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7 June 2018
Sirius Petroleum Plc: Ororo Field – Rig Update
Sirius Petroleum, the Nigeria focused oil and gas development and production company, announced that following an update from COSL, the Company’s international rig partner, the COSL Force jack-up rig has commenced critical equipment re-certification ahead of its mobilisation to Ororo-2 in Nigeria.COSL informed the Company that the COSL Force required…
6 June 2018
Deep Casing Tools Secures Investment for Global Growth
An Aberdeen-headquartered casing and completion technology business, Deep Casing Tools, has secured new investment from independent growth equity firm, EV Private Equity to grow the business, following a challenging time in the industry.The investment has enabled Deep Casing Tools to buy out a major shareholder as part of a strategic…
6 June 2018
Polarcus Awarded XArray 3D Project
Polarcus Limited has been awarded an XArray(TM) 3D marine seismic acquisition project.The project duration is for up to ten vessel months and is expected to commence in Q3 2018, providing backlog for two vessels throughout Q4 2018 and in to Q1 2019.
6 June 2018
Kraken Awarded $900,000 Contracts for Evaluation of SeaVision® Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Software
Kraken Robotics Inc., announced that its German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH, has secured over $900,000 in contracts for two development initiatives for evaluation of SeaVision® sensors and AI control software for autonomous underwater vehicles.The two projects are called ARIM and RoboVaaS and are collaborative research activities funded by the German…
6 June 2018
TechnipFMC Awarded Offshore Water Handling Project for Woodside
TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Woodside to upgrade the Pluto Platform Offshore for water treatment, located offshore Western Australia.The contract includes the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) of the Pluto Water Handling Module. This module, to be installed on the existing Pluto Alpha Gas Production Platform,…
6 June 2018
ExxonMobil Completes Purchase of Carcara Oil Field Interest
ExxonMobil announced it has completed the purchase of half of Equinor’s interest in the BM-S-8 block offshore Brazil, which contains part of the 2-billion-barrel, pre-salt Carcara oil field.Production from the field is expected to start in 2023 or 2024. ExxonMobil and its co-venturers are advancing development activities, including concept selection…
6 June 2018
Equinor Given Consent to use Songa Endurance at Troll
Equinor has been given consent by Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to use Songa Endurance for drilling, completion, well overhaul, well intervention and plug-back on the Troll field, but has now received extended consent to also cover use of the Controlled Mud Level method, previously known as Dual Gradient Drilling (DGD).This…
5 June 2018
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited: Operational Update - Central Blocks, Namibia
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, has secured the Ocean Rig Poseidon, a sixth generation deepwater drillship to drill one firm and one optional well. Chariot, the operator of the Central Blocks licence offshore Namibia (Chariot 65%, AziNam 20%, NAMCOR 10% and…
5 June 2018
Tap Oil Announcement of Manora-8ST1 Appraisal Well
Tap Oil Limited provided an update on drilling of the Manora-8ST1 appraisal well at the Manora Oil Field in the G1/48 concession in the Northen Gulf of Thailand (Tap 30% interest).
5 June 2018
Dorado-1 – Drilling Commenced
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provided the following update on the commencement of drilling at the Dorado-1 well. Progress Since arriving on site, the rig successfully completed the ready to operate process, drilled the 36” conductor hole, running and cementing the 30” surface casing and preparing to drill the 17-1/2” section. Forward…
5 June 2018
Chrysaor Completes Acquisition of Spirit Energy's Interests in Armada Area
Chrysaor, the North Sea oil & gas independent, announced it has completed the acquisition of Spirit Energy's entire interests in the Armada, Maria and Seymour fields. As part of the transaction, Spirit Energy will retain associated liability for decommissioning subject to a cap.On 27 April 2018, Chrysaor announced an innovative…
5 June 2018
VOS Patriot Naming Ceremony
Vroon announced that their platform-supply vessel, VOS Patriot, was Christened on Monday 28 May. In a ceremony conducted in Rotterdam, the vessel was named by Mrs van der Velde, wife of Mr Wim van der Velde, Chief Technical Officer of Seaway Heavy Lifting.VOS Patriot, the final vessel in a series…
5 June 2018
Golar LNG: FLNG Hilli Episeyo - Customer Acceptance
Golar LNG Limited confirms today that that FLNG Hilli Episeyo has been accepted under its Liquefaction Tolling Agreement with Perenco Cameroon SA and Societe Nationale Des Hydrocarbures and is now in full commercial operation.The commissioning tests included the requirement to produce a set quantity of LNG in a period of…
5 June 2018
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc: 93% Increase in Mean Un-Risked Prospective Resources Atlantic Ireland FEL 3/13
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the UK and Ireland focused exploration, development and production company, reported its updated prospect inventory resulting in a near doubling of its estimate of gross mean un-risked prospective resources on FEL 3/13 in the South Porcupine Basin, Atlantic Ireland, to 2.9 billion barrels of…
5 June 2018
Independent Oil and Gas plc Provides Operational Update on the Thames Pipeline Intelligent Pigging and Offshore Surveys Programmes
Independent Oil and Gas plc, the development and production focused Oil and Gas Company, provided an operational update on the Thames Pipeline Intelligent Pigging and Offshore Surveys Programmes, both crucial parts of its Southern North Sea dual hub development project.Highlights: - Three pipeline sections cut 60km offshore and retrieved to…
4 June 2018
Shell Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the North Sea
Shell is the operator for production licence 373 S in the North Sea. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now given the company consent to drill exploration well 34/5-2 S. The purpose of the well is to investigate a prospect named "Tyttebær".The well is to be drilled in the following location:61°…
4 June 2018
Oil and Gas Deal Appetite Soars as Portfolio Optimization Spurs M&A
With record-level dealmaking in the first quarter of 2018, 90% of oil and gas executives now expect the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market to improve in the next 12 months, up from 43% in April 2017. That is according to the EY Oil & Gas Global Capital Confidence Barometer…
4 June 2018
Heerema's Aegir Installed DOT Monopile at Eneco Amalia Windpark
Heerema Marine Contractors has installed, together with its client Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) and their subcontractor CAPE Holland, the DOT monopile at the Eneco Amalia windpark. During the installation of the monopile a relatively new driving technology was used by CAPE Holland in combination with a new installation operation by…
4 June 2018
MPS Commissions Powerbuoy Ahead of WaveSub Installation at FaBTest
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has successfully completed the assembly and commissioning of its PowerBuoy; a grid simulator designed to operate alongside the quarter scale prototype WaveSub wave energy converter. The PowerBuoy will enable MPS to analyse the WaveSub’s energy generational capacity across a broad range of sea states. Located at…
4 June 2018
Commencement of Well Completion Operations at the Lancaster Field
Hurricane Energy plc provided an operational update in relation to the Early Production System development of the Lancaster Field ("Lancaster EPS").Well re-entry and completion operations for the Lancaster EPS have now commenced under the control of Petrofac Facilities Management Limited ("Petrofac"), who are the Well Operator. The operations will utilise…
4 June 2018
DeepOcean Launches RECONNECT - A Subsea Power Cable Repair Service
DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), on 1st June, 2018, launched RECONNECT, a cost effective subsea cable repair service committed to reducing the time and cost of repairing and replacing subsea power cables.DeepOcean RECONNECT has been established to deliver a reliable and effective cable…
4 June 2018
The Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform Installed
The 22,000-tonne topside for the drilling platform was lifted into position in one single lift on the Johan Sverdrup field last weekend. Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partners are the first users in the world of this ground-breaking technology.On Thursday 31st May, 2018, the topside for the Johan Sverdrup drilling…
4 June 2018
Saipem Awarded a New E&C Offshore Contract in the Middle East Worth Approximately 1.3 billion USD
Saipem has been awarded a Pipeline Project in the E&C Offshore sector in the Middle East worth approximately 1.3 billion USD.The contract involves Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) activities associated to two 32-inch export pipelines, two 24-inch Corrosion-Resistant Alloy (CRA) intrafield pipelines, risers, spool pieces and subsea structures also…
1 June 2018
Shell Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the North Sea
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given A/S Norske Shell (Shell) consent for exploration drilling of well 34/5-2 S in production licence 373 S in the North Sea.Shell is the operator for production licence 373 S in the North Sea. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given the company consent to drill…
1 June 2018
TechnipFMC Awarded Subsea Contract Offshore China for the Liuhua Fields
TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract by CNOOC Limited for the Liuhua 16-2, 20-2 and 21-2 Oilfield Joint Development Project in the South China Sea, at water depths ranging from 380 to 430 meters.The contract covers the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of subsea equipment, including 26 units of Enhanced…
1 June 2018
i-Tech Services Adds Vessel Capability in Asia Pacific
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has signed a three-year charter agreement with MMA Offshore Limited as it looks to enhance its Life-of-Field (LoF) services and capabilities in the Asia Pacific region.The MMA Pinnacle, which will become the fifth vessel in i-Tech Services’ fleet, is a high specification vessel, designed…
1 June 2018
SolstadFarstad Awarded Contracts in Brazil
SolstadFarstad has entered into new contract and contract extensions with PETROBRAS – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. for three of the company’s Brazilian flagged vessels.3 years firm contract for the AHTS, BOS Topazio (2005, UT 728L, 146t BP). Commencement of the contract shall take place during 1Q 2019, in direct continuation with…
1 June 2018
Balltec Completes Delivery of Mooring Equipment for Bluewater Energy BV
Balltec announced completion of the manufacture, testing and delivery of twelve MoorLOK subsea mooring connectors on behalf of Bluewater Energy Services BV. The connectors, designed in accordance with DNV_GL-OS-E302 July 2015 Offshore Standard for Offshore Mooring Chain and rated to 16,000 kN end of life minimum break load, will be…
1 June 2018
Shell Starts Up Production at Kaikias Subsea Development
Production has commenced on the first phase of Kaikias, Shell's subsea development, one-year ahead of schedule with an estimated peak production of 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).Shell reported it has reduced costs by around 30% at this deep-water project since taking the investment decision in early 2017,…
31 May 2018
Equinor Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Norwegian Sea
The operator Equinor has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to drill appraisal well 6608/10-18 in production licence 128 D in the Norwegian Sea.The consent also includes an option to drill one or two sidetracks.The well has the following location:66° 06’ 09’’ N08° 04’ 23’’ EWater depth at the…
31 May 2018
Seacroft Marine Lands TAQA Contract
Aberdeen-based Seacroft Marine Consultants Limited has been awarded a marine consultancy contract in the UKCS by energy company TAQA.Under the contract, Seacroft will provide marine assurance services over supply vessels (PSVs), Emergency Response & Rescue Vessels (ERRVs) and Anchor Handling Tugs (AHTs) supporting TAQA’s five installations and mobile drilling operations…
31 May 2018
Reabold Completes Final Tranche of Investment in Corallian Energy Limited
Reabold Resources announced the completion of the final tranche of its investment in Corallian Energy Limited for £1,000,000, as per the announcement on 1 November 2017. Including the £1,500,000 already invested as per the announcements on 1 March 2018 and 1 November 2017, Reabold will have invested £2,500,000 in Corallian…
31 May 2018
Large Taiwan Offshore Wind Project for Van Oord
Van Oord has been designated as preferred contractor for a large 640 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan. By obtaining this contract, Van Oord has taken a firm first step on the Asian offshore wind market. This Yunlin project has a contract value of approximately EUR 500 million.The Yunlin offshore…
31 May 2018
Major Investment in Global Subsea Campus Announced
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced £4.9 million in funding as part of a £31 million investment being made by Baker Hughes, a GE company, in its manufacturing footprint in the North East of Scotland. The funding package – provided to BHGE following an application to Scottish Enterprise - will support…
31 May 2018
Deep Down Receives Isolation Valve System Order
Deep Down, Inc., a specialist in complex deepwater oil and gas distribution equipment and services, today announced that it has received an order from Shell for work related to its Vito development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The order is for the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of an Isolation…
31 May 2018
Johan Sverdrup Drilling Topside Sailaway
The Johan Sverdrup drilling topside is now sailing from the Aibel yard in Haugesund on its way to the North Sea. The topside is the first, and biggest, structure to be completed and 85-percent fully tested onshore before being installed offshore in a single lift.The 147-metre Johan Sverdrup drilling platform…
30 May 2018
Bergen Group AAK Awarded Framework Agreement on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Bergen Group AAK has been awarded a 5-year framework agreement with an international operator on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with an estimated total value of approx. NOK 40-60 million.The framework agreement applies to various types of mechanical assignments on offshore installations where complex access technology are required. In addition, the…
30 May 2018
Zama Field (Mexico) Could Deliver First Oil in 2022
Talos plans to initiate the appraisal of the Zama field in 4Q 2018 and, alongside its partners in the venture, has initiated high-level unitization discussions with Pemex. Following the appraisal campaign and completion of a Front End Engineering Design ("FEED") study and unitization agreement, the Company expects to announce the…
30 May 2018
Neptune Energy Wins the Exploration Innovation Prize
Neptune Energy's Cara-discovery (PL636) in the North Sea won the Exploration Innovation Prize 2018 at this year's Recent Discoveries Conference held last week in Oslo.The Geological Society of Norway and Geo Publishing awarded the prize during the NCS Exploration - Recent Discoveries 2018 conference in Oslo. Out of ten nominees,…
30 May 2018
TGS and PGS Announce New Nansen 3D Multi-client Project in Norway
TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services ("PGS") announce a new multi-client project in the Barents Sea. The new Nansen 3D Geostreamer® survey will cover ~6,100 km² in an active APA area of the Hammerfest Basin. Acquisition is expected to commence late May and is due to be completed in September 2018.The project…
30 May 2018
DeltaTek Secures Offshore Trials in OGTC Backed Project
Well construction specialist, DeltaTek Global, has announced two successful onshore field trials of its innovative SeaCure system, resulting in subsequent offshore trials with two North Sea operators this summer, as part of a project co-funded by the Oil & Gas Technology Centre.SeaCure is a pioneering subsea cementing system, delivering stabbed…
30 May 2018
Petrofac Secures Project Support and Engineering Services Contract with Husky Oil
Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services (EPS) East division has secured a project support and engineering services contract with Husky Oil China Ltd. (HOCL). The three-year contract is in support of HOCL’s Liuhua 29-1 Gas Field Development Project located offshore at the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea, approximately 300…
30 May 2018
BorWin Gamma Jacket Successfully Installed
Petrofac’s team on the BorWin3 offshore grid connection project has achieved a key milestone, as the jacket has reached its final destination and been successfully installed in the North Sea, nearly 130 kilometres off the German coast.Having been lifted and positioned in a water depth of approximately 40 metres, the…
30 May 2018
McDermott Awarded Transportation and Installation Subcontract in Vietnam
McDermott International, Inc. announced it has been awarded a sizeable (McDermott defines a sizable contract as between USD $1 million and USD $50 million) transportation and installation subcontract by PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) Offshore Service Joint Stock Company for the Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (IKC) Sao Vang and Dai…
30 May 2018
Minor Gas Discovery Near Discovery Well 7222/11-2 (Langlitinden) in the Barents Sea – 7221/12-1
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 659, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 7221/12-1.The well was drilled about 20 km west of the 7222/11-2 discovery well (Langlitinden) in the Barents Sea and about 175 km northwest of Hammerfest.The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Upper…
30 May 2018
Drilling Permit for Well 35/12-7 in Production Licence 925
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 35/12-7, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 35/12-7 will be drilled from the Transocean Arctic drilling facility, at position 61°9'0.65" North and 3°40'5.71" East.The drilling programme for well 35/12-7 relates to the drilling of…
29 May 2018
Angola: Total Launches Zinia 2 Development in Deep Offshore Block 17
Total and its partners have taken the final investment decision to launch the Zinia 2 deep offshore development in Block 17, 150 kilometers offshore Angola. The Zinia 2 project will have a production capacity of 40,000 barrels per day (b/d), sustaining Pazflor field production, on stream since 2011.Zinia 2 is…
29 May 2018
KW Designed Solutions Supply Pressure Control System to Aberdeen Based Churchill Drilling Tools
KW Designed Solutions has been approached by Churchill Drilling Tools, a leading oilfield service company specialising in drilling innovation, to deliver a pressure control system for the factory acceptance testing (FAT) of their downhole tooling range. With a focus on improving safety and operational efficiency, a key requirement is a…
28 May 2018
Consent for Use of Deepsea Stavanger on the Alvheim Field
Aker BP has received consent to use Deepsea Stavanger to drill well 4/6-B-6 on the Alvheim field.Aker BP is the operator of the Alvheim field, which is an oil and gas field in the central part of the North Sea, west of Heimdal and close to the boundary with the…
28 May 2018
Final Turbine Successfully Installed for EOWDC
The final turbine for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) has been successfully installed with the project recording what is believed to be the world’s fastest installation of a gigantic, game-changing suction bucket jacket foundation.Saturday’s (26th May, 2018) turbine installation comes just nine weeks after the first foundation for…