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9 May 2019
Trelleborg Awarded Three Major Buoyancy Contracts
Trelleborg’s offshore operation was recently awarded three major contracts for drilling riser buoyancy and associated riser protection that will be manufactured across two of its facilities in the UK and Brazil.Antony Croston, Business Group Director at Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in Houston, says: “Now that we have almost completed the…
9 May 2019
Thumbs Up for Safety - Global Port Services Successfully Complete Pre-assembly Activities for Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm
Global Port Services successfully complete pre-assembly activities for Beatrice Offshore Wind FarmBeatrice, once fully operational, will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm capable of powering 450,000 homes; comprising 84 x 7MW offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 588MW.The contract for Onshore Crane and Logistics Operations, awarded to Global…
9 May 2019
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited: Competent Persons Report on the Anchois Discovery, Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas company, announced the completion of the independent Competent Persons Report (“CPR”) by Netherland Sewell & Associates Inc. over the satellite prospects adjacent to the Anchois-1 gas discovery in the Lixus Offshore Licence, Morocco. - Upgrade of audited total…
9 May 2019
Maersk Drilling to Launch First Hybrid, Low-emission Rig
Combining hybrid power, data intelligence and cleaning technology, the Maersk Intrepid will push the boundaries for low-emission drilling on conventionally powered offshore rigs.A new technological standard for low-emission drilling on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This is Maersk Drilling’s ambitious target for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid which is…
9 May 2019
Aker BP – Consent for Exploration Drilling in the North Sea
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent for exploration drilling in block 15/6 in the North Sea.The consent covers the drilling of exploration well 15/6-15 in production licence 814, for which Aker BP is the operator. The purpose of the well is to investigate a prospect that Aker…
9 May 2019
Aker BP – Consent for Exploration Drilling in the North Sea
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent for exploration drilling in block 25/11 in the North Sea.The consent covers the drilling of exploration well 25/11-29 S in production licence 916, for which Aker BP is the operator. The purpose of the well is to investigate a prospect that…
9 May 2019
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate: The Future is in the North
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's estimates indicate that more than half of the oil and gas that has not yet been discovered is located in the Barents Sea. The rest is distributed between the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea. The opportunities are greatest in the Barents Sea, where vast areas…
9 May 2019
Prosafe SE: First Quarter 2019 Results – Performance on Track
During the first quarter, the fleet utilisation remained high at 62.5 per cent. Reported EBITDA for the first quarter amounted to USD 24.1 million (USD 49.2 million). EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring costs was USD 25.9 million (USD 50.6 million). Cash flow from operations was USD 14.7 million (USD 51.4 million)."Utilization…
9 May 2019
ConocoPhillips Awards Barossa Subsea Production System Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract
ConocoPhillips Australia, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, has awarded the first Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the Barossa offshore project.Technip Oceania Pty Ltd (TFMC) has been awarded a contract to supply the Subsea Production System (SPS) and associated SPS installation support.The Barossa offshore gas and light…
9 May 2019
SNC-Lavalin Awarded Engineering Design Sub-contract for Scarborough Floating Production Unit, in Australia
SNC-Lavalin announced that it has signed two sub-contracts to support the development of the floating production unit on the proposed Scarborough gas field development project in Western Australia. Under the two contracts, SNC-Lavalin will provide front end engineering design support for the semi-submersible hull and mooring, model testing scoping and…
8 May 2019
The State of Exploration 2019
Exploration activity bounced back in 2018 but declining performance points to the limitations of the global exploration drilling opportunity set and the urgent need for its renewal in 2019 and beyond.This is the key finding of Westwood’s 10th annual ‘State of Exploration’ report which reviews global conventional exploration over the…
8 May 2019
BHGE Wins Subsea Connect Award from Beach Energy
Beach Energy awarded Baker Hughes, a GE company a contract to supply subsea production systems for its Victorian Otway Basin development project located in offshore Victoria, Australia.The contract was awarded in the first quarter of 2019 and includes medium water horizontal Xmas trees and associated subsea control Semstar5 systems, in…
8 May 2019
Exceed Awarded Serica Well Engineering and Well Project Management Contract
Exceed has successfully secured a two-year contract to support Serica Energy (UK) Limited with its future well operations.With a main focus on the production and development in the UK North Sea, complemented by a portfolio of oil and gas exploration opportunities, Serica’s interests include offshore licence blocks in the UK…
8 May 2019
Aker Solutions Brings ix3™ to Market to Accelerate Field Development and Optimize Operations
Aker Solutions launched ix3™ - a software and digital services company that enables operators to accelerate field development projects and optimize asset performance.ix3™ has created a digital twin platform called Integral™ that brings together engineering, manufacturing and test data with live-streamed operational data. Integral™ monitors, assesses, maintains and optimizes energy…
8 May 2019
Nexans Power Umbilical to Provide a Production Boost for the Vigdis North Sea Oil Field
When Equinor’s Vigdis field in the North Sea came on stream in 1997 it was believed that it might produce 200 million barrels of oil. Over 20 years later it has already produced twice that amount, and the recoverable resources from Vigdis are now estimated at 455 million barrels of…
8 May 2019
Offshore has Tremendous Room for Growth
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas celebrates its 50th birthday this week, begging the question – what will the next 50 years hold for the offshore market?Luckily, the data can provide some clues. Rystad Energy – the independent energy research and consultancy headquartered in Norway with offices across…
8 May 2019
Cook Water Injection Project On-Track To Be Completed As Planned
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Anasuria Hibiscus UK Limited, has received a positive update on the progress of the Cook Water Injection Project from Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited the Operator of the Cook Joint Venture. Ithaca advised Anasuria Hibiscus that the Cook water injection well has…
7 May 2019
Expro Expands Subsea Intervention Capabilities
International oilfield services company, Expro, has expanded its subsea intervention capabilities, introducing two new well access solutions in addition to its established subsea landing string system technologies.The Intervention Riser System (IRS) will safely establish and maintain well access throughout riser to surface operations, replicating the functionality of the blow-out preventer…
7 May 2019
Independent Oil and Gas plc: Harvey Appraisal Well Update
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG), the development and production company focused on becoming a substantial UK gas producer, provided an update on preparations to drill the high-impact Harvey appraisal well.Harvey well contracting & permittingThe Company has signed a Letter of Intent with a view to contracting with Maersk Drilling…
7 May 2019
CGX Energy and Frontera Energy Receive Approval of Strategic Joint Venture from the Government of The Cooperative Republic of Guyana
CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation, on 3 May, announced that the Government of The Cooperative Republic of Guyana has approved the farm-in joint venture agreement covering two shallow water offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licenses in Guyana, the Corentyne and Demerara blocks.Under the terms of the farm-in joint venture agreement…
7 May 2019
OMV – Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Norwegian Sea
OMV is the operator for production licence 644/644 B. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now given the company consent for exploration drilling of wells 6506/11-11 S and 6506/11-11 A.The drilling location will have the following geographical coordinates:65º 12' 10.449" N06º 22' 46.774" EWater depth at the site is around 381…
7 May 2019
Equinor - Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Barents Sea
Equinor is the operator for production licence 855. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now given the company consent for the exploration drilling of well NO7324/6-1.The drilling location will have the following geographical coordinates:73º 39’ 07.05” N24º 58’ 35.39” EWater depth at the site is around 449 metres.The well is to…
7 May 2019
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc: Prospective Resources and Ram Head Update
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc (PRD), the Jersey-based Oil and Gas Company, with a portfolio of upstream gas assets adjacent to European gas infrastructure entry points, provided a Prospective Resources update and Conceptual Gas Field Development Plan for Ram Head in Licensing Option 16/30, offshore Ireland.Full update here.
7 May 2019
TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Subsea Contract for the BP Thunder Horse Expansion Project
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by BP for the Thunder Horse South Expansion 2 Project located in the Gulf of Mexico.TechnipFMC will manufacture, deliver and install subsea equipment, including subsea tree systems, manifolds, flowline, umbilicals and subsea tree jumpers, pipeline end…
7 May 2019
BP Approves Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2
BP has sanctioned development of the Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The project will further boost output at one of the largest oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico and marks BP’s latest major investment in the U.S. offshore region.The project is…
6 May 2019
ExxonMobil to Proceed with Liza Phase 2 Development Offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil said it has funded the Liza Phase 2 development offshore Guyana after it received government and regulatory approvals. Liza Phase 2 will produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day and further capitalize on the significant development potential of the Stabroek Block, where ExxonMobil estimates producing more than…
6 May 2019
DNV GL Develops Machine Learning Solution for Faster, More Accurate Mooring Line Failure Detection in Offshore Operations
DNV GL, the technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has developed a solution that reduces the risk of offshore floating vessel mooring line failure going undetected by replacing physical sensors with a machine learning algorithm that accurately predicts line failure in real time.The company’s Smart Mooring solution addresses…
6 May 2019
BMT’s Subsea Technology Supports Norway
BMT announced a partnership with Sonardyne to deliver to Subsea 7 its proven ‘Riser Monitoring System’ (RMS). This industry-leading subsea integrity monitoring solution has been adopted by the world’s largest spar platform, Aasta Hansteen. The Aasta Hansteen Spar platform is operated and owned by Equinor ASA, the Norwegian multinational energy…
3 May 2019
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited: Dorado-2 Drilling Commenced
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provided the following update on the commencement of drilling of the Dorado-2 well. Progress Since arriving at the Dorado-2 location, approximately 2.2 km from the original Dorado-1 well location, the rig has successfully concluded the ready to operate process and has drilled the surface hole and installed…
3 May 2019
CHC Announces New Contract with Capricorn Norge to Support Norwegian Sea Drilling Program
CHC Group has been awarded a contract from Capricorn Norge AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC, to provide helicopter services in support of their forthcoming drilling program at the Lynghaug (PL758) and Godalen (PL842) prospects in the Norwegian Sea.“We are excited to support Capricorn’s first drilling operation…
3 May 2019
Ampelmann’s Houston Office Secures Contract with Harvey Gulf to Operate in the Gulf of Mexico
Ampelmann has secured a contract with marine transportation company Harvey Gulf from its local office in Houston, Texas. The company will perform maintenance work at an Oil and Gas (O&G) platform in the Gulf of Mexico. An A-type system has been mobilised on the Harvey Blue Sea vessel and will…
3 May 2019
Wood Awarded Technical Advisor Role on Vineyard Wind Project
Wood has been awarded the role of technical advisor on Vineyard Wind, the first utility-scale wind farm located off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, an island in Massachusetts, USA.On completion, the 800MW offshore wind farm, which consists of 84 9.5 MW wind turbine generators (WTGs), will be able to meet…
3 May 2019
TGS Acquiring Spectrum to Cement its Position as a Leading Provider of Multi-client Seismic Data
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA announced that it has agreed on the principle terms for the acquisition of Spectrum ASA, creating a leading provider of 2D and 3D seismic data.The transaction is expected to be completed as a statutory merger pursuant to Norwegian corporate law between TGS and Spectrum, with merger…
3 May 2019
Azinor Catalyst Farms-out Boaz and Hinson Prospects Ahead of Three-well 2020 Drilling Programme
Azinor Catalyst Limited, the Seacrest Capital Group-backed E&P Company focused on the UK Continental Shelf, announced it has committed to the Oil and Gas Authority to the drilling of two wells in 2020. These two firm wells form part of a three well 2020 campaign.Catalyst have signed a Letter of…
3 May 2019
Equinor - Exploration Drilling in the North Sea
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Equinor Energy consent to drill well 16/1-30 S in production licence 167 in the North Sea.The consent applies to the drilling of exploration well 16/1-30 S, with an option to drill sidetrack 16/1-30 A.The location of 16/1-30 S is on the Utsira High in…
2 May 2019
Kvaerner to Recycle Statfjord A Four Decades After Delivering the Platform
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract from Allseas for dismantling and recycling of the topside at Equinor’s Statfjord A platform in the the North Sea. The Statfjord A facility was originally built at Kvaerner’s specialised facility at Stord, Norway. 42 years after the tow-out to the field, it is now…
2 May 2019
Statfjord A Home to Stord
The Statfjord A platform in the North Sea will shut down production in 2022, 43 years after first oil. This more than doubles the expected lifetime of the platform. Now the contract for removal and disposal of the topside has been signed, and the topside will be demolished at Stord…
2 May 2019
ADNOC's Block Bid 2019
With the Abu Dhabi 2019 Block Bid Round, ADNOC is launching a second competitive bid round for new licensing opportunities for the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in Abu Dhabi. This follows Abu Dhabi’s first-ever competitive block bid round that commenced in April 2018 and was successfully…
2 May 2019
Eni Signs Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement for Block 1 Offshore Bahrain
Following a joint study conducted by Eni in 2016 and the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding dated 13th January 2019, Eni has signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the National Oil and Gas Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain (NOGA) for Block 1.The signing took place…
2 May 2019
Qatar Petroleum Awards Contracts for 8 Drilling Rigs for the North Field Expansion Project
Qatar Petroleum announced that it has awarded contracts for a total of eight offshore Jackup Drilling Rigs required for the North Field Expansion Project. The drilling rigs are planned to be mobilized and ready for drilling activities starting from January 2020.Contracts for six of the eight rigs were awarded to…
2 May 2019
The OGA's Technology Insights Report Showcases Over 30 Technologies Critical to MER UK
The Oil and Gas Authority has identified over 30+ existing technologies which are critical for the future of UKCS and is supporting North Sea operators to deploy the best technologies for their assets.The ‘UKCS Technology Insights 2018’ report published on 1 May, showcases a range of existing, emerging and further-required…
2 May 2019
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Awarded Turbine Installation Contract for Moray East Offshore Wind Project
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the transport and installation of 100 V164-9.5MW wind turbines for the Moray East project off the East coast of Scotland. The project totals 950MW and the turbine installation is scheduled to commence in the beginning of…
2 May 2019
Oil and Gas Skills Strategy Reveals Rapidly Changing Sector
Energy skills body OPITO has set out a strategy to prepare the UK oil and gas industry for a shift in skills requirements over the next six years.OPITO’s Skills Landscape 2019 – 2025 report, part of the UKCS Workforce Dynamics research series, reveals technology advances, internationalisation and the transition to…
2 May 2019
Oceaneering Secures New Rig Support Contract from Wintershall
Oceaneering International, Inc. has recently secured a drilling and completion support contract for integrated services with Wintershall Norge AS.The contract covers ROV services for the drilling unit West Mira, which will perform production drilling on Wintershall-operated fields in the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including Vega, Nova and Maria, and exploration drilling.…
1 May 2019
Ørsted Takes Final Investment Decision on Changhua 1 and 2a Offshore Wind Farm
Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Prior to the FID, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs approved Ørsted’s local supply chain plan, and subsequently Ørsted has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Taipower at…
1 May 2019
BASF and LetterOne Complete Merger of Wintershall and DEA
Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF and LetterOne have successfully completed the merger of Wintershall and DEA. In September 2018, BASF and LetterOne had signed a transaction agreement to merge their respective oil and gas businesses in a joint venture. “With Wintershall Dea we create the leading independent…
1 May 2019
MDL Successfully Delivers West Africa SURF Installation with DeepOcean
Maritime Developments has concluded a flexible installation project offshore West Africa.The work scope, commissioned by DeepOcean, saw the company’s third-generation Reel Drive System (RDS) used on board the Polar Onyx for installation of a 2.5km flowline in the EN-09 field.The flowline was installed in 1,750 meters water depth and marks…
1 May 2019
International Diving Industry Forum Established by the World's Key Energy Industry Diving Bodies
The International Diving Industry Forum (IDIF) has been established by three key industry stakeholders – the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA); the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI); and the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) – to reduce and control the risks associated with energy industry diving…
1 May 2019
McDermott Awarded EPC Contract by ENI México for Amoca Field Offshore Mexico
McDermott International, Inc. announced the award of a contract by ENI México for engineering, procurement and construction of wellhead platform one (WHP1) to be installed in the Amoca field, located approximately 18 miles (30 kilometers) offshore Dos Bocas in southeast Mexico.The four-deck topsides will have two main decks and will…
1 May 2019
Nord Stream 2 Files Appeal Against the Decision of the Danish Energy Agency
On 17 April 2019 Nord Stream 2 filed an appeal against the 26 March decision of the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) related to the North-western permit application requesting the company to investigate and submit an environmental impact assessment (EIA), accompanied by a permit application, for a route south-east of Bornholm…