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11 May 2017
Agility Makes Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Deliveries
Norwegian manufacturer of subsea equipment, Agility Subsea Fabrication (ASF) has delivered 2 pipeline end manifolds (PLEMs) and 3 subsea pipeline end termination (PLETs) destined for the Oseberg field, Vestflanken 2 development.The structures have been manufactured at the company’s largest production site in Tønsberg.Agility’s customer Technip was awarded by Statoil a…
11 May 2017
International Offshore Vessels Safe in U.S. as Jones Act Proposal Scrapped
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has withdrawn its proposal to amend the Jones Act in a way that would have made a bulk of international offshore vessels banned from operating in the U.S. waters.The Jones Act, passed in 1920 prevents foreign-flagged ships from shipping merchandise between points in the…
11 May 2017
First Lifting and Production Update - Otatkikpo
LEKOIL the oil and gas exploration, development and production company with a focus on Africa, is pleased to announce that the first crude cargo produced from the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML 11 has been lifted from the FSO Ailsa Craig by Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited, a subsidiary…
11 May 2017
Multiple Contract Wins for Paragon
On May 10, 2017 Paragon Offshore released the attached Fleet Status Report. A copy of this report is available in PDF format at www.paragonoffshore.com.Paragon will issue a fleet status report once per quarter coincident with its earnings reports. This summary of the Fleet Status Report is provided as acourtesy and…
11 May 2017
Share Interior Department Advances America-First Offshore Energy Strategy
In accordance with Secretarial Order 3350, which implements President Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, the Department of the Interior today announced it will move forward to resume its evaluation of applications from six companies seeking permits to conduct geological and geophysical (G&G) activities in the Atlantic Ocean in order to…
11 May 2017
Getech Providing Petroleum Licence Round Support in Lebanon
Getech is pleased to announce an extension of its agreement to provide consultancy services to the Lebanese Petroleum Authority (LPA) through its wholly owned subsidiary, ERCL.The Lebanese Cabinet approved on 4 January 2017 the re-launch of Lebanon’s first offshore licensing round for oil and gas exploration and confirmed that, based…
11 May 2017
UK: i3 Energy to float on AIM
i3 Energy, an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK, has announced its intention to seek admission of its shares to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. In conjunction with Admission, the Company intends to raise up to US$50 million by way of…
11 May 2017
BP Announces Start of Production from West Nile Delta Development Achieving First Gas Eight Months Ahead of Schedule and Production 20 Percent Above Plan
BP today announced that it has started gas production from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra, of the West Nile Delta development in Egypt. The project was delivered eight months ahead of start-up schedule and under budget. First gas was exported to Egypt’s national grid on 24 March 2017…
10 May 2017
Polarcus Wins More Work in Asia Pacific
Seismic contractor Polarcus said it has secured a contract for a broadband 3D marine seismic project in Asia Pacific.The award follows another contract win it the Asia Pacific region scooped up in April this year, and scheduled for Q2 2017.According to Polarcus, the new project is due to start in…
10 May 2017
EnerMech Launch JV With Iraq’s Khudairi Group
EnerMech has launched a joint venture with the Khudairi Group in Iraq to target both the re-emerging oil and gas and large infrastructure sectors. The JV, with one of the country’s longest established family-owned groups, is expected to generate $20 million-plus turnover within a short period.The downstream energy and infrastructure…
10 May 2017
ScottishPower Renewables Commissions Scour Protection Modelling for East Anglia One
The East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm (EA ONE), which is approximately 30 miles southeast of Lowestoft, is entering its construction phase. When fully operational, the EA ONE windfarm will comprise 102 turbines, mounted on piled jacket foundations, for which the need to install effective scour protection has been identified.HR Wallingford…
10 May 2017
Bibby HydroMap Completes Cable Depth of Burial Operations on Burbo Bank Extension
Contracted by DONG Energy, the company recently completed site operations on the newly installed export cable of Burbo Bank Extension.With a capacity of up to 258 MW, the site generates enough energy to meet the average needs of up to 230,000 homes, and is located in Liverpool Bay close to…
10 May 2017
PGS and TGS Continue to Build MultiClient Library Offshore Eastern Canada
Petroleum Geo-Services ("PGS" or "the Company") and TGS-NOPEC announce the expansion of their jointly owned MultiClient library offshore Eastern Canada. The new Cape Broyle 3D survey, to be acquired during summer 2017, will comprise approximately 3,500 square kilometers of 3D GeoStreamer® data in the South Eastern Newfoundland region and builds…
10 May 2017
Wood Group Awarded NCOC Framework in Kazakhstan
Wood Group has secured a new framework agreement to provide study engineering for North Caspian Operating Company’s (NCOC) offshore and onshore asset portfolio in Kazakhstan.The contract extends Wood Group’s support of NCOC. The company is currently delivering the concept and pre-FEED for the Kalamkas-Khazar co-development project. It also holds a…
10 May 2017
Parkmead Acquisition Doubles its Stake in Key North Sea Gas Area
Parkmead, the UK and Netherlands focused independent oil and gas group, is delighted to announce that it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Verus Petroleum (SNS) Limited to acquire a 50% interest in UK North Sea Licence P.2209 which contains the Farne Extension prospect and a further four…
10 May 2017
New EPCI Contract Awarded by Exxon Mobil for Development of the Offshore Liza Field in Guyana
Saipem has been awarded a new EPCI contract for the SURF package of the proposed Liza project operated by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil. Located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana at a water depth of 1,800 metres, the Liza field is a subsea development with…
9 May 2017
2G Robotics, Sonardyne Enter Collaboration Agreement
2G Robotics and Sonardyne International, UK, have entered into a formal collaboration agreement.The two organisations are working together on the development and promotion of a dynamic underwater laser mapping solution which reduces the time needed to survey seafloor sites and offshore structures.The new agreement centres on the integration of Sonardyne’s…
9 May 2017
Gemini Offshore Wind Park Operational
The Gemini Offshore Wind Park was officially opened yesterday. Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord, expressed his pride in Van Oord’s involvement in Gemini and thanked all of the shareholders for their support. The grand opening was held in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. Once the home of the project offices,…
9 May 2017
Aker BP in 'Rig Extension'
Aker BP has reportedly exercised an option to extend its charter of semi-submersible rig Transocean Arctic for an ongoing drilling campaign off Norway.The Anglo-Norwegian operator is presently using the rig for drilling work in the vicinity of its Alvheim field in the North Sea, with the Volund West prospect now…
9 May 2017
Statoil receives consent to use Songa Encourage at Troll
Statoil has received consent to use Songa Encourage for drilling and completing a production well on the Troll field.We have given Statoil consent to use the Songa Encourage mobile drilling facility to drill and complete production well 31/2-O-24 on the Troll field.The well is to be drilled in a well…
9 May 2017
Paradigm Flow Services Scores New Contracts in US Campaign
Oil and gas services provider Paradigm Flow Services has secured a series of new contracts in the Gulf of Mexico.The Aberdeenshire-based company said its Flexi-Coil system is currently operating on a hat-trick of projects for a variety of new international operators. Two of the jobs are located in the Gulf…
9 May 2017
IKM Progressing in Statoil Delivery at Snorre B and Visund
IKM Subsea announced the award of a major ROV services contract for the fields Visund and Snorre B in the North Sea last August.The contract provides for the testing, and installation of an electrical, permanently seabed installed RROV (Residential - ROV). The system will interface with IKMS’s Onshore Control Center…
9 May 2017
KONGSBERG to Market Two New Underwater Glider Systems
Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. announced today that it successfully completed negotiations with CoMotion®, the University of Washington's collaborative innovation hub, to obtain the sole rights to produce, market, and continue development of two new underwater glider systems.Ocean gliders are a specialised type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Rather than using…
9 May 2017
Wood Group Engineers Support NSRI’s Diversification Initiative
Two engineers from Wood Group have supported the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) in its drive to speed up the development and implementation of near to market technologies in the subsea sector. Jamie McCallum and Christer Fjellroth, who are both working towards becoming Chartered Engineers, beat off competition from a…
9 May 2017
McDermott Exercises Option to Purchase PLV North Ocean 105
Oceanteam received the written notice from its joint venture partner McDermott in which it commits to purchase Oceanteam's remaining 25 percent stake in the vessel-owning company North Ocean 105 AS on 20 June 2017.This is in line with the structure of the amended bond agreement that was executed during the…
9 May 2017
OGA and EEEGR to Host Tight Gas Hackathon
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in conjunction with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), will host its second hackathon event in Norwich to bring operators and the supply chain together to focus on cost efficiencies and technological solutions applicable to the Southern North Sea’s (SNS) tight gas market.Last…
9 May 2017
Lundin Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the Barents Sea
Lundin has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 7220 in the Barents Sea.Lundin is the operator for production licence 609 in the Barents Sea. We have given the company consent to drill exploration well 7220/11-4 in a prospect named Alta. Drilling is scheduled to begin in May…
9 May 2017
Monadelphous Secures Long-term INPEX Offshore Maintenance Services Contract
Engineering company Monadelphous Group Limited today announced it has been awarded a major, long-term offshore maintenance services contract for INPEX Operations Australia associated with the Ichthys LNG Project.The contract is for an initial period of six years with a further two 2-year extension option and is located in the Browse…
9 May 2017
First Oil Confirmed from Montrose Area Redevelopment
First oil has begun to flow from the Shaw field, part of the major redevelopment of the Montrose Area in the Central North Sea operated by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.The Montrose Area Redevelopment (MAR) is a major capital project that significantly enhances the long term Montrose Area infrastructure. The project…
8 May 2017
Enpro Supports Operator, Achieves Record Time for First Oil
Enpro Subsea has revealed details of how its unique subsea architecture was used for the first time by an operator in the Gulf of Mexico and was a contributing factor to the organization achieving first oil production in under 12 months – a record time for the client. Enpro showcased…
8 May 2017
Carnarvon Petroleum Granted Cerebrus Project extension
Carnarvon Petroleum has provided an update on the timing and extent of technical work that is being completed on the EP-490, EP-491, TP/27 and EP-475 exploration blocks in the North West Shelf offshore Western Australia, collectively termed the 'Cerberus' project. Suspension and Extension Approval The Company has been recently notified…
8 May 2017
SeaBird Gets LoI for South America Seismic Shoot
SeaBird Exploration has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for an upcoming 2D seismic survey in South America.The project is estimated to start in the first half of the third quarter and will have a duration of approximately two and a half months.SeaBird will be using the Northern Explorer to…
8 May 2017
SCORE Looks to Wind Farm Technology Challenges
A subsea “sheepdog” robot could herd seals away from piling work at offshore wind farm sites.The idea – using an autonomous underwater vehicle – was among those hatched at a pioneering workshop seeking innovation to solve subsea engineering challenges highlighted by the growing renewables sector.Delivered by the team behind the…
8 May 2017
Statoil’s Gullfaks Field: 30 Years Down, Over 20 to go
Statoil’s Gullfaks field, the first ever to be both developed and operated by the company, has celebrated its 30-year anniversary. Most impressively, it is only middle aged and is expected to continue on into the mid-2030s – nearly 30 years beyond the original development plan. Heidi Vella reports on what…
8 May 2017
Edison Chouest Lands Shell Brazil Contract
Two affiliates of Edison Chouest Ofshore (ECO) have signed a five-year contract with Shell Brazil for light subsea construction, and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services from the M/V Island Enforcer, a 122-meter subsea installation and construction vessel.According to ECO, the agreement includes a varied list of projects featuring vessel…
8 May 2017
Bibby HydroMap Completes Burbo Bank Extension Export Cable Scans
Bibby HydroMap has completed site operations on the newly installed export cable of Burbo Bank Extension.Contracted by DONG Energy, the work involved two of the company’s vessels; Bibby Athena and Lia, mobilised with survey equipment to acquire multibeam bathymetry, side scan sonar data, sub bottom profiler data and cable depth…
8 May 2017
BP Announces Major Gas Find Offshore Senegal
BP along with joint venture partner Kosmos Energy announced today a major gas discovery offshore Senegal.The Yakaar-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 4,700 meters in nearly 2,550 metres of water in the Cayar Offshore Profond block by the Atwood Achiever drillship.Bernard Looney, BP Upsteam chief…
8 May 2017
The Hunt for Offshore Rig Deals Continues
With rig owners and investors looking to scoop up assets at more realistic – but still low – values, transaction activity is picking up. And it’s set to continue.We’ve been saying it for a few months: the offshore market looks better than it did six months ago. But there’s still…
8 May 2017
Servelec Awarded Remote Operations Contract with Centrica
Servelec Controls has been awarded a contract by Centrica to provide a remote operations solution for their normally unmanned offshore gas platform. The project will extend the life and commercial viability of the ageing assets.The project involves removing redundant plant and replacing obsolete equipment with new Servelec-designed systems. As a…
8 May 2017
Sendje Berge Termination
Sendje Berge Limited, a subsidiary of BW Offshore Limited (BWO), has today received termination notice for the FPSO Sendje Berge operating under a contract with Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Limited (Addax) on the Okwori field offshore Nigeria.The termination will have effect from 6 November 2017 and Addax has requested BWO…
8 May 2017
Significant Upgrade to Resources and First Reserves
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, is delighted to report the publication of an updated Competent Person's Report ("Lancaster CPR") by RPS Energy Consultants Limited ("RPS") concerning reserves and resources at the company's Lancaster field ("Lancaster"), West…
8 May 2017
Construction of TurkStream Gas Pipeline’s Offshore Section Commenced
Construction of the TurkStream gas pipeline was commenced today in the Black Sea near the Russian coast. Pipelaying is carried out by the Audacia vessel owned by Allseas, the construction contractor for both strings of the gas pipeline's offshore section. The vessel will be also used for pipe pulling through…
5 May 2017
Egypt Gas Cheer for BP Fields
BP has starting producing gas from its $12 billion offshore West Nile Delta (WND) development, positioning Egypt to move closer to self-sufficiency in domestic gas output."First output from (the) North Alexandria gas fields were placed on the production map recently, reaching 650 million cubic feet of gas per day from…
5 May 2017
Total Boosts Absheron Stake After Engie Quits
France's Total has increased its stake in the Absheron licence off Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea by 10% to 50% after the exit of compatriot and former project partner Engie.Engie's 20% interest has been split equally between remaining partners Total and Azeri state oil company Socar after quitting the project,…
5 May 2017
MMT and Reach Subsea Order Another Surveyor Interceptor
Norwegian ROV specialist Kystdesign has been awarded a contract to build another Surveyor Interceptor remotely operated vehicle (SROV) for a joint venture between MMT and Reach Subsea.The Surveyor Interceptor is designed to carry survey instrumentation to perform pipeline inspection, route surveys, subsea installation surveys and environmental surveys down to 2.000…
5 May 2017
Tendering Starts for Balticconnector Pipeline Work
Baltic Connector Oy and Elering AS have invited tenders to apply for the installation of the Balticconnector pipeline, a bi-directional natural gas pipeline to connect Finland and Estonia.The scope of work includes management, engineering, construction of seabed intervention and offshore pipeline construction works and pre-commissioning.The project scope is planned to…
5 May 2017
Energinet.dk Invites Tenders for Pipeline Surveys
Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk is looking for a contractor to conduct seabed surveys for a new offshore pipeline in the North Sea and for two alternative routes in Lillebælt in the inner Danish Seas.The scope of work along the routes includes geophysical seabed survey, geotechnical investigations, ROV inspections of…
5 May 2017
NKT Names its State-of-the Art Cable-laying Vessel NKT Victoria
The new NKT cable-laying vessel was named NKT Victoria at a ceremony at the power cable plant in Karlskrona, Sweden. The act was carried out by the regional Governor of Blekinge and marks the starting point of a new era of NKT turnkey high-voltage offshore cable system capabilities.Cutting-edge technology and…
5 May 2017
Fugro's Hydrographic Surveys to Improve Maritime Safety in Papua New Guinea
Fugro has been awarded a total of six contracts by the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) of Papua New Guinea.The surveys will be conducted utilising a combination of Fugro’s Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) and multibeam echo sounder (MBES) sensors and a seamless dataset will be delivered to the NMSA.“As a…
5 May 2017
Mariner Sail Away
The first modules for Mariner topside is now on its way to the Mariner oilfield east of Shetland. They left the DSME yard in South Korea 2. May on board the heavy transport vessel Forte. The more than 38 000 tonnes topside consists of 8 modules and a flare –…