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1 October 2019
Vår Energi Awards Balder X Subsea Contract to Industry Consortium
Vår Energi AS has awarded a contract covering engineering, procurement, construction and instalment (EPCI) of subsea systems (SPS/SURF) for the Balder X project to a consortium of the companies Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and Ocean Installer AS.This award is a key milestone in the ongoing Balder X Project,…
1 October 2019
Subsea 7 Awarded Contracts Offshore Azerbaijan
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of two contracts, together representing a sizeable(1) contract award, by BP Exploration for the Azeri Central East (ACE) project in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian Sea in a water depth of approximately 140 metres.The work scopes comprise engineering and fabrication of…
1 October 2019
Continued High Activity on the Norwegian Shelf
Even after more than 50 years, the Norwegian shelf still holds vast opportunities.More than half of the estimated remaining resources on the Norwegian shelf have already been discovered. 85 per cent are located in the fields and 15 per cent are located in discoveries that are being considered for development.There…
27 September 2019
Global E&C Wins Life-of-field Contract for Brownfield Services with Apache’s North Sea Subsidiaries
Integrated Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor, Global E&C, Wins Life-of-field Contract for Brownfield Services with Apache’s North Sea subsidiaries.Global E & C forms part of Global Energy Group, based in Inverness, and this award is the largest in the Group’s history.Operating across the Beryl and Forties fields, Apache’s North…
27 September 2019
Acquisition of Major Cooper-Eromanga Acreage Position
Oilex Ltd announced that it has entered into a binding term sheet with Senex Energy Limited and certain of its related entities (together referred to as “Senex”) to acquire all of Senex’s interest as operator in 27 Petroleum Retention Licenses in the Northern Oil and West Gas Fairway in the…
27 September 2019
Sonardyne Instruments Chosen by A/S Norske Shell for Long-term Reservoir Monitoring
A/S Norske Shell is launching a 10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at its Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea, using long-endurance sensors from subsea monitoring specialist Sonardyne International Ltd.Norske Shell’s goal is to continuously monitor any movement of the seafloor at Ormen Lange, Norway’s second largest gas field. The…
27 September 2019
Hydratight MORSEAL Riser Repair for Shell Nelson
On-line pipeline repair specialist, Hydratight, has installed two MORSEAL enclosure clamps on the outer diameter of a riser connected to the Shell Nelson platform in the Nelson field located 80km north east of Aberdeen. These are the first MORSEAL installations for Shell in the North Sea.The MORSEAL clamps have been…
27 September 2019
Hunterston Turbine Bows Out
SSE Renewables has successfully led the decommissioning of the last remaining test turbine at the Hunterston National Offshore Turbine Test Facility today in North Ayrshire as Scotland prepares to embrace the next chapter in the development of its offshore wind capabilities and expertise.Following six years of testing, the 6MW Siemens…
27 September 2019
Jadestone Energy Completes Montara Umbilical Replacement
Jadestone Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas production company focused on the Asia Pacific region, announced the successful installation of replacement subsea umbilical cables at the Montara complex, offshore Australia.The umbilical cables are an essential part of the control system of the Montara complex subsea wells, providing electrical power…
27 September 2019
Summary ToggleSAExploration Announces New $28 Million Ocean-Bottom Marine Project Award in Asia Pacific
SAE announced a new shallow-water ocean-bottom marine project award in the Asia Pacific region for a major national oil company valued at approximately $28 million. Services to be provided will include data acquisition utilizing ROV-deployed autonomous nodal recording technology in water depths up to 60 meters. The project is expected…
27 September 2019
Santos Wins New Acreage on-trend with Dorado
Santos announced it had been awarded new acreage on-trend with the Dorado discovery in the adjacent permit, offshore Western Australia, in a joint venture with BP.Santos will operate the new permit, WA-541-P, in the Northern Carnarvon Basin which lies to the west of the recent Dorado, Roc and Phoenix South…
27 September 2019
Vår Energi Acquires ExxonMobil’s Upstream Assets in Norway
Vår Energi AS, owned by Eni and HitecVision, has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil to acquire its upstream assets in Norway. The transaction includes ownership interests in more than 20 producing fields.The fields are operated mostly by Equinor, including Grane, Snorre, Ormen Lange, Statfjord and Fram, with a combined production…
26 September 2019
Jersey Oil and Gas plc: Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2019
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf ("UKCS") region of the North Sea, announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019.Highlights: - Strong cash position of approximately £15.5m at period end - Drilled the 20/05b-14 Verbier…
26 September 2019
Archer Awarded Contract for the Modular Drilling Rig Archer Topaz
Archer announced the award of a contract with a North Sea operator for the provision of drilling services using the modular drilling rig Archer Topaz. The firm contract commitment is for permanent plugging & abandonment of two wells and recovery of conductors. Following a period of rig reactivation, Topaz will…
26 September 2019
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Mobilizes for Ocean Survey Activities, Announces Kevin Wark as New Liaison to the Fishing Community
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC announced the launch of ocean survey operations today within the Atlantic Shores lease area, in order to inform future turbine development.Survey operations encompass 183,000 acres located 8-20 miles off the New Jersey coast between Barnegat Light and Sea Isle City and are expected to conclude…
26 September 2019
ALE Awarded SCR and Umbilical Pull-in Project in US Gulf of Mexico
ALE has announced the award of a major steel catenary riser (SCR) and umbilical pull-in contract by Subsea 7 USA. The scope of work included in this contract is for engineering, procurement, fabrication and offshore pull-in operations.ALE will start the engineering phase of this project immediately with offshore operations to…
26 September 2019
New Contract with Petrofac Adds to Craig International's Portfolio in the UK
Craig International has secured £50 million of new contracts in the first half of 2019 and announce their first contract with Petrofac in the UK following a competitive tender process. This latest win comes on the back of two major contracts with Spirit Energy and BP and cements Craig International’s…
26 September 2019
AHTS Contracts Awarded by Total E&P South Africa
Total E&P South Africa has awarded Solstad Offshore ASA contracts for two Large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) Vessels, Normand Drott and Normand Prosper. The contracts are to support Total E&P South Africa's operations in Block 11B/12B and the drilling program is expected to take up to 280 days, not…
26 September 2019
Another Major Barossa Contract Awarded
Santos announced the Barossa project has taken another big step towards a Final Investment Decision early next year with the award of the gas export pipeline contract.The contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the260-kilometre gas export pipeline was awarded to Allseas Group.The Barossa project is currently in…
26 September 2019
ADNOC Offshore Selects Weatherford for Directional Drilling, Awards Three year Contract Worth $220 million
Weatherford International plc announced it has signed a $220 million, three-year contract with the Abu Dhabi Company for Offshore Petroleum Operations Limited (“ADNOC Offshore”) to provide directional drilling services for the stated goal of increasing offshore production for ADNOC Offshore in the UAE. The agreement entails using the Weatherford Magnus®…
25 September 2019
RDS Wins Pharis Energy Conceptual Study Contract
RDS, KCA Deutag’s global provider of engineering and design solutions to the oil and gas, renewable and alternative energy sectors, announced that it has won a new contract to carry out a conceptual study for Pharis Energy. Pharis Energy aims to initiate the first major offshore steam flood project in…
25 September 2019
IOOA Welcomes Clarification from Government
Statement by the Irish Offshore Operators’ AssociationThe Irish Offshore Operators’ Association (IOOA) welcomes the clarification from the Government of Ireland that existing exploration licenses will be unaffected and the Government announcement at the United Nations Climate Action Summit only relates to future licenses not those granted in the 2015 Licence…
25 September 2019
CPIH and Equinor Sign Cooperation Agreement on Offshore Wind
CPIH (China Power International Holding) and Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind in China and Europe.The MoU also opens for potentially expanding the collaboration between the two companies. “China is rapidly increasing its use of renewables and natural gas. The country is set…
25 September 2019
Hague and London Oil plc: Proposed Acquisition of Assets in the Dutch & UK Southern North Sea
Hague and London Oil plc, the oil and gas company with a diverse portfolio of production, development, appraisal, exploration and infrastructure assets primarily focused on the Southern North Sea, announced the proposed acquisition of several assets in the Dutch & United Kingdom sectors of the North Sea from ONE-Dyas BV…
25 September 2019
New Approach for Completing Environmental Assessments for Thor Offshore Wind Farm is being Launched
The Danish Energy Agency has decided that a Strategic Environmental Assessment must be completed prior to submission of final bids for Thor offshore wind farm. In addition to this, comprehensive environmental assessments are still to be carried out prior to final bids. Later, the winner of the concession will have…
25 September 2019
Ocean Infinity Completes Data Expedition for Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Ocean Infinity, the next generation sub-sea technology and data company, announced that it has successfully carried out an expedition on the Mohns Ridge in the north-western Norwegian Sea, on behalf of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).NPD had been assigned the task of mapping and proving deep sea mineral deposits by…
25 September 2019
Kraken Awarded $2.9 Million KATFISH Contract from ThayerMahan Inc.
Kraken Robotics Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., has received a purchase order from ThayerMahan Inc., for a KATFISH™180 system. This follows a first KATFISH™order in June 2019 from them. ThayerMahan Inc. is a US-based company specializing in the design, integration, and operation of autonomous…
25 September 2019
Empyrean Energy PLC: Duyung PSC, Operational Update
Empyrean Energy Plc, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, provided an operational update in relation to the upcoming drilling campaign at the Duyung PSC in the West Natuna basin, offshore Indonesia, in which Empyrean holds an 8.5% interest.Empyrean has been advised…
25 September 2019
Tracerco Secure 7 Subsea Inspection Projects in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico and West Africa
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey Plc, has recently been awarded 7 subsea inspection projects to provide critical flow assurance and asset integrity data on a variety of pipelines, flowlines and risers in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and Offshore West Africa.Through the use of DiscoveryTM, Tracerco’s Subsea CT…
24 September 2019
Hurricane Energy plc: 'Warwick West' 204/30b-A Well Spud
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, announced that the 204/30b-A ("Warwick West") well was spudded on 24 September 2019 using the Transocean Leader rig.Warwick West is the third and final well of the 2019 Greater Warwick Area…
24 September 2019
NOPSEMA Extends Decision Timeframe for Equinor Environment Plan
On 23 September, NOPSEMA advised Equinor that it is unable to make a decision on their environment plan for proposed exploration drilling in the Great Australian Bight within the 30 day assessment period, following Equinor's submission of additional information. The next decision point is scheduled for 14 November 2019.The extension…
24 September 2019
Consent for OKEA Drilling 6407/9-11 Infill Ø and 6407/9-12 Skumnisse
On 17 September 2019 Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gave OKEA consent for drilling 6407/9-11 Infill Ø and 6407/9-12 Skumnisse with the Deepsea Nordkapp rig. Drilling is expected to commence in October.“Increasing the activity level in the Draugen area is an important part of OKEA’s strategy” CEO Erik Haugane confirms.“We are…
24 September 2019
Axxis Geo Solutions Receives LOI for Additional Work
Axxis Geo Solutions ASA has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to commence a large OBN survey in the fourth quarter of 2019.The planned survey has an estimated scope of 28 vessel months, utilizing two source vessels and two receiver vessels. “This LOI confirms AGS’ ability to continue to…
24 September 2019
GC Rieber Shipping: Shearwater GeoServices Awarded SE Asia Project for SW Vespucci
GC Rieber Shipping ASA's 20% owned geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices announced the award of a combined 3D and 2D seismic survey in Southeast Asia for the SW Vespucci Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV).The contract covers an area of 1,600 sq. km for 3D seismic with associated 2D work to be executed over…
24 September 2019
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative Announces Progress Towards Methane Target and New CCUS Initiative to Scale up Actions Towards Climate Goals
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced further initiatives to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and support the goals of the Paris Agreement, ahead of OGCI’s annual event in New York City.First, OGCI launched a new initiative to unlock large-scale investment in carbon capture, use and storage…
24 September 2019
Alcatel Submarine Networks Deploys a New Cable in the Coral Sea, Connecting Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands to Australia
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) is deploying a new subsea system for Vocus Group Limited (Vocus) in the Coral Sea that will connect both Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Solomon Islands back to Sydney (the major internet hub of the region), boosting international connectivity and providing high speed telecommunications capacity…
24 September 2019
PGS Completes Trøndelag Platform 2019 Campaign
The acquisition phase is now complete for two PGS 3D GeoStreamer surveys totaling 10 500 sq. km over frontier acreage on the Trøndelag platform, including the Helgeland and Froan basins. First data is expected before the end of the year, with final PSDM due in July 2020. Two full broadband…
24 September 2019
Yakaar-2 Appraisal Well Confirms World-scale Gas Resource Offshore Senegal
Kosmos Energy announced that the Yakaar-2 appraisal well has encountered approximately 30 meters of net gas pay in similar high-quality Cenomanian reservoir to the Yakaar-1 exploration well, continuing the 100 percent success rate of wells targeting the inboard Mauritania/Senegal gas trend. Yakaar-2 was drilled approximately nine kilometers from Yakaar-1 and…
23 September 2019
Ørsted Contracts Van Oord for Cable Installation at Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms
Van Oord has been awarded the contract by Ørsted for the cable installation works at the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms. The wind farms are located between 35 and 60 kilometres off the west coast of Changhua County, Taiwan. Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms…
23 September 2019
NKT is Preferred Turnkey Supplier for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms Creyke Beck A/B
NKT has entered a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems to the prospective Dogger Bank offshore Wind Farms Creyke Beck A/B. The project is being developed as a joint venture by Equinor (50%) and SSE (50%).Dogger…
23 September 2019
Wood to Deliver Modifications for Equinor’s Martin Linge Development
Wood has been appointed to deliver brownfield modifications services to Equinor’s Martin Linge offshore installation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).Awarded under an existing framework agreed in 2016, Wood is the main contractor for maintenance, repair and modifications on the facility which was installed in July 2018.Martin Linge is scheduled…
23 September 2019
Award of Exploitation Permit for CO2 Storage
The authorities have granted Equinor a permit to exploit an area for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Shelf.In the Northern Lights project, Equinor and partners Shell and Total will carry out a feasibility study for a CO2 storage facility. This is part of a full-scale pilot project for CO2 capture…
23 September 2019
i3 Energy plc: Operations Update
i3 Energy plc, an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK, announced the following operational update. The 13/23c-9 pilot well on i3 Energy's 100% owned Liberator Field has now been plugged and abandoned as planned following completion of the vertical seismic profile ("VSP") survey and…
23 September 2019
Independent Oil and Gas plc: Bond Settlement and Harvey Drilling
Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG"), the development and production company focused on becoming a substantial UK gas producer, confirmed that settlement of its EUR100 million 5-year senior secured bond took place on 20 September. Details of the key Bond terms were announced on 9 September.In addition, the Company also…
23 September 2019
Oceaneering Awarded Contracts to Supply Subsea Umbilicals for KG-DWN 98/2 Project
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has been awarded contracts by Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), and partner in the consortium for the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC) KG‑DWN 98/2 deepwater field development in the Bay of Bengal, to supply subsea umbilical control systems. Oceaneering's scope…
23 September 2019
Allseas Selected to Remove the Repsol Gyda Platform
Repsol Norge AS has awarded Allseas an EPRD contract for the removal, transfer, load-in to shore and disposal of its Gyda platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract covers both the 18,000 t topsides and 11,200 t jacket, and includes an option for reinstallation on another field, which would…
20 September 2019
First Subsea Delivers Cable Protection System for Taiwan Project
First Subsea has delivered beach landing Cable Protection Systems for three export cables on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan for Jan De Nul Group, EPCI contractor for delivery and installation of the project’s cables and foundations.Three systems, each 250m in length were contracted in Feb…
20 September 2019
Increased Oil Recovery from St. Malo
Equinor announced on 20 September the sanction of a waterflood project in the St. Malo field in the US Gulf of Mexico.This waterflood project, sanctioned in the resource-rich Wilcox formation in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, is expected to contribute an estimated ultimate recovery of more than 150-175 million barrels…
20 September 2019
Equinor Wins Opportunity to Develop the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
UK authorities announced on 20 September that Equinor and its partner SSE were awarded contracts to develop three large scale offshore wind projects in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea. This will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm development with a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW.…
18 September 2019
Historic Offshore Wind Farm Turns Ten
Located far from the Danish coast and in an area of the North Sea with high waves, the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, the world’s largest of its kind at the time, has been covering the annual power consumption of around 200,000 Danish households with renewable energy for the…