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21 May 2019
Subsea Templates Installed on Nova Field
Wintershall Dea has installed two subsea templates on the ocean floor in Norway, marking a major milestone for the operated Nova project, and the first operational landmark for the newly merged global company.The installation unlocks the next phase of the field development, with 65km of pipelines now ready to be…
21 May 2019
Gazprom Discovers Two New Fields Containing Over 500 billion Cubic Meters of Gas on Yamal Shelf
The Federal Agency for Mineral Resources approved the expert opinions of the State Reserves Commission with regard to the discovery by Gazprom of new hydrocarbon fields on the shelf of the Yamal Peninsula, namely the Dinkov and Nyarmeyskoye fields.The Dinkov field is situated within the Rusanovsky licensed block in the…
17 May 2019
Siemens Gamesa and ZITON Sign Contract for West of Duddon Sands Blade Upgrade Campaign
ZITON announced in the interim report Q4 2018 that it was selected preferred supplier for a blade campaign. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy UK Ltd. and ZITON A/S have on 16 May signed the contract for upgrade of blades at West of Duddon Sands.ZITON will provide a turn key solution to…
17 May 2019
DeepStar Selects Upwing Energy-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Partnership for Conceptual Engineering Study of New Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) Topology
Together, Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of the world’s leading industrial firms, have been selected by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium, to perform a feasibility and conceptual study of Upwing’s Magnetic Drive System™ (MDS) for Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs).The…
17 May 2019
Sale of Block 5, Mexico
Ophir announced that it has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) relating to the sale of its 23.33% interest in Block 5 (Cuenca Salina), offshore Mexico, to the existing partners in the Block 5 exploration licence, subsidiaries of Murphy Oil Corporation, Wintershall Dea and Petronas.Upon closing, interest in the…
17 May 2019
EMGS: Pre-funded Multi-client Survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (“EMGS”) has entered into an agreement for a fully pre-funded multi-client 3D CSEM survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The contract has a value of USD 1.25 million. The survey is expected to be executed in the second quarter of 2019.The Company will mobilise the vessel Atlantic…
17 May 2019
NOPSEMA Accept’s Bratwurst Environment Plan
NOPSEMA’s document provides notification of NOPSEMA’s decision made under regulation 10 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 to accept an environment plan.NOPSEMA’s document can be found here.
17 May 2019
Heerema Awarded Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Project
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded the Petrofac contract for TenneT's Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha project, one of the largest offshore wind farm zones being developed in the North Sea in front of the Dutch coast. The award entails the transport and installation of the HKZ Alpha HVAC platform.…
17 May 2019
DEME Offshore Awarded Major Hornsea Two Contract for Foundation and Turbine Installation
DEME Offshore has been awarded a major contract for the transport and installation of 165 foundations at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Additionally, DEME Offshore secured the contract for the transport and installation of the turbines at the wind farm. The 1.4 GW Hornsea Two offshore…
17 May 2019
OGA Holds Tier Zero Meeting
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has described where it expects industry to focus its attention over the next year; in areas including efficiency, commercial culture and progressing new field developments.The annual performance review, known as the ‘Tier Zero’ meeting, takes place in early Q2 every year with the managing…
16 May 2019
3D Oil Limited: T/49-P Update, Otway Basin
3D Oil Limited informed the market that it has been awarded the necessary environmental approvals from the Commonwealth Statuary National Agency, NOPSEMA, to acquire the Dorrigo 3D Marine Seismic Survey within 100% owned T/49-P of the Offshore Otway Basin.Full announcement here.
16 May 2019
Pipe Work for the Midia Gas Project in the Black Sea Awarded to Corinth Pipeworks
Corinth Pipeworks (CPW) was selected to manufacture and supply 8” steel pipes for the infield line and 16”steel pipes for the offshore gas transport pipeline. The pipes will be manufactured during 2019 in CPW’s factory in Greece, and installation work will commence according to schedule in 2020. CPW’s scope of…
16 May 2019
Horizon Maritime Rebrands the Horizon Arctic and Establishes Norwegian Operation
Horizon Maritime announced that the intake of the former Bourbon Arctic has been finalized. Now sailing under the name Horizon Arctic, the vessel is one of the most technically versatile multi-function offshore support vessels in the world.“The Horizon Arctic takes its place alongside Horizon Maritime’s growing fleet of harsh environment…
16 May 2019
Nord Stream 2 AG: Public Consultation Process for Third Route Begins in Denmark
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the route of the Nord Stream 2 AG natural gas offshore pipeline to the south-east of Bornholm has been made available for public display by thecoordinatingauthority, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA). This route passes outside Danish territorial waters and stretches within the exclusive…
16 May 2019
PGS Completes MultiClient 3D Seismic Acquisition Offshore Republic of Guinea
PGS’ latest MultiClient 3D GeoStreamer acquisition covering blocks A4 and A5 of the Republic of Guinea was completed on 8th May 2019. Fast-track processing is ongoing.The Guinea MC3D survey is PGS’ first MultiClient project in collaboration with the Republic of Guinea and marks the start of a series of planned…
16 May 2019
Plan for Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Approved
The plan for development and operation (PDO) of the second phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development was formally approved by Norwegian authorities on 15 May. The same day sees the construction start of the field’s second processing platform at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund.“This is a big day for Equinor…
16 May 2019
Drilling Permit for Well 6506/11-11 S in Production Licence 644
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) AS a drilling permit for well 6506/11-11 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 6506/11-11 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility in position 65012’10.45’’N and 60 22’46.77’’E.The drilling programme for well 6506/11-11 S relates to drilling…
16 May 2019
AF Group Takes Strategic Position in the Offshore Market for Removal and Recycling in the UK
AF Gruppen's subsidiary AF Offshore Decom creates the company Fairfield Decom together with the leading players in offshore removal and recycling Heerema Marine Contractors and Decom Energy. Headquartered in Aberdeen, the new business combines the knowledge of an experienced operator with the expertise of the world's leading offshore removal and…
15 May 2019
Talon Petroleum Limited: Completion of Acquisition of Encounter Oil Limited and Strategy Update
Talon Petroleum Limited advised that it has completed the acquisition of EnCounter Oil Limited.Accordingly, Talon now holds 100% interests in EnCounter’s highly prospective exploration licences in the UK North Sea. Licence 2363 contains the 107mmbo (best estimate prospective resource) Skymoos Prospect and Licence 2392 which hosts the 27mmbo (best estimate…
15 May 2019
McDermott Awarded EPCI Contract by Petrobras for Sepia Field Project
McDermott International, Inc. announced the award of a significant* contract by Petrobras for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea risers and flowlines for the first phase of the Sepia field, located 174 miles (280 kilometers) from the Rio de Janeiro coastline in Brazil.The project scope includes detailed engineering, surveys,…
15 May 2019
Pipeshield Secure Second East Anglia One Scour Protection Contract
Lowestoft based Pipeshield International Limited have been awarded the contract to supply the 2nd PHASE scour protection for the East Anglia One offshore windfarm by leading offshore construction company DeepOcean. The award follows the successful delivery of the 1st PHASE manufactured and supplied at the end of 2018.Similar in scope…
15 May 2019
Rovuma LNG Development Plan Approved by Mozambique Government
Mozambique Rovuma Venture said that on 14 May, the government of Mozambique had approved its development plan for the Rovuma LNG project, which will produce, liquefy and market natural gas from three reservoirs located in the Area 4 block offshore Mozambique, two of which straddle the boundary with neighboring Area…
15 May 2019
Siccar Point Energy Announces Blackrock Exploration Well Results
Siccar Point Energy has completed drilling the Blackrock exploration well 204/5b-2 in the West of Shetland. The well was drilled with the Diamond Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible on Licence P1830 in 1,115m of water, 10km north of the Siccar Point operated Cambo field.The target of the well was the intravolcanic Paleocene…
15 May 2019
Drilling Permit for Well 16/1-31 A in Production Licence 338
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-31 A, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 16/1-31 A will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility in position 58°51'47.5"N and 02°18'12.35"E.The drilling programme for well 16/1-31 A relates to drilling of…
15 May 2019
Equinor Awarding Contracts Worth NOK 2.5 billion
Equinor has awarded drilling service contracts at a total value of about NOK 2.5 billion, exclusive of options, to several suppliers. The services will be delivered to both new and existing fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.Contracts for services related to liner hangers were signed in Equinor’s digital laboratory at…
15 May 2019
Eni Announces a New Light Oil Discovery in Block 15/06, Offshore Angola
Eni has made a new light oil discovery in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore. The well was drilled on the Ndungu exploration prospect. The new discovery is estimated to contain up to 250 million barrels of light oil in place, with further upside.The Ndungu-1 NFW well is located a…
14 May 2019
Unity Launches First Multi-functional Shallow Intervention System to Secure Cost Savings of up to 75%
Unity, a leading provider of well integrity technology, services and engineering solutions, has launched the industry’s first multi-functional, near-surface intervention system following a successful commercial project for a major operator in Northwest Africa.In its first deployment, the Surface Intervention System (SIS) was mobilised off the coast of Tunisia to set…
14 May 2019
Rever Offshore Announce Whole Fleet Deployment & Successful Completion of North Sea Projects
Rever Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, continues its success in the North Sea, announcing the deployment of all four of the company’s vessels since the start of April, 2019.The Rever fleet, which includes the saturation Dive Support Vessels Rever Topaz, Rever Sapphire and…
14 May 2019
Installation Valhall Flank West
On 7 May, the jacket of Valhall Flank West was installed at sea using the Thialf crane vessel operated by Heerema.Valhall Flank West is a Norwegian oil field located in the North Sea. Sif has produced four Gripper piles and four Main piles for this project which secures the jacket…
14 May 2019
Sif New Assignment: Johan Sverdrup P2 Jacket
On 2 May, Sif and Kvaerner signed a contract for the production of 36 leg sections, 16 pile sleeves, and 16 piles for the P2 jacket of the Johan Sverdrup project.Johan Sverdrup is one of Norway’s five largest oil fields, and will supply between 2.1 to 3.1 billion barrels of…
14 May 2019
Damen and Wilson Sons Complete Shallow Dive Support Vessel Conversion in Brazil
In April Damen and Wilson Sons Estaleiros completed the conversion of platform supply vessel Fulmar to a shallow dive support vessel (SDSV). For this, the vessel, owned and operated by Wilson Sons UltraTug Offshore, need an upgrade from DP1 to DP2 Class notation.When Wilson Sons UltraTug Offshore was awarded a…
14 May 2019
CGG Begins First Multi-Client Ocean Bottom Node Survey in Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico
CGG announced commencement of its first multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) survey, taking CGG’s offshore data library to the next level of excellence. Located in the north-central region of the Gulf of Mexico, this dense OBN survey will provide well-sampled, full azimuthal coverage with long offsets, to deliver exceptional data…
14 May 2019
Letter of Intent for Borgland Dolphin
Dolphin Drilling AS, a subsidiary of Dolphin Drilling ASA, has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a contract with an un-named operator in Norway for a one-well development drilling programme in the North Sea, using the semi-submersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin. The LOI is subject to final contract.…
14 May 2019
Ready for Start-up on Trestakk
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent for start-up of the Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea. Operator Equinor plans start-up during the month of May 2019.Consent for start-up of Trestakk is granted to the licensees in production licence PL091.Investments in the development of the field are expected to total…
14 May 2019
Equinor to Increase Share in High Value Asset in Deepwater US Gulf of Mexico
Equinor has exercised its preferential rights to acquire an additional 22.45% interest in the Caesar Tonga oil field from Shell Offshore Inc for a total consideration of USD 965 million in cash. This will increase Equinor’s interest from 23.55% to 46.00%. Anadarko remains the operator with a 33.75% interest, and…
13 May 2019
Aqualis Offshore and Braemar Technical Services to Join Forces
Aqualis ASA, the parent of marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore, on 13 May entered into an agreement to acquire the Offshore, Adjusting and Marine business lines from Braemar Shipping Services Plc. The combined company, to be renamed AqualisBraemar ASA, will be a leading offshore, adjusting, marine and renewables…
13 May 2019
Latest Autosub Long Range Makes the Right Moves During Portland Harbour Trials
The latest Autosub Long Range (ALR) vehicle being developed by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has successfully completed its first live trials in the waters of Portland Harbour in Dorset.The new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), ALR1500 – named for the 1500m depth it can achieve – passed its first major…
13 May 2019
Jadestone Energy Provides a Further Update on Stag Infill Drilling
Jadestone Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas production company focused on the Asia Pacific region, provided a further update on its infill drilling programme at the Stag oilfield.Drilling operations on the Stag 49H infill well successfully concluded on May 6, 2019, and the completion has now been run. The…
13 May 2019
SeaBird Exploration: New OBN Source Contract in US Gulf of Mexico
SeaBird Exploration has secured a new contract for source work in the US Gulf of Mexico with a repeat customer. The survey has an expected duration 40 - 60 days and will begin medio May 2019. The Osprey Explorer, which recently completed an OBN-survey for another customer, will perform the…
13 May 2019
Dry Well South of the Grane Field - 25/11-29 S
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 916, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/11-29 S.The well was drilled on the Utsira High, about 14 kilometres south of the Grane field and 190 kilometres west of Stavanger in the central part of the North Sea.The primary exploration target for…
13 May 2019
KBR Wins Additional Work on Phase 1 of BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project
KBR, Inc. announced that BP has awarded KBR's UK operating subsidiary the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract to provide Facilities Integration and Terminal Quarters and Utilities (QU) Management for the Hub/Terminal of BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project, located at the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania. KBR will…
13 May 2019
OKEA ASA Intends to Launch an Initial Public Offering and Apply for Listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange
OKEA is a fast-growing independent E&P company operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (“NCS”) with a high-quality asset portfolio and a management team with a proven track record. The Company was founded in 2015 and has in less than four years been transformed into a significant NCS producer with a…
13 May 2019
Hurricane Energy plc: Introduction of Hydrocarbons to Aoka Mizu FPSO
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.On 11 May 2019 hydrocarbons were introduced into the Aoka Mizu FPSO's process system. Introduction of…
10 May 2019
DOF Subsea is Awarded Key North Sea Contracts and Frame Agreements
DOF Subsea has recently secured several new contracts for project scopes to be carried out over the next few months in the North Sea. The contracts, which have been secured for key clients in the UK and Norway, involve a variety of different activities and capabilities including UXO investigation/detonation, Seabed…
10 May 2019
Eni Announces Akoma Discovery in CTP-Block 4, Offshore Ghana
Eni announced a gas and condensate discovery in CTP-Block 4, offshore Ghana. The well, drilled on the Akoma exploration prospect, proved an estimated volume between 550 and 650 bcf of gas and 18-20 mmbbl of condensate. The discovery has further additional upside for gas and oil that will require further…
10 May 2019
Drilling Permit for Wells 16/1-30 S and 16/1-30 A in Production Licence 167
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for wells 16/1-30 S and 16/1-30 A, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Wells 16/1-30 S and 16/1-30 A will be drilled from the West Phoenix drilling facility in position 58°58'50.65"N and 02°16'50.78"E.The drilling programme for 16/1-30…
10 May 2019
Anadarko Agrees To Be Acquired By Occidental
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Occidental Petroleum Corporation under which Occidental will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko for consideration consisting of $59.00 in cash and 0.2934 of a share of Occidental common stock per share of Anadarko common…
10 May 2019
Wood Mackenzie: The Future of Exploration 2019
The results from Wood Mackenzie's annual Exploration Survey are in. The industry has had their say on all things exploration, from budgets and technology to portfolios and peers.Wood Mackenzie's results can be found here.
10 May 2019
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway: Consent for Manned Underwater Operations 2019
Vår Energi, Equinor, Gassco and Aker BP have received consent for manned underwater operations (MUO) in 2019.Equinor has signed framework agreements with Technip Norge AS (Technip) and Subsea 7 Norway AS (Subsea 7) concerning the performance of manned underwater operations in 2019. Through a pool agreement with Equinor, Gassco and…
10 May 2019
SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil FPSO Liza Unity
SBM Offshore announced that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install and thereafter lease and operate for up to two…