- Lukoil spuds water injector well at Filanovsky in the Caspian Sea
Lukoil has completed drilling and commissioning of the fifth production well at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the...
- Unmanned Oseberg platform heads to Norwegian North Sea
The topsides and jacket for Statoil’s Oseberg Vestflanken 2 unmanned wellhead platform have sailed from Heerema...
- Monthly report details bright spots for offshore market
Evercore ISI has released its offshore market update for June.
- GE outlines initial subsea scope for Coral South FLNG
GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term agreement to collaborate with EEA on development projects in Area 4 offshore...
- Eni to work with NIOC on Kish gas studies
Eni and National Iranian Oil Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding under which Eni will perform appraisal...
- Statoil establishes supply links for Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea
Statoil says the Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea will be supported by a supply and helicopter base in...
- Aker to deliver umbilicals for Coral South
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply three umbilicals and associated accessories for Eni’s Coral South...
- More oil lifted from Otakikpo
Lekoil has completed its second oil export from the Otakikpo field in Nigeria’s OML 11 lease.
- McDermott orders valves for offshore Trinidad and Tobago project
McDermott International has contracted PJ Valves and PJ Piping to supply valves and piping elements for a development...
- PSA authorizes Statoil’s North Sea field proposals
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has sanctioned Statoil’s plan to extend the lifespan of the Gullfaks B platform...
- Drilling programs start at Tambar, Brage offshore Norway
Aker BP’s Tambar infill and gas lift project in the southern Norwegian Sea is under way, according to partner Faroe...
- SBM proceeding with Liza FPSO conversion
ExxonMobil has formally confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the deepwater Liza field development...
- PBJV to handle P&A program offshore Mauritania
Barakah Offshore Petroleum subsidiary PBJV Group has a letter of award from Samling Resources.
- DNV GL to deliver verification services for Tyra redevelopment
Maersk Oil has contracted DNV GL to provide independent verification services for the Tyra redevelopment project...
- Statoil gets go-ahead for Njord, Bauge
The Norwegian authorizes have approved the plans for development and operation of Njord and Bauge in the Norwegian...
- Energean submits development plan for offshore Israel gas fields
Energean Israel has submitted the field development plan for the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields to the Israeli...
- Exxon, Hess to fund deepwater Liza Phase 1 development off Guyana
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Hess Corp. have both made a final investment decision to proceed with the first phase of...
- Vibro lift tool applied for NAM platform piling
CAPE Holland has assisted installation of NAM’s L13-FI platform in the Dutch North Sea.
- Reliance, BP sanction deepwater gas project off India
BP and Reliance Industries Ltd. have sanctioned development of the R-Series deepwater gas fields in block KGD6...
- NPD lifts estimate of Norway’s future resources
Remaining resources from Norway’s developed offshore fields and discoveries could be producing for many more...
- More UK decommissioning infrastructure needed, analyst claims
Between 2017 and 2040, Westwood Energy expects 261 fixed platforms weighing a total of 2.6 MM metric tons (2.87...
- Finance under review for Sea Lion project offshore the Falklands
Rockhopper Energy says front-end engineering and design is progressing for Phase 1 of the Sea Lion oil field...
- Statoil contracts TechnipFMC for North Sea Visund IOR equipment
Statoil has extended TechnipFMC’s engineering, procurement, and construction contract in the Norwegian North...
- After completing Hebron GBS, Bull Arm ready for next 'big' job
Claimed by owner Nalcor Energy to be Atlantic Canada's largest industrial fabrication site, Bull Arm fabrication yard...
- Service centers respond to Barents Sea rig influx
Continued exploration and the next wave of development projects will require further expansion of shore-based support...
- Scottish ports compete for share of decommissioning rewards
Unlike their counterparts in Norway, Scottish ports lack licensed full-scale facilities for platform dismantling and...
- TechnipFMC addressing costs, interface issues with integrated contracting model
Of the various subsea alliances formed over the past two years, TechnipFMC's was the first to evolve into a...
- Comparative assessment helps determine decommissioning options
The use of comparative assessment in decommissioning programs can deliver easily accessible, robust findings to...
- Decommissioning of storm-destroyed assets nears completion
From 2004-2008, five major hurricanes (Ivan, Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike) destroyed 181 structures and 1,670 wells...
- McDermott CEO outlines offshore opportunities, challenges
Offshore recently met with President and CEO David Dickson to discuss McDermott's recent offshore E&P...
- NPD pins hopes on the Barents Sea
Norway's Petroleum and Energy Ministry continues to push exploration northward. The country's latest licensing round,...
- North America
The concrete gravity base substructure for ExxonMobil's Hebron field platform was due to depart the Bull Arm...
- Sanctioning plans in Norway and UK look promising
Communicated sanctioning plans in Norway and the UK show signs of increased activity going forward. So far in 2017,...
- Ports, logistics bases adapt to new markets
Recent activities at the major international land-based ports illustrate the latest trends in the offshore oil and...
- McDermott installs jacket at Safaniya offshore Saudi Arabia
McDermott International Inc. has installed the first jacket fully fabricated at its Dammam yard in Saudi Arabia.
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- Wood Group to support GWF-2 subsea engineering
Woodside Energy has awarded Wood Group a $6-million contract to support the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 project...
- SOCO awaiting ratification of Phu Khanh blocks offshore Vietnam
SOCO International has concluded negotiations for a 70% interest in a production-sharing contract over two blocks...
- Qatar considers measures to sustain offshore commitments
Qatar Petroleum says its subsidiaries have mobilized all available resources and activated business continuity...
- Aramco orders platforms for three offshore oil fields
Saudi Aramco has contracted NPCC to supply four new platforms and associated submarine pipelines, cables, and...
- TAQA commissions UKCS platform drilling and maintenance services
TAQA Bratani Ltd. has contracted Odfjell Drilling for drilling and maintenance services on five platforms on the UK...
- Statoil starts North Sea Garantiana tieback review
Statoil has commissioned Wood Group to conduct two Norwegian North Sea concept and feasibility studies.
- Replacement South Pars jacket nears completion
Construction of platform jacket A for the South Pars Phase 13 project in the Persian Gulf is two-thirds complete,...
- Korchagin Phase 2 jacket in place in the northern Caspian Sea
A jacket has been delivered for the wellhead platform for Lukoil’s Yuri Korchagin Phase 2 development in the...
- Softline cutters deployed to decommissioned jacket offshore India
Cutting tools specialist Allspeeds has supplied marine salvage contractor Resolve Marine with 12 softline Webtool...
- UTEC AUVs to undertake trenching duty at Zohr offshore Egypt
UTEC will provide subsea service support to Saipem for Eni’s deepwater Zohr gas field development in the Egyptian...
- FAR questions Woodside’s proposals for deepwater Senegal oil project
FAR has advised Woodside Energy that it will not support arrangements for Woodside to undertake development...
- Woodside signs TechnipFMC for subsea interventions offshore Australia
Woodside Energy has awarded TechnipFMC a three-year frame agreement to provide riserless light well intervention and...
- BP contracts McDermott for Angelin platform offshore Trinidad and Tobago
BP has awarded McDermott International an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning...
- Aquaterra, PICO deliver minimal platform offshore Egypt
Aquaterra Energy has supplied and installed a new Sea Swift platform at the Amal field in the Gulf of Suez offshore...
- BP sanctions Angelin project, makes two gas discoveries offshore Trinidad
BP Trinidad and Tobago has sanctioned development of its Angelin offshore gas project.
- Analyst finds more delayed projects sanctioned to date this year than all of 2016
Rystad Energy has reported that more delayed projects have been sanctioned to date in 2017 than during the entirety...
- Re-development in prospect for Buchan area in the North Sea
Production has ceased from the Buchan Alpha semisubmersible moored floating production vessel in the UK...
- Coral South partners commit to FLNG project offshore Mozambique
Eni and its partners have sanctioned Coral South FLNG, Mozambique’s first deepwater gas field development.
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- GE to manage subsea engineering for Cheviot in the North Sea
GE Oil & Gas will work with Alpha Petroleum on the subsea infrastructure for the Cheviot oil field development in...
- Otto Energy raises cash for SM-71 oil project in the Gulf of Mexico
Otto Energy Ltd. says it will raise $8.2 million for its SM-71 oil project in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Ichthys central processing facility arrives in Australia
The Ichthys Explorer, the central processing facility for the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG project, has reached her...
- Mermaid providing offshore construction support in the Middle, Far East
Mermaid Maritime’s DSV Mermaid Endurer is working offshore Qatar for an unnamed EPCIC contractor.
- Kotug guides Brent D topsides to Able decommissioning yard
Kotug International has supported Allseas with decommissioning of Shell’s Brent Delta platform topsides in the UK...
- Energean secures gas offtake deal for offshore Israel fields
Energean Israel has signed two agreements with Dalia Power Energies and its sister company Or Power Energies for the...
- Husky approves West White Rose, makes new oil discovery
Husky Energy and partners Suncor Energy and Nalcor Energy – Oil and Gas are moving forward with the West White Rose...
- Atwood drillship progressing Leviathan development wells
The drillship Atwood Advantage has moved from the Tamar field offshore Israel and has started development...
- Bibby assisting North Sea pipeline connection projects
TAQA has commissioned Bibby Offshore to perform subsea construction works at the Eider field, 184 km (114 mi)...
- Aker BP assigns Allseas, Heerema Valhall platform removal tasks
Aker BP has awarded Allseas, via Excalibur Marine Contractors, a six-year frame agreement for offshore transport,...
- Add Energy to assess West Nile Delta maintenance needs
BP has awarded Add Energy a £1.4-million ($1.8-million) maintenance contract for the West Nile Delta development...
- Swinton metering system operational at Montrose Area project in the North Sea
Swinton Technology has supplied a metering package for the new bridge-linked platform connected to the existing...
- NAM adds gas platform offshore the Netherlands
The L13-F1-1 monotower platform has reportedly been installed in the Dutch North Sea.
- EnQuest closing in on first oil from Kraken in the North Sea
EnQuest is on track to achieve first oil from the Kraken field in the UK northern North Sea before the end of June,...
- NPD foresees late June start for Gina Krog in the North Sea
Statoil has consent from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to begin production from the Gina Krog field in the...
- AziPac set for outright control of Bone PSC off Indonesia
AziPac subsidiary Azimuth Indonesia will become the sole venture in the Bone production sharing contract offshore...
- Wood Group extends offshore Sakhalin support
Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. has awarded Wood Group a five-year technical support services for the Sakhalin-2 oil...
- BP starts up Quad 204 west of Shetland
BP, in partnership with Shell and Siccar Point Energy, has delivered first oil from the redeveloped Schiehallion Area...
- US oilfield contractors enter wide-ranging MoUs with Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco has signed agreements with major US oil and gas service contractors valued at around $50 billion.
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- First oil flows from OCTP project offshore Ghana
Eni has started production from its Offshore Cape Three Points block off western Ghana, three months ahead of...
- NPD issues framework deals to Norwegian contractors
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has awarded framework agreements to 11 offshore contractors.
- FPSO Pioneiro de Libra arrives in Brazil
Teekay Offshore Group has reported that the FPSO Pioneiro de Libra has arrived in Brazilian territorial waters...
- Ramboll wins Al-Shaheen pre-FEED
The North Oil Company has awarded Ramboll a pre-front-end engineering and design study for the Al-Shaheen oil field...
- Ophir drilling more wells, adding platform at Bualuang offshore Thailand
Ophir Energy has committed to a fourth phase of development of the Bualuang oil field in the Gulf of Thailand, with a...
- Wood Group to deliver global engineering services for Chevron
Chevron has awarded Wood Group a 10-year global master services agreement for the provision of conceptual engineering...
- Aker BP cleared to plug more Valhall wells offshore Norway
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has sanctioned the use of the jackup Mærsk Invincible for plugging wells...
- CNOOC commissions compressors for Dongfang platforms
CNOOC China’s Zhanjiang branch has contracted MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply six compressor trains.
- Heerema to construct Peregrino II jacket
South Atlantic Holding B.V. has awarded the procurement and construction contract for the Peregrino II jacket to...
- Maersk Supply Service to manage Culzean FSO transport, installation
Maersk Oil UK has contracted Maersk Supply Service to project manage the towing, mooring installation, and hook up...
- Wood Group to prepare Brent Bravo platform for removal
Wood Group has won a contract to support Shell in decommissioning the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea.
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- Premier outlines progress on North Sea Tolmount studies
Premier Oil has awarded most major front-end engineering and design contracts for its Tolmount gas development in the...
- Eni delivers first gas from Jangkrik Complex offshore Indonesia
Eni has started gas production from the deepwater Jangkrik Complex project in the Muara Bakau block offshore...
- Ensco rig prepares to drill Zama offshore Mexico
Premier plans to spud its first exploration well offshore Mexico, in partnership with Talos Energy and Sierra Oil...
- Modifications slow gas exports from GSA platform in the North Sea
The first of the two gas export compressors on the Greater Stella Area FPF-1 platform in the UK North Sea has...
- Hurricane details agenda for phased Lancaster project west of Shetland
Hurricane Energy has issued details of its planned Lancaster oil field early production system west of Shetland in...
- Decommissioning imminent at Ninian platform in the North Sea
Canadian Natural Resources expects to start decommissioning and abandonment of the Ninian North platform in the UK...
- DeepOcean to assess North Sea Troll platform riser needs
DeepOcean has secured an engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation contract for wear protection on...
- Saipem secures Liza EPCI contract
ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. has awarded Saipem the SURF package EPCI contract...
- BP starts gas production from first two West Nile Delta fields
Gas production has started from the Miocene Taurus and Libra fields in the Mediterranean Sea, under the first phase...
- NCOC contracts Wood Group for Kazakh offshore studies
Wood Group will perform an engineering study for North Caspian Operating Company's facilities in...
- Parkmead strengthens position in gas-prospective North Sea region
Parkmead has agreed to acquire a 50% stake from Verus Petroleum in UK southern North Sea license P.2209, giving it...
- INPEX awards Ichthys maintenance contract
Monadelphous Group has been awarded a long-term maintenance services contract for the Ichthys LNG project from INPEX...
- Deepwater intake risers adapted for topsides needs on floating systems
FPSOs and floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units incorporate
various and complex systems for oil and gas...
- Annual global review finds encouraging trends
Offshore's annual global review and analysis inside this issue finds a number of encouraging trends,...
- Oil States to supply three cranes for Leviathan project
Oil States has won a contract from Noble Energy to supply three Nautilus API 2C offshore pedestal...
- Deepwater drilling to re-start soon offshore Newfoundland
Husky Energy will participate in two exploration wells in the frontier Flemish Pass basin offshore Newfoundland &...
- Analyst upgrades oil resources at Lancaster west of Shetland
Hurricane Energy says that reserves estimates continue to grow for the fractured basement Lancaster oil field west of...
