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6 August 2018
Fugro Conducts Marine Lidar Bathymetry Survey for New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage
Fugro has won a contract to collect seafloor data for the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), on behalf of the New South Wales Government, Australia.The project will deliver data as part of OEH’s Seabed NSW programme, announced earlier this year, and involves the collection of high resolution, seamless bathymetry…
6 August 2018
BPTT Announces Angelin Arrival
BP Trinidad and Tobago announced that its Angelin platform has arrived in T&T.Angelin, which will be BPTT’s 15th offshore platform, was fabricated in Altamira, Mexico. The topside and jacket sailed from Altamira on June 30. Over the next few weeks they will be installed off the south east coast of…
6 August 2018
BSOG Completes the Two Well Exploration Drilling Program in the Black Sea
Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL (“BSOG”) together with its co-venture partners announce the completion of a two well exploration drilling program in the XV Midia block, offshore Black Sea.The drilling campaign was initially scheduled to start in Q4 2017, subject to rig availability. BSOG used the drilling unit “GSP…
6 August 2018
Extension of TGT FPSO Bare Boat Charter
SOCO International plc announced that Hoang Long Joint Operating Company (HLJOC) has signed a contract extending the FPSO Bare Boat Charter located in the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field, offshore Vietnam.The six-year contract extension of the existing Bare Boat Charter for the FPSO Armada TGT 1 has been signed between…
3 August 2018
Organisational Changes for Subsea 7 Renewables & Heavy Lifting Business Unit
The Subsea 7 Renewables & Heavy Lifting (RHL) Business Unit has expanded its organisational structure to further improve its services to its Clients in the offshore energy sector.The enhanced Subsea 7 RHL Business Unit provides EPCI, T&I and Integrated Services to the offshore energy sector. This includes project management, engineering,…
3 August 2018
HydraWell to Plug on the NCS
The Norwegian operation of an undisclosed international oil company has awarded HydraWell a long-term contract for plug & abandonment (P&A) and slot recovery operations on a major field on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The contract is valid for five years plus three additional three-year options (5+3+3+3). The contract value has…
3 August 2018
Beatrice Decommissioning Programme
The document contains four Decommissioning Programmes (DPs) for four oil installations, two wind turbines, eight pipelines and three power cables operated by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited.Beatrice Decommissioning Programmes
3 August 2018
Balltec Secures Contract Award from Intermoor for its MoorLOK Subsea Mooring Connectors
Balltec has recently secured a contract from Intermoor Inc., based in Houston, USA, for the supply of 9 off of its MoorLOK subsea mooring connectors for a project off the coast of West Africa. The connectors, rated to an MBL of 800 Metric Tonnes, are due to be delivered in…
3 August 2018
Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore UK
Subsea 7 announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Nexen as part of the Buzzard Phase 2 Project, located approximately 55 kilometres off the north-east coast of Scotland.Subsea 7’s contract scope includes project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 5km Pipeline Bundle along with associated well and…
3 August 2018
Acquisition of Total E&P’s Interests in Bruce and Keith
Serica Energy plc announced that Serica Energy (UK) Limited has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire further interests in the Bruce and Keith fields and associated infrastructure in the UK North Sea from Total E&P UK Limited (“BK Acquisition”). Under the SPA, Serica UK will acquire a…
3 August 2018
DNV GL Secures Shell Penguins Contract
DNV GL has won a cross-service contract to support Shell's Penguins Field redevelopment on the UK Continental Shelf.The contract with Shell involves a team which will deliver an integrated verification and class project for the operator's Penguins floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. DNV GL is providing integrated Verification…
2 August 2018
Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad Contract Award
Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary company, PBJV Group Sdn Bhd ("PBJV"), has received a Letter of Award from Enquest Petroleum Production Malaysia Ltd for the Provision of Pan Malaysia Maintenance, Construction and Modification ("PM-MCM") Contract for year 2018-2023 Package A.The total value of the Contract is…
2 August 2018
New Contract in Offshore Wind for Ulstein Verft
Ulstein Verft has signed a ship building contract with the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte for a service operation vessel (SOVs) of the ULSTEIN SX195 design type developed by Ulstein Design & Solutions.The vessel will support the maintenance work of GE Renewable Energy at the German wind farm Merkur Offshore. The project…
2 August 2018
TGS Announces a New Multi-client Project in the UK
Acquisition has commenced on the new Erlend Wild West multi-client 3D seismic project. This survey will cover a minimum of 1,000 km2 in the UK West of Shetland region and ties into TGS' existing EW12 3D data. TGS will harness its acquisition and broadband processing expertise in this region, using…
2 August 2018
Bhagwan Marine Continues Dynamic Expansion
Just months after moving its corporate headquarters to Perth in order to strengthen relationships with Western Australia’s largest Oil & Gas clients, Bhagwan Marine has expanded its fleet further to meet the needs of those clients.The CMV Athos and the DP2 SeaMaster are both Dynamic Positioning (DP2) vessels, combining enhanced…
2 August 2018
Petróleos Mexicanos To Carry Out Maintenance Work On the Tanker Vessel El Señor del Mar
Starting July 28th and until the 4th of August, Petróleos Mexicanos, through Pemex Exploración y Producción (Pemex Exploration and Production), will perform scheduled maintenance work on the tanker vessel Yúum K’ak’náab, better known as El Señor del Mar (The Lord of the Sea), which is anchored in the Campeche Sound.Work…
2 August 2018
Hurricane Energy Operational Update: Completion of Turret Mooring System Installation
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 EPS development of the Lancaster Field.The turret mooring system, including the newly-constructed buoy for the Aoka Mizu FPSO, has been successfully installed at…
2 August 2018
Eni Announces the Approval of the Development Plan for Area 1 Discoveries Offshore Mexico
Eni announced that on 31st July 2018, Mexico’s National Hydrocarbon Commission (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos, CNH) approved the Development Plan (PoD) for the discoveries of Amoca, Miztón and Tecoalli, located in Area 1 (Eni 100%), in the shallow waters of the Campeche Bay. This achievement occurs just 32 months after…
1 August 2018
Royal IHC to Perform Major Modification on McDermott Pipelay Vessel
Royal IHC has been awarded a contract to modify McDermott International Inc.’s pipelay and construction vessel AMAZON. It includes the delivery of an innovative and complete J-lay system to the Houston-based company. The contract was signed by McDermott’s Global Vice President Marine Assets & Operations Alan Marriott and Royal IHC’s…
1 August 2018
McDermott Awarded EPCI Subsea Tieback Contract from PEMEX for Ayatsil Pipelines
- McDermott to install two rigid flowlines for PEMEX's Ayatsil field in offshore Mexico- Award builds on McDermott's successful reputation in Mexico with PEMEX- Solution supports client's goal of increased production, particularly heavy crude oilMcDermott International, Inc. announced a sizeable* contract award by PEMEX Exploración y Producción for subsea pipeline…
1 August 2018
Transocean Ltd. Announces One-Year Contract Extension for Henry Goodrich
Transocean Ltd. announced that the harsh environment semisubmersible Henry Goodrich was awarded a one-year contract extension offshore Eastern Canada with Husky Oil Operations Limited. The estimated contract backlog, excluding bonus opportunities, is approximately $100 million. The contract is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2018.
1 August 2018
LUKOIL Starts Installation of Wellhead Platform Substructure at the Vladimir Filanovsky Field
LUKOIL completed transportation and started installation of the substructure for the wellhead platform (mini offshore ice-resistant fixed platform) at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea.The wellhead platform is designed to produce and gather crude oil, as well as to supply it to the central processing platform of the…
1 August 2018
ARO Drilling Awarded Six Three-year Drilling Contracts from Saudi Aramco for Rowan Jack-ups
Rowan Companies plc announced that ARO Drilling was awarded six three-year contracts by Saudi Aramco for Rowan jack-up rigs currently operating in Saudi Arabia. These new contracts will commence upon completion of the rigs' existing contracts later this year.The Rowan Middletown, Charles Rowan, and Arch Rowan are expected to be…
1 August 2018
Otto Farms into Eight Well Gulf Coast Drilling Program with Hilcorp and Announces Equity Raising
- Portfolio of eight, high probability of success, technically independent prospects, generated off new proprietary 3D seismic - Large prospective resource provides material upside upon success through oil and gas production growth - Highly experienced and privately owned US Gulf Coast operator Hilcorp Energy to execute drilling and development program…
1 August 2018
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Receives Project Financing Term Sheet for Nigerian Development Project
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, an international oil and gas exploration and development company, announced that its 50% owned joint venture company, Shoreline Canadian Overseas Petroleum Development Corporation ("ShoreCan"), has received and agreed to a project financing and offtake agreement term sheet, providing for a minimum US$30 million to a maximum…
31 July 2018
Drilling Permit for Well 6406/6-5 S in Production Licence 255 B
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6406/6-5 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management regulations.Well 6406/6-5 S will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility at position 64°35'47.28"N and 06°51'15.27"E.The drilling programme for well 6406/6-5 S relates to…
31 July 2018
Drilling Permit for Well 7220/5-3 in Production Licence 532
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 7220/5-3, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 7220/5-3 will be drilled from the Songa Enabler drilling facility at position 72°35'53.39"N and 20°22'59.64"E.The drilling programme for well 7220/5-3 relates to the drilling of a…
31 July 2018
Annual Maintenance Works Successfully Completed
All planned maintenance works on the Nord Stream twin gas pipelines have been successfully concluded within the scheduled time frame. Gas transmission resumed on 30th July and the full capacity of both pipelines is now available again.The maintenance works for northern gas corridor (starting from Gryazovets, Russia and finishing in…
31 July 2018
Steel Colossus Ready for Transport to Borssele Wind Farm Zone
Load-out of first ‘jacket’ for TenneT offshore transformer platform.The 55-metre-high substructure or ‘jacket’ for TenneT’s first offshore platform in the Borssele wind farm zone has been completed. The so-called ‘load-out’ of the jacket at the HSM Offshore shipyard in Schiedam is the first milestone for TenneT in the realization of…
31 July 2018
The Last Two Offshore Substation Topsides have just left Bladt
Hornsea Project OneThe last two offshore substation topsides for the Ørsted Hornsea Project One have just left Bladt Industries' site in Aalborg, Denmark.Back in May 2016 Ørsted awarded Bladt Industries a contract for the fabrication of three offshore substation topsides for the world's largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Project One.…
31 July 2018
Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd (SEA) Secures Woodside Scarborough Export Trunkline Contract Award
Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd (SEA) has been awarded the contract for Define Phase engineering services for the Scarborough Development Export Trunkline from Woodside Energy Limited. This will enable SEA to utilise the award winning ICE Platform, and enable rapid delivery of engineering and a mature digital basis of design…
31 July 2018
Aker BP Acquires Licence Portfolio from Total
Aker BP has entered into an agreement with Total E&P Norge to acquire its interests in a portfolio of 11 licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for a cash consideration of USD 205 million. The portfolio includes four discoveries with net recoverable resources of 83 million barrels oil equivalents ("mmboe"),…
31 July 2018
Petrofac Introduces Partner in Mexico
On 30th July, Petrofac Limited announced that it has signed an agreement to sell 49% of the Company’s operations in Mexico(1)(2), including Santuario, Magallanes and Arenque, to Perenco (Oil & Gas) International Limited. The transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Competition Commission of Mexico (COFECE), which is expected…
30 July 2018
Far Statesman Awarded Contract with ENI
Solstad Farstad ASA has been awarded a new contract for the AHTS Far Statesman. The contract is five months of work for end user ENI to support of their deepwater drilling campaign offshore Indonesia. The contract will commence in July 2018.
30 July 2018
i3 Update on Joint Venture Negotiations and Placing to Raise Approximately US$2.1 million
i3 Energy plc, an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK, updated the market on the status of its discussions regarding the proposed joint venture announced on 27 June 2018 and announced it has raised $2.1 million through a placing of shares. Highlights: - Negotiations…
30 July 2018
Another Delivery of Platform Jackets for Johan Sverdrup
Kvaerner delivered yet another steel substructure for the largest industry project of our time, the Johan Sverdrup field. This is the third of the three jackets Kvaerner delivers for phase 1 of the project. All platform substructures are delivered at the appointed time. During the project, Kvaerner has improved the…
30 July 2018
INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences Production
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced that the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project’s has commenced production of gas from the wellhead following the completion of final safety verifications including additional verifications concerning electrical equipment.The produced gas will be gathered within the Central Processing Facility (Ichthys Explorer) where it will be separated into gases…
30 July 2018
Angola’s Major Deep Offshore Kaombo Project Comes On Stream
Total has started up production of Kaombo, currently the biggest deep offshore development in Angola, located on Block 32, 260 kilometers off the coast of Luanda. Kaombo Norte, the first Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, has been successfully brought on stream and will produce an estimated 115,000 barrels…
30 July 2018
Jumbo Safely Installs CNIV Module on ERHA FPSO in Nigeria
The Jumbo Javelin and her team have successfully installed a 100t Calcium Nitrate Injection Vessel (CNIV) module on the ERHA FPSO offshore Nigeria for Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN).MobilisationFor this assignment the Jumbo Javelin had the Fly-Jib installed in Singapore. The 16-meter x 700t SWL Fly-Jib gives essential additional lifting height…
30 July 2018
Jackets Installation Campaigns at East Anglia ONE Wind Farm
Last week Van Oord started its next campaign to install jackets at the East Anglia ONE wind farm. The wind farm’s 102 three-legged jacket foundations will be installed at depths of down to 55 metres in the southern North Sea, located 45 kilometres southeast of Lowestoft, UK.ScottishPower Renewables commissioned Van…
27 July 2018
Maintenance and Repair for 'Fugro Mercator' at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen
Damen Shiprepair Harlingen (DSHL) has completed maintenance and repair works on the Fugro Mercator, a twin-hulled survey vessel operated by Fugro.Fugro Mercator is a 42.35-metre survey vessel deployed in some of the most challenging locations by Fugro for bathymetric and geophysical surveys, cable and pipeline route surveys. The vessel’s visit…
27 July 2018
Keppel Shipyard on Track to Deliver FPSO La Noumbi to Perenco
Keppel Offshore & Marine's wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, is on track to deliver a Floating Production Storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to Dixstone holdings, an affiliate of the Perenco Group (Perenco) on time and with a strong safety record. Scheduled for delivery in 3Q 2018, it will be deployed…
27 July 2018
GulfSlope Energy Announces Commencement of Drilling Program in Gulf of Mexico
GulfSlope Energy, Inc. announced that it has the Rowan Ralph Coffman jack-up rig under tow in the Gulf of Mexico to the Vermilion Area, South Addition Block 378. The Company plans to commence drilling operations at the Canoe Prospect by August 1, pending final rig inspection and drilling approval from…
27 July 2018
TGS and PGS Announce Lewis Hills 3D Multi-client Project in Offshore East Canada
TGS and PGS announced the commencement of a new 3D multi-client project in East Canada. The Lewis Hills 3D Geostreamer® survey will cover approximately 3,400 km² in an active Newfoundland area of the Flemish Pass Basin. Data will be acquired using the PGS Ramform Sterling. As previously announced, this vessel…
27 July 2018
SOCAR AQS and KCA Deutag Announce Historic Caspian Joint Venture
SOCAR AQS and KCA Deutag announced that they have reached an agreement to form a joint venture that will target existing and future opportunities in the offshore and onshore Caspian drilling and engineering market. The joint venture, which will be jointly owned and managed, will be called Turan Drilling &…
27 July 2018
Agreement with Tamarind Resources for Drilling Operations
COSL Drilling Europe has entered into an agreement with Tamarind Resources for drilling operations with HYSY 982 in New Zealand. (HYSY 982 is the sister rig of COSLProspector)Tamarind Resources Pte Ltd owner of the Tui Field (PMP 38158) announced that it has entered into a contract with COSL Drilling Europe…
26 July 2018
Equinor Given Consent to Use Songa Enabler
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Equinor Energy consent to use the Songa Enabler mobile drilling facility for production drilling on the Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea.The consent applies to the drilling and completion of new wells, workover and well intervention on the Trestakk field.The drilling operations will begin…
26 July 2018
DEA has Received Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Barents Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway's consent covers drilling of exploration well 7321/4-1 in production licence 721 in the Barents Sea.The purpose of the well is to investigate a prospect that the licensees have named "Gråspett".The geographical coordinates of the drilling site will be:73° 44' 07.76" N21° 08' 21.94" EThe location…
26 July 2018
Unique Group Enters into West Africa by Means of a Strategic Joint Venture Agreement
Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Nigeria-based Charkin Maritime & Offshore Safety Ltd, a prominent professional training company for the maritime and offshore oil & gas industries. The JV, Unique Charkin System Ltd, is based out…
26 July 2018
Prosafe Extends Standstill Agreement with COSCO
Prosafe remains committed to its fleet high-grading and renewal strategy and continues to work with COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd (COSCO) to find a workable commercial solution for the three completed vessels that currently reside in COSCO’s Qidong shipyard in China.Consequently, the parties have agreed to extend the standstill…