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7 July 2017
ENI Pumps First Oil from Ghana's Sankofa Field
Italian oil company ENI started oil production from the 45,000 barrel-per-day Sankofa field offshore Ghana on Thursday, giving a boost to the West African country's plans to use its oil resources to revive its economy.The Sankofa field forms the first phase of the $7.9 billion Offshore Cape Three Points project…
7 July 2017
GeoSea Acquires A2SEA
DONG Energy and Siemens have signed an agreement with Belgian GeoSea stating that GeoSea will acquire the full ownership of A2SEA.A2SEA will continue to operate out of Denmark with offshore wind turbine service and installation.DONG Energy and Siemens have been owners of A2SEA since 2009, when both companies needed to…
7 July 2017
BASF Nets Merkur Offshore Wind Farm Grouting Contract
Construction Chemicals from BASF have won the contract for the supply of MasterFlow 9600 by GeoSea for the €1.6bn Merkur offshore wind farm.The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean using their specialized grouting equipment.BASF’s MasterFlow 9600 will be used as a skirt backfill grout for 66 grounded…
6 July 2017
Ocean Installer Secures Statoil Subsea Deal
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for subsea installations and tie-in operations for Statoil on Johan Sverdrup, as well as Utgard and Bauge.The award is part of Statoil’s Marine Wave 2 program and means that Ocean Installer will continue playing a key role in the Johan Sverdrup subsea works,…
6 July 2017
Mauritius - Ship to Shore Cranes
A tender has been issued for the maintenance of ship to shore cranes, rubber tyre gantry cranes and substations.You will need to provide a round the clock service to ensure availability of cranes in all the shifts for everyday of the year.The maintenance contract covers daily checks and preventive, corrective…
6 July 2017
Netherlands - Offshore Wind Park Services
A tender has been issued to supply offshore exchange and commissioning services for an offshore wind park.The work is required for replacing the main components on the wind turbines.The contract is for 5 years, with the option of extensions for up to 5 years.Apply for more information from the Department…
6 July 2017
Belgium - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection and Removal Opportunity
An electricity grid operator has issued a tender for UXO detection and removal at an offshore grid project.The company will be constructing a modular offshore grid to connect offshore wind projects in the North Sea. This will be done through 2 export cables of approximately 39km.It is essential to find…
6 July 2017
Cyprus - Offshore Mooring Jetty Opportunity
A tender has been issued for a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoy which is single point mooring (SPM) at a power station.You should be able to supply:- a CALM buoy which is SPM - spare parts for 5 yearsThis is a turnkey project which includes:- all marine works -…
6 July 2017
French Floater Seeks Cable Guys
EDF Energies Nouvelle has issued a tender for turnkey services for the export and array cables for the 24MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm off the coast of France.The tender also seeks subsea accessories, landfall junction box and associated equipment services.The turnkey contract would include design, engineering, procurement,…
6 July 2017
C-Kore Systems Signs Agreement with Shell for Subsea Technology
C-Kore Systems have developed a new subsea technology which will save the UKCS subsea industry time and money.The new subsea technology was utilised on Shell’s Corrib field. The C-Kore units found the root cause of multiple IR faults, allowing the field to be brought back to full performance. The CKore…
6 July 2017
Developing Snefrid Nord
Statoil and partners have decided to develop the Snefrid Nord gas discovery near the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery, scheduled to come on stream in late 2019, will be tied back to Aasta Hansteen.The authorities therefore today received a supplement to the Plan for Development and…
6 July 2017
Edda Fonn Update
Reach Subsea has renegotiated and extended the charter party agreement with Østensjø Rederi for the vessel Edda Fonn. Commercial terms are confidential between the parties. The new contract expires 01.01.2019.Edda Fonn is currently scheduled for a contract starting 09.07 for 20 days firm + 20 days options.
6 July 2017
Empyrean Energy’s Mako Find “Exceed Expectations”
The drilling operations, carried out in the Natuna Basin Offshore Indonesia by Conrad Petroleum, established 23 feet of net pay in the shallow Intra Muda Formation, with excellent quality rock.The well flowed high quality gas that is close to 100% methane, with no CO2, H2S, or other contaminants. No sand…
6 July 2017
Halliburton Acquires Summit ESP
Summit’s Electric Submersible Pump System Expands Halliburton Artificial Lift PortfolioHalliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced the acquisition of Summit ESP, a leading provider of electric submersible pump (ESP) technology and services. The addition of Summit’s artificial lift offerings and industry-leading customer service strengthens Halliburton’s artificial lift portfolio for its global…
6 July 2017
SNC-Lavalin Completes Transformative Acquisition of WS Atkins
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC) (“SNC-Lavalin” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of WS Atkins plc (“Atkins”), one of the world’s most respected consultancies in design, engineering and project management, with a leadership position across the infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors. Headquartered in…
6 July 2017
World-class Prospectivity Identified in Offshore Timor-Leste
TIMOR GAP E.P., the national oil company of Timor-Leste, was awarded PSC TL-SO-15-01 with 100% interest through Timor-Leste Government Resolution No. 44/2015 in December 2015. The PSC block is located approximately 50km southeast of Timor’s island eastern tip, within exclusive Timor-Leste maritime borders, midway between Timor and the Greater Sunrise…
6 July 2017
GE to Equip Shanghai Salvage Bureau’s New Diving Vessel
GE’s Marine Solutions has been chosen by Shanghai Salvage Bureau (SSB) to provide a suite of marine technologies including power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to its newest deep-water dive support vessel (DSV).Once delivered, the vessel will enable diving operations to be performed at…
5 July 2017
Statoil Gets Nod to Use Sigyn Subsea Facilities
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Sigyn subsea facilities.The Sigyn field is in production licence 072, for which Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator.The field contains gas, condensate and light oil. Production on the field began in 2002.Sigyn has been developed using a…
5 July 2017
Aquamarine Subsea in Songa Offshore Frame Deal
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with Songa Offshore for provision of a ‘Continuous Class Program’ for the high pressure manifolds on the four CAT D rigs.The duration of the contract is 5 years with an option of 5 additional years.The scope is to be responsible for the…
5 July 2017
Subsea 7 Sets Up Maria Pipelines
Subsea 7’s installation vessel, Seven Oceans, has landed the last production pipeline on the seabed at the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea, the operator Wintershall informed through social media.The subsea umbilicals have also been recently installed, utilizing the capabilities of the Seven Arctic vessel.Wintershall has now finished laying almost…
5 July 2017
Minesto to Engage New Supplier of GBS Foundation
Minesto has decided to engage a new supplier for the construction of a gravity-based structure (GBS) foundation for the company’s first Deep Green installation in Holyhead Deep, as a consequence of the discontinuation by current supplier Ocean Resource Ltd.“We have taken immediate actions to ensure the continuation of the Holyhead…
5 July 2017
Wärtsilä to Enhance the Reliability of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
The technology group Wärtsilä signed in January a contract with Babcock International Group plc to design and build a number of switchboards and distribution boards for the world’s first offshore reactive compensation station, a vital part of transmitting to shore the electricity produced sustainably by the offshore wind farm.The Hornsea…
5 July 2017
ONGC Videsh to Acquire 30% Participating Interest in Petroleum Exploration License 0037 Offshore Namibia
ONGC Videsh has signed definitive binding agreements with Tullow Namibia Limited (Tullow), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc, on 28th June 2017 for acquiring 30% participating interest in Namibia Petroleum Exploration License 0037 for Blocks 2112A, 2012B and 2113B and related agreements (License) out of Tullow’s existing participating…
5 July 2017
Odfjell Drilling Awarded a Contract with Total E&P South Africa
Further to the conditional letter of award ("CLOA") as announced on 1 March 2017, Odfjell Drilling has now been awarded the contract as described in the CLOA.The contract is awarded by Total E&P South Africa and is for a one well plus one optional well to be drilled by the…
5 July 2017
Petrobras and CNPC Form a Comprehensive Strategic Alliance
Gulliver, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors’ heavy lift, DP2 vessel, has left the ROC shipyard in Qidong, China, Royal IHC reports.The vessel is now en route to the Huisman yard in Xiamen for the installation of two cranes, each capable of carrying 2,000 tonnes.Scaldis ordered Gulliver, formerly known as RAMBIZ…
5 July 2017
Gulliver Leaves Shipbuilding Yard in China
Gulliver, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors’ heavy lift, DP2 vessel, has left the ROC shipyard in Qidong, China, Royal IHC reports.The vessel is now en route to the Huisman yard in Xiamen for the installation of two cranes, each capable of carrying 2,000 tonnes.Scaldis ordered Gulliver, formerly known as RAMBIZ…
5 July 2017
JFSE Supports VBMS on Offshore Wind Cable Repair Projects
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is providing equipment and personnel to VBMS for several concurrent offshore wind projects.The company’s Twin R2000 spread, coupled with its patented water jetting system, is supporting offshore wind farm cable repairs and maintenance at locations throughout Europe as…
5 July 2017
New North Sea firm Whalsay to Develop Bentley Field
Industry veteran Paul Warwick will spearhead efforts to develop one of the North Sea’s largest undeveloped discoveries, the Bentley field.Mr Warwick has been appointed chief executive of Whalsay Energy, which has been awarded a four-year extension on Bentley and has secured committed funding.The Aberdeen-based company, known as Xcite Energy Resources…
5 July 2017
Bluestream Scores ONEgas Subsea Inspection Contract
Bluestream Offshore has secured a five year contract plus two-year extension with ONEgas, the combined business unit of Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) for the gas production on the Southern North Sea.The contract is a so-called ‘ROV subsea structural inspection services contract’ and includes in total 69…
4 July 2017
Qatar Doubles Planned North Field Project Size
Qatar has doubled the size of the gas production increase it expects from a new development in the giant North Field as the under-fire liquefied natural gas giant aims for a national total of 100 million tonnes per annum of LNG output.A planned new development in the southern part of…
4 July 2017
Nexen Takes COSL Rig for UK Decom Jobs
Rig owner COSL Drilling Europe has secured a deal from Nexen Petroleum UK to decommission a raft of wells across two fields in the UK North Sea.Chinese-owned player Nexen has taken the semi-submersible COSL Pioneer for the plug-and-abandon work on 13 wells across the Blackbird and Ettrick fields.The one-year contract…
4 July 2017
DOF Subsea Announces that Skandi Vinland has Commenced its Contract with Husky Energy in Canada
In September 2015, DOF Subsea announced the award of a contract with Husky Energy for the construction of a new LIV (Light Intervention Vessel) committed to a 10-year IMR project off the East Coast of Canada. DOF Subsea is now happy to announce that the vessel, Skandi Vinland, which was…
4 July 2017
Maersk Supply Service Nets Mexican Deal
Maersk Supply Service has secured a long-term contract with Subtec S.A de C.V. of Mexico, a subsidiary of Blue Marine Group, for one of its Stingray newbuild vessels.“This contract is the result of two companies working together to provide a superior integrated service offering and we look forward to building…
4 July 2017
Damen Finalises Keppel Verolme Takeover
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), a part of Damen Shipyards Group, today announced the acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard from Keppel Offshore & Marine.DSC’s acquisition of the yard follows an initial agreement made between the two parties in April of this year. From 1 July, the Keppel Verolme shipyard,…
4 July 2017
Fugro Secures Petrobras Contract Extension in Brazil
Fugro has been awarded a further two-year contract by Petrobras to provide comprehensive inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and pipeline inspection services in Brazil. The new award follows Fugro’s completion of an initial 12-month contract for the oil major, after taking delivery of the newbuild vessel Fugro Aquarius.Built specifically for…
4 July 2017
Completion of Acquisition of UKCS Licence P359 Relating to the Arran Discovery
Zennor Petroleum Limited (“Zennor”) is pleased to announce that on the 30th June 2017 its subsidiary, Zennor North Sea Limited, completed the acquisition of interests in and under United Kingdom Petroleum Production Licence P359.These interests comprise (1) a 40.0002% working interest in Block 23/16b Area A (Arran North); and (2)…
4 July 2017
Saipem Awarded New E&C Offshore Contract, An Extension to an FPSO Contract and Change Orders for a Total Value of $500 Million
Saipem has been awarded a new E&C Offshore contract by Saudi Aramco for EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation) activities and T&I (Trunklines & Installation) works in Saudi Arabia, under the Long-Term Agreement in force, renewed in 2015 until 2021.The scope of work includes the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation…
4 July 2017
Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas Complete Combination, Creating the World’s First and Only Fullstream Oil and Gas Company
Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE: BHGE) announced today that the transaction combining GE’s oil and gas business with Baker Hughes is complete. The new company is the first and only to bring together industry-leading equipment, services and digital solutions across the entire spectrum of oil and gas development.Starting today,…
4 July 2017
Drilling Permit for Wellbore 7325/4-1 in Production Licence 855
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7325/4-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.Wellbore 7325/4-1 will be drilled from the Songa Enabler drilling facility at position 73°38' 57.55" north and 25°10' 41.74" east.The drilling programme for wellbore 7325/4-1 relates to the…
4 July 2017
Total and NIOC Sign Contract for the Development of Phase 11 of the Giant South Pars Gas ield
Total and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) have signed a contract for the development and production of phase 11 of South Pars (SP11), the world's largest gas field. The project will have a production capacity of 2 billion cubic feet per day or 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per…
4 July 2017
Ramboll Gets New Barents Pipeline FEED Study
Ramboll will be carrying a FEED study for the pipelines connecting the Askeladd field to the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea.The Snøhvit development consists of two fields that are already producing: the Snøhvit and Albatross. The Askeladd field is the third discovery part of the Snøhvit development, which will…
3 July 2017
Kick-off for Statoil’s UK Exploration Campaign
Statoil will soon commence a three-well exploration drilling campaign on the UK continental shelf. In early July, the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible rig will spud the first well in the campaign.“This is an exciting campaign testing three very different opportunities on the UKCS. We hope to make discoveries that can add…
3 July 2017
Trelleborg Nets Johan Sverdrup Deal
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has been awarded a contract for the supply of elastomeric bearings for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup oil field, offshore Norway.Located on the Utsira Height in the North Sea, 160 kilometers west of Stavanger, the Johan Sverdup oil field will be operated by electrical power generated onshore, significantly…
3 July 2017
Brasse Appraisal Well Drill Stem Test Results
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway, the UK and Atlantic Margin, is pleased to announce the results of the Drill Stem Test (DST) on the 31/7-2 S Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50% and…
3 July 2017
NNPC, First E&P and Schlumberger Sign Agreement for Development of OML 83 and 85 in Nigeria
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), FIRST Exploration & Production (First E&P) and Schlumberger signed today a tripartite agreement for development of the Anyala and Madu fields under OML 83 and OML 85, offshore Nigeria.Under the agreement, Schlumberger will contribute the required services in kind and capital for the project development…
3 July 2017
Statoil Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Barents Sea
The well is to be drilled in a prospect named Korpfjell in block 7435/12 in the Barents Sea. The drilling site is in the northern sector of the Barents Sea South-East area, 37 kilometres from the Russian boundary and 415 kilometres from the Norwegian mainland.The drilling location's geographical coordinates will…
3 July 2017
Gina Krog on Stream
At 17.02 CET on 30 June, Statoil started production on the Gina Krog oil and gas field in the North Sea.Statoil and the partners invest a total of some NOK 31 billion in the development of the Gina Krog field.“We are proud to have delivered Gina Krog with a good…
3 July 2017
Statoil Evaluating New CO2 Storage Project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Gassnova has assigned Statoil to evaluate the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This will be the first storage site in the world receiving CO2 from several industrial sources. The storage project is part of Norwegian authorities’ efforts to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage in…
3 July 2017
Drilling Permit for Well 31/7-2 A in Production Licence 740
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Faroe Petroleum Norge AS a drilling permit for well 31/7-2 A cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 31/7-2 A will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility, at position 60°24'18.14" north and 3°2'23.75" east in production licence 740.The drilling programme relates…
3 July 2017
Oil Discovery South of Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea – 7219/9-2
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 532, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7219/9-2. The well proved oil.The well was drilled about 23 kilometres southwest of the discovery well 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg and 225 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest.The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum…