- 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...
- Lower cost deepwater era may be over, report suggests
Deepwater breakeven costs could rise again due to cyclical cost inflation, according to Wood Mackenzie.
- McDermott to install Great White Frio subsea equipment in the Gulf of Mexico
Shell Exploration and Production Co. has contracted McDermott International Inc. for subsea umbilical and flowline...
- UK offshore decommissioning costs falling
Oil & Gas UK’s 2018 Decommissioning Insight Report predicts annual decommissioning expenditure in the UK...
- FIRST orders Sea Swift platforms for shallow-water Nigeria fields
FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Co. has contracted the Aquaterra Energy/Maerlin Nigeria consortium to...
- BP starts up Clair Ridge west of Shetland
BP has delivered first oil from the Clair Ridge project, the second-phase development of the Clair field, 75 km (47...
- Four subsea wells planned for Tortue Phase 2 offshore Gabon
BW Offshore has taken an investment decision for the Tortue Phase 2 project offshore Gabon following successful...
- Partners find buyer for Romanian offshore gas
Black Sea Oil & Gas and partners Petro Ventures Resources and Gas Plus International have signed a gas sales...
- FPSO market set for revival in next three years
More than 30 FPSO projects could pass final investment decisions during 2019-2021, according to analyst Rystad...
- Woodside finds potential buyer for offshore Scarborough gas
Woodside Energy has entered an agreement to supply gas to Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers over a 20-year...
- Aibel wins FEED contract for water injection at Gudrun offshore Norway
Equinor has awarded Aibel the FEED contract for Gudrun Phase 2 Water Injection.
- Construction under way on Johan Castberg topsides
Kvaerner has cut first steel for the topsides of the Johan Castberg FPSO, commissioned by operator Equinor.
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- Drilling continues at Yury Korchagin in the Caspian Sea
Lukoil has completed drilling the second production well from the wellhead platform at the Yury Korchagin field in...
- Study confirms stimulation potential for North Sea Greater Perth Area fields
Parkmead remains in discussions with CNOOC subsidiary Nexen Petroleum on a potential subsea tieback of its Perth and...
- India offshore cluster project delayed by MOPU issues
ONGC has awarded a new contract for commissioning of a mobile offshore production unit for oil production from the...
- Romanian Black Sea gas to head through expanded transmission system
Transgaz and Black Sea Oil & Gas have signed a contract covering transportation of gas from the Midia Gas...
- BP retains Expro for Shah Deniz subsea service
BP has extended Expro’s support contract for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Azeri sector of the Caspian Sea...
- Stavanger yard to manage North Sea Grieg platform upgrade
Lundin Norway has awarded fabricator Rosenberg WorleyParsons a 30-month EPCI contract.
- Three Zama area wells in prospect offshore Mexico
Premier Oil expects Talos Energy to spud the first appraisal well on the shallow-water Zama oil field offshore Mexico...
- McDermott to engineer Zama offshore facilities, delivers Abkatun platform
Talos Energy has contracted McDermott International to provide concept and engineering services for the Zama field...
- Sharp rise in oil production likely across the Middle East
Middle Eastern oil production is set to rise by 2.7 MMb/d by 2025, according to Rystad Energy.
- PSA probes drill floor incident on Valhall jackup
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority will investigate an incident involving dropped objects that occurred last...
- Petrobras starts up second Buzios field floater
Petrobras has produced first oil and gas from the Búzios 2 area of the presalt Santos basin through the FPSO...
- Browse JV, Chevron sign offshore Australia gas accords
The North West Shelf Joint Venture offshore Western Australia has signed non-binding preliminary agreements with the...
- Alimak to supply tenth elevator for North Sea Sverdrup development
Aibel has awarded Alimak an SEK27-million ($2.96-million) contract to provide an elevator is for the Johan Sverdrup...
- Eni admitted to sour gas project offshore Abu Dhabi
ADNOC and Abu Dhabi’s government have signed the first of a series of planned concession agreements with Eni,...
- ADNOC prolongs Upper Zakum support contract
ADNOC Offshore has awarded Wood a one-year extension to a contract to provide services to the Upper Zakum oilfield...
- Four subsea wells planned for Tortue Phase 2 offshore Gabon
Panoro Energy has issued an update on its E&P programs offshore West Africa.
- Digitalization could open development of ‘sub-commercial’ reserves
A new report from Wood Mackenzie suggests that digitalization could save the upstream sector $75 billion annually by...
- Sole pipeline test reveals defect
Cooper Energy says testing of the newly installed Sole pipeline in the eastern Gippsland basin offshore Victoria,...
- Two more multi-well tiebacks sanctioned at block 17 offshore Angola
Total and its partners in block 17 offshore Angola have committed to two new fasttrack satellite field...
- Keppel to upgrade barge for offshore Cambodia project
KrisEnergy subsidiary, SJ Production Barge has contracted Keppel Shipyard to modify and upgrade a production barge...
- OMV, Sapura formalize partnership
Sapura Energy Berhad and OMV have signed two agreements to form a strategic partnership.
- Shell submits draft decommissioning plan for North Sea Goldeneye field
Shell U.K. will remove the Goldeneye platform in the UK central North Sea and some of the subsea infrastructure,...
- Aquaterra to support more well preparations at Johan Sverdrup
Equinor has contracted Aquaterra Energy to provide early well construction operations for the next 16 wells of the...
- Subsea 7 updates Middle East construction progress
Subsea 7’s vessel utilization during 3Q was the highest for any individual quarter since 2014, according to CEO...
- Etinde well results could alter development plans
New Age’s appraisal drilling program on the Etinde field offshore Cameroon has been completed at low cost, helped...
- Giant African fields hard to monetize
Exploration over the past decade over sub-Saharan Africa has delivered more giant discoveries than any other region,...
- Strong performance from North Sea Grieg field
The Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea continues to perform strongly, according to operator Lundin Norway,...
- Leviathan construction passes two-thirds point
Gross gas sales from Noble Energy’s fields offshore Israel rose by 9% during 3Q to 1,090 MMcf/d, due to increased...
- Jumbo to install Leviathan subsea production manifold
TechnipFMC has awarded Jumbo’s offshore division a transportation and installation contract for the Leviathan field...
- Telford 25 to install subsea structures for TSB project offshore Indonesia
Timas Suplindo has chartered Telford Offshore’s DP-3 offshore construction vessel Telford 25 under a...
- Production rising from North Malay Basin
Hess’ net production from its North Malay Basin project offshore Malaysia doubled during 3Q to 31,000 boe/d.
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- New offshore oil platform is biggest built in Mexico in 10 years
The largest offshore oil platform to be built in Mexico in 10 years is now bound for Campeche Bay.
- Jubilee, TEN FPSOs nearing nameplate capacity
Gross sales volumes from the Tullow Oil-operated Jubilee and TEN fields averaged about 156,900 b/d of oil during 3Q...
- Danos wins coatings maintenance contract in the Gulf of Mexico
Shell Exploration and Production Co. has awarded a contract to Danos for the coatings maintenance campaign for the...
- Gas turbine power solutions minimize weight, footprint on FPSOs
Optimizing the lifecycle performance of floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels is highly...
- Floating LNG market gears up for second wave of projects
Despite the cancellation of several floating liquefaction projects and financing concerns for other FLNG projects,...
- New business models can help advance oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico
Operators in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) have had success recently focusing on incremental subsea tiebacks and...
- Enpro Subsea develops smart standardization for subsea hardware
Enpro Subsea has been working with operators globally to develop an alternative subsea hardware strategy, which it...
- Johan Castberg sets standard for lower-cost subsea production in the Barents Sea
The Johan Castberg oil development in the Barents Sea is moving forward after a successful cost-cutting exercise. Aker...
- North Sea Liberator project expanding
i3 Energy plans to submit a revised field development plan by year-end for its interests in UK North Sea blocks...
