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26 June 2019
Norske Shell - Consent for Start-up and Operation of the Gas Lift System on the Knarr Field
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given AS Norske Shell consent for start-up and operation of the gas lift system for Knarr.
26 June 2019
Kvaerner Awarded FEED Study on Jackdaw UWP
Kvaerner has entered into a contract with Shell UK to perform an early phase design engineering of the planned Jackdaw wellhead platform on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. The job will be executed by Kvaerner’s specialised engineering group in Trondheim and Oslo in cooperation with Leirvik and Rambøll in Oslo…
25 June 2019
VARD Orders Seawater Cooling for Newbuild Cable Layer
Norwegian VARD has contracted Hydroniq Coolers to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system for a cable laying vessel the shipbuilder is designing and building for Prysmian Group.Under the contracts, Ålesund-based Hydroniq Coolers – formerly named Sperre Coolers – will deliver its Hydroniq Rack seawater cooling solution that will be integrated…
25 June 2019
Aqualis Completes Acquisition of Braemar Technical Services
Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 13 May 2019 where Aqualis ASA and Braemar Shipping Services plc announced an agreement whereby the Company would acquire three business lines (Adjusting, Marine and Offshore, jointly “BTS”) from Braemar representing the majority of the Braemar Technical Services division.The Company announced…
25 June 2019
Osbit Delivers Class-leading Subsea Plough to Global Marine Group
Osbit Limited has successfully delivered an advanced multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough to Global Marine Group.The offshore technology company has designed and built the plough, which will now be known as PLP240, over a 20-week programme, following contract award in January. Final assembly and sign-off was completed at Osbit’s…
25 June 2019
Malaysia Offers Significant Gas Opportunities
According to research by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, Malaysia offers some of the most material and attractive upstream investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, primarily due to the need for additional gas supply.Full article here.
25 June 2019
McDermott Awarded Large Offshore EPCI Contract from Saudi Aramco
McDermott International, Inc. announced a large* contract award from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Marjan and Zuluf fields, offshore Saudi Arabia.The contract includes the full suite of EPCI services for the relocation of Control Rooms in Zuluf GOSP-4, Marjan GOSP 2 and 3…
25 June 2019
Maersk Drilling Secures Contracts for Maersk Valiant in Mexico
Maersk Drilling has secured contracts for a two-well project for the drillship Maersk Valiant with Repsol Exploración Mexico, S.A. de C.V. for work in Block 10 and 29 offshore Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico. The contracts have an expected duration of 138 days and are set to commence in…
25 June 2019
Shearwater GeoServices Awarded 4D Surveys at Total’s Tyra and Roar Fields in Denmark
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announced the award of a 4D seismic survey by Total E&P Danmark A/S to be conducted this summer.The Tyra, Tyra SE and Roar Fields are located offshore Denmark and the survey will be conducted by Shearwater’s SW Amundsen vessel. Total has selected Shearwater’s multi-sensor Isometrix acquisition…
25 June 2019
Aker BP - Consent to Search Drilling in the North Sea
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent to search drilling in block 25/2 in the North Sea.Aker BP has received consent to drill search well 25 / 2-20 in the North Sea. The well belongs to production license 442, where Aker BP is the operator.Aker BP has given…
25 June 2019
Aker BP - Consent to use Maersk Invincible at Valhall
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent to use the mobile drilling facility Maersk Invincible on the Valhall field.The consent covers the drilling of production wells in connection with the development of Valhall Flanke Vest.Maersk Invincible is a jack-up drilling facility owned and operated by Maersk.Maersk Invincible received…
24 June 2019
Wood Continues Growth in Norway with Two New Equinor Contracts
Wood has secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway. The contracts continue Wood's successful track record of delivering engineering and technical services to Equinor - both in-country and globally - for more than two decades.In the first of the new contracts, Wood will deliver…
24 June 2019
Monitoring Results of Nord Stream 2 Construction in Finland: All Impacts are in Line with or Lower than Assessed
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and permit application documents. Monitoring covered all impacts of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction activities in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone during 2018. In general, the impacts were minor, limited and short-term.Nord Stream 2’s Finnish monitoring is part of the comprehensive long-term monitoring programme developed for…
24 June 2019
Atteris is Moving Up in the World
Perth-based subsea and pipelines engineering services provider Atteris Pty Ltd* has relocated its head office and doubled its footprint in the process, following steady growth in 2018 and a positive outlook in the energy sector.In the past five years Atteris has successfully diversified its services to offer subsea and pipeline…
24 June 2019
Able Underlines World Leader Status as Giant Rig Arrives
‘Once again we have demonstrated that we are a world leader in the marine decommissioning industry which is set to grow rapidly in the years ahead’That was how Peter Stephenson, founder and Executive Chairman of Able UK, described the successful arrival at Able Seaton Port of the giant 25,000 tonnes…
24 June 2019
ABPmer Delivers Preliminary Site Condition Report for Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2
ABPmer’s specialist metocean team is supporting SSE Renewables in the development of Phase 2 of its Arklow Bank Wind Park project, off the east coast of Ireland. SSE Renewables is a leading developer and operator of offshore wind energy sites, and has the largest pipeline of offshore wind projects in…
24 June 2019
Teekay Offshore Partners Announces Termination of Cheviot Field Opportunity and Availability of Petrojarl Varg FPSO
In October 2018, certain subsidiaries of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. entered into an agreement with Alpha Petroleum Resources Limited to use Teekay Offshore’s Petrojarl Varg floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to operate on the Cheviot oil field on the UK continental shelf.The FPSO contract was for a seven-year…
24 June 2019
Total Announces Plans to Transform its Organization in Esbjerg
Total E&P Danmark announced its plans to restructure its Danish oil and gas operations centered in Esbjerg. The reorganization will introduce a simpler and more focused set-up building on the wider Total Group’s experience and expertise with an aim to improve our competitiveness in the Danish North Sea.The decision to…
24 June 2019
Valhall Flank West Successfully Installed
The Valhall Flank West topsides were installed on the Valhall field on Saturday, 22 June. This is just 14 months after the first steel was cut at Kværner’s yard in Verdal. Both the topsides and the jacket were delivered ahead of schedule, under budget and with no serious injuries.Aker BP…
24 June 2019
Maersk Drilling Completes Sale of Jack-up Mærsk Giant
Maersk Drilling has completed the sale of jack-up rig Giant (formerly named Mærsk Giant) to the LOTOS Petrobaltic Group. The new owners will use the rig for drilling solely in the Baltic Sea, for jobs involving the LOTOS Petrobaltic Group and other contracting parties.“After reviewing different options, we believe that…
21 June 2019
Island Crown to Support Construction at East Anglia One
A state-of-the-art vessel that allows workers on the East Anglia One Offshore Windfarm to effectively ‘walk to work’ was been contracted by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy on behalf of ScottishPower Renewables.The service offshore vessel (SOV), named Island Crown, will provide comfortable living conditions adjacent to the site located 43km off…
21 June 2019
VOS Ares Secures Long-term Contract
Vroon announced that VOS Ares has secured a long-term contract with charterers, PTTEP Thailand. Our Singapore-managed anchor-handling tug support (AHTS) vessel will operate as production-support vessel, forming part of PTTEP Thailand’s core fleet. The new contract, a direct continuation of VOS Ares’ existing charter with PTTEP, commences this month for…
21 June 2019
Production Efficiency Rises for 6th Consecutive Year to 75% in 2018
Production Efficiency on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has improved for the sixth consecutive year, according to the latest analysis by the Oil and Gas Authority, which has been launched for the first time as an online digital visualisation tool, allowing users to fully explore the data.In 2018, Production Efficiency…
21 June 2019
DNV GL Secures Verification Contract with Energinet
DNV GL has won a major contract to provide independent verification services for Energinet’s section of the Baltic Pipe project, offshore Denmark.The Baltic Pipe project aims to enable the transport of gas from Norway from a tie-in to the existing Europipe II in the Danish North Sea to the export…
21 June 2019
INPEX Submits Revised Plan of Development for Abadi LNG Project, Masela Block, Indonesia
INPEX CORPORATION announced that through its subsidiary INPEX Masela, Ltd, it has submitted to Indonesian government authorities a revised Plan of Development (POD) for the Abadi LNG Project. The revised POD is based on an onshore LNG development scheme with an annual LNG production capacity of 9.5 million tons. The…
21 June 2019
Gazprom Management Committee Reviews Progress of Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream Projects
The Gazprom Management Committee reviewed the progress of the construction projects for the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream export gas pipelines.It was noted that both projects are going according to schedule.To date, about 1,450 kilometers of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, i.e. over 59 per cent of its total length,…
21 June 2019
Drilling Permit for Well 6608/6-1 in Production Licence 762
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 6608/6-1 cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 6608/6-1 will be drilled from the Deepsea Stavanger drilling facility in position 66 30`2.69 N and 08 56`19.27 E.The drilling programme for well 6608/6-1 relates to the…
21 June 2019
Drilling Permit for Well 6508/1-3 in Production Licence 758
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Capricorn Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6508/1-3 cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 6508/1-3 will be drilled from the Transocean Arctic drilling facility in position 65 58`25.73 N and 08 09`49.06 E.The drilling programme for well 6508/1-3 relates to the…
20 June 2019
Acteon: Acquisition of TerraSond
Acteon, the global Subsea Services group, has completed the acquisition of geosciences survey company TerraSond. Headquartered in the USA, TerraSond is a multidisciplinary geospatial and geophysical business with global experience. Working for clients in Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering and Mining, Telecoms, Marine Construction and Public Sectors, the company has…
20 June 2019
Oceanteam Solutions Secures New Contract for Supplying Cable Lay Spread
Oceanteam Solutions announced that it has been awarded a contract for supplying a client with a cable lay spread from May until mid-October 2019, with extension options. The scope includes the hire of one of Oceanteam’s 2000t and 4000t turntables, two 10t tensioners and technicians for operations and maintenance activities.The…
20 June 2019
MODEC Awarded Letter of Intent by Petrobras Related to Búzios 5 FPSO
MODEC, Inc. announced that it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for supply, charter, and operations of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras") for Búzios 5. The firm time charter period of the contract is 21 years.This will be the 5th FPSO…
20 June 2019
Oil Discoveries at Jorvik and Tellus East Exploration Wells
Lundin Petroleum AB announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has made two oil discoveries in exploration wells 16/1-31 S (Jorvik) and 16/1-31 A (Tellus East) on the eastern edge of the Edvard Grieg field in PL338 on the Utsira High.Highlights- Oil and gas discoveries with combined gross…
20 June 2019
TGS and PGS Announce Jeanne d’Arc HD3D in Offshore East Canada
TGS and PGS announce the Jeanne d’Arc High Density 3D (“HD3D”) multi-client project in Offshore Newfoundland, East Canada.The project will cover approximately 5,000 km2 and encompasses multiple Exploration Licenses, Significant Discovery Licenses and sections of the open acreage included in the November 2019 bid round. PGS’ Ramform Atlas will perform…
20 June 2019
Drilling Permit for Well 6507/2-5 S in Production Licence 942
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 6507/2-5 S cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 6507/2-5 S will be drilled from the West Phoenix drilling facility in position 70 22`43.71´´E and 650 50`44.19``N after completing the drilling of wildcat well 16/1-30…
20 June 2019
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Proposes Opening of Area for Offshore Wind
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy will soon send a proposal on hearing to open the area of Utsira Nord outside the coast of Rogaland for applications on floating offshore wind. The Ministry also asks for input on the southern area of Sørlige Nordsjø II. The hearing will open before…
20 June 2019
Reserves Report for Recently Acquired Chevron Assets
Delek Group published a reserves report for the oil and gas assets recently acquired from Chevron. The report can be accessed here.
20 June 2019
Offshore Wind Accelerator Tender: Floating Component Exchange Study
Call for entries from companies and consortia interested in undertaking a study assessing the use of floating lift vessels for major component exchange during the O&M phase of bottom-fixed offshore wind farms.The main objectives of this competition is to: 1. Improve availability and flexibility of lifting operations 2. De-risk the…
20 June 2019
Offshore Wind Accelerator Tender: Low Emission Vessels Competition
Call for entries from companies and consortia to participate in a competition to accelerate the development of technologies with the potential to reduce vessel emissions and fuel consumption in the offshore wind sector. Up to £100,000 in funding will be awarded to the winning technologies, from a total funding pot…
20 June 2019
UK Subsea, Defense Groups Plan Joint R&D
Offshore association Subsea UK and its technology division the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC).Full article here.
20 June 2019
Equinor and Partners Fully Align Interests in the Carcará Oil Discovery in Brazil
Equinor and Barra Energia have completed their transaction announced on 4 July 2018, whereby Equinor has acquired Barra's 10% interest in the BM-S-8 block in Brazil's Santos basin for a total consideration of USD 379 million.Upon the completion of this transaction, Equinor, ExxonMobil and Galp have also completed the two…
20 June 2019
Petrofac and MFDevCo Join Forces to Maximise Recovery
Marginal Field Development Company (‘MFDevCo’) announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Petrofac for the pursuit of opportunities in the recovery of stranded gas resources.Under the agreement, the companies will work together to engineer, deliver and operate gas to wire facilities for the redevelopment and recovery of…
20 June 2019
Anadarko Announces Mozambique LNG Final Investment Decision
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and the co-venturers in Mozambique's Offshore Area 1, on 18 June announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Anadarko-led Area 1 Mozambique LNG project. This official declaration of FID confirms the Area 1 Plan of Development is now effective with notice provided to the Government of…
20 June 2019
Pioneering Spirit Lifts 25,000 t Brent Bravo Platform
Allseas’ record-breaking heavy lift and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit has safely completed the single-piece removal of the 25,000 t Brent Bravo topsides from the North Sea. Completed early Tuesday morning, the operation took approximately 4 hours, from positioning the vessel around the platform to the moment of the lift. The…
20 June 2019
ABPmer Commissioned by the Crown Estate to Support Quality Assurance of Shared Marine Data
The Crown Estate’s Marine Data Exchange (MDE) supports the marine renewables industry with shared offshore survey data to inform future development projects.ABPmer has been commissioned by The Crown Estate for data handling tasks critical to the effective management of the MDE.Supporting seabed management around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The…
18 June 2019
Project of Firsts Concluded in Mexico
MDL has successfully concluded a maiden cable lay project offshore Mexico, marking a major milestone for the Mexican subsea market.The company’s modular tensioning spread, featuring the MDL TTS-2/140 Series Tensioner, was used for the installation of a 25mm fibre optic cable on the Eni Amoca/Miztón project.The mission was completed in…
18 June 2019
Jan De Nul Hattrick in Taiwan
Jan De Nul Group scored a hattrick in Taiwan, being successfully awarded the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of both foundations and subsea cables for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm (OWF). Developed by Macquarie Capital Ltd. and Swancor Renewable Energy Company Ltd., the 376MW Formosa 2 OWF will…
18 June 2019
Atlantic Petroleum: Orlando Field Production Update
P/F Atlantic Petroleum announced the initial Orlando field production results following the disclosure of production information from the Licence Operator under the terms of the associated Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA).Orlando UpdateProduction from the Orlando field began at a lower rate than expected. Production over the first two months has…
18 June 2019
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited: Development Feasibility Study and Gas Market Assessment Completed for the Anchois Gas Field, Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas company, provided an update on the Lixus Offshore Licence, with the completion of the Development Feasibility Study for the Anchois Gas Field and the Morocco Gas Market and Anchois Field Monetisation Assessment.Highlights of the studies are: - The…
18 June 2019
Petrobras Clarifies on Natural Gas Discovery in the Sergipe Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media, related the discovery of natural gas in the Sergipe Basin, clarified that, in recent years, six deepwater discoveries have been confirmed in the Sergipe Basin: Cumbe, Barra, Farfan, Muriú, Moita Bonita and Poço Verde, as already disclosed to…
18 June 2019
Hurricane Energy plc: Lancaster EPS First Lifting and Oil Sales
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, provided an operational update in relation to the Early Production System development of the Lancaster field ("Lancaster EPS").On 18 June 2019, Hurricane sold its first cargo which was lifted from the…