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27 February 2017
Extended Lifetime for Sigyn
ExxonMobil is the operator of the Sigyn field, a gas and condensate field in the Sleipner area of the North Sea, around 12 kilometres south-east of Sleipner Øst. Water depth is around 70 metres. The field has been developed using a subsea solution, and the wellstream is piped through two…
27 February 2017
Development Plan Finalised: 2 Well Development Offering Reserve Gains & Enhanced Redundancy
Cooper Energy announces the Sole Gas Project has now advanced to the final stage before commitment. The finalisation of the field development plan, signing of heads of agreement with APA to own and operate the Orbost Gas Plant and achievement of gas contracting targets enable the final financing process to…
24 February 2017
Sparrows Group Lifts Five Year Contract
Sparrows Group has secured a five year contract to deliver hydraulic, lifting and rigging services for Maersk Oil’s UK floating assets.The agreement will see Sparrows support the operator in strengthening its lifting operations for the Global Producer 3 (GP3) and Gryphon FPSO’s and the new Culzean FSO.The scope encompasses hydraulic…
24 February 2017
Wood Group Launches Next Phase of Industry Collaboration into Subsea Equipment Reliability
Wood Group announced that it is commencing the next phase of a collaborative industry effort to develop a better understanding of the reliability of subsea equipment for use in offshore Australia.The Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability Joint Industry Project (SEAR JIP); is an initiative led by Wood Group and supported by…
24 February 2017
New Contract for Skandi Olympia
Fugro Subsea Services Limited and DOF have signed a new 6 month contract plus options for Skandi Olympia commencing in March. Skandi Olympia has been on charter with Fugro Subsea Services Limited since 2009.
24 February 2017
TGS and Schlumberger Announce New Multi- and Wide-Azimuth Multiclient Reimaging Program in Central U.S. Gulf of Mexico
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) and Schlumberger today announced a new multi- and wide-azimuth (M-WAZ) multiclient reimaging program in the highly prospective Central U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Final results are expected in early 2018, ahead of a period when substantial block turnover in the area is anticipated.The new Fusion M-WAZ reimaging…
24 February 2017
End of Road for Buchan Alpha
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK is preparing to cease production from its Buchan Alpha floating production unit in the UK North Sea within weeks before the facility is taken off station for good between July and September, bringing a potential redevelopment a step closer.The ageing pentagonal-design floater’s structural integrity has been…
24 February 2017
Sevan Marine Secures Long Term Framework Agreement with ExxonMobil
Sevan Marine ASA is pleased to announce that it has entered into a long term framework agreement with ExxonMobil for the provision of services and use of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull technology.Sevan Marine has worked with ExxonMobil since 2015, when the company was awarded a feasibility study to explore the…
24 February 2017
Oil and Gas Discovery Northwest of 7220/11-1 (Alta) in the Barents Sea - 7219/12-1 and 7219/12-1 A
Lundin Norway AS, operator of production licence 533, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7219/12-1 and appraisal well 7219/12-1 A. The well proved oil and gas.The wells were drilled about 32 kilometres northwest of discovery well 7220/11-1 (Alta) and about 37 kilometres southwest of discovery well 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg.The…
23 February 2017
JFSE Delivers Trenching Solution for SapuraKencana Pipeline Project in GoM
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has developed a new tool capable of trenching large diameter pipelines in a single pass.The Twin T8000 was developed to support SapuraKencana Mexicana’s trenching requirements. The offshore construction company needed more than 14km of a 36” pipeline with concrete coating to be trenched one metre…
23 February 2017
Signing of an Agreement for the Financing of the Delek Group Partnerships’ Share in the Costs of Development of the Leviathan Project
Delek Group announces that further to immediate report dated November 27, 2016, with regard to a signature of a Commitment Letter for the signing of a financing agreement, the Compnay provides below an Immediate Report submitted by each of Delek Drilling - Limited Partnership and Avner Oil Exploration - Limited…
23 February 2017
Barque Resource Potential Upgraded
New Zealand Oil & Gas has updated its analysis of the Barque prospect offshore from South Canterbury and North Otago, and believes there is more potential than previously thought.On behalf of the joint venture, New Zealand Oil & Gas is in discussion with potential partners with experience and scale to…
23 February 2017
Awarded EPC Brownfield Services MSA by BP
WorleyParsons, in Joint Venture with Grand Isle Shipyard (GIS), has been awarded a five year Master Services Agreement for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services. The JV, GW Integrated Solutions LLC, is prepared to deliver a fully integrated suite of Asset Management Services, focussing on the implementation of a program…
23 February 2017
Rovco Dives into International Waters
UK-based start-up Rovco has taken its firsts steps into international waters and made significant progress towards growing its global footprint following the completion of two subsea survey contracts in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The contract awards saw Rovco perform advanced subsea survey work in Fiji and Oman, utilising…
23 February 2017
OGA launch Well P&A Optimisation Programme
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched a search for operators to voluntarily participate in a multi-operator, well plug and abandonment (P&A) optimisation programme.The objective of the pilot programme is to demonstrate the cost savings which can be achieved through collaborative working, stimulate work-sharing campaigns and adopt improved execution…
23 February 2017
Drilling Permit for Well 6705/7-1 in Production Licence 705
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Repsol Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6705/7-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 6705/7-1 will be drilled by the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling facility at position 67°15'5.14" north and 5°10'29.12" east, after completing the drilling of wildcat well 205/23-3a on the…
23 February 2017
Aker BP Eyes Snadd Development Plan by Year-end
Norwegian E&P player Aker BP is reportedly planning to invest around NOK 10 billion ($1.2B) into a new field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and deliver a plan for development by the end of the year. According to a report by the Norwegian news website, Petro.no, Aker BP plans…
22 February 2017
Craig International Signs Global Agreement with Shell
Craig International has signed a global agreement with energy major, Shell to provide services for equipment stock resale. The oilfield procurement specialist recently launched Craig Collaboration to provide companies with the opportunity to reduce wastage and duplication, recoup financial outlay and sell unwanted items which are often sitting in storage,…
22 February 2017
DEME’s Subsidiary GeoSea to Design, Manufacture and Install Turbine Foundations for EnBW Offshore Wind Farm Hohe See in Germany
DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering subsidiary GeoSea will design, manufacture and install 71 turbine foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm, for which GeoSea is Siemens’ EPCI partner. This partnership enables Siemens to provide offshore wind turbines including foundations to EnBW.The design certification for the monopile and transition…
22 February 2017
iSURVEY Bags Shell Contract
iSURVEY has secured a non exclusive call-off contract with Shell UK, Shell NAM, Norske Shell and Shell E&P Ireland for the provision of rig positioning and surveying services.The three year contract, which has the option of up to two, one year extensions, will see iSURVEY provide non exclusive rig and…
22 February 2017
Brazil – Local Company Seeks UK Partner in Automation, Control and Maintenance and Operation
Opportunity for companies operating in the renewable energy sector.Brazilian company operating in the renewable energy market seeks UK companies interested in partnering and developing projects in Brazil.The company is looking for long term partnerships to meet the demands of the Brazilian growing renewable energy market in the area of maintenance…
22 February 2017
Panoro Energy Announces Definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement on Dussafu
Panoro Energy ASA is pleased to announce that on 21 February 2017 its fully-owned subsidiary, Pan-Petroleum Gabon B.V. (“PPGBV”), has entered into a definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with BW Energy Gabon Pte. Ltd. (“BWEG”), a subsidiary of BW Offshore Limited (OSE ticker: BWO), the leading global provider…
22 February 2017
McDermott Acquires Newly Built Deepwater Pipelay and Construction Vessel Amazon
Vessel part of McDermott’s overall fleet strategy to extend technical capabilities of global fleet and grow subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) market positionThe Company plans to upgrade the vessel to a state-of-the-art J-lay vessel to expand its ultradeepwater capabilitiesMcDermott schedules vessel for work on existing construction and pipelay projectsMcDermott…
22 February 2017
CGG Wins Multi-Year Dedicated Center Contract for Brunei Shell Petroleum
CGG announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum to operate a dedicated processing center (DPC) at its Seria office in Brunei Darussalam. The contract will run for a period of six years, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022.Under the terms of the…
22 February 2017
Brazil -Opportunities for UK Oil & Gas Specialist Suppliers
With an average production of 2.47 million boed, Brazil has so far explored only 6% of its sedimentary basins. It is estimated that the pre-salt offshore area contains 56 billion barrels of oil. Also, discoveries in shallow waters are estimated to hold 3 billion barrels in a single well.The Brazilian…
21 February 2017
Aker BP Gets Approval to Connect Oda to Ula Field
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has granted Aker BP consent to connect the Oda field to the Ula field.The Oda field, previously named Butch, is located in the North Sea licence PL 405.The field, operated by Centrica, is to be developed as a subsea facility tied back to the Ula…
21 February 2017
Fugro to Undertake Seeps Survey Off Kenya
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons.Fugro will mobilize its specialized survey vessel, Fugro Discovery, to Kenya in March to undertake a four-week campaign of multibeam data acquisition and sampling.Seabed sampling will be carried out…
21 February 2017
2 Year Extension for the Glomar Patriot
Glomar Offshore is pleased to announce a two-year extension of the charter of our “Glomar Patriot” in the UK CS. The Glomar Patriot, is 2013 converted Class B O&G UK (UKOOA) ERRV.About the Emergency Rescue and Response Vessel Association:UK legislation requires that those companies who are responsible for the safety…
21 February 2017
Update Lewek Inspector
Forland Subsea AS has entered into a time charter party with a major international contractor for the Lewek Inspector. The expected charter period is about three weeks and the vessel will start working this week. In connection with the above, Forland Subsea and Emas AMC have entered into a stand-still…
21 February 2017
KCA Deutag Secures Platform Drilling Contract with Sakhalin Energy
Leading global drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag, has been awarded a contract extension by Sakhalin Energy Investment Company for platform drilling services on its three platforms offshore Sakhalin Island in Russia. The four year contract extension is effective from 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2021.It also covers the…
21 February 2017
First Subsea Pipeline Recovery Tool for Tex-Mex Pipeline
Allseas has awarded First Subsea a contract to supply a 42” Ballgrab Pipeline Recovery Tool (PRT) for the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline project, a 700-kilometer subsea gas pipeline that will interconnect with the Nueces-Brownsville pipeline and the Tuxpan-Tula pipeline. The PRT is designed and constructed in a modular manner, accommodating…
21 February 2017
VBMS Awarded Inter-array Cabling Contract for EnBW Hohe See OWF
VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), has been awarded an inter-array cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 80 million by EnBW Hohe See GmbH & Co.KG for the 500 MW EnBW Hohe See Offshore Wind Farm.The contract includes the supply, installation and burial as well…
20 February 2017
TenneT Awards the First Contract for Mega ‘Power Outlets’ for Dutch Offshore Grid to HSM Offshore
HSM Offshore will construct the offshore transformer station for the Borssele Alpha project (700 MW) and optionally also for the Borssele Beta project (700 MW). TenneT TSO B.V. has awarded a contract to HSM Offshore (Schiedam, the Netherlands) for the construction of offshore transformer stations (platforms) required to link up…
20 February 2017
Mott MacDonald Appointed on Proposed Northern Tidal Power Gateways Project, UK
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to advise on the proposed Northern Tidal Power Gateways across Morecambe Bay and the Duddon Estuary in north west England. The project, which is being developed by Northern Tidal Power Gateways Ltd, features power generating turbines and transport links from the M6 in the south…
20 February 2017
$3m Cash Bid Exploration Permit Awarded off Western Australia
International energy company Chevron has paid $3 million for a cash bid permit to secure the right to explore an area off the Western Australian coast for the next six years.The award was made as part of the Australian Government’s process of releasing offshore areas for future petroleum (oil and…
20 February 2017
Twin Naming Ceremony for Ichthys Offshore Facilities
INPEX announced that a double-celebration was held today in South Korea’s shipyards with the official naming ceremonies of both offshore facilities belonging to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project.At the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs the Hon. Julie Bishop MP officially named the Project’s central processing…
20 February 2017
Kraken FPSO in the Field and Hooked Up
The Kraken Floating Production Storage and Offloading (‘FPSO’) vessel arrived at the field on Monday 13 February, anticipating good weather conditions. The hook up of the Submerged Turret Production (‘STP’) buoy mooring system, to the FPSO was completed on 15th February and a full rotation test performed so that the…
20 February 2017
Stella First Hydrocarbons
Ithaca Energy Inc. is pleased to announce the successful start-up of production from the Stella field.Production has been started from the field and oil export to the adjacent shuttle tanker has commenced. The production ramp-up phase will commence when the on-going commissioning of the gas processing and compression facilities is…
20 February 2017
WorleyParsons Gets Gjøa Platform Modifications FEED
Engie E&P Norge has awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons the front end engineering and design (FEED) study for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea.The award follows an application by Wintershall of the development concept for the Skarfjell field, locate in the northeastern North Sea approximately 20 kilometers southwest of…
20 February 2017
New Milestone for Pil & Bue
The PL 586 partnership has passed the second decision gate (DG2) for the Pil & Bue project.This milestone is the formal decision of continuation of the project (Beslutning om videreføring – BOV). The project has initiated FEED-studies (Front End Engineering and Design). The plan is to pass the final investment…
17 February 2017
Fluor Awarded Contract for Woodfibre LNG Project in Canada
Fluor Corporation has signed an agreement with JGC America to provide construction-related support to the front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for the Woodfibre Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in the District of Squamish near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of…
16 February 2017
Wintershall Submits Skarfjell Field Development Concept
Norwegian Wintershall has submitted development concept for the Skarfjell field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.Wintershall and its license partners, Capricorn, Bayerngas, Edison and DEA, have selected the development solution for the Skarfjell field, under which the reservoir will be connected to the nearby Gjøa platform via a subsea…
16 February 2017
Kvaerner Nets North Sea Decom Deal
Kvaerner has secured a contract to decommission an unnamed North Sea platform.Italian Saipem awarded the contract, worth approximately NOK 200 million, to an engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Kvaerner, to dismantle and recycle the platform.As Kvaerner informed in its Q4 report, Saipem will transport the platform to Kvaerner’s Stord facility,…
16 February 2017
EC Provides Funds to Address Corrosion for ORE Installations
The European Commission (EC) has designated funds for project that aims to deliver new business and investment opportunities in corrosion solutions and new materials for offshore energy installations.The total of three new ‘Blue technology’ projects selected for funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), will share a budget…
16 February 2017
Marine Energy Wales Welcomes Minesto’s Expansion Plans
Marine Energy Wales has deemed Minesto’s plans to expand its Deep Green tidal energy project as a positive step forward for the development of the marine renewables sector in Wales.The recently formed Welsh marine industry body, Marine Energy Wales, has welcomed the plans announced last week by Swedish tidal energy…
16 February 2017
CNR Confirms Plans to Decommission Ninian North
A Canadian oil and gas company has confirmed it will press ahead with plans to decommission a platform on one of the North Sea’s oldest producing fields. Canadian Natural Resources International (CNRI) said it seek approval to abandon the Ninian North platform, one of three on the field about 240…
16 February 2017
Lansdowne Oil & Gas Announces Relinquishment of SEL 4/07, Offshore Ireland
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the independent oil and gas company focused on offshore Ireland, has announced the relinquishment of Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 4/07, with effect from December 31st 2016.Lansdowne retained a 20% interest in the licence after farming out to Kinsale Energy, which acquired an 80% interest and operatorship…
16 February 2017
India Awards 31 Oil and Gas Blocks
India has approved the award of operating licences for 31 small oil and gas fields, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters on Wednesday 15 February.The world's third biggest oil consumer had received bids for 34 of 46 oil and gas fields that were auctioned in May in India's push to…
16 February 2017
Chariot Oil & Gas Awarded Kenitra Offshore Exploration Permit
AIM-listed Chariot Oil & Gas, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco), has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Kenitra Offshore Exploration Permit, Morocco, in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures…
16 February 2017
88 Energy Executes Rig Contract for Icewine-2 Appraisal Well
88 Energy has provided an update on Project Icewine, located onshore North Slope of Alaska.Highlights:Rig contract executed for drilling of Icewine-2 appraisal wellDoyon Drilling Inc's Arctic Fox rig expected to mobilise to Icewine-2 location between 30th March - 30th April post completion of drilling on nearby acreageSpud date revised from…