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10 June 2021
Serica Energy plc (“Serica” or the “Company”) Rhum R3 Well Flow Test Results
Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ), a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centred on the UK North Sea and over 80% gas production, is pleased to provide the following operational update for the Rhum R3 well. The new completion equipment has been successfully installed into R3 and…
10 June 2021
PGS Delivers Rejuvenated Data for Santos West
PGS has revitalized 3D data over the Bauna field in southwest Santos Basin and its surrounding area. This preprocessed dataset is now available for evaluation of blocks for Brazil's upcoming Permanent Offer Round. The data rejuvenation of legacy survey BM-S-40 started from field tapes and applied the latest workflow for…
9 June 2021
Bacton ideally positioned to become a significant hub for clean, green energy
An Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) commissioned study has concluded that an Energy Hub in Bacton could provide low carbon energy for London and the South East for decades to come and help in the drive to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The gas fields of the Southern North Sea…
9 June 2021
Aker Solutions Secures Subsea Services Framework Agreement With Petrobras
Aker Solutions was awarded a large1 framework agreement from Petrobras to provide subsea lifecycle services for Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. The agreement has a fixed period of three years and includes an option to extend the contract for two additional years. The scope of the agreement covers…
9 June 2021
Siemens Energy selected to provide turnkey package for ultra-deepwater Bacalhau project in Brazil’s Santos Basin
Siemens Energy was selected by Houston, Texas-based, OneSubsea, to provide a turnkey package for the Bacalhau field development project in the Pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The Bacalhau oilfield (previously known as Carcara) is located approximately 115 miles (185 kilometers) off Sao Paulo, Brazil, at a water depth of…
9 June 2021
Providing engineering and procurement services in the North Sea
Worley have been awarded a two-year contract to provide engineering and procurement (E&P) services to Stage 2 of Ithaca Energy’s Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project in the central North Sea. The Captain field, operated by Ithaca Energy, is in the UK sector of the North Sea, around 130 km…
9 June 2021
Valaris Announces Floater Contract Award
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract with Chevron in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for drillship, VALARIS DS-18 (Relentless). The contract is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2022 in direct continuation of the current contract.
9 June 2021
Talos Energy And Storegga Form Carbon Capture And Storage Joint Venture Focused On The U.S. Gulf Coast And Gulf Of Mexico
Talos Energy Inc. announced that it has formed an exclusive joint venture with Storegga Geotechnologies Limited ("Storegga" and collectively, the "Partners") to source, evaluate and develop carbon capture and storage ("CCS") project opportunities on the United States Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico ("GOM"), including state and federal waters offshore…
9 June 2021
Africa Energy Announces Block 11B/12B Operations Update
Africa Energy Corp. (TSXV: AFE) (Nasdaq First North: AEC) ("Africa Energy" or the "Company"), an oil and gas company with exploration assets offshore South Africa and Namibia, is pleased to announce that the joint venture partners on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa are assessing the feasibility of an early production…
9 June 2021
Doosan Heavy Signs Equipment Supplier Contract for Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
On June 7th, Doosan announced that it had signed a contract with KEPCO Engineering & Construction (KEPCO E&C) to supply the equipment for the 100MW Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Farm. Doosan had been selected as the preferred bidder back in 2019 based on the results of the technical review and…
8 June 2021
Moomba CCS project boosted by A$15 million grant from Carbon Capture Use and Storage Development Fund
Following a transparent, independent and competitive process, Santos and its project partner Beach Energy, has been awarded a A$15 million grant from the Australian Government’s Carbon Capture Use and Storage Development Fund. The grant is recognition of the national and international significance of the ~A$210 million Moomba carbon capture and…
8 June 2021
Bureau Veritas Launches Digital And Independent Tool To Support Design Verification Of Floating Units
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has launched a new digital simulation tool – Opera – which will be a key asset for the certification of floating units, notably floating wind turbines. As offshore wind farms are built further offshore, floating wind turbines are becoming…
8 June 2021
Aker Solutions Delivers Johan Sverdrup Platform Jacket on Schedule
Aker Solutions delivers yet another steel substructure for the largest industry project ever in Norway, the Johan Sverdrup field. Previously, the company has delivered three platform jackets for phase 1. With this jacket for phase 2 of the project, four out of a total of five jackets have been built…
8 June 2021
Eni announces successful drilling and testing of Maha 2 appraisal well offshore Indonesia
Eni successfully drilled and tested the Maha 2 appraisal well, located in West Ganal block offshore Kalimantan, in Indonesia. The field is located 16 km South-East of Jangkrik FPU, operated by Eni. The well has been drilled to a depth of 2,970 meters in 1,115 metres water depth and encountered…
8 June 2021
Sembcorp Marine Enters into Amendment Agreements with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Holdings Limited
Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the “Company”) wishes to announce that Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (“JSPL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into Amendment Agreements with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Holdings Limited (“Transocean”) to revise the delivery dates of two ultra-deepwater drillships it has contracted to build for Transocean. Under…
8 June 2021
Environmental Appeals Board repeal the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s permit for Baltic Pipe
On 12 July 2019 the Baltic Pipe Project received an environmental permit from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to build the gas pipeline on land across Denmark. On 31 May 2021 the Environmental and Food Appeals Board ruled to repeal the permit. The Danish Environmental and Food Appeals Board has…
8 June 2021
Inauguration of Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility in Georgetown
A new Saipem facility has been inaugurated at the port of Georgetown, Guyana. The Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility is tangible proof of our commitment to local content in this important frontier region. Saipem and Guyana have been enjoying a fruitful interaction for the last four years, starting with the…
8 June 2021
LUKOIL Signs Contract To Acquire Share In Al-Farabi Offshore Project in Kazakhstan
President of PJSC "LUKOIL" Vagit Alekperov and Chairman of the Management Board of JSC NC "KazMunayGas" Alik Aidarbayev signed a sale and purchase agreement for a 49.99% stake in the charter capital of Al-Farabi Operating LLP. The signing ceremony took place today at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).…
7 June 2021
First Power - Moray East Begins Generating
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd has announced that it has commenced exporting power to the National Grid, for use by homes and industry across the UK. The windfarm is still under construction, but the engineering methodology used enables power to be exported before all 100 turbines have been installed. Moray…
7 June 2021
Cambo Field Development (Cambo)
Siccar Point Energy E&P Limited (SPE) has made an application for consent to the Oil and Gas Authority (“the OGA”) in relation to the above project. Summary of Project The Cambo oil field lies within UKCS Blocks 204/4a, 204/5a, 204/9a and 204/10a, in the West of Shetland region. The proposed…
7 June 2021
IOG plc Safe and successful installation of Blythe and Southwark unmanned platforms
IOG plc ("IOG", or "the Company"), (AIM: IOG.L), the UK gas company targeting growth and high returns via an infrastructure-led hub strategy, is pleased to confirm that the Blythe and Southwark gas platforms, which will operate as normally unmanned installations (NUIs), have successfully been installed at their respective offshore field…
7 June 2021
TGS and PGS Announce Cape Anguille 3D Survey Offshore East Canada
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, in partnership with PGS, today announced that it has commenced acquisition of the Cape Anguille 3D program. This program expands the TGS-PGS joint venture with an additional 10,000 square kilometers of 3D coverage offshore Newfoundland.The survey covers existing lease blocks and…
7 June 2021
MODEC’s Bacalhau FPSO Project for offshore Brazil proceeds to EPCI Phase with FID by Equinor
MODEC, Inc. (“MODEC”) is pleased to announce that on June 1, 2021, Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (“Equinor”), took its Final Investment Decision (FID) for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Bacalhau field offshore Brazil. Following a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA)…
7 June 2021
Ashtead Technology invests over £1m in new EdgeTech sonar technology
Global subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has invested over £1million in a range of EdgeTech sonar imaging and underwater technology systems to enhance its extensive equipment fleet. The systems, which will be available for rent throughout the company’s international technology and service hubs, include the 4205-Tri-Frequency Side Scan Sonar…
7 June 2021
Hurricane Energy plc ("Hurricane" or the "Company") Aoka Mizu Charter Update
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company, announces that it has resolved not to exercise its option to extend the bareboat charter of the Aoka Mizu FPSO (the "Bareboat Charter") for a period of three years from June 2022 to June 2025. As disclosed previously, and most…
7 June 2021
Jan De Nul connects Crete to the Greek mainland
For the very first time in history, the island of Crete has been connected to the Greek mainland by means of a subsea electricity link. A project commissioned by grid operator ADMIE, and awarded to Hellenic Cables in which Jan De Nul Group installed the 135-km long cable over a…
4 June 2021
KCA Deutag secures platform drilling contract awards worth approximately US $550M
KCA Deutag has secured a contract award and two contract extensions for platform drilling services in Russia, UK and the Norwegian North Sea. The combined value of these awards is approximately US $550M and will account for thirteen years of contract backlog. KCA Deutag’s Offshore division secured a five-year contract,…
4 June 2021
Maersk Drilling awarded two-well contract extension in Brazil
Karoon Energy Ltd has exercised an option to add the drilling of two development wells at the Patola field offshore Brazil to the work scope of the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer. The work is expected to commence in the second half of 2022, in direct continuation of the rig’s previously…
4 June 2021
Acteon Integrated Solutions Team to Manage Installation Work Scope on Calvados Offshore Wind Farm
Acteon, a marine energy and infrastructure services company, has secured an integrated project with Saipem for casing installation and drilling support on the Calvados offshore wind farm (Courseulles-sur-Mer). The contract was signed by LDD, a product and service line brand in the Acteon foundations and cables segment, and will be…
4 June 2021
Shearwater GeoServices commences second phase of Mid North Sea High 3D Survey for ION Geophysical
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) has commenced the second and significantly larger phase of ION Geophysical’s (ION) 11,000 sqkm UK Mid North Sea High 3D seismic survey program using the Oceanic Vega. The Mid North Sea High’s proximity to shore and existing energy infrastructure supports lower development costs, making it…
4 June 2021
Baker Hughes and LUKOIL Announce Agreement for Collaboration on Energy Efficient Technologies for the Oil & Gas Sector
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, and PJSC LUKOIL (MCX: LKOH), one of the largest vertically-integrated oil & gas companies in the world, have signed an agreement to deepen their global collaboration. Announced during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the agreement will leverage Baker Hughes’ diversified technologies combined…
4 June 2021
TotalEnergies Partners with Novatek on LNG Decarbonization, Hydrogen and Renewables
TotalEnergies and Novatek have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work on sustainable reductions of the CO₂ emission resulting from the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) including with the use of renewable power, to develop large-scale carbon capture and storage solutions (CCS) and to explore new opportunities…
4 June 2021
First floating solar plant in Albania starts commercial operations
Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy generator, in cooperation with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania, further contributing to the country’s renewable energy journey.The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its…
4 June 2021
Talos Energy announces successful drilling of Tornado Attic well
Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos" or the "Company") (NYSE: TALO) today provided an update regarding successful drilling operations on the Company's Tornado 3 sidetrack well ("Tornado Attic" well), which successfully discovered pay in-line with pre-drill expectations. Talos holds a 65.0% working interest in the Tornado field and is the operator with…
3 June 2021
Contract award for MPSV Siem Dorado
Siem Offshore has been awarded a 55 days firm contract plus options, in addition to mobilization and demobilization fees, for the MPSV "Siem Dorado" for work in Guyana. The work scope, on behalf of charterers, will consist of fibre optic cable lay, support and hook-up. Commencement of mobilization will take…
3 June 2021
Ulstein designs research vessel for KIGAM
Ulstein has entered into an agreement related to construction of an ULSTEIN SX134 design at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co in South Korea (Hanjin) for Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). The vessel will be 92m long and 21m wide and fulfil the general demands of the…
3 June 2021
CCB Subsea awarded 5 year Agreement with OKEA for subsea life extension services on Draugen
CCB Subsea is a system independent supplier within both subsea and drilling maintenance, engineering and operations, and is present with highly trained subsea mechanics and state of the art workshop facilities along the coast in close cooperation with CCB and NorSea Group. Services will be delivered both from CCB Subsea’s…
3 June 2021
Contract for CSV Normand Ocean
Solstad Offshore ASA (“Solstad”) is pleased to announce a new contract for the CSV Normand Ocean with DeepOcean AS. The vessel will be utilized on DeepOcean`s IMR and light construction projects in the North Sea. Normand Ocean has been on contract to DeepOcean since 2014 and with the new contract…
3 June 2021
Valaris Limited announces jackup contract award
Valaris Limited announced today that it has been awarded a two-well contract extension with Equinor Energy AS offshore Norway for VALARIS JU-291 (Stavanger), a heavy-duty ultra-harsh environment jackup. The extension is for an estimated 120 days in direct continuation of the existing contract and, as a result, the VALARIS JU-291…
3 June 2021
UK's largest offshore decarbonisation development would rapidly cut emissions and safeguard thousands of jobs
Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed an ambitious plan to accelerate decarbonisation of oil and gas assets through an integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development that would shift the dial on emissions targets and create significant jobs. The £10 billion proposed green infrastructure play would have the capacity…
3 June 2021
McDermott Completes KG-D6 Satellite Cluster Project
McDermott International, Ltd today announced it has completed work on Reliance Industries Limited KG-D6 Satellite Cluster Project, off the east coast of India. "McDermott's work on the KG-D6 R and Satellite Cluster Projects included many firsts, including the deepest pipelay in India at 6,069 feet (1,850 meters) and the first…
3 June 2021
Neptune Energy’s new Digital Twins reduce costs, time and environmental impact
Neptune Energy today announced the digitisation of five of its operated offshore platforms in the Dutch, Norwegian and UK North Sea. This will enable approximately 90 site inspections each year to be carried out from onshore, accelerating work schedules, reducing costs and cutting carbon emissions associated with offshore travel. ‘Digital…
3 June 2021
OMV Norge granted drilling permit for well 1/3-13 in production licence 970
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted OMV (Norge) AS a drilling permit for well 1/3-13, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 1/3-13 will be drilled from the Maersk Integrator drilling facility in position 56°50'52.573"N and 02°44'26.335"E. The drilling programme for well 1/3-13 relates to the drilling…
3 June 2021
TechnipFMC Awarded First iEPCI™ in Brazil for the Karoon Patola Field
TechnipFMC has been awarded its first integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract in Brazil by Karoon Energy for the Patola field development. The contract covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea trees, flexible pipes and umbilicals. The project will take place at water depths of 300 meters…
2 June 2021
Subsea 7 - Subsea Integration Alliance awarded EPCI contract offshore Brazil
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) announced today the award of a major(1) contract by Equinor to Subsea Integration Alliance(2) for the Bacalhau field development located 185 kilometres from the coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The project work scope covers the engineering, procurement, construction and…
2 June 2021
Valaris Announces Floater Contract Award
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) announced today that it has been awarded a one-well contract with Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire B.V. offshore Ivory Coast for drillship, VALARIS DS-12. The contract is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2021.
2 June 2021
ODE enters Irish renewables market as Owner’s Engineer for Codling Wind Park
International engineering and technical service provider Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) has been selected as Owner’s Engineer for Codling Wind Park, set to become one of the largest offshore wind farms in Ireland. Executing its first renewables contract in Ireland, ODE will be working closely with client Codling Wind Park…
2 June 2021
PETRONAS Awards Limbayong Deepwater EPCIC Contract to TechnipFMC
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning contract for subsea production system, Umbilical, Riser and Flowline (SURF) for its Limbayong Deepwater Development Project to FMC Wellhead Equipment Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of TechnipFMC.A virtual signing ceremony was held today to commemorate the award…
2 June 2021
Greater Buchan Area Development Project Operational Update
Jersey Oil & Gas (AIM: JOG), an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf ("UKCS") region of the North Sea, is pleased to provide an operational update in respect of its Greater Buchan Area ("GBA") Development Project. Highlights · Subsurface evaluations and independent peer review…
2 June 2021
Proposed Farm-Ins to High Impact Drilling Programme, Proposed Fundraising and Trading Suspension
Longboat Energy, established by the former management team of Faroe Petroleum plc to build a significant North Sea-focused E&P business, is pleased to announce it has reached agreement on a bilateral basis with three separate counterparties to acquire a significant, near-term, low-risk exploration drilling programme on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…