- New report highlights increasing oil and gas industry confidence
New research from DNV GL has revealed that companies’ resilience to volatile market conditions will be put to the...
- Active year ahead for Middle East offshore E&P
Wood Mackenzie’s upstream Middle East North Africa team has identified various developments to watch for over the...
- Lancaster FPSO taken back to port in Scotland
Hook-up of the buoy to the FPSO for the Lancaster oilfield west of Shetland is taking longer than planned.
- BV to support Fenja project offshore mid-Norway
Neptune Energy has awarded Bureau Veritas a four-year contract for second and third-party inspection services for the...
- Oil resource increase for Barents Sea Wisting development
OMV is evaluating circular and ship-shaped FPSOs for its Wisting oil development in the southern Barents Sea.
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- Saipem nets offshore Saudi Arabia construction work
Saudi Aramco has awarded Saipem two EPIC contracts for the Berri and Marjan field developments offshore Saudi Arabia,...
- POGC takes charge of Kish project offshore Iran
Pars Oil and Gas Co. has replaced Petroleum Engineering and Development Co. for the next-phase development of the...
- Lukoil inks terms for Zhenis development offshore Kazakhstan
Lukoil and JSC NC KazMunayGas have signed agreements on cooperation and financing for the Zhenis project in the...
- Subsea Integration Alliance secures first project offshore Australia
Esso Australia Pty Ltd. has awarded Subsea Integration Alliance EPCIC contracts for the West Barracouta gas project...
- Petrobras striving for higher production in 2019
Petrobras produced on average 2.63 MMboe/d of oil and gas last year, including natural gas liquids.
- Woodside launches FEED phase for Scarborough gas project
Woodside Energy has issued four front-end engineering design contracts for the proposed Scarborough gas field...
- Talos outlines Gulf of Mexico drilling programs
Talos Energy has issued an update on recent events and well results in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Offshore service market growth to exceed shale in 2019
Rystad Energy forecasts offshore spending will outgrow spending on onshore shale activities this year.
- CNOOC starts up Huizhou oil project offshore China
CNOOC has started production from the Huizhou 32-5 oilfield comprehensive adjustment/Huizhou 33-1 oilfield joint...
- Production building from deepwater Ghana fields
Tullow Oil expects average oil production this year from the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana to increase to...
- Equinor steps up carbonates drilling at North Sea Gullfaks field
Equinor and its partners in the Gullfaks field in the Norwegian North Sea have committed to drill seven new wells...
- LR managing Peregrino safety studies
Lloyd’s Register is leading a safety study assessment for the second phase of the Equinor-operated Peregrino oil...
- Majors chasing deepwater giants offshore southern Africa
Exploration drilling looks set to soar offshore Africa this year, according to Wood Mackenzie.
- LLOG expects three field start-ups in 2019
LLOG Exploration Co., L.L.C. has provided an update on the status of its recent successes and ongoing projects in the...
- Norway set for short-term rise in production, offshore expenditure
Oil and gas production offshore Norway should increase steadily from 2020-2023, according to the latest forecast by...
- Utsira High upgrades lift Lundin’s Norway reserves
Lundin Petroleum’s proved plus probable (2P) reserves offshore Norway totalled 745 MMboe at the end of 2018.
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- Equinor confirmed as Rosebank operator
Equinor has completed a transaction with Chevron west of Shetland.
- South Pars Phase 14 platform nearing completion
Pars Oil and Gas Co. expects to install platform 14B of the South Pars Phase 14 development in the Persian Gulf by...
- Shell, BLNG award duo Brunei engineering contract
Brunei Shell Petroleum and Brunei LNG have awarded Petrofac and Serikandi Oilfield and Services a multi-year...
- Rig lined up for North Sea Liberator area wells
Dolphin Drilling has a entered a letter of intent with i3 Energy to provide a semisubmersible rig for a three-well...
- Zama appraisal well on schedule
Premier Oil says the first appraisal well on the Zama field in Mexico’s offshore block 7 well has encountered the...
- TechnipFMC to deliver subsea equipment for Atlantis Phase 3
BP has awarded TechnipFMC an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for the...
- Energean commissions novel cementing technique for Karish wells
Energean Oil & Gas has contracted DeltaTek Global’s SeaCure cementing technology to support the Karish...
- IOG opts for two-phase southern North Sea gas project
Independent Oil and Gas has revised its gas development plans for its fields in the UK southern North Sea.
- BP sanctions Atlantis expansion in the Gulf of Mexico
BP has approved the $1.3-billion Atlantis Phase 3 development in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.
- Northwest Europe drilling set for pick-up in 2019
Wood Mackenzie expects operators in the Northwest Europe region to spud more than 60 offshore exploration wells this...
- TechnipFMC, MMHE enter Saudi offshore LTA
TechnipFMC and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering have jointly signed a long-term offshore agreement with Saudi...
- Spirit authorized to start up Oda offshore Norway
Spirit Energy has clearance from both the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority...
- PSA approves North Sea Eldfisk wells
Seadrill’s jackup West Elara will start drilling production and injection wells in the current quarter on...
- South Pars Phase 13 facilities close to start-up
A new 32-in. subsea pipeline is nearly ready to transport sour gas from the South Pars Phase 13 development in the...
- Aibel receives Sverdrup Phase 2 bridge option
Equinor has awarded Aibel the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the final bridge on the Johan...
- CALM buoy removed from Kuito oil field offshore Angola
Bourbon Subsea Services has for the first time decommissioned a catenary anchor leg mooring buoy.
- Egina comes onstream offshore Nigeria, below budget
Production has started from the deepwater Egina field, 150 km (93 mi) offshore Nigeria.
- Rovuma LNG moves closer to sanction
Eni and its partners in Area 4 offshore Mozambique have secured LNG offtake commitments from affiliated buyer...
- I.P.M. contracts Karish/Tanin gas for Israeli grid
Energean Oil and Gas has secured a further buyer for gas from its Karish/Tanin field developments offshore...
- Drydocks World delivers unmanned platform to Dubai Petroleum
Drydocks World has completed construction of the Rashid D wellhead platform jacket and topsides for contractor...
- More projects, wells expected in the Caspian Sea in 2019
BP and its partners look set to approve the new Azeri Central East platform next year for the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli...
- Expanded Pluto LNG complex could handle Scarborough gas
Woodside Energy has contracted Bechtel (Western Australia) to perform front-end engineering design for the Pluto...
- Partners sanction Greater Tortue Ahmeyim offshore Mauritania, Senegal
BP and its partners have taken the final investment decision for Phase 1 of the cross-border Greater Tortue Ahmeyim...
- Subsea 7 wins SURF contract for Manuel in the Gulf of Mexico
BP has awarded Subsea 7 S.A. the SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines) contract for the Manuel project in...
- VÃ¥r Energi progressing Balder X project
VÃ¥r Energi has awarded Aker Solutions the front-end engineering and design contract for the lifetime extension of...
- Saipem wins more Zohr EPCI work, drilling contracts
Saipem and Petrobel have negotiated a contract addendum worth more than $1.2 billion for EPCI activities in relation...
- Ocean Installer to tow out, hook-up Johan Castberg FPSO
Equinor has contracted Ocean Installer for the mooring installation, tow out, and hook-up of the Johan Castberg FPSO...
- Sverdrup process topsides heads to Norway
The topsides for the Johan Sverdrup processing platform in the Norwegian North Sea is setting sail from the Samsung...
- Indonesia authorizes Merakes-Jangkrik tieback
Eni and Pertamina will proceed with the Merakes field development in the Kutei basin offshore East Kalimantan,...
- Qatar Petroleum to partner with Eni in Area 1 development offshore Mexico
Qatar Petroleum will acquire 35% of Eni’s interest in Area 1 in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico pending...
- BP, Sonangol sanction subsea tieback to Angola FPSO
BP and Sonangol have decided to develop the Platina field in block 18 offshore Angola via a subsea tieback to the...
- Petrofac to modify North Sea floater for Vorlich tieback
Ithaca Energy (UK) has awarded Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services business a $10-million construction...
- Pickup ahead for offshore oilfield services
Rystad Energy forecasts $210 billion expenditure globally on offshore oilfield services next year, as 100 new...
- Iran to study hydrates potential in Sea of Oman
The Research Institute of Petroleum Industry will perform research on gas hydrates in the Sea of Oman with funding...
- Equinor starts up Aasta Hansteen offshore mid-Norway
Production has started from the Aasta Hansteen gas field in the Norwegian Sea, with exports also flowing for the...
- Subsea FEED under way for SNE Phase 1 offshore Senegal
Woodside Energy and its partners have agreed to initiate front-end engineering design for the deepwater SNE oil field...
- Industry covered for all eventualities next year, consultant claims
The oil and gas industry appears well prepared to deal with any further volatility in 2019, according to Wood...
- BP closer to sanctioning northwest Africa FLNG
BP has issued a limited notice to proceed to Golar LNG for provision of a floating liquefaction vessel for the Phase...
- Subsea 7 to install re-routed North Sea Shearwater pipeline
Shell has awarded Subsea 7 an EPCI contract for the Shearwater Fulmar Gas Line Re-Plumb project in the UK central...
- Energean enters nearshore Karish/Tanin gas arrangement
Energean has signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel Natural Gas Lines concerning the Karish/Tanin gas...
- PSA sanctions 18 more years for Norne FPSO
Equinor has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to extend the service of the Norne FPSO in...
- BP sanctions two gas projects offshore Trinidad
BP Trinidad and Tobago has sanctioned the Cassia Compression and Matapal gas developments.
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sgard subsea compressors pass performance milestone
The subsea compression trains at the Equinor-operated Ã
sgard field in the Norwegian Sea have delivered 50,000...
- Chevron gets go-ahead for polymer injection at North Sea Captain field
Britain’s Oil and Gas Authority has approved Chevron’s development plan for its Captain enhanced oil recovery...
- Gippsland basin venture sanctions West Barracouta tieback
ExxonMobil has decided to develop the West Barracouta gas field in the Bass Strait off southeast Australia in order...
- Work starts on North Sea Sverdrup 2 module
Kvaerner and Aker Solutions have cut the first steel plate for Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup field development, 160...
- Shell altering export routes for North Sea Shearwater production
Shell UK and partners Esso Exploration and Production UK and BP have committed to a new investment serving the...
- PTTEP wins auction for major offshore Thailand gas fields
Thailand’s Department of Mineral Fuels has awarded state oil company PTTEP production-sharing contracts for both...
- McDermott, BHGE named development partners for Equus gas project
McDermott International Inc. and BHGE have signed a MoU with Western Gas Corp. Pty Ltd. to be the exclusive...
- PSA sanctions North Sea Hod, Gina Krog wells
Aker BP has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to drill an appraisal well on the Hod field in the...
- Merged Norwegian groups plan $7.6 billion of investment
Eni Norge and Point Resources have completed their merger to form VÃ¥r Energi.
- UTEC supporting a deepwater project offshore India
McDermott International has subcontracted UTEC for various survey programs offshore eastern India.
- Cause of damage to Sole pipeline identified
Cooper Energy has issued an update on repairs to the new subsea pipeline for its Sole gas project offshore...
- Eni makes oil discovery, starts up Vandumbu in block 15/06 offshore Angola
Eni has started production from the Vandumbu field and made a new oil discovery in the Afoxé exploration prospect...
- Hess to focus on deepwater Guyana projects
Hess Corp. has reported an E&P capital and exploratory budget of $2.9 billion for 2019.
- Norway green lights Troll Phase 3
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the plan for development and operation of the...
- Ophir makes gas discovery offshore Indonesia
Ophir Energy has issued an update on its recent drilling activity offshore Indonesia and Thailand.
- Spirit Energy takes on operatorship of North Sea Babbage area
Spirit Energy has taken over operatorship of the Babbage gas field in the UK North Sea.
- Partners target Cara FID in early 2019
Neptune Energy and its license partners have submitted the Decision to Continue report for the Cara project to the...
- OneSubsea to deliver Vigdis boosting system
Equinor and its partners have decided to invest NOK1.4 billion ($165 million) in a boosting station at the Vigdis...
- Hibiscus commits to engineering studies for two North Sea fields
Hibiscus Petroleum has paid $37.5 million for a 50% share of two blocks in UK North Sea license P198.
- Equinor, Faroe in offshore Norway asset swap
Equinor and Faroe Petroleum have agreed on cash-free exchange of interests in the Norwegian Sea and the Norwegian...
- Petronas submits St Joseph offshore infill drilling plan
Hibiscus Petroleum has updated progress on production improvement measures at the North Sabah production-sharing...
- CNR targets further developments offshore Côte d’Ivoire
Canadian Natural Resources plans to grow its international light crude oil production by 2% next year, targeting...
- Water injection upgrades lift EnQuest’s UK North Sea fields
EnQuest has issued an update on its field extension programs and development projects in the UK North Sea.
- Garten goes onstream in the North Sea
Apache Corp. has started production from the Garten field development on block 9/18a Area-W in the UK North Sea.
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- Audit reveals safety issues at North Sea Ula complex
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has notified Aker BP of serious breaches of regulations following an audit of...
- Mozambique gas partners select subsea consortium
Anadarko has chosen the TechnipFMC and Van Oord consortium as its preferred tenderer for engineering, procurement,...
- Neptune addresses pipe corrosion at North Sea Cygnus complex
Third-quarter gas production from the Cygnus field in the UK southern North Sea was 8% higher than in the...
- BHGE highlights new approach to subsea development
Baker Hughes, a GE company has launched its new approach to subsea development: Subsea Connect, including its Aptara...
- IOG updates southern UK North Sea gas plans
Independent Oil & Gas says its two-phase development of 302 bcf of gas from two field hubs in the southern North...
- GSP to manage Black Sea Midia project construction
Black Sea Oil & Gas and its partners have contracted GSP Offshore to provide and install all offshore and onshore...
- Sapura providing, installing platforms for two offshore Mexico projects
Hokchi Energy has awarded Sapura Energy’s Mexican subsidiary an EPCIC contract for the Hokchi field development in...
- Wintershall joins Ghasha gas project offshore the UAE
Wintershall is acquiring a 10% stake in the Ghasha ultra-sour gas concession offshore Abu Dhabi, joining existing...
- More platforms heading to South Pars field
Phase 14 of the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf is currently producing 28 MMcm/d of natural gas, according to...
- Construction under way of Karish-Tanin FPSO
First steel has been cut at the COSCO yard in Zhoushan, China on the Karish and Tanin FPSO, which will work in...
- Aramco adds Boskalis/Lamprell to LTA contractor list
Saudi Aramco has designated Royal Boskalis Westminster and Lamprell as approved contractors for its Long-Term...
- BP names Mad Dog 2 platform
BP has reported that the new floating production unit for the Mad Dog 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico will...
- Iguana gas field goes online offshore Trinidad
DeNovo Energy Ltd. has delivered first natural gas from the Iguana field in block 1(a) offshore Trinidad and...
