- PSA authorizes North Sea Troll B modifications
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved Statoil’s request for major modifications, installation, and...
- Centrica, Bayerngas Norge to create new North Sea-focused independent
Centrica and Stadtwerke München have agreed to combine Centrica’s European oil and gas E&P business with...
- Noble-led group to pursue alternate rig for remaining Leviathan wells
Noble Energy expects work on the Leviathan 5 appraisal/development well offshore Israel to finish soon, according to...
- Toyo and NIOC to co-finance Salman field rehabilitation studies
National Iranian Oil Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyo and Petropars for rehabilitation of...
- Three wells planned for initial development of Dussafu offshore Gabon
Panoro Energy has approved BW Offshore’s proposed work program and budget for development of the Dussafu oil fields...
- Huntington leads the way for Premier in North Sea production
Premier Oil’s 2Q UK production averaged 45,500 boe/d, up 105% on the corresponding period last year.
- TAQA commissions subsea boosting system for North Sea Otter tieback
TAQA has awarded OneSubsea an EPCIC contract for a subsea multi-phase boosting system for the Otter oil field in the...
- Aker BP extending water injection at Valhall in the North Sea
Aker BP has issued a progress report on incremental development projects at its Norwegian offshore production...
- Aramco contracts Saipem for 19 platform jackets
Saudi Aramco has awarded Saipem an offshore contract in Saudi Arabia, covering EPCI activities and trunklines and...
- Interventions, infill wells sustaining Chim Sáo offshore Vietnam
Premier Oil’s Chim Sáo field offshore Vietnam has passed 50 MMboe of production, exceeding the total forecast at...
- DeepOcean set to work on Sverdrup pipeline tie-in offshore Norway
DeepOcean has an EPCI contract to perform remote hyperbaric tie-in of the oil export pipeline on the Johan...
- NPD updates offshore Norway exploration, development highlights
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has issued a report on E&P activity offshore Norway during the first half of...
- Lukoil progressing second phase of V.Filanovsky in the Caspian Sea
Lukoil’s Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea has produced 3 MM metric tons of oil...
- Hebron platform installed offshore Newfoundland
The gravity-based platform for ExxonMobil’s Hebron field development is in place at its location on the Grand Banks...
- Market downturn prompts redesigned, lower-cost projects
Offshore recently met with Wood Group CEO Robin Watson to discuss the opportunities and challenges of today's...
- Heerema-AF consortium completes Murchison platform removal
The Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom consortium has completed the offshore removal phase of the...
- Boskalis brings defunct North Sea Leman platform to Great Yarmouth
Veolia and Peterson have accepted the first offshore structure into their Great Yarmouth decommissioning...
- Total, QP prepare for Al-Shaheen handover offshore Qatar
Total and Qatar Petroleum will jointly take over operatorship of the Al-Shaheen offshore oil field this Friday from...
- Majors dominate newly sanctioned projects, report finds
Twenty-five upstream projects could reach final investment decision this year, up from 12 in 2016, according to a new...
- Maersk enlists Wood Group for Culzean hookup in the North Sea
Maersk Oil has contracted Wood Group to provide mechanical and management services for hookup and commissioning of...
- Statoil commissions Ocean Installer for subsea work on three fields
Statoil has contracted Ocean Installer for subsea installations and tie-in operations at three projects offshore...
- Heerema ships out two more Culzean jackets to the North Sea
Two of the jackets for Maersk Oil North Sea UK’s Culzean field platforms have departed the Heerema Vlissingen...
- Snefrid Nord gas heading to Hansteen spar via tieback
Statoil will develop the Snefrid Nord gas field in the Norwegian Sea as a tieback to the Aasta Hansteen field...
- Samsung outlines dimensions of deepwater Coral FLNG vessel
Samsung Heavy Industries has issued more details of its $2.5-billion contract to build a floating LNG production...
- Samsung accident causes Total to alter Martin Linge schedule
Total says two of its offshore development projects have been delayed to varying degrees following an accident in May...
- LR joins offshore Senegal development site surveys
Cairn Energy has contracted Lloyd’s Register to provide project management and technical assistance for development...
- Schlumberger supporting shallow-water project offshore Nigeria
Schlumberger has signed a tripartite agreement with Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. and FIRST Exploration &...
- Bluestream starts inspection campaign in the southern North Sea
ONEgas has awarded Bluestream Offshore an ROV subsea structural inspection services contract.
- Qatar Petroleum expands scope of North field gas project
Qatar Petroleum plans to raise the Gulf state’s LNG production by 23 MM tons/yr to 100 MM tons.
- Add Energy to devise maintenance strategies for BP’s Angelin project
BP has awarded Add Energy a $0.6 million-plus maintenance build contract for the Angelin gas field development, 40 km...
- Total, NIOC commit to South Pars Phase 11 offshore Iran
Total and the National Iranian Oil Co. have signed a 20-year contract for the development of and production from...
- Hurricane seeking funds for west of Shetland production system
Hurricane Energy is looking to raise $520 million to finance an early production system at the basement Lancaster...
- ECS purchase strengthens Subsea 7’s presence in the Middle East
Subsea 7 is acquiring parts of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, after the latter was declared bankrupt.
- Sapura Energy pulls Prelude well plugs offshore Australia
Sapura Energy Australia has successfully completed plug removal activity for Shell’s Prelude light well...
- Up to 28 wells in prospect under latest Snorre phase in the North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s latest Norwegian Continental Shelf publication predicts an investment...
- Wood Group working on cost cuts to White Rose platform
Husky Energy has assigned Wood Group to complete detailed engineering for the topsides of the White Rose wellhead...
- OGA details North Sea decommissioning cost goals
Britain’s Oil & Gas Authority has issued a new report on offshore oil and gas decommissioning on the UK...
- Jubilee FPSO heading stabilized, further shift needed
Following completion of the interim spread mooring of the Jubilee FPSO offshore Ghana, the vessel is now anchored to...
- Offshore recovery still held back by oil price, report finds
Westwood Energy’s updated World Oilfield Equipment Market Forecast projects higher offshore expenditure between now...
- 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 authorities 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...
