- Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli partners sanction $6-billion Azeri Central East oil project offshore Azerbaijan
BP and its partners have sanctioned the Azeri Central East project, the next stage of development of the...
- Vallourec to supply line pipe for Mero 1 offshore Brazil
TechnipFMC has contracted Vallourec Soluçoes Tubulares do Brasil to supply about 12,000 tons of seamless steel...
- COOEC-Fluor completes Dongfang platform module fabrication
The COOEC-Fluor fabrication yard has completed the central and wellhead platforms for CNOOC’s Dongfang 13-2 gas...
- Chrysaor to buy ConocoPhillips’ entire UK North Sea portfolio
Chrysaor Holdings Ltd. has struck a deal to acquire ConocoPhillips’ UK North Sea oil and gas business for $2.675...
- Woodside updates offshore Senegal, Australia developments
Woodside Energy has contracted Shearwater GeoServices to acquire an HD 3D seismic survey over the SNE oil field...
- Romania approves Midia gas development project
The Romanian government through the National Agency for Mineral Resources has approved the field development plan for...
- Charter terms agreed on for Area 1 floater offshore Mexico
MODEC and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have chartered an FPSO for Eni’s Area 1 oilfield development offshore Mexico.
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- McDermott wins EPCI contract for North Field expansion offshore Qatar
Qatargas has awarded McDermott International Inc. an EPCI contract for eight jackets for the North Field expansion...
- Fairfield outlines North Sea Dunlin pipeline proposals
Fairfield Energy has prepared a consultation draft program to support the planned decommissioning of the 34-km...
- West African offshore rig market remains subdued
High-impact exploration in deepwater West Africa was disappointing last year, according to Westwood Global Energy...
- BP starts pre-FEED process for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim phases 2 and 3
BP has awarded KBR Inc.’s UK operating subsidiary the pre-FEED services contract for phases 2 and 3 of the Greater...
- TechnipFMC to supply flexible pipes for Lapa offshore Brazil
Total E&P do Brasil Ltda. has contracted TechnipFMC to provide flexible pipes for the Lapa field in the presalt...
- Finlaggan wells nearing completion in the North Sea
Both production wells have been drilled and cased to TD for Zennor Petroleum’s Finlaggan field development in the...
- Aquaterra to manage more wells at North Sea Grieg field
Lundin Norway has commissioned Aquaterra Energy to provide its Well Start service on three further production wells...
- Offshore Scarborough gas could support Woodside LNG transaction
Woodside has signed a heads of agreement with ENN Group to supply 1 MM metric tons (1.1 MM tons) of LNG annually for...
- Lundin lines up North Sea Rolvsnes test, Goddo well
Lundin Norway has committed to an extended well test on the Rolvsnes oil discovery on the Utsira High in the central...
- Lukoil firms up offshore Kazakhstan E&P joint venture
Lukoil has concluded a contract with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and JSC NC KazMunayGas for exploration and...
- North Sea Ekofisk area could add two more platforms
Three new development projects could go forward in the Ekofisk area of the southern Norwegian North Sea, according to...
- Petrofac secures another Thames P&A contract
Tullow Oil has appointed Petrofac as well operator for the next phase of its Thames decommissioning project in the UK...
- Development plan firming for Sea Lion offshore the Falklands
Rockhopper Exploration says planning continues for a three-phased development of the Sea Lion oil field in the...
- McDermott to build jackets for Qatar LNG expansion
Qatar Petroleum has awarded main contracts for the Qatar LNG expansion project, designed to lift the country’s LNG...
- Neptune, TechnipFMC form subsea project alliance
Neptune Energy has entered into a global alliance agreement with TechnipFMC for delivering subsea projects.
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- Second floater goes onstream at Kaombo offshore Angola
Total has started production through the second FPSO at the deepwater Kaombo oil field in block 32 offshore...
- Agreements in place for Alen gas development offshore Equatorial Guinea
Noble Energy and its partners have approved the $330-million Alen natural gas development in blocks O and I offshore...
- Storm threat lifted for Stag infill well offshore Australia
Infill drilling has resumed at the Stag oil field offshore Western Australia, after operations had to be suspended...
- North Sea review leads to platform status change
Xodus Group has performed a concept study and front-end engineering design project for an unnamed decommissioning...
- Subsea 7, L&T to supply manifolds, pipelines for two Aramco fields
Saudi Aramco has awarded Subsea 7 two EPIC contracts for shallow-water projects offshore Saudi Arabia.
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- Subsea 7 to manage Arran tieback in the North Sea
Shell has contracted Subsea 7 for the Arran gas field development in the UK central North Sea.
- Partners sanction Seagull offshore the UK
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and Japex have taken the final investment decision for the Seagull...
- Etinde partners leaning toward liquids-based development
Last year’s appraisal drilling on the Etinde area offshore Cameroon suggests a proven and probable resource of 1...
- North Sea Tyra revamp preparations under way
Semco Maritime has issued an update on its role in Total’s Tyra redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.
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- Aker Energy submits plan for DWT/CTP block offshore Ghana
Aker Energy Ghana Ltd. and its partners have submitted an integrated plan of development and operations for the...
- Greater Warwick Area wells to test for giant, connected basement oil field
Hurricane Energy and new partner Spirit Energy expect to initiate drilling on the Greater Warwick Area west of...
- Martin Linge power link in place in the North Sea
Subsea 7 and NKT have completed installation of the 163-km (101-mi) HV alternating current cable system taking power...
- Lundin outlines goals for $810-million Solveig tieback offshore Norway
Lundin Norway has submitted its plan for development and operation for the Solveig oilfield (ex-Luno II) in the...
- Norce Endeavour to install latest Bualuang platform
Ophir Thailand (Bualuang) Ltd. has contracted Solstad Offshore to install the Bualuang Charlie wellhead platform for...
- MacGregor mooring system selected for South China Sea platform
CNOOC has contracted Cargotec subsidiary MacGregor to supply the on-vessel mooring system for a deepwater...
- ONGC orders four platforms for Cluster-8 project offshore India
ONGC has awarded L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering a lump-sum EPCIC contract for the Cluster-8 marginal field...
- TechnipFMC to supply equipment for Merakes deepwater tieback
Eni has awarded TechnipFMC an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, and installation...
- Protexa contracts Telford vessels for Pemex offshore installations
Protexa has commissioned Telford Offshore to perform pipelay and platform construction services for a shallow-water...
- Pioneering Spirit installs two more Sverdrup topsides in the North Sea
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit has lifted into place the two final platform topsides at the Johan Sverdrup Phase...
- Murphy sells offshore Malaysia interests to PTTEP
PTTEP has acquired Murphy Oil’s two subsidiaries in Malaysia, Murphy Sabah Oil and Murphy Sarawak Oil, for $2.127...
- Three more South Pars gas field phases close to start-up
Gas production from the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf should exceed 750 MMcm/d by late 2019, according to...
- McDermott wins wide-ranging offshore Middle East construction work
McDermott International has won a contract from an unnamed client in the Middle East to provide EPCI services...
- Semco Maritime nets EPCI contract for Trya redevelopment
Total has awarded Semco Maritime an EPCI contract for the Tyra redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.
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- Sverdrup ULQ topsides heads offshore
The Johan Sverdrup utilities and living quarters platform topsides has sailed away from Kvaerner’s yard in Stord,...
- TechnipFMC to supply second Sverdrup subsea production system
Equinor has awarded TechnipFMC a wide-ranging subsea contract for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 development in the...
- Neptune signs Beacon Atlantic for North Sea Gjøa satellite wells
Neptune Energy Norge has contracted CIMC Offshore’s newbuild harsh environment semisub Beacon Atlantic to...
- Four wells pending at Manora oil field offshore Thailand
Tap Oil says the Mubadala Petroleum-led partnership has agreed to drill four firm wells and one contingent well this...
- Lancaster FPSO on station west of Shetland
Hurricane Energy says the FPSO Aoka Mizu has undergone a successful hookup to the turret mooring system buoy...
- North Sea Oda field producing to Ula platform
Spirit Energy has started oil production on the Oda field in the southern Norwegian North Sea, under budget and...
- Iran working on enhancements for four offshore fields
Iranian Offshore Oil Co. plans to award various domestic companies production enhancement and maintenance programs...
- Sole offshore construction phase concluded
The 67-km (41.6-mi) subsea control umbilical connecting the offshore Sole gas field to APA Group’s Orbost gas plant...
- Trestakk project cleared for start-up preparations
Equinor has approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Trestakk field pipeline and subsea...
- Kvaerner completes final North Sea Sverdrup topsides
The fourth and final platform topsides for the first phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development will soon depart...
- Equinor planning more than 20 field life extensions
Over the past three years, Equinor has received the authorities’ approval for extending the life of eight...
- Yinson to supply and operate floater for FIRST offshore Nigeria
FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Co. has contracted Yinson Holdings to operate an FPSO for the Anayala...
- Leviathan jacket in place offshore Israel
The jacket for the Leviathan gas field development arrived in Israeli waters in January and was installed soon after,...
- Amarinth supplying more pumps for Umm Shaif
Amarinth has secured a further order for pumps for ADNOC’s Umm Shaif super complex offshore the UAE.
- Equinor extends Oceaneering’s Norway maintenance agreement
Equinor has renewed a contract with Oceaneering International covering provision of maintenance, reliability, and...
- Chevron chooses subsea compression for Jansz-Io gas
Chevron has contracted Aker Solutions to support delivery of a subsea compression system for the Jansz-Io gas field,...
- Vietnam offshore fields exceeding expectations
Premier Oil expects the Chim Sao and Dua oil fields offshore Vietnam to continue producing until 2030, a decade...
- UK offshore production on the rise, capex set to recover
Britain’s offshore oil and gas production rose by more than 4% in 2018, according to the Oil & Gas Authority,...
- Jackup sets down lightweight platform offshore Sarawak
2H Offshore has installed a conductor-supported wellhead platform at a Petronas Carigali-operated field offshore...
- Cairn details North Sea area drilling targets
Cairn Energy has a line-up of four exploration wells offshore the UK and Norway this year.
- BP contracts subsea hardware for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim
BP has awarded the main contracts for subsea equipment for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas development...
- BW set to take on operatorship of Maromba offshore Brazil
BW Offshore has entered into an agreement to acquire 70% of the Maromba field offshore Brazil from Petrobras for $90...
- PTTEP confirms long-term management of Thai gas fields
PTTEP has signed production-sharing contracts for the G1/61 (Erawan field) and the G2/61 (the Bongkot field)...
- SOCO assessing potential of offshore eastern Vietnam blocks
A new 2D seismic survey is expected to get under way in mid-year over blocks 125 and 126 offshore eastern...
- Premier stepping up drilling in North Sea Catcher Area
Premier Oil expects to sanction development before mid-year of the Catcher North and Laverda oil accumulations in the...
- VÃ¥r commissions network improvements at Goliat field in the Barents Sea
Telenor Maritime has an agreement with VÃ¥r Energi to equip the Goliat field production facilities in the Barents...
- ABB to work with BP on upstream electrical needs
BP has named ABB as one of its global main electrical contractors responsible for engineering, procurement, and...
- Subsea 7 assessing scope for three Woodside projects
Woodside Energy has contracted Subsea 7 to perform engineering studies for three new projects offshore Western...
- Kvaerner continues Njord A platform overhaul
Upgrades to Equinor’s Njord A semisubmersible production platform are progressing to plan, according to contractor...
- Jadestone details drilling schedule for offshore Australia oil fields
Jadestone Energy intends to start an infill drilling campaign on the Stag oil field offshore Western Australia.
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- Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants extension to North Sea Gullfaks C platform
Equinor has permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to extend the active life of the Gullfaks C platform...
- More South Pars platforms ready for service
Two new platforms are ready to start operations at Phase 13 of the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf,...
- Seapulse, EnQuest to cooperate on exploration, development
Seapulse has entered an alliance with London-based E&P independent EnQuest.
- Mega Jack assists Mexican platform load-out
ALE has managed load-out of a large platform for a project in the Mexican offshore sector.
- Technology gains taking subsea processing deeper, further out
Since the release of the first Worldwide Survey of Subsea Processing Technology poster in Offshore in 2008, INTECSEA has...
- Employing best practices underpins FPSO project success
Although the successful design and implementation of an FPSO on a project is a result of a multitude of decisions and...
- Offshore oil and gas decommissioning market advancing in the UK North Sea
Changing UK continental shelf dynamics offer an invaluable window of opportunity. With decommissioning scheduled to...
- Energy producers join forces to bid for wind farm offshore Dunkirk
Total, Ãrsted, renewable major, and Elicio, a renewable energy producer preselected by the French Energy Regulatory...
- Offshore industry looks forward to upcoming region-wide Gulf of Mexico lease sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will offer 78 million acres in a region-wide lease sale in March. Lease Sale 252...
- BP commissions TechnipFMC to supply Tortue Ahmeyim FPSO
BP has awarded TechnipFMC an EPCIC contract for the deepwater Tortue Ahmeyim FPSO which will operate offshore the...
- Offshore drilling rig contracting momentum continues to build
The recent final investment decision (FID) for the Eni-operated Merakes gas discovery in Indonesia has set the ball...
- High Norwegian content in both North Sea Sverdrup phases
Equinor purchased goods and services totaling NOK141.7 billion ($16.57 billion) last year from more than 9,000...
- Decommissioned Red Hawk platform up for sale
Network International is currently offering the decommissioned Red Hawk platform in a private treaty sale.
- Subsea 7 updates project, vessel developments
Subsea 7 has issued a progress report on its subsea construction projects in its latest financial review.
- PIES to improve accuracy of North Sea Sverdrup reservoir monitoring
Equinor will use cabled subsea instrumentation from Sonardyne International for time-lapse seismic data acquisition...
- Apache books drillship for offshore Suriname well
Apache Corp. expects to drill its first exploration well on block 58 offshore Suriname around mid-year, using an...
- BP taps Subsea 7 for long-term support of UK North Sea projects
BP Exploration has contracted Subsea 7 S.A. to provide subsea construction, inspection, repair, and maintenance...
- Angelin gas field goes onstream offshore Trinidad and Tobago
BP Trinidad and Tobago has produced first gas from the Angelin development.
- McDermott updates Safaniya, Bul Hanine construction progress
Offshore construction work on Saudi Aramco’s Safaniya Phase 5 project has finished with only a few close-out items...
- Liuhua drilling campaign enters final phase
Husky Energy expects drilling to start soon of the three final wells for the Liuhua 29-1 field development in the...
- BP contracts FLNG vessel for long-term service at Tortue Ahmeyim
BP and Golar LNG have entered a 20-year lease and operate agreement for the charter of the FLNG vessel Gimi...
- FEED under way for Rossukon oil project offshore Thailand
KrisEnergy has contracted TechnipFMC Thailand to conduct front-end engineering and design for the Rossukon oil field...
- McDermott wins two Marjan EPCI contracts
Saudi Aramco has awarded McDermott International Inc. two contracts for engineering, procurement, construction, and...
- MODEC assigned FEED for SNE floater offshore Senegal
Woodside has contracted MODEC International to perform front-end engineering design for the FPSO for the deepwater...
- EnQuest contracts KCA for North Sea drilling services
EnQuest Heather has awarded KCA Deutag’s Offshore business unit a five-year contract in the UK northern North...
