- North Sea Brage going strong after 25 years
Wintershall has commemorated 25 years of oil production from the Brage field in the Norwegian North Sea.
- Offshore upturn to continue through 2022
There has been a recent surge in final investment decisions on offshore oil and gas projects globally, with a...
- North Sea Blake FPSO future under review
RockRose Energy has commissioned ERC Equipoise to assess remaining upside potential in the producing Blake field and...
- Sea Lion offshore the Falklands on track for investment decision
Negotiations continue with service providers for the Premier Oil-operated Sea Lion development in the offshore North...
- Fairfield close to sanctioning Dunlin topsides removal
Fairfield Betula is set to contract Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Gruppen to remove and dispose of the topsides...
- Aqualis completes Egina station keeping job
Aqualis Offshore has completed its position keeping role for the Egina FPSO, which is now safely moored...
- Energean drilling more wells at Epsilon offshore Greece
Development drilling is under way at Energean’s Epsilon oilfield development offshore western Greece.
- Phase 14 platform in place offshore Iran
Pars Oil and Gas Co. has completed installation of the second platform for Phase 14 of the South Pars gas field in...
- Aker to modify Petrobras platforms
Petrobras has contracted Aker Solutions to provide maintenance and modifications services for nine platforms at oil...
- First steel for Karish/Tanin FPSO by year-end
Energean has issued a progress report on its Karish/Tanin gas project in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, offshore...
- Eni implements strengthened safety measure on Goliat platform
Eni Norge, in cooperation with Safetec and SINTEF, has developed a web-based tool for compiling, systematizing, and...
- BW starts up Tortue offshore Gabon
BW Energy has produced first oil from the Tortue field in the Dussafu production-sharing contract offshore Gabon...
- Fluor, IBM develop predictive analytics solution for megaprojects
Fluor Corp. and IBM have developed artificial intelligence-based systems to predict, monitor, and measure the status...
- Ophir planning gas field tieback in offshore Madura PSC
Ophir Energy has closed its acquisition from Santos of various producing assets in Southeast Asia.
- Lancaster FPSO close to sailaway from Dubai
Installation has finished of the subsea umbilical, risers, and flowlines for Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster early...
- SNE offshore Senegal nearing FEED phase
Cairn Energy and its partners are aiming for approval later this year of their development plan for the deepwater SNE...
- West of Shetland driving the UK’s offshore future
Production is set to grow west of Shetland over the next decade, according to Wood Mackenzie.
- Oceaneering nets umbilical order for Vito
Subsea 7 has contracted Oceaneering International Inc. to supply an umbilical and flying leads for Shell’s...
- Johan Sverdrup pipeline installed offshore Norway
The Saipem Castorone has completed installation of the oil export pipeline serving the Johan Sverdrup field in...
- Deepwater Zohr building to peak gas offshore Egypt
Production from the Zohr field in the deepwater Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea has now reached 2 bcf/d of...
- Veolia-Peterson to dismantle giant North Sea topsides
The Veolia-Peterson joint venture has signed a contract with Allseas to provide dismantling and disposal services for...
- Bao Vang gas to feed Vietnam power plant
Heads of Gazprom and PetroVietnam have signed a memorandum of cooperation concerning a gas field development offshore...
- EnQuest pursuing full control of Magnus in the North Sea
EnQuest is looking to raise $138 million via a shares issue in order to acquire outright ownership of the Magnus oil...
- Iran seeking outside help for heavy oil Ferdowsi development
National Iranian Oil Co. is looking for assistance to develop the giant heavy oil Ferdowsi field in the Persian Gulf,...
- PG Flow pump scope broadened for North Sea Sverdrup project
PG Flow Solutions will provide mono ethylene glycol and chemical injection pump packages for Equinor’s Johan...
- BP deploys asset management technology on Gulf of Mexico platforms
BP has deployed Plant Operations Advisor, a cloud-based advanced analytics solution developed with BHGE, across all...
- UK offshore digital take-up could be faster, report finds
A new UK offshore study suggests that adopting data analytics and digital technologies for asset maintenance and...
- Aker Solutions to continue North Sea maintenance for Point
Point Resources has extended Aker Solutions’ offshore maintenance and management contract in the Norwegian North...
- BHGE to provide drilling services for Marjan offshore Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco has awarded the first large-scope integrated services contract for its Marjan oilfield to Baker Hughes,...
- LLOG sanctions Stonefly tieback
LLOG Exploration Co. has issued an update on its development projects and recent discoveries in the deepwater Gulf of...
- McDermott connects GWF-2 fields to Goodwyn A
McDermott International has completed a pipelay program for the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 project offshore...
- Norwegian Petroleum Directorate green lights Aasta Hansteen for start-up offshore Norway
Equinor has the go-ahead from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to start up the Aasta Hansteen production...
- Latest South Pars topsides prepared for installation
The topsides for the C14 platform at the South Pars field has departed the SADRA shipyard, according to news service...
- ONS 2018: Wintershall pursuing more gas in the Norwegian Sea
Wintershall plans to spend NKr2 billion ($240 million) on exploration and development in the Norwegian sector in the...
- ONS 2018: Alvheim licensees win IOR prize
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has awarded its improved oil recovery prize to the licensees for the Alvheim...
- ONS 2018: Aker BP steps up digitalization at Ivar Aasen
At ONS, Aker BP has signed a smart service contract with Cognite and Framo Services AS to increase the digitalization...
- Yokogawa to deploy chemical injection metering valves offshore Norway
Equinor has contracted Yokogawa TechInvent AS to provide 59 FluidCom chemical injection metering valves for two...
- Total re-engages Stena Don west of Shetland
Total E&P UK Ltd. has awarded the semisubmersible Stena Don a one-well contract for the Laggan field west...
- ONS 2018: Equinor makes big exploration commitment offshore Norway
Equinor’s current activity offshore Norway is an all-time high for the company, said Arne Sigve Nylund, executive...
- FPSO sets sail for Egina oil field offshore Nigeria
The FPSO Egina has departed the SHI-MCI yard in Lagos, Nigeria, and is on its way to the Egina oil field,...
- Ocean Installer wins first assignment in China
COOEC Subsea Technology has contracted Ocean Installer for third-party verification and engineering support work for...
- Analyst assesses impact of redeveloping the Campos basin’s mature oil fields
Brazil’s Campos basin is awaiting a resurgence in production, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.
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- Partners submit Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 PDO
Equinor and its partners Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP, and Total have submitted the development plan for the second...
- Go Electra completes inspection duties at Stella in the North Sea
M2 Subsea has completed a subsea system survey for Ithaca Energy UK Ltd. at the Stella field in the UK...
- Wood to deliver Tyra maintenance management system
Total Denmark E&P has awarded Wood a new four-year maintenance data build contract for the Tyra redevelopment...
- Alcatel, Nexans to supply Castberg reservoir monitoring system
Alcatel Submarine Networks will provide permanent reservoir monitoring for Equinor’s Johan Castberg project in the...
- Natuna Sea gas project on track for mid-2019 start-up
Development of the BIG-P project in the Natuna Sea offshore Indonesia is on schedule and on budget, according to...
- Woollybutt decommissioning set to start next year
Eni Australia looks set to initiate well P&A operations next year at the Woollybutt oil field in the WA-25-L...
- Premier awards more contracts for North Sea Tolmount
Premier Oil has issued more details of contracts for its Tolmount Main gas field development in the UK southern North...
- Tortue offshore Gabon on track for first oil
Panoro Energy has issued an update on development activities in the Dussafu Marin permit offshore Gabon.
- Cyviz, Neptune overhaul North Sea Gjøa offshore control center
Cyviz has worked with Neptune Energy on a project to upgrade key functions in the offshore control room of the...
- Aramco highlights benefits of Red Sea surveys
Saudi Aramco has outlined some recent technical achievements in its 2017 annual report.
- Goliat FPSO audit reveals deficiencies
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has asked Eni to act following an audit in May of the company’s management...
- Saipem wins wide-ranging SURF contract for Liza Phase 2
ExxonMobil has awarded Saipem further contracts for the deepwater Liza field development in the Stabroek block...
- Total backs out of South Pars 11, report claims
Total has officially withdrawn from the Phase 11 development of the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf,...
- Gas still ramping up at Zohr offshore Egypt
Rosneft has issued a progress report on the deepwater Zohr gas development in the Egyptian sector of the...
- Premier, Dana give go-ahead for North Sea Tolmount gas project
Premier Oil and its partner Dana Petroleum have sanctioned development of the Tolmount Main gas field in the UK...
- Wood to oversee Malampaya maintenance
Shell has awarded Wood a new six-year contract for the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project in the...
- Browse LNG could go ahead through two FPSOs
Woodside Energy says the Browse Joint Venture has made significant progress in the development concept for the...
- PSA authorizes two Norway field programs
Aker BP has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to use the jackup Maersk Invincible on the...
- Amarinth adapts pumps for Coral FLNG demands
Amarinth has won two orders for API 610 OH2 pumps with Plan 53B support systems for Eni’s Coral South development...
- Infinity to support North Sea Seagull design studies
Infinity will provide engineering assistance for the Seagull development in the UK central North Sea, a subsea...
- Equinor adds more hookup to Aibel’s Sverdrup responsibilities
Equinor has contracted Aibel to perform hookup of the P1 process platform and connecting bridge UB002 to the living...
- CNOOC orders Aker umbilicals for Liuhua projects
Aker Solutions will supply power umbilical systems to CNOOC’s Liuhua oil fields in the South China Sea.
- Carnarvon Petroleum looking to revive Buffalo oil field offshore Timor-Leste
Carnarvon Petroleum is working on plans to redevelop the Buffalo oil field in Timor-Leste territorial waters.
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- Industry getting on top of costs and delivery, report finds
There are signs that the days of upstream projects being behind schedule and over budget are past, according to a new...
- KrisEnergy reviewing bids for Apsara oil project offshore Cambodia
KrisEnergy has closed invitations to tender for integrated drilling services, a minimum facilities platform, and...
- Increased North Sea demand for Ampelmann gangways
Offshore access systems provider Ampelmann has won four new North Sea contracts this year and gained two extended...
- Cooper draws up drilling targets offshore Australia
Cooper Energy plans to step up development, appraisal, and exploration in the Otway and Gippsland basins offshore...
- Karoon progressing two field development studies offshore Brazil
Brazil’s ANP has accepted Karoon Gas Australia’s declaration of commerciality for the Echidna and Kangaroo light...
- Total still in South Pars Phase 11, report claims
There have been no changes to Iran’s multi-billion-dollar agreement with Total for Phase 11 of the South Pars gas...
- Equinor expands North Sea Sverdrup hookup program
Equinor has added further offshore duties to the Aker Solutions/Kvaerner program for the Johan Sverdrup project in...
- Wood assisting Scarborough concept studies
Woodside Energy has contracted Wood to support concept definition for the proposed Scarborough development offshore...
- SBM issues Liza FPSO progress report
Construction of the FPSO Liza Destiny at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore is progressing well, according to...
- COSLPioneer to drill next-phase North Sea Buzzard wells
Nexen Petroleum has contracted the semisubmersible COSLPioneer for drilling at the Buzzard Phase II...
- RockRose buying stake in North Sea Arran project
RockRose Energy plc has agreed to acquire a 20.43% interest from Dana Petroleum (E&P) in blocks 23/11a, 23/16b,...
- Aqualis to assist Egina FPSO installation offshore Nigeria
Samsung Heavy Industries has contracted Aqualis Offshore to provide position keeping services for the installation of...
- Resource upgrade for Iris Hades discovery offshore mid-Norway
Contingent resources from OMV’s recent Iris Hades gas/condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea have risen...
- McDermott to install Silvertip subsea equipment in the Gulf of Mexico
Shell Exploration and Production Co. Inc. has awarded McDermott a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract...
- Buzzard Phase II in the North Sea cleared to move forward
Nexen has received full sanction from its partners for the Buzzard Phase II project in the UK central North Sea, and...
- ONE extends Petrofac’s duty holder status at North Sea Sean field
Oranje-Nassau Energie Resources Ltd. has renewed Petrofac’s duty holder support services contract at the Sean gas...
- Kosmos preparing to drill offshore Suriname
Kosmos Energy expects drilling to start mid-month of the Pontoenoe-1 well in block 42 offshore Suriname.
- Oil companies, contractors support North Sea production buoy study
An international group is collaborating on a project to determine whether a new-concept reusable production buoy...
- DNV GL supporting North Sea Penguins redevelopment
Shell has awarded DNV GL a ‘cross-service’ contract to support the Penguins field redevelopment in the UK...
- Nexen commissions pipeline bundle for latest North Sea Buzzard program
Nexen has contracted Subsea 7 to supply a subsea pipeline bundle for the Buzzard Phase 2 project in the UK central...
- Serica set to strengthen control of North Sea Bruce area
Serica Energy has signed an agreement to acquire interests held by Total in the Bruce and Keith fields and associated...
- Lancaster moorings in place west of Shetland
The turret mooring system for the FPSO Aoka Mizu, including a buoy newly constructed by Drydocks World, is now...
- McDermott updates Aramco, offshore Qatar programs
McDermott International has issued an update on its offshore construction activity in the Middle East.
- Total transaction gives Aker BP tieback potential offshore Norway
Aker BP has agreed to acquire Total’s interests in 11 Norwegian offshore licenses for $205 million, pending...
- Latest V.Filanovsky platform arrives at field location
Lukoil has completed transportation and started installation of the substructure for the new wellhead platform for...
- Construction under way at Epsilon field in the Aegean Sea
GSP Offshore’s jackup GSP Jupiter has started a work program for Energean’s Epsilon field development in...
- Lancaster EPS to address basement flow uncertainties west of Shetland
Hurricane Energy is making final preparations for its six-year early production system on the Lancaster oilfield west of...
- FLNG industry is moving into a ‘second wave’ of developments, says Westwood Energy
Global FLNG capex is projected to total $52.8 billion over the 2019-2024 period, according to Westwood Energy’s latest...
- Mid-year review indicates 2018 may see 200 project approvals
Recent project approval activity suggests that 2018 could see 200 projects approved by year-end. Collectively, $127...
- Norwegian sector leads North Sea revival
The North Sea is heating up, led by a record level of development projects underway on the Norwegian Continental Shelf....
- Eni to fasttrack Area 1 development offshore Mexico
Mexico’s National Hydrocarbon Commission has approved Eni’s development plan for the Amoca, Miztón and...
- PEMEX contracts McDermott for Ayatsil pipelines offshore Mexico
PEMEX has awarded McDermott International an EPCI/design contract for two subsea flowlines for the heavy-oil Ayatsil...
- High-temperature safety valve to assist steam flood of North Sea Pilot field
Pragma Well Technology and Pharis Energy have agreed to jointly pursue development of a high-temperature downhole...
- BP, Chevron realigning North Sea interests
Various major operators are negotiating sales or mergers involving their North Sea area production interests. Equinor...
- Global offshore oil and gas FPSO market expected to turn around this year
There was little to no increase in the number of deepwater production units in operation between 2017 and 2018,...
