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15 July 2015
SapuraKencana Secures US$273 Million Contract in India
SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Kencana HL Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd worth about US$273 million (RM1 billion).In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, SapuraKencana said its unit was awarded the contract for the Mumbai High South Redevelopment Phase III Project on…
15 July 2015
Fugro Adds Cable-Lay to its Trenching Services
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors.The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches and a quadrant deployment system…
13 July 2015
Sea Trucks Wins First Contract in Brazil
Sea Trucks Group has announced the recent award of its first contract in Brazil.Sea Trucks will provide accommodation support services to Saipem for 300 POB, including lifting operations, storage support and logistic support services for modifications works of an FPSO.The group selected its DP3 accommodation support vessel, Jascon 28, for…
13 July 2015
Subsea 7 Announces Global Alliance with OneSubsea
Subsea 7 announced today that it has signed an agreement establishing a worldwide non-incorporated alliance with Houston-based OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, to jointly design, develop and deliver integrated subsea development solutions through the combination of subsurface expertise, subsea production systems (SPS), subsea processing systems, subsea umbilicals, risers and…
13 July 2015
Bibby Subsea Forms Strategic Alliance in Gulf of Mexico
Aqueos Corporation and Bibby Subsea ROV, LLC have entered into a strategic alliance to jointly market their combined services to pursue subsea related projects in the Gulf of Mexico and other targeted regions.Bibby Subsea, a provider of Diving and Diverless Support Vessels, manned diving, ROV & Engineering services on a…
10 July 2015
OneSubsea in a Joint Industry Program to Develop Subsea Systems Technology
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have entered into an agreement to form a joint industry program (JIP) to develop subsea systems technology for 20,000-psi applications.The JIP, known as the 20Ksi Subsea System Development Program, will address the technical challenges presented by high pressure, high temperature…
10 July 2015
Alder Topsides Sail-Away and Installation Complete
Chevron Upstream Europe has announced that the sail-away and installation of the Alder Project's topsides module has been safely and successfully completed, marking a major project milestone.The 800-metric-ton topsides structure was built in a Newcastle shipyard and travelled via transport barge 110 miles (175 km) to the Firth of Forth.…
9 July 2015
Competitive FEED Awarded for Fortuna Development
Ophir Energy announces that it has awarded Upstream Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contracts for the Fortuna FLNG Project in Block R, Equatorial Guinea to two contractor consortia, (i) McDermott Marine Construction Ltd and GE Oil & Gas UK Ltd and (ii) Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions.The Upstream FEED…
9 July 2015
Gazprom Cancels Saipem Deal on the Black Sea Gas Pipeline
MOSCOW, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom has cancelled a contract with Italian oil services group Saipem to build the first line of a gas pipeline beneath the Black Sea, the Russian state gas company said in a statement on Wednesday.Gazprom said it will start talks with other potential contractors…
9 July 2015
Consortium Clinches Long Term Agreement with Saudi Aramco
Consortium of L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering with EMAS AMC clinches Long Term Agreement for work on offshore facilities in the Middle East with Saudi AramcoLarsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) in a consortium with EMAS AMC has been awarded a long term agreement (LTA) from Saudi Aramco for six years with…
8 July 2015
McDermott Signs Long Term EPCI Agreement with Saudi Aramco
McDermott announced it has been selected by Saudi Aramco as one of the winners of a global competition for a new Long Term Agreement (LTA) for future brownfield work in various fields in offshore Saudi Arabia.The LTA, which was signed on June 10, 2015, at Saudi Aramco headquarters in Saudi…
8 July 2015
DNV GL Secures Frame Agreement with Wintershall
DNV GL has been selected by Wintershall Norge AS to provide a frame agreement for global inspection services for its developments offshore Norway. The overall contract is expected to exceed NOK 10 million (approx USD1.2 million).The term of the contract is five years, with an option for two, two-year extensions…
8 July 2015
First Oil from Mukta-B Platform in India
BG India achieved first oil production from the Mukta-B (MB), a 4 legged Wellhead Unmanned Platform in the offshore Bombay basin, on 1 July.BG has a 30% interest in the Panna-Mukta oil and gas fields alongside our partners, ONGC and Reliance Industries Ltd.The MB and MA pipelines have also been…
7 July 2015
OneSubsea Awarded FEED Contract for Browse FLNG
OneSubsea has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the proposed Woodside-operated Browse FLNG Development offshore northwest Australia.A dedicated team of OneSubsea experts, operating out of OneSubsea's Perth city office, will now work collaboratively with Woodside to fully define and determine the optimal subsea production system design…
7 July 2015
Repsol Starts Up Perla Gas Field in Venezuela
Repsol starts up the giant Perla gas field in VenezuelaRepsol has started up the first producing well at the giant Perla field, the largest gas discovery in the company's history and the largest offshore gas field in Latin America, holding 17 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place.Perla is…
6 July 2015
GMS Secures First Decommissioning Contract
Gulf Marine Services the leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs) serving the offshore oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, is pleased to announce that one of its Large Class vessels in Europe has been contracted for decommissioning work, a new activity for the Group.The vessel, which has…
3 July 2015
Normand Installer Gets SBM Extension
SBM Offshore Services Inc (SBM) has declared their option to extend the existing contract for the OCV "Normand Installer" with a minimum of 200 days charter for 2016.The Normand Installer is a deepwater construction vessel and has been on a similar contract with SBM since the vessel was delivered from…
3 July 2015
The First Subsea Wet Gas Compressor in the World at Gullfaks
After several years of technology development, construction and testing the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world is now installed at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea.In May and June Gullfaks subsea compressor project (GSC) completed successful structure and module installation campaigns for the subsea station. The…
3 July 2015
Technip Samsung Consortium Awarded Contracts for the Browse FLNG Project
Technip Samsung Consortium was awarded two contracts by Shell for the Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in Australia, operated by Woodside.The Browse project covers the realization and installation of three FLNG units to develop the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa fields in the Browse Basin, 425 kilometers North of…
3 July 2015
Operators Back Next Phase of Industry Forum on Subsea Integrity
Phase II of The SURF IM Network is led by Wood Group Kenny with support from the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF). Phase 1 was launched last year, supported by an industry wide group of 14 operators and has been extended to run on an annual subscription basis through to 2018…
3 July 2015
Subsea 7 Awarded Emergency Pipeline Repair Contracts Offshore Australia
Subsea 7 SA today announced the award of four contracts by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd ('Chevron') and INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd ('INPEX' - as operator of the Ichthys LNG Project), for the engineering, procurement and construction of an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) to be used offshore Australia.This EPRS…
2 July 2015
CIS Group Completes Subsea Piling Operation in North Sea for Subsea 7
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, announced that it successfully completed a subsea piling operation for Subsea 7 in the UK North Sea. CIS used its remotely-operated Subsea Piling System, which makes it possible to drive piles as…
2 July 2015
Iona Energy Inc Announces Sale of Non-Core Asset
Iona Energy Inc, a Canadian independent oil & gas company with assets in the UK North Sea is pleased to announce that its UK subsidiary, Iona Energy Company (UK) plc, has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (part of the ENGIE Group)…
2 July 2015
Delineation of the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea – 16/1-22 S, 16/1-22 A and 16/1-22 B
Det norske oljeselskap AS, operator of the Ivar Aasen field, has completed the drilling of appraisal wells 16/1-22 S, 16/1-22 A and 16/1-22 B.The field is located in the central part of the North Sea and was proven in 2008. The size of the field prior to drilling the appraisal…
2 July 2015
Noreco Reaches Agreement with Partners in Denmark
Norwegian Energy Company ASA announces that it has reached an agreement with its joint venture partners in Denmark with respect to its forfeited licences and related abandonment liabilities.Noreco has terminated its joint venture and its participation in the Nini and Cecile oilfields (the "Licences"). According to provisions in the respective…
2 July 2015
Decision on Apportionment of Ownership Interests in the Johan Sverdrup Field
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has now decided the apportionment of the ownership interests in the Johan Sverdrup field. The decision means that Det norske oljeselskap will have a total ownership interest in the Johan Sverdrup field of 11.5733 percent.The apportionment is based on an assessment carried out…
2 July 2015
Shell takes Final Investment Decision for the Appomattox Deepwater Development in Gulf of Mexico
Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) today announces the final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deep-water development in the Gulf of Mexico. This decision authorises the construction and installation of Shell's eighth and largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Appomattox development will initially produce from the…
1 July 2015
Subjects Lifted for Island Navigator Contract
Island Offshore has today lifted the remaining subjects in the shipbuilding contract with Kawasaki Heavy Industries for delivery of the Island Navigator. The vessel is a combined well intervention- and tophole drilling vessel with equipment and capacity to perform a series of complicated subsea- and well operations."This is yet another…
1 July 2015
FEED Phase Entered for Browse FLNG Development
Woodside, as a participant in the Browse FLNG Development, advises that agreement has been reached to enter the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for the proposed development. more
1 July 2015
Minor Oil and Gas Discovery near the Gina Krog Field in the North Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of the Gina Krog Unit, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-13 and appraisal wells 15/6-13 A and 15/6-13 B.The wells were drilled about 250 kilometres west of Stavanger and directly northeast of the Gina Krog field.The objective of well 15/6-13 was to prove commercial…
30 June 2015
Petrobras Slashes Capex in Bid to Cut Debt, Restore Confidence
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras slashed its long-term spending plan to the lowest level in eight years on Monday as new management moved to reduce the industry's largest debt burden and restore confidence after a devastating corruption scandal.Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, will invest $130.3 billion…
30 June 2015
Wood Group Acquisition of BETA Machinery Analysis Strengthens Integrity Management Capabilities
Wood Group has acquired BETA Machinery Analysis (BETA), a Calgary-based engineering consultancy specialising in advanced vibration analysis in a deal valued at US$14.3 million.BETA's expertise in advanced vibration, pulsation stress and dynamic analysis of piping systems and machinery during the design and production phases are key elements in integrity management…
30 June 2015
Technip Selected by Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd for FPSO Conversion Contract
Technip has been awarded a topsides detailed engineering and procurement services contract by Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. The project is part of the conversion of a shuttle tanker into a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is built at the Jurong Shipyard, located in Singapore.Technip will build on…
30 June 2015
Husky Energy Begins Oil Production at South White Rose Extension
Husky Energy has started production from the South White Rose project in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin offshore Newfoundland and Labrador."South White Rose is Husky's second major subsea satellite tieback following the successful North Amethyst subsea project," said CEO Asim Ghosh. "Both of these projects extend the life of the main…
29 June 2015
Johan Sverdrup Construction has Started
Production of the first elements on the Johan Sverdrup project has begun. On Monday 29 June Kværner metal worker Stian Myrvold Green started up the machine that will cut the steel for the riser platform jacket on the Johan Sverdrup field."This is a special day. We've been working thoroughly for…
29 June 2015
DOF Subsea Angola Marks Relocation and Secures Contract Wins
DOF Subsea, a leading provider of integrated subsea services, has marked the relocation of its Angolan office by signing two contracts with a major operator.The Luanda-based team of 12 has just moved from the centre to new 200 sq. m. premises 20km away in Belas Business Park in the Talatona…
29 June 2015
Eni and KazMunayGas Agree to Jointly Explore the Isatay Offshore Block
KazMunayGas and Eni finalized an agreement that defines the commercial terms of the transfer to Eni of 50% of the subsoil use rights in the Isatay block located in the Kazakh Caspian Sea. The block will be operated by a joint operating company established by KMG and Eni on a…
29 June 2015
Fugro and Cross Group Awarded Multi Well GOM Contract
Fugro's dynamically positioned multi-purpose drilling, well intervention and geotechnical vessel, Fugro Synergy, is proving her capabilities on a multi well intervention campaign which recently started in the Gulf of Mexico.The well intervention campaign involves utilisation of a top tensioned 6 5/8" riser and coiled tubing, and fieldwork for the contract…
26 June 2015
Damen Completes Global 1200 Upgrade
Deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessel 'Global 1200′ has left Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, after a major upgrade.The vessel arrived at the yard in January 2015 and underwent special periodical survey works, upgrades and operational modifications, Damen informed through social media.The upgrade works were divided into 3 packages: (i)…
26 June 2015
Fugro Assists Alvheim Project
Fugro is providing wave measurements to support construction operations at an improved oil recovery (IOR) project on the Norwegian continental shelf, around 225km west of Stavanger.The subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field (operated by Det norske oljeselskap ASA) is being extended by offshore construction expert Technip and involves four areas…
26 June 2015
MMA Offshore Limited Wins Shore Base Contract
The Directors of MMA Offshore Limited are pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded a contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (Chevron) to provide supply base facilities and services for Chevron's operations in Australia's North West.MMA will provide a broad range of shore base services out of its…
26 June 2015
First Clair Ridge Topside Modules Safely Installed West of Shetland
BP and its co-venturers, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell, are pleased to confirm the safe installation of the new Clair Ridge platform's quarters and utilities (QU) topside modules, a major milestone in the Clair Ridge project.The QU platform comprises three modules – the quarters and utilities integrated deck (QUID) which has…
25 June 2015
Dramatic Cost Cutting Vital to Start Multi-billion Pound Decommissioning
Oil & gas supply chain leaders need to drive "transformational change" to bring down costs before the multi-billion North Sea decommissioning programme will start, a leading industry figure said.Supply chain companies in the East of England hoping to be involved in the dismantling of hundreds of platforms and plugging and…
25 June 2015
Wood Group Enters $250m Agreement for Operating Services on Central Area Transmission System
Wood Group has entered into a $250million agreement with Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin IP) to provide operating services for the Central Area Transmission System (also known as CATS) in the North Sea for up to 10 years, subject to certain regulatory and other consents.Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will act as…
25 June 2015
Rig Contract Cancelled
Statoil has decided to cancel the contract with COSL Pioneer some 13 months before the expiry date of August 2016.COSL Pioneer has been suspended since 8 October 2014 and Statoil has not managed to find alternative activity for the rig during the intervening period."We regret the need to have to…
24 June 2015
Expro Secures $100 Million Tullow Oil Contract Win
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil plc, Africa's leading independent oil company.Worth in excess of $100 million over three years, the contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil's assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee Field and the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) field project.Following on…
24 June 2015
Harkand Mobilises Vessel for Premier Oil in UKCS
Global operator in the subsea inspection, repair and maintenance sector (IRM), Harkand, has embarked on a contract awarded by Premier Oil Plc to support the operator activities on the Solan field development, West of Shetland.The multi-purpose service vessel the Siem Spearfish, which is on long-term charter to Harkand, arrived in…
24 June 2015
Relatchable Bend Stiffener Connector for Gina Krog FPSO
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, is supplying a relatchable bend stiffener connector to NOV Completion & Production Solutions for a flexible production riser for Statoil's new Gina Krog, turret moored, Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The API 17L-1 compliant, Type II…
24 June 2015
McDermott Awarded Otis Field Subsea Tieback Project by LLOG
McDermott International, Inc has been awarded a sizeable lump sum contract by LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC (LLOG) in support of LLOG's Otis development located in the Gulf of Mexico. The lump sum contract will be included in McDermott's second quarter 2015 backlog.The Otis field, located in Block Mississippi Canyon 79,…
24 June 2015
Alfa Laval Wins SEK 200mil Offshore Pumping Systems Order from Statoil
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply its Framo pumping systems to several oil platforms in the North Sea. The order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of approximately SEK…