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9 June 2017
Charters for DOF Subsea Trio
Oslo-listed DOF Subsea has secured more work for a trio of subsea construction support vessels in the Atlantic and Asia Pacific regions.The vessel Skandi Skansen will complete an inspection campaign off the UK and anchor-handling work in the Norwegian Sea under contracts that will keep it working through most of…
9 June 2017
Encana Ready to Pull the Plug on Deep Panuke
CALGARY-based Encana is preparing the way to abandon its disappointing Deep Panuke gas field off Nova Scotia, Canada. The move deals another blow to the province’s stricken upstream sector, where ExxonMobil is already far advanced with plans to abandon its larger Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP).Western Canada-focused Encana is pre-qualifying…
9 June 2017
Statoil Announces Revised Exploration Program in the Great Australian Bight
Statoil has signed a swap agreement with BP and has been granted regulatory approval to take over two exploration permits and extend its work program in the Great Australian Bight.The agreement between Statoil and BP covers four offshore petroleum titles:In offshore exploration permits EPP37 and EPP38 Statoil has transferred its…
9 June 2017
Shearwater to Shoot Seismic for Wintershall in Barents Sea
Shearwater GeoServices has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Wintershall Norge for a 3D survey of Blocks PL 768/768B in the Barents Sea.The survey covers approximately 965 square kilometers and will be acquired using the Polar Empress in direct continuation of the vessel’s ongoing survey in the Barents Sea.“This…
9 June 2017
Experts Endorse Nord Stream 2 Route Through Narva Bay
The reports providing a comparative environmental assessment of the route options for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline have received positive feedback from the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.The reports prepared by the independent environmental consultants present the…
9 June 2017
Jan de Nul Finalizes Adhémar de Saint-Venant Sea Trials
Jan de Nul has completed sea trials of it’s recently-launched multi-purpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant.The sea trials took place in the Yellow Sea, the company informed through social media.The Adhémar de Saint-Venant vessel was launched in February from AVIC shipyard in Weihai, China.The vessel can carry out subsea rock installation…
9 June 2017
CGG Delivers Final Data From Encontrado Project Over Perdido Fold Belt
CGG announced today that the final products from its Encontrado multi-client reprocessing project across the Gulf of Mexico’s prolific Perdido fold belt have been delivered on schedule to the Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) and the industry.The Final Reverse Time migration (RTM), Kirchhoff migration and associated data volumes covering a…
9 June 2017
Joint Venture Offshore Guinea
Bissau Exploration Company (BEC) have announced that they have signed a Joint Venture Participation Agreement between themselves and A Empresa Nacional de Pesquisa e Exploracao Petroliferas (Petroguin) for Petroleum Exploration, Development and Production in the area of Block 4B, offshore Guinea Bissau. Bissau Exploration is a wholly owned subsidiary of…
9 June 2017
3D Survey Commences on Block 29/11, China
Empyrean Energy plc, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, is pleased to announce that a 3D seismic survey ("the Survey") has commenced on its 100% owned Block 29/11, offshore China. Block 29/11 is approximately 1,800km2 and is situated approximately 200km SSE…
8 June 2017
Oil&Gas Company Wins SCORE Grant to Diversify into Renewables
The first oil & gas company to be awarded a SCORE grant to diversify into renewables will use it to create 13 new jobs.EPIC International won a share of the GBP 6 million pot to help it gain accreditation to run rope access training courses for wind turbine technicians at…
8 June 2017
Enbridge Takes a Piece of Albatros Offshore Wind Farm
Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge Inc. will acquire 49.89 percent of the shares in the 112MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm project, while EnBW will retain the remaining 50.1 percent.The final decision on construction and investment in the 16-turbine project was taken by the Supervisory Board of EnBW at the…
8 June 2017
Krafla and North of Alvheim Plans Taking Shape
A new standalone oil and gas development to exploit more than 400 million barrels of oil in the Krafla and North of Alvheim area is beginning to take shape in the Norwegian the North Sea.Operators Aker BP and Statoil, together with their partners, have begun joint work to find an…
8 June 2017
Seismic Survey Contract for Seabird Exploration
Global Petroleum is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contract with Seabird Exploration of Norway in order to acquire 834 km of full fold 2D seismic data covering Global's operated block (PEL 0029) in Namibia.The survey has been designed as an infill programme with the aim of…
8 June 2017
Sapura Energy Wins Multiple Contracts Worth $206m
Sapura Energy has secured several contracts with a combined value of approximately USD 206 million.The first contract, secured in Myanmar, is for a subcontract works awarded by PT. Gunanusa Utama Fabricators (PTG) for the PTTEP’s Zawtika field development.The company will provide engineering procurement construction and installation (EPCI) of associated pipelines,…
8 June 2017
Resolve Marine Uses Allspeeds Webtool Cutters for Rig Decom Job
Allspeeds, manufacturer of Webtool hydraulic cutting systems, has supplied 12 softline cutters to Resolve Marine for a decommissioning project offshore Mumbai.For the decommissioning project, the Webtool softline cutters will be used to cut 76mm (3 inch) diameter Dyneema softline rope.The 127mm cutters will be positioned on fibre rope, soft eye…
8 June 2017
Saipem Hires UTEC AUV Services for Its Zohr Project
UTEC has been awarded a contract with Saipem to support its operations as part of the Zohr field development project.The survey company in subsea services group Acteon will bring its experience in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to the project, which is expected to be one of the biggest gas field…
8 June 2017
Petrofac Secures Framework Agreement with Petroleum Development Oman
Petrofac has secured a long-term Framework Agreement (FA) with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EP+Cm) Support Services for major oil and gas projects.The Agreement, which is for ten years with an additional five-year option, builds upon a three-year programme of EP+Cm support…
8 June 2017
2,550 km2 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Guyana, Options and RSU grant
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. is pleased to announce that Eco Atlantic and its Operating Partner, Tullow Oil, have approved a circa 2,550 km2 seismic survey on the Company’s Orinduik Block offshore the Co-operative Republic of Guyana ("Orinduik"). The survey is anticipated to commence in the next two weeks.…
8 June 2017
Statoil Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Norwegian Sea
Statoil has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 6507/8 in the Norwegian Sea.The well is to be drilled in a prospect named Carmen in block 6507/8 at Haltenbanken. The site is 222 kilometres west of Brønnøysund in Nordland county and 10 kilometres north-east of Heidrun, at geographical…
7 June 2017
Kayak Licence to Drill
Statoil has been given the final official go-ahead to spud a second planned wildcat in the Barents Sea off Norway targeting the Kayak prospect near its under-development Johan Castberg field.The drilling permit issued by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate follows recent consent from the country’s safety agency for the 7219/9-2 probe…
7 June 2017
DOF Subsea Secures Work for Skandi Chieftain Off Canada
DOF Subsea North America has been awarded of a 5-month contract for Skandi Chieftain in Canada.Skandi Chieftain, which was re-flagged under the Canadian flag in 2016, is a multi-purpose vessel operated by DOF Subsea Canada.The contract is scheduled to start in June 2017, the provider of integrated subsea services said…
7 June 2017
Efficiency and Vision 2035 Under Spotlight at Key Industry Conference
Collaboration and efficiency are becoming more commonplace in the mindset and vocabulary of the UK oil and gas industry, a key conference heard today.The sector has worked hard over the last two years to bring efficiency to the fore, the Oil and Gas Industry Conference in Aberdeen was told.While the…
7 June 2017
Total Makes Splash in Irish Offshore
Total has picked up an option to farm into deep-water acreage off Ireland where a closely-watched wildcat is due to spud within weeks.The French supermajor has also agreed a firm deal to take a significant stake in another Providence Resources-operated licensing option off the country, with Total also to assume…
7 June 2017
Deep C Nets Beatrice OWF Subsea Contract
Deep C has secured a contract from Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) to undertake soil plug removal inside subsea piles, as part of the Beatrice offshore wind farm development.Seaway Heavy Lifting will install 84 jackets for the Beatrice wind turbines and two jackets for the offshore transmission modules.Each jacket sits on…
7 June 2017
MAATS Tech Completes £22m State of the Art Cable Laying Vessel Project
MAATS Tech Limited, the marine engineering consultancy specialising in bespoke carousel and deck handling systems, is celebrating the successful completion of the NKT Victoria, a world-class cable lay vessel (CLV). The ship was delivered by the Kleven Shipyard to NKT, the global provider of turnkey AC/DC cables for the sustainable…
7 June 2017
Fugro Venturer to Commence Offshore Survey Campaign
With a maiden voyage that takes her to the deep waters of Ireland’s Atlantic margin and the far North of the Barents Sea, Fugro Venturer is the newest of Fugro’s successful purpose-designed, standardised survey vessels, originally formulated in 2013.The 72-metre vessel is a platform for technological innovation, where Fugro’s trademark…
7 June 2017
TechnipFMC Awarded a Well Intervention Contract in Australia
TechnipFMC has entered into a three-year frame agreement with Woodside Energy Ltd in Australia for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) and subsea services, including intervention, installation, and plug and abandonment services.Under the agreement, TechnipFMC will initially perform installation and RLWI services in the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) development,…
7 June 2017
Plugging Wells on Valhall Using Power From Shore
Maersk Invincible is being supplied with electricity through the Valhall field. It is probably the first time ever a drilling rig is being powered fully from shore.“This is a pioneer project for Aker BP. Electrifying the drilling rig allows us to significantly cut local CO2 and NOx emissions. This is…
6 June 2017
Stress Engineering Services Joins with DeepMar Consulting to Expand Services
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., (SES) the global leader in consulting engineering services, has teamed up with DeepMar Consulting to expand its existing upstream service offerings. The integrated team will work alongside clients to increase assurance of successful projects in regards to health, safety and environment (HSE), reliability and efficiency.Leveraging combined…
6 June 2017
Aquaterra Sea Swift platform installed and operating in Egypt for PICO Petroleum Integrated Services
Aquaterra Energy, a leading global offshore engineering solutions provider, has designed, fabricated and installed a new Sea Swift platform for PICO Petroleum Integrated Services, the lead contractor for Amal Petroleum Company’s (AMAPETCO) Amal field in the Gulf of Suez, offshore Egypt. This will open new opportunities for future cooperation between…
6 June 2017
Aquatic’s Dual Tensioner for Atoll Umbilical Setup Off Egypt
Aquatic has been selected to provide tensioning capabilities to DeepOcean on behalf of Subsea 7 for the Pharaonic Petroleum Company’s Atoll Main umbilical installation project in Egypt.Aquatic said it will provide its dual tensioner system solution to tension the umbilical during installation.Martin Charles, managing director, Aquatic, said: “We are proud…
6 June 2017
VBMS Assist Tideway in Hornsea Project One Cables Installation
VBMS has been awarded a contract to assist Tideway with the installation of three nearshore and shallow water sections of export cables for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.The scope of work for VBMS consists of the shore landing, installation and burial of three 33-kilometer long sections of…
6 June 2017
Snefrid Nord 'Decision Imminent'
Statoil is reportedly set to make a final investment decision later this month on development of its Snefrid Nord discovery in the Norwegian Sea.The state-controlled operator aims to exploit the gas discovery as a subsea tieback to the under-construction Aasta Hansteen spar platform due to be installed at the latter…
6 June 2017
JDR Wins WindFloat Atlantic Cable Order
Hartlepool-based subsea cable specialist JDR has been selected by WindPlus as the preferred cable supplier for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm.The project – located off the coast of Viana de Castelo, Northern Portugal – will see the industry’s first application of dynamic cables operating at 66kV.The scope of…
6 June 2017
Stena Drilling Cancels Newbuilding Construction Contract for Semi-sub Stena MidMAX
Stena Atlantic Ltd, an affiliate of Stena Drilling Ltd, has today notified the Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (SHI), that it has exercised its right to cancel their contract for the construction of “Stena MidMAX”, a dynamically positioned harsh environment semisubmersible drilling unit.The rig was ordered in June…
6 June 2017
Equatorial Guinea Ronda Winners Announced at AOP
The seven winners of the EG Rhonda 2016 Licensing Round were announced Monday by H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, the Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea at Africa Oil & Power, one year after the Ronda was initially launched. Out of a total of 23 companies expressing interest…
5 June 2017
Kraken Bags New AquaPix Sonar Contract
Kraken Sonar Systems has been awarded a repeat contract valued at over C$400,000 by a European defence contractor.Kraken will supply and integrate its AquaPix miniature interferometric synthetic aperture sonar and real-time SAS signal processor on the customer’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).The delivery is expected in Q3, 2017.AquaPix is designed for…
5 June 2017
McDermott Nets Angelin EPCIC Work from BP
McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract from BP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT) for the Angelin gas field, located 40 kilometers off the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago.This EPCIC contract follows the completion of a multi-phase engineering contract, including pre-front end engineering design…
5 June 2017
Oil & Gas Technology Centre Looks for Asset Integrity and Small Pools Inspiration
Today, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre launches two new ‘Calls for Ideas’ to identify, support and fund solutions which use robotics to reduce inspection costs, and to unlock the 225 marginal discoveries in small pools across the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).Each call has a fund of c.£1 million to…
5 June 2017
Heavy-hitters Line up for Petronas Asset
Industry heavyweights including ExxonMobil of the US and Anglo-Dutch Shell are said to be interested in acquiring a stake worth up to US$1 billion in Petronas’ Block SK 316 off Sarawak, East Malaysia.Around six companies including Thailand’s PTTEP, Total of France and one or more Japanese players are still in…
5 June 2017
ENGIE E&P Hires WesternGeco for Gjøa 4D Shoot
ENGIE E&P Norge has awarded WesternGeco two contracts for acquisition and processing of towed 4D seismic data in the production license 153, the Gjøa license, in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea.The acquisition will be performed with the vessel “WesternGeco Magellan”, and is planned to be completed by…
5 June 2017
Buchan Oil Production Vessel to be Decommissioned in Shetland
After 36 years and almost 150mm barrels of oil, the Buchan Alpha facility in the UK North Sea ceased production, as planned, on 12 May 2017.Buchan Alpha is a semi-submersible moored floating production vessel (originally a drilling rig). Decommissioning plans are well developed and ultimate dismantling and recycling of the…
5 June 2017
Exxon to Get Oil Production Licence
The Government of Guyana is expected to grant Production Licence to Esso Exploration and Production (Guyana) Ltd. and partners Hess and Nexen.In a statement, the Ministry of Natural Resources said following reviews of the technical and environmental aspects of the Liza Project – Development Plan that was submitted by Esso…
5 June 2017
UK North Sea Contract Award from BP
Cape Industrial Services Limited has secured two contracts to extend the Group’s longstanding relationship with BP in the UK North Sea for a further three years. These contracts have a combined estimated value in excess of £150 million.The contracts, which have been effective from 1 January 2017, secure 400 core…
5 June 2017
Contract from Maersk for Long Term Wellhead Rental
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, is pleased to announce it has entered into a new 4 year contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited, for the provision of wellhead, mudline suspension…
5 June 2017
Repsol Charters Rowan Rig
Repsol has reportedly taken jack-up Rowan Stavanger on a long-term charter for well plugging and abandonment work on its Varg field off Norway to reactivate the idled rig.The deal, first reported by Norwegian publication Petro.no, covers a duration of around 200 days and carries options for similar work on further…
2 June 2017
Veripos Secures Allseas Contract Extension
Veripos has secured a contract extension for the supply of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) services to Allseas Group.The global contract pertains to Allseas’ fleet of specialized heavy-lift, pipelay and subsea installation vessels, and covers all survey requirements including upgrades to existing hardware in order to facilitate Veripos’ multi-constellation APEX…
2 June 2017
DOF Subsea Extends Harvey Deep Sea Charter
DOF Subsea North America has extended the charter of the MPSV, Jones-Act-Compliant vessel, ‘Harvey Deep Sea’ until the end of 2018, plus two one-year options.The Harvey Deep Sea is a multi-purpose DPII construction, supply, ROV vessel with 71 accommodation and 165 ton AHC cranecapable of reaching 3 000-meter water depth…
2 June 2017
Drilling of Ophir A1 Development Well Commences
Octanex advises that the Ophir A1 well was spud on 2 June 2017, using the UMW Naga 2, a jack-up mobile offshore drilling unit.The Ophir A1 well is the first of three planned production wells to be drilled and completed in the Ophir field located offshore Peninsular Malaysia. The Ophir…
2 June 2017
Fabricom Awarded Wintershall Frame-Agreement
Wintershall has awarded Fabricom AS a Frame-Agreement for Modification, Maintenance and Prefabrication Services. The Frame Agreement, including options, is for 10 years.Fabricom’s COO, Paul Blaauw, stated “we are very pleased that Wintershall has given us this opportunity, and we are proud to be acknowledged as a competitive contractor”.This is the…