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28 August 2017
Bergen Group Wins Ekofisk Work
Norwegian contractor Bergen Group AAK has won a sub-contract for work related to a decommissioning project at the North Sea Ekofisk field.The Bergen Group subsidiary has been awarded a framework contract for 2017 and 2018 to provide services within welding, mechanical, inspections, lifting and rigging to AF Offshore Decom.The ongoing…
28 August 2017
Crown Estate Scotland Makes Offshore Wind Data Public
Crown Estate Scotland now has spatial data relating to the organisation’s offshore assets freely available on their website for the first time.The data covers infrastructure projects and undersea cabling and can be used by a range of organisations from oil and gas companies to consultancies and educational institutes.The data reveals…
28 August 2017
Aker BP Draws North Sea Blank
Norwegian independent Aker BP has drilled its second dry well in a row in a campaign to find extra resources for the Alvheim floating production, storage and offloading vessel.The Hyrokkin wildcat well 25/4-11 in production licence 677 was drilled 25 kilometres northeast of the Aker BP-operated Alvheim field.The probe found…
28 August 2017
Nexans to Add New Cable-Laying Vessel to Its Fleet
Nexans informed that it has started the construction of a new cable-laying vessel for submarine HV cable systems installation.“The construction of this new cable-laying vessel is a fundamental milestone in our commitment to cleaner energy,“ said Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge, Nexans CEO. “For many decades, Nexans has been acting for energy transition…
28 August 2017
Statoil and YPF Sign an Onshore Exploration Agreement for Vaca Muerta in Argentina
Statoil and Argentina’s leading energy company YPF have entered into an agreement to jointly explore hydrocarbons in the Bajo del Toro block in the Neuquén Basin onshore Argentina.The preliminary agreement (term sheet) between the companies was signed yesterday in Geneva by Statoil’s executive vice president for Exploration, Tim Dodson, and…
28 August 2017
Apsara Offshore Cambodia Moves Closer to Development
The Royal Government of Cambodia and KrisEnergy Ltd. have signed the fiscal and technical agreements for the nation’s first offshore oil field development in block A in the Gulf of Thailand.KrisEnergy, operator of block A since 2014, plans to develop the Apsara area in the northeastern section of the concession.…
25 August 2017
Science Community Acquires Oceanographic Instruments from MacArtney
LISST instruments are manufactured by Seattle based oceanographic instrument manufacturer, Sequoia Scientific, Inc. They are used for environmental monitoring, industrial, and scientific applications across the globe. The unique submersible LISSTs help engineers, scientists, and monitoring agencies reliably measure the concentration and size of sediment, plankton, and oil droplets in any…
25 August 2017
Values for the future - The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s 2017 Resource report
The significant remaining resources in discoveries and fields make it possible to create values for the Norwegian society for many decades to come, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s new report. Since 1990, total resources, including the estimate for undiscovered resources, have increased by more than 40 per cent. In…
25 August 2017
Up to 340 Offshore Drilling Rigs Could Be Scrapped by 2020
With utilization levels at just over 50% for all rig types and over 130 newbuild rigs stranded or under construction, the need for an increase in rig scrapping (recycling) seems obvious. But it’s not that simple. While recent attrition accounts for about 10% of the current global rig fleet, we…
25 August 2017
"Khankendi" is undergoing the final touches before delivery
Baku Shipyard is pleased to announce the successful sea trials of Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV) named “Khankendi”, that is being constructed under Shah Deniz Stage 2 Project. The six week trials that took place in the Caspian Sea, truly represented the vessel’s initial voyage in open waters. Throughout nearly a…
25 August 2017
Schlumberger Completes Multipurpose Vessel Seismic Acquisition Survey for Roc Oil in Malaysia
Schlumberger announced today that WesternGeco has completed a hybrid seismic acquisition survey using their newly deployed multipurpose vessel (MPV)—a first in the industry. The 340 km2 3D seismic survey was acquired offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, for Roc Oil using a triple source array with simultaneous recording by ocean-bottom nodes and a…
25 August 2017
Consent for change to area contingency planning at Halten Nordland
We have granted Statoil consent for the change.
24 August 2017
John Crane Asset Management Solutions wins North Sea Maintenance Build contract with Maersk Oil
John Crane Asset Management Solutions has secured a contract to supply Maersk Oil with data services to support the planned maintenance strategy at one of the largest new developments in the UK North Sea.At the Culzean field, John Crane Asset Management Solutions will provide data build services as well as…
24 August 2017
Petroleum Safety Authority (Norway) grants consent to use Floatel Endurance to Eni Norge at Goliat
Petroleum Safety Authority (Norway) has granted consent to use the Floatel Endurance mobile accommodation facility to Eni Norge at Goliat.Due to the extra work on the Goliat field, Eni requires more cabin capacity, and has therefore applied to the PSA for consent to use the Floatel Endurance mobile accommodation facility…
24 August 2017
Minor Gas Discovery Northeast of the Heidrun Field in the Norwegian Sea - 6507/8-9
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 124, is about to complete the drilling of wildcat well 6507/8-9.The well was drilled about 9 kilometres northeast of the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea and about 270 kilometres southwest of Sandnessjøen.The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum…
24 August 2017
Shell starts production at Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2 in Nigeria
Phase 2 follows the success of the first phase of the Gbaran-Ubie integrated oil and gas development, which was commissioned in June 2010. Peak production of around 175,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day is expected in 2019.“Today’s announcement is a positive step for Shell’s global gas portfolio,” said…
24 August 2017
FairfieldNodal to Acquire WGP
FairfieldNodal announces it is in advanced discussions with Thalassa Holdings to acquire WGP Group Ltd., a premier provider of marine geophysical services headquartered in the U.K.FairfieldNodal, known as an industry leader in marine seismic nodal technology, continues to seek opportunities to strengthen and expand its technology portfolio, and transform itself…
24 August 2017
GSP Uranus Commences Drilling Under OMV Petrom Contract
GSP Uranus jack-up rig has started the drilling operations in the Black Sea under a 5-year frame agreement with OMV Petrom.The rig moving began on August 19th, 17:00, the jack-up reaching the work location the next day. The rig moving and positioning operations were carried out with the support of…
24 August 2017
Premier Oil Half Year Results
Tony Durrant, Chief Executive, commented: “Premier continues to deliver excellent operational performance, which will drive free cash flow and the reduction of net debt. The first half saw good progress on the Catcher and Tolmount projects, a world class exploration success in Mexico and the acceleration of cash flow from…
23 August 2017
Instant Access to IMO Dynamic Positioning Guidelines from the IMCA Website
Now that IMO has published the update (MSC/Circ.1580), IMCA has consolidated the guidance into document 245 IMO which is quickly and easily accessible on the IMCA website at https://www.imca-int.com/publications/425/guidelines-vessels-units-dynamic-positioning-dp-systems-msc-1circ-1580/, together with the original guidance contained in 113 IMO which is at https://www.imca-int.com/publications/76/guidelines-for-vessels-with-dynamic-positioning-systems-msc-circular-645/.It is recommended that the newly adopted Guidelines (MSC.1/Circ.1580)…
23 August 2017
DOF Subsea Contract Awards
In the Asia Pacific region and the Atlantic region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts and work under existing frame agreements, securing utilisation of the vessels Skandi Singapore, Skandi Hercules and Skandi Neptune in Q3 and into Q4 2017.In the North America region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several…
23 August 2017
Petrobras says test production in Libra area to start in weeks
Technical problems delayed officials' previous forecast of a July start for the rig.The consortium led by Petrobras had a technical problem connecting the well to the rig, as it prepares the extended-duration production test with a view to produce initially 30,000 barrels of oil per day.
23 August 2017
Kosmos Energy Announces Successful Completion of Tortue Drill Stem Test
The Tortue-1 well flowed at a sustained, equipment-constrained rate of approximately 60 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) during the main, extended flow period, with minimal pressure drawdown, providing confidence in well designs that are each capable of producing approximately 200 MMcf/d. The DST results confirmed a connected volume per…
23 August 2017
ENQUEST PLC Operations update and revised full year 2017 production guidance
EnQuest's production outlook guidance Net debt at the end of June 2017, was $1,922 million, compared to $1,912 million as reported as at the end of April 2017. Available cash and bank facilities amounted to $213 million as at 30 June 2017."EnQuest was pleased to bring the Kraken field onstream…
23 August 2017
Alon D License Extension
Pursuant to what was stated in section 7.10.2 of the Partnership’s Annual Report to December 31, 2016 that was published on March 23, 2017, concerning an appeal submitted by the partners in License 367 / Alon D (“The License” or “Alon D License”) to the Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy…
22 August 2017
Geotechnical and Geophysical Investigations for the Next Danish Nearshore Windfarms
In the spring, Geo initiated geotechnical and geophysical investigations for the next Danish nearshore windfarms: Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd, which are planned located off the west coast of Jutland.Vattenfall won the tender for the two new nearshore windfarms, and requested Geo to perform the geotechnical and geophysical investigations.Since spring,…
22 August 2017
Petrofac Sells Stake in Pánuco Contract to Schlumberger
Petrofac and Schlumberger today announce that Petrofac has sold its 50% interest in Petro-SPM Integrated Services S.A. de C.V (1) to Schlumberger. Petro-SPM operates the Pánuco Integrated Service Contract in Mexico. Schlumberger now owns 100% of Petro-SPM.The total potential consideration is in line with the net book value of Petrofac’s…
22 August 2017
Ensco plc Announces New Drillship Contract Award
Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) announced today that ultra-deepwater drillship ENSCO DS-7 has been awarded a contract by Noble Energy to drill two wells and complete four production wells at the Leviathan field development in the Mediterranean Sea. This contract is expected to commence in March 2018 and be completed in…
22 August 2017
Drilling permit for well 25/2-19 A in production licence 442
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted AkerBP ASA a drilling permit for wellbore 25/2-19 A, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 25/2-19 A will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor drilling facility, at position 59°52'28.37" north and 02°37'45.61" east.The drilling programme for well 25/2-19 A relates to the…
21 August 2017
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam successfully completed the refit of Petrojarl 1
The Petrojarl 1 has been operated by Teekay for 28 years in the North Sea and is now destined for the Atlanta Field in Brazil. After extensive engineering (over 450,000 engineering hours), more than 50% of the process equipment was removed and replaced by new and additional equipment, required to…
21 August 2017
Golar LNG Partners L.P. - Acquisition of an Interest in the FLNG, Hilli Episeyo
Golar LNG Partners LP (NASDAQ: GMLP) (the "Partnership") announced today that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the "PSA") for the acquisition (the "Acquisition") from Golar LNG Limited ("Golar") and affiliates of Keppel Shipyard Limited ("Keppel") and Black and Veatch ("B&V") of equity interests (the "Acquired Interests")…
21 August 2017
BOEM Publishes Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Hilcorp Liberty Oil and Gas Project in Beaufort Sea
21 August 2017
DONG Energy chooses Vlissingen Buitenhaven for Borssele 1 & 2
Borssele 1&2 will be one of the largest wind farms in the world (752MW) and requires a good base for maintaining and operating the wind farm. DONG Energy has previously developed similar maintenance bases in the UK, Germany and Denmark. Claus Bøjle Møller, Programme Director for Borssele 1&2 at DONG…
21 August 2017
Sale of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S to Total S.A.
APMM will receive an enterprise value per 30 June 2017 of USD 7.45bn paid by 97.5m shares in Total S.A. with a value of USD 4.95bn equal to approx. 3.76% of Total S.A. (post issuing shares to APMM). In addition to the shares Total S.A. is assuming a short term…
18 August 2017
Statoil in 'Fresh Rig Hunt'
Statoil is reportedly in the market for three additional rigs as it seeks to take advantage of lower dayrates, including two units for drilling work in the Barents Sea off Norway.The state-controlled operator has initiated a tender for two frame agreements for a pair of rigs capable of working in…
18 August 2017
Drilling Permit for Well 33/9-12 S in Production Licence 881
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 33/9-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 33/9-12 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility at position 61°23'08.85"N and 1°57'34.31"E.The drilling programme for well 33/9-22 S relates to the…
18 August 2017
EEW SPC to Supply Monopiles for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One
DONG Energy has awarded a contract to EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (EEW SPC) to manufacture all monopiles for the 174-turbine offshore wind farm, Hornsea Project One.The companies previously announced a contract for 116 monopiles in November 2016, and now the contract has been extended to cover all 174 foundations…
18 August 2017
Metocean Monitoring for Hywind Scotland
Partrac a leading provider of offshore metocean solutions to industry and has been selected by Statoil to provide real-time wave and current measurement services for Hywind Scotland, the world’s first Floating Wind Farm. Partrac has been contracted for a minimum of 1 year (with multi-year contract extension options) to manage…
18 August 2017
Software Specialist Arnlea Lands Contracts with Operators
Arnlea, an established oil and gas asset management software business, has secured contracts with two operators.Aberdeen-based Arnlea has signed an agreement with Chevron for the deployment of Intrinsix Ex, Arnlea’s mobile software inspection and maintenance product used in hazardous areas, across five of the operator’s North Sea assets.Chrysaor, which acquired…
18 August 2017
Exxon Takes Noble drillship for Guyana Ride
Offshore driller Noble Corp. has found work for its Noble Bob Douglas drillship in Guyana. The contract is with ExxonMobil in Guyana and is for a three-year period.Noble did not disclose the contract dayrate. The drillship, built in 2013 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, is expected to start working for Exxon…
18 August 2017
Fugro Extends Skandi Carla Charter with DOF
Fugro has extended the firm period of hire for the Skandi Carla time charter contract from July 2017 until end October 2019, the Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said on Friday.Skandi Carla is a purpose-designed and built ROV survey, IRM and construction support vessel.The 84 meters long vessel with accommodation for 80…
17 August 2017
Consent for Preparations for and Start of Removal - Ekofisk
ConocoPhillips has received consent for preparations for and the start of the removal of minor structures from the Ekofisk field facilities, including the installation of a temporary crane on Ekofisk 2/4 FTP.ConocoPhillips has applied to the PSA for consent to dispose of the Ekofisk 2/4 H, Ekofisk 2/4 A, Ekofisk…
17 August 2017
Consent to use West Elara at Valemon
Statoil has received consent to use West Elara for drilling and completing on the Valemon field.We have given Statoil consent to use the West Elara mobile drilling facility to drill and complete production wells 34/11-B-6 and 34/11-B-16 on the Valemon field.Planned drilling start-up is September/October 2017.The drilling operations are expected…
17 August 2017
Global Marine to Install Rampion OWF Cable
Global Marine Group (GMG) has been awarded a contract from E.ON to install a fibre optic cable at the Rampion offshore wind farm, under construction 13km off the coast of Sussex, UK.Upon completion the cable will run from the shore to an offshore substation, providing a vital communications link for…
17 August 2017
KBR to Work on BP’s Tortue Project
KBR has been awarded pre-front end engineering design (FEED) and project support services contracts by BP for the development of the Tortue / Ahmeyim field offshore Mauritania and Senegal.Under KBR’s global services agreement with BP, KBR has won these new contracts to provide pre-FEED and project support covering design of…