valemon field, and 11 wells that are not included…
9 September 2020
Equinor drilling new wells on the Martin Linge field
Equinor has conducted an in-depth analysis of the wells drilled at Martin Linge before the company took over as the operator of the field from Total in 2018. This review concludes that several of the wells do not have the necessary barriers. Equinor therefore plans to drill new wells in…
9 September 2020
New whitepaper calculates the energy technology build rate required to meet UK Net Zero 2050 target - 7 September 2020
In the next 30 years, the UK power sector needs to build: 48 natural gas units, 66 biomass facilities, 6 nuclear power stations, and 6,520 offshore wind turbines, under the Committee for Climate Change (CCC) Net Zero scenario There are undefined unit numbers for 20GW of onshore wind, 80GW of…
8 September 2020
Union Jack Oil plc ("Union Jack" or the “Company") North Kelsey Planning Update
Union Jack Oil plc (AIM: UJO), a UK focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company notes the positive announcement made today by the Operator in respect of PEDL241 containing the North Kelsey-1 well site location. “Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) advises that its application to extend to 31 December 2021,…
8 September 2020
Offshore Wind Sector Calls For Action Now To Secure Green Hydrogen Economic Boom
Development of an indigenous green hydrogen industry could generate £320bn for the UK economy and sustain up to 120,000 jobs by 2050 according to a new report released today (Tuesday. 8th September 2020) by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The Offshore Wind…
8 September 2020
Eiffage and ENGIE Solutions win Saint-Brieuc bay offshore substation contract in France
Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Métal, as part of a consortium with ENGIE Solutions has been awarded by Ailes Marines the contract for the construction of an offshore substation for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore wind farm in Brittany, France. Ailes Marines, a company owned by Iberdrola - top renewable energy…
8 September 2020
Aberdeen engineering firm J&S Subsea acquired by management
Aberdeen subsea engineering firm J&S Subsea has been acquired by its management in a deal that signals confidence in the long term prospects for the North Sea. Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance advised the buyout team. A team led by Matt Blair acquired the J&S Subsea operation from the Cohort…
8 September 2020
Contract award within Offshore Wind in Taiwan
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that the company has signed an agreement with Ørsted for hire of the CSV Normand Jarl to support Ørsted on their project Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan. The firm period on the contract is 15 months with options…
8 September 2020
Acquisition Of Interest In Key Offshore Perth Basin Exploration License
Pilot Energy Limited (ASX: PGY) (Pilot Energy, or the Company) is pleased to announce that Pilot Energy and Key Petroleum Ltd. (ASX:KEY) (Key) have agreed to rationalise the ownership of WA 481- P with Pilot Energy to acquire a 40% interest in Offshore Petroleum Exploration License WA-481-P. Highlights • Pilot…
8 September 2020
Europe could see $35 billion in CCS spending till 2035, with most capacity coming in the UK
It’s been a long and costly two decades of carbon capture and storage (CCS) studies and test centers. Now Europe has reached a stage where big-scale developments make financial sense and could trigger up to $35 billion in development spending until 2035 – by which time as much as 75…
8 September 2020
Polarcus Data Coverage Over Key Blocks In Australia’s 2020 Exploration Acreage Release
The Polarcus Cygnus multi-client 3D dataset is designed to address the geological challenges and limitations of the available legacy data within this proven hydrocarbon province, providing a basin-wide, high quality broadband 3D seismic dataset to exploration companies. Bidding has now opened on a number of new offshore acreage areas available…
8 September 2020
Yinson orders FPSO compressors from TMC
Global FPSO provider Yinson has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to deliver the marine compressed air system to FPSO Anna Nery, which is destined for Brazil. TMC will deliver a large marine compressed air system to FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading vessel) Anna Nery. The compressed air system will consist…
8 September 2020
Total withdraws from its role of operator in the Foz Do Amazonas basin
Total announces that on August 19, 2020, it notified its partners of its resignation from its role as operator of five exploration blocks located in the Foz do Amazonas basin, 120 kilometers off the coast of Brazil. These exploration blocks are referenced FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127. Total has…
7 September 2020
PGS Delivers Final Data on Trøndelag Platform
PGS has released final time and depth imaging products on PGS19M02. The full integrity deliverables for PGS’s Trøndelag Platform ‘elephant’ project include full depth processing. Velocity model building has been applied to the entire volume with Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) and reflection tomography. The PGS19M02 survey was acquired in September…
7 September 2020
Huisman lifts first batch of monopoles with Skyhook crane.
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, announces today that it has lifted the first batch of offshore wind monopiles with its 2,600mt Skyhook quayside crane at its facility in China. The monopiles with a length of approx. 100m have a weight of approx. 1,700mt excluding rigging. With…
7 September 2020
Amulet Development Offshore Project Proposal
The Amulet Development is within Commonwealth waters in retention lease WA-8-L, located ~132 km north of Dampier in the north-west of Australia, in water depths of ~80 m. The Talisman oil field is ~3.5 km to the west of Amulet, within WA-8-L, the field has already been produced, but was…
7 September 2020
£500k to support sustainable offshore wind development in Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland is today announcing £0.5m for the sustainable development of offshore wind in Scotland, helping work towards meeting net zero targets. Earlier this year, Crown Estate Scotland launched ScotWind Leasing, the first offshore wind leasing round in Scottish waters for a decade, designed to deliver a multi-billion pound…
7 September 2020
Significant Resource Upgrade on Anchois, Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR), the Atlantic margins focused energy company, announces that ithas completed the reprocessing of 3D seismic data across the Lixus Offshore Licence (“Lixus”), Morocco, resulting in significant improvements in both image quality and in depth control. This has had a positive impact on the…
7 September 2020
C-Innovation Successfully Completes Stem Clamp Installation on BP’s Mad Dog Spar
C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has completed the installation of several stem clamps for BP beneath the Mad Dog Spar in the Gulf of Mexico, utilizing its subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) vessel, MV Dove.…
7 September 2020
Sangomar Transaction Update
Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V. has entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquirem Capricorn Senegal Limited’s entire participating interest in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) joint venture. This follows Woodside’s exercise of its pre-emptive rights announced on 17 August 2020. Completion of the acquisition is…
7 September 2020
Petrobras concludes test in Jupiter area
Petrobras informs the conclusion of the Drill Stem Test (DST) in the area of Júpiter Discovery Assessment Plan, located in the Santos Basin presalt. The Jupiter area belongs to the BM-S-24 concession, in which Petrobras is the operator, with an 80% interest, and was acquired in 2001 in partnership with…
4 September 2020
Saab Seaeye: Panther wins pipeline inspection in Gulf of Mexico
For pipeline inspection in the Gulf of Mexico, global maritime, survey and ROV services operator, ACSM, chose an electric Saab Seaeye Panther XT robotic vehicle over other ROV vehicle alternatives. Saab Seaeye Panther is chosen for pipeline inspection in the Gulf of Mexico over hydraulic equivalents. The Panther inspected 261…
4 September 2020
Norway: Nova risers successfully installed
Wintershall Dea has completed another major milestone for the Nova project. The risers for the operated field in the Norwegian North Sea are successfully installed. They are now ready to connect the underwater pipelines to the Neptune Energy-operated Gjøa platform. Most of the Nova subsea hardware is now in place.…
4 September 2020
Subsea 7 awarded contract extensions in Brazil
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced an agreement with Petrobras to extend by one year the current long-term day-rate contracts for three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) operating offshore Brazil. The extensions have a combined value of approximately USD 155 million, net of agreed reductions to the…
4 September 2020
Government launches review into future offshore oil and gas licensing regime
The Government today announced it will review its policy on the future UK offshore oil and gas licensing regime as part of the wider aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The review will ensure the Government has the information needed to plan for future oil and gas production…
4 September 2020
Documents for the annual status report for fields in production are ready
The updated guideline for the Annual status report for fields in production (ASR) and an attachment in excel format are now available. Starting from 2020, ASR for fields in production must be submitted to the NPD by 15 October. The deadline is concurrent with reporting for the Revised National Budget…
4 September 2020
AGS announces multi-client sale
Axxis Geo Solutions ASA (OSE: AGS) has today entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company. The late sale is related to the company's OBN Seismic Data Library over Utsira in Norway. The Utsira OBN Seismic Data Library is now in its final stage of data processing…
4 September 2020
Prosafe SE: Prosafe and Shell agree on 2021 North Sea campaign
Prosafe and Shell U.K. Limited (‘Shell’) have agreed to defer and amend the contract for the Safe Zephyrus to provide accommodation services in support of the Shearwater platform turnaround. The revised firm duration of the contract of 115 days commences in March 2021 although Shell has the option of adding…
4 September 2020
SapuraOMV announces Bakong first production from SK408 gas fields
SapuraOMV Upstream announces stable production from its operated Bakong gas field project under the SK408 Production Sharing Contract (PSC), which was delivered within budget. The production phase started in June 2020. This follows the successful production from SapuraOMV‘s Larak gas field which started in December 2019 and the start-up of…
4 September 2020
Boskalis' Versatile And Specialized Fleet Required For Two Exceptional Transport And Installation Projects
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) recently took on two exceptional projects. The first project involves the transport and installation of five floating wind turbines for the Kincardine floating wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland. The second project involves the installation of bridge sections of the world’s longest…
4 September 2020
Successful load-in of Ninian Northern topside at Lerwick
Ready for decommissioning at Shetland port following delivery by Pioneering Spirit The operation to load-in the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern topside at Lerwick Harbour's Dales Voe Base has been completed successfully. The structure arrived from the North Sea field on Friday on Allseas' construction vessel, Pioneering Spirit, following a swift…
3 September 2020
Sale Of SSE's Stake In Walney Offshore Wind Farm To Greencoat
In line with its stated intention in June 2020 to dispose of £2bn of assets by Autumn 2021, SSE has agreed to sell its 25.1% non-operating stake in Walney Offshore Wind Farm to Greencoat UK Wind Plc ("UKW"), subject to a completion process which it expects will take place shortly.…
3 September 2020
New research on Net Zero opportunities for Scotland’s ports
A report launched today by Crown Estate Scotland shows how Scotland’s ports and harbours can tap into the huge potential created by the development of offshore wind in the years to come. The report, titled: Ports for offshore wind: A review of the net-zero opportunity for ports in Scotland comes…
3 September 2020
Offer of Awards for the UK’s 32nd Offshore Licensing Round
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 113 licence areas over 259 blocks or part-blocks to 65 companies in the 32nd Offshore Licensing Round. The round offered blocks in mature, producing areas close to existing infrastructure, under the flexible terms of the Innovate Licence. This enables applicants…
3 September 2020
Dolphin Drilling Pens $83 Million Contract With Major Mexican Operator
The deal will see the North Sea drilling pioneer’s Blackford Dolphin rig utilised in Mexico for the duration of the work, which is expected to last around 15 months. The Blackford Dolphin is currently mobilising for Mexico ahead of the commencement of operations in October. Bjørnar Iversen, Chief Executive Officer…
3 September 2020
Airborne Oil & Gas makes maiden foray into Western Australia with TCP Jumpers for Woodside’s Julimar project
Appointed by Subsea 7 for the design, manufacture and delivery of two Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) Jumpers, Airborne Oil & Gas has made successful inroads into the Western Australia oil and gas industry with its TCP technology being used for the first time in the region. With the contract, the…
3 September 2020
Unity awarded three-year, three platform, contract extension by UK oil and gas operator.
Aberdeen-headquartered Unity, Europe’s largest provider of well integrity technology, services, and engineering solutions, has been awarded a three-year contract extension, by a UK oil and gas operator, to continue their work on three northern North Sea platforms. The contract, worth an annual six figure sum, has two additional one-year extension…
3 September 2020
Contract award for the Snøhvit Future project
On behalf of the Snøhvit Unit partners, Equinor has awarded Aibel a front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) for modification of the Hammerfest LNG plant in connection with the Snøhvit Future project. The FEED contract has an estimated value of NOK 140 million and will contribute with about 80 man-years…
3 September 2020
Welcome new Argo!
Following an agreement with GC Rieber Shipping for the purchase of the Skipsteknisk® ST-254L CD, 2011-built, Cyprus flagged Construction Support Vessel Polar King, the Asso Group has today taken delivery of the vessel in Eydehavn, Norway. Once her current commercial commitments have been fulfilled, the vessel will be renamed Argo,…
3 September 2020
Connector Subsea Solutions Expands Into Middle East
Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) Bergen, Norway has announced today, 1st September, that is has signed an exclusive agreement with Abu Dhabi Oilfield Services Company (ADOS). Furthermore, this agreement will be supported by the appointment of John Charalambides as CSS Executive Vice President – Middle East & North Africa. The agreement,…
2 September 2020
Neptune Energy begins installing world’s longest heated production pipeline
Neptune Energy today announced installation is underway of the world’s longest heated subsea production pipeline in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Once completed, the 36 kilometre electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution will transport oil from the Neptune Energy-operated Fenja field to the Njord A platform, operated by Equinor.…
2 September 2020
Equinor signs on for DUG McCloud expertise
Dug McCould are pleased to announce the signing of a multi-year deal covering seismic processing and imaging technology with Norwegian energy giant Equinor. Under the deal, Equinor will replace existing third-party technology with an integrated solution using DUG McCloud, our innovative platform that allows clients to mix and match our…
2 September 2020
DOF Subsea awarded contract in the Atlantic region
DOF Subsea has been awarded a turnkey contract performing marine operations in connection with a decommissioning project by Teekay Petrojarl Floating Production.The award covers project management, engineering, procurement and all offshore marine operations. The offshore works include preparatory works at the sites including installation of a temporary mooring system, towing…
2 September 2020
Askeloes Deploys Digital Twin Of Shell's Bonga FPSO
Akselos SA (Akselos) has announced the successful deployment of a structural Digital Twin for Shell’s Bonga Main FPSO, located 120km Southwest of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. The Digital Twin is a physics-based model of the asset, which represents its entire physical counterpart in absolute detail and accuracy. The model…
2 September 2020
GC Rieber Shipping - Shearwater announces new 3D seismic acquisition agreement with ION
GC Rieber Shipping ASA's 19% owned geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS ("Shearwater") today announced a new 3D seismic acquisition award for ION Geophysical's UK Mid North Sea High ("MNSH") program. The Amazon Warrior will spend approximately one and a half months acquiring the initial phase of the MNSH 3D…
2 September 2020
Magseis Fairfield secures LOA for four-month OBN contract in Gulf of Mexico from April 2021
Magseis Fairfield has received a conditional Letter of Award (LOA) from an undisclosed multiclient company for a four-month Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of Mexico. The survey is anticipated to start in the beginning of April 2021, and further extends the backlog for Magseis Fairfield’s ZXPLR crew…
2 September 2020
New Module For IMAC'S Diving CPD
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) launches the third module for its App-based continuing professional development (CPD) scheme for Diving Supervisors on 1 September. The App incorporates the latest in training techniques to support Diving Supervisors in keeping up to date with current information and guidelines from IMCA. The new…
2 September 2020
Major new report sets baseline to push greater progress in digitalisation
Findings from the first survey of digitalisation in the oil and gas industry reveal there’s a strong appetite to ensure technology is matured to improve the sector’s connectivity, efficiency and sustainability but highlight the need to promote collaborative working if these transformational changes are to become a reality. With support…