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15 June 2018
Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore Gulf of Mexico
Subsea 7 announced the award of a sizeable* contract by Shell as part of the deepwater Vito development, approximately 150 miles south of New Orleans, in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract scope covers the project management, engineering, procurement, installation and pull-in of two 12” infield production flowlines with…
15 June 2018
Equinor Completes Acquisition of 25% Interest in Brazil’s Roncador Oil Field
Equinor and Petrobras have completed their transaction announced in December 2017, whereby Equinor has acquired a 25% non-operated interest in the Roncador oil field in Brazil’s Campos Basin. This follows all transaction conditions being met, including government and regulator approval.Reflecting equity volumes produced since the effective date of 1 January…
14 June 2018
The Conoco Phillips Operated Installation Ekofisk 2/4 VC Ready for More Water Injection
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has consented to the start on the Conoco Phillips-operated installation Ekofisk 2/4 VC in the North Sea.This development comprises a subsea template with four well slots and the drilling of four wells for water injection. This will contribute to an increase in oil production of around…
14 June 2018
Swan Hunter Completes Export Cable Load-in
Swan Hunter has successfully completed the export cable load-in operations as part of a Belgian offshore wind project. The load-in operations involved spooling of approximately 28km of 261mm export cable, weighing around 3,300 metric tonnes.The export cable was brought to DOC-Swan Hunter’s Storage & Cable Spooling Yard in Vlissingen via…
14 June 2018
CGG Delivers Final PSTM Products for Dunquin Multi-Client Survey in Ireland's Porcupine Basin
CGG has completed the Pre-Stack Time Migration (PSTM) of its 2,500-sq-km Dunquin multi-client survey acquired in Block 44 of the Porcupine Basin, west of Ireland, in 2017. Dunquin is the latest in a series of multi-client surveys that CGG has recently been acquiring in the area, totaling 10,500 sq km…
14 June 2018
Ocean Infinity Awarded Woodside Energy Survey Contract
Ocean Infinity announced that it has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy Limited to provide data in support of the Scarborough field development. The Scarborough field is located 375 kilometers west-north-west of the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia.The contract involves a deepwater geophysical pre-engineering route survey, extending approximately 300…
14 June 2018
Azinor Catalyst Farms-out Agar Plantain to Cairn Energy & Transocean Leader Contracted to Drill Well in Q3 2018
Azinor Catalyst Limited (“Catalyst”), the Seacrest Capital Group-backed E&P Company focused on the UK Continental Shelf, announced that, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC (“Cairn”) has farmed-into Agar Plantain subject to customary regulatory and joint venture party consents. Catalyst also announced that it has signed a contract to secure the…
14 June 2018
Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Officially Opens
Race Bank, a new offshore wind farm capable of powering over half a million UK homes, was officially opened at a ceremony in Grimsby on 13th June 2018.Race Bank is owned by Ørsted (50%), Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (25%), Sumitomo Corporation (12.5%) and funds advised by the Green Investment…
14 June 2018
TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea Announce the Delivery of Skandi Recife and Commencement of Contract with Petrobras
TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea announced that the Skandi Recife, a Brazilian-flagged flexible lay and construction vessel owned by the joint venture formed between TechnipFMC (50%) and DOF (50%), commenced its 8-year charter contract with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). The vessel will work in the Campos, Santos and Espírito Santo basins.Skandi…
14 June 2018
Equinor Disclosing All Volve Data
For the first time all subsurface and production data from a field on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) will be disclosed.The operator Equinor has, together with the Volve licence partners, decided to disclose all subsurface and operating data from Volve. This will be the most comprehensive NCS data release ever…
13 June 2018
Cormorant-1 Drill Update - Drillship Mobilised to Namibia
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL announced that the PEL 37 Joint Venture is on schedule for the upcoming drilling of the highly anticipated Cormorant-1 well, offshore Namibia.Operator Tullow Namibia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc, is well underway with preparations for the commencement of drilling of the…
13 June 2018
Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore Egypt
Subsea 7 announced the award of a sizeable* engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by Burullus Gas Company for the West Delta Deep Marine Phase 9b development project, offshore Egypt. The scope includes connecting six new wells into existing subsea facilities using umbilicals and flexible flowlines. Project management and engineering…
13 June 2018
Wellesley Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the North Sea
Wellesley is the operator for production licence 248 I. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now given the company consent to drill exploration well 35/11-21 S, which aims to investigate a prospect named "Grosbeak West".The well is in the North Sea and the drilling location's geographical coordinates will be:61° 09’ 28.15”…
13 June 2018
ExxonMobil Advances Liza Phase 1 Development
The Liza Phase 1 development continues to rapidly progress, with the commencement of development drilling offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil said today.Development drilling began in May for the first of 17 wells planned for Phase 1, laying the foundation for production startup in 2020. The company and its co-venturers have so far…
13 June 2018
Double Bibby Win for MDL
Maritime Developments has won a flex lay project with Bibby Offshore - just after completing an umbilical installation with the EPIC contractor.The recently concluded project in a North Sea gas field used the MDL RDS-400, a 400-tonne reel drive system, operated by expert MDL offshore personnel and supported by the…
13 June 2018
Shell Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Norwegian Sea
Shell is the operator for production licence 832 in the Norwegian Sea. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now given the company consent to drill exploration well 6304/3-1. The purpose of the well is to investigate a prospect named "Coeus".The well will be drilled at the following location:63°48'05.89" N04°52'18.41" EThis is…
13 June 2018
Consent Given for Use of Island Frontier and Island Wellserver at Gjøa
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given the operator Neptune Energy consent to use the well intervention vessels Island Frontier and Island Wellserver at Gjøa.The consent relates to well maintenance. The operations are estimated to last from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2019. Island Frontier was built in 2004 at…
13 June 2018
Van Oord Installs First Jacket Foundation on the East Anglia ONE Project
On 9th June 2018, Van Oord finished installing the first jacket foundation on the East Anglia ONE project. ScottishPower Renewables commissioned Van Oord to function as lead contractor responsible for transport and installation of the offshore wind turbine foundations, including logistics and deployment of the equipment.The wind farm’s 102 three-legged…
12 June 2018
Significant Step Towards Carbon-Neutral Society – Laying of Balticconnector Project’s Cornerstone Marks the Start of Construction
The start of Balticconnector’s construction phase is celebrated on 8th of June 2018 in Inkoo on the compressor station worksite with the Groundbreaking Ceremony. The event brings together decision-makers, constructors, consultants, contractors and other stakeholders who are an important part of the project and have made it possible for the…
12 June 2018
Forum Energy Technologies Awarded Contract for Submarine Rescue Vehicle and Remotely Operated Vehicle
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced that it received an order from Submarine Manufacturing and Products, Ltd. (SMP) to supply a submarine rescue vehicle (SRV), a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and associated launch and recovery systems. The ROV and SRV will be delivered in 2019 and 2020, respectively, and integrated…
12 June 2018
Sapura Energy Makes Ninth Gas Discovery Offshore Sarawak
Sapura Energy Berhad through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sapura Exploration and Production (Sarawak) Inc. ("Sapura E&P") and its partners Sarawak Shell Berhad and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd announce its ninth gas discovery offshore Sarawak, following the completion of its 2017 drilling campaign within the SK408 Production Sharing Contract.The Pepulut-1 exploration well…
12 June 2018
Huisman & RAMLAB Initiate Consortium to Produce World’s Heaviest 3D Printed Steel Crane Hook
Huisman and RAMLAB have initiated a project to produce a large offshore crane hook using the 3D printing technique ‘Wire & Arc Additive Manufacturing’ (WAAM). The hook, which is based on a Huisman 4-prong hook design, will employ 3D printing benefits such that the product will be hollow, significantly saving…
12 June 2018
More Electrification Potential Offshore Norway
Together with its partners Equinor is looking at the possibility of supplying power from land to three platforms that are currently powered by gas turbines. The transition may cut CO2 emissions from Troll C and the Sleipner area by more than 600,000 tonnes per year.The platforms that may be powered…
12 June 2018
Consent to Use Parts of the Johan Sverdrup Drilling Facility
The Johan Sverdrup field is under development, with Equinor as the operator. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now given the company consent to use parts of the drilling facility in the installation phase. The consent applies to use of the drilling facility starting in June 2018 for completion of equipment…
12 June 2018
TechnipFMC Awards Deep Water Karish to Corinth Pipeworks
Cenergy Holdings announced that on 5th June 2018 its subsidiary, Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry S.A. signed an agreement with TechnipFMC for the manufacture and supply of the steel pipes for Energean’s Karish gas field development located in the South Eastern Mediterranean.The agreement covers 90km, of 24” and 30” LSAW pipe…
12 June 2018
Johan Castberg PDO Approved
The plan for development and operation of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea was approved by the Norwegian Parliament on Monday 11th June, 2018. The plan will now be submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for formal approval.With first oil scheduled for 2022, the field has…
12 June 2018
TGS and PGS Announce More 3D Multi-client Acquisition Offshore East Canada
TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services ("PGS") announced that a second vessel, the Ramform Sterling, will be allocated to the 2018 East Canada acquisition program. This vessel will acquire a minimum 2,700 km2 of 3D seismic, including additional data within the 2017 Harbour Deep and Cape Broyle 3D survey outlines. Acquisition is…
12 June 2018
Nord Stream 2 Receives Construction Permit in Russia
Nord Stream 2 AG, the developer of a pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to the EU market through the Baltic Sea, received the construction permit for the Russian section of the planned pipeline. The permit has been issued by the Russian Ministry of Construction and Utilities in line with…
12 June 2018
RAMCO Agrees $10 million per annum Contract with Equinor
RAMCO, the international specialist in the care and maintenance of oil country tubular goods (OCTG), has signed a major contract with Equinor (formerly Statoil) for inspectionand mobilisation of casing and tubing in Norway, worth more than $10 million USD a year to 2024.Over the last 40 years, RAMCO has played…
12 June 2018
Sevan Marine Enters into an Agreement to Divest a Substantial Part of its Business to Sembcorp Marine
Sevan Marine ASA has on 7th June 2018 entered into an agreement with Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yards Pte. Ltd. (“SCM”, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine group), whereby SCM will acquire interests and title to all of Sevan Marine’s intellectual property and proprietary business, employees, the shares of HiLoad LNG AS…
12 June 2018
Haven has Commenced Operation at Johan Sverdrup
Haven has now commenced the accommodation services for Equinor at the Johan Sverdrup field in Norway.Master Marine AS is a Norwegian accommodation provider, with a strong track record in providing safe, efficient, reliable and comfortable accommodation services. The company has since commencement of services provided clients with 100 % uptime…
12 June 2018
Polarcus Awarded XArray 3D Project in North-West Europe
Polarcus Limited has received an award for an XArray(TM) 3D marine seismic acquisition project in North-West Europe.The project duration is approximately two months and is expected to commence in July 2018.
12 June 2018
Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore UK
Subsea 7 announced the award of a contract by Shell for the Penguins Redevelopment Project, located approximately 150 miles north-east of the Shetland Islands. The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract incorporates the fabrication of two Pipeline Bundles containing pipe-in-pipe production flowlines, gas lift flowlines and control systems. Additionally,…
8 June 2018
Equinor Joins UN Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business
On the World Oceans Day, 8 June, Equinor steps up its leadership in promoting long-term ocean well-being. Equinor is a founding patron in the United Nations Global Compact Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business. The action platform is launched today at the United Nations headquarters in New York.Equinor has been…
8 June 2018
SeaRobotics Delivers Two Autonomous Hydrographic Survey Vehicles to the Canadian Hydrographic Service
SeaRobotics Corporation announced the delivery of two additional 2.5 meter autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), a part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, bringing the fleet to four systems. These USVs, built by SeaRobotics, are complete hydrographic systems including multibeam echo sounders, support sensors, cast…
8 June 2018
Rowan Awarded Drillship Contract by ExxonMobil
Rowan Companies plc announced that the Rowan Relentless, one of its R-Class drillships, has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil to drill a prospect in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract is expected to commence in September 2018 and last for 80 days, followed by four one-well, priced options.
8 June 2018
Contract Awards in Norway for Solstad Farstad ASA
Aker BP has awarded Solstad Farstad ASA ("SOFF") contracts for the Platform Supply Vessels Normand Skude (2013, VS 485 MK III ) and Normand Arctic (2012, STX LNG 12) to support their operations in Norwegian waters.The contracts will commence in July 2018 for a firm period of 4 months with…
8 June 2018
DOF Subsea Awarded FPSO Hook-up Contract in the Atlantic Region
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded a contract in the Atlantic region to undertake a FPSO hook-up offshore Nigeria. DOF Subsea will deploy the Skandi Skansen to undertake the works in Q3 2018.This contract reaffirms DOF Subsea's position as a leading mooring installation and hook-up contractor.
8 June 2018
MMT Completes Geophysical Seabed Survey for Aquind Interconnector
MMT has recently completed a geophysical seabed survey and delivered the final report for the proposed AQUIND Interconnector offshore cable route.MMT surveyed a corridor between Portsmouth in the UK and the coastal region of Dieppe in France. MMT utilised two vessels: M/V Franklin for offshore works and M/V Seabeam for…
8 June 2018
Beehive 3D Seismic Survey – Contract Awarded
Melbana Energy Limited advised that Polarcus has been awarded the contract to undertake the Beehive 3D Seismic Survey over the Beehive Prospect, which is one of the largest undrilled hydrocarbon structures in Australia.The Beehive 3D Seismic Survey is being operated by Australian energy company Santos pursuant to an Operations Services…
8 June 2018
Petrofac Secures Irish Sea Contract Extension
Petrofac has secured a two-year contract extension on Eni UK Limited’s Liverpool Bay Development, valued in the region of US$65 million.Under the terms of the renewal, Petrofac will continue its decade-long role as Duty Holder for the Irish Sea Pioneer, an offshore support vessel located off the North Wales coast.…
8 June 2018
New Oil Discovery at the Utsira High
Equinor and partners Lundin and Spirit Energy have struck oil in the PL 167 licence at the Utsira High in the North Sea. The discovery is currently estimated to contain 15-35 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.The Lille Prinsen well is located 200 kilometres west of Stavanger and north-west of…
8 June 2018
Minor Gas and Oil Discovery Near Gas Discovery 16/1-6 S (Verdandi) in the North Sea – 16/1-29 S
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 167, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 16/1-29 S in the central part of the North Sea.The well was drilled about 2 kilometres south of discovery well 16/1-6 S (Verdandi) and 200 kilometres west of Stavanger.The objective of well 16/1-29 S was…
7 June 2018
Equinor Deepens Position in the Pre-salt Area Offshore Brazil
Equinor has expanded its portfolio in Brazil’s prolific Campos and Santos basins after winning the Uirapuru and Dois Irmãos blocks in the 4th Production Sharing Bidding Round in Brazil.Equinor, ExxonMobil and Petrogal Brasil presented the winning bid (75.49% profit oil) for the Uirapuru production sharing contract in the Santos basin.…
7 June 2018
NHV Awarded Offshore Contract by Dana Petroleum
The NHV Group announced a new long term contract with Dana Petroleum to provide helicopter services to their central and northern North Sea assets. Daily flights will depart from NHV’s base in Aberdeen to the Triton FPSO in the Central North Sea and Western Isles FPSO in the East Shetland…
7 June 2018
OceanWise Awarded 4-year GIS Marine Data Contract for the Scottish Government
OceanWise announced that they have been awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of GIS Marine Data to the Scottish Government until 2022.They will be supplying Marine Mapping Data products and services including Marine Themes Vector, Marine Themes Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Raster Charts and Raster Charts eXcluding Land (XL)…
7 June 2018
Equinor Energy Perspectives 2018: A Call for Action
The transition to a more sustainable energy system is too slow. A sustainable development path, consistent with the 2-degree target, does not allow for further delays in policy, industry and consumer action to reduce emissions.There is an agreement that a growing population and economic growth will increase the demand for…
7 June 2018
Contract Awards for Reach Subsea
Reach Subsea has signed a larger contract with an international energy company for the vessel Olympic Challenger, securing work for a period of 3 months with extension options for another 2 months.Olympic Challenger is currently employed on spot contracts lasting to the end of June, and will in direct continuation…
7 June 2018
Significant Contract Awards for Multiple Vessels Within the SolstadFarstad Fleet
SolstadFarstad announced the award of several new contracts, which adds over 2500 vessel working days to the company’s backlog. Details of the contract awards are as follows;Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd, a company of Total, has awarded SolstadFarstad ASA contracts for four Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for operations in the…
7 June 2018
Equinor Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Norwegian Sea
On behalf of the licensees in production licence 199, Equinor has been given consent by Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to drill exploration well 6406/2-9 S. The well is to be drilled to investigate a prospect named "Ragnfrid Nord", just south of the Kristin field in the central Norwegian Sea.The geographical…