- Barossa-Darwin LNG tieback close to FEED decision
Santos says that following positive results from two appraisal wells on the Barossa field offshore northern...
- Nigerian-built manifold structures delivered to Egina field
TechnipFMC’s six manifold modules for Total’s deepwater Egina project have been installed at the field location...
- IOG in talks with ODE on Blythe/Vulcan ops, maintenance role
Independent Oil and Gas has signed a letter of intent with Offshore Design Engineering to perform various contractor...
- Wood to deliver FEED for LNG production platform
The Honghua Group Ltd. has awarded a front-end engineering design contract to Wood for its liquefied natural gas...
- Partnership unveils stranded gas FLNG proposal
Add Energy, in partnership with Transborders Energy, has teamed up with TechnipFMC and MODEC to offer floating...
- Floating storage vessel starts operations at Gina Krog in North Sea
Teekay Offshore Partners’ Randgrid FSO has started its charter contract with Statoil on the Gina Krog oil...
- IOG releases verdict on North Sea gas reserves
Independent Oil and Gas has received the results of ERC Equipoise’s analysis of gas resources in the Vulcan...
- PSA approves North Sea Tambar, Ekofisk well additions
Aker BP has approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to conduct modifications associated with a gas lift...
- ONGC awards construction contract for Daman
ONGC has awarded L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering a $177-million contract for the Daman gas field offshore western...
- Offshore Melbourne FSRU depends on local gas developments
Sydney-based gas buyer AGL Energy has proposed to use a leased floating storage and regasification unit, according to...
- Shell’s Appomattox hull arrives in Ingleside
COSCO Shipping Specialized’s M/V Xin Guang Hua recently delivered the hull of Shell’s Appomattox...
- Statoil extends Norwegian maintenance deals
Statoil has renegotiated framework agreements with Bilfinger Industrier Norge and Kaefer Energy for insulation,...
- Petrobras considering involvement in South Pars oil project
Petrobras may assist Iran with development of the South Pars field oil layer in the Persian Gulf, according to a...
- ALE loads out platforms from Caspian yard
ALE has completed offshore and marine operations for an unnamed platform project in Azerbaijan.
- ANP open to easing local content for Libra pilot project
The Brazilian National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency has responded favorably to Petrobras’ request...
- CH2M working on pre-FEED for deepwater Tortue project
KBR has subcontracted CH2M to provide marine/civil engineering support for the BP/Kosmos Energy Tortue development...
- UK departments receive North Sea Liberator proposals
i3 Energy has submitted an environmental statement for the development of its Liberator field in the central North...
- OneSubsea wins Reliance contract offshore India
OneSubsea will supply a subsea production system for the R Cluster project.
- Chevron lengthens North Sea engineering support deal
Chevron has awarded Petrofac a 12-month extension to a North Sea engineering services agreement which started in...
- Exceed to support Alpha’s drilling campaign in the North Sea
Alpha Petroleum has contracted well management specialist Exceed to support the Cheviot field development in the UK...
- Danos, Petrofac to form alliance
Danos and Petrofac have signed an agreement that will enable the formation of a joint venture.
- IOG, Heerema agree to innovative funding arrangement for North Sea hub platforms
Independent Oil and Gas has signed a letter of intent with Heerema Fabrication Group for up to four normally unmanned...
- Sapura details offshore Southeast Asia, Brazil construction progress
Sapura Energy Exploration and Production has issued brief updates on its current offshore oil and gas construction...
- Gazprom planning second subsea project offshore Sakhalin
Gazprom expects to finish development drilling this year at the Kirinskoye field offshore Sakhalin Island.
- Subsea Integration Alliance nets Fortuna FLNG subsea contracts
Ophir Energy has awarded the upstream construction contract for the Fortuna FLNG project in block R offshore...
- IOG progressing North Sea gas hub plans
Independent Oil and Gas has issued an update on its various programs in the southern UK gas basin.
- Pulse to monitor Culzean FSO mooring lines
SOFEC has contracted Pulse Structural Monitoring to monitor the integrity of the mooring lines for the Culzean FSO...
- ConocoPhillips makes preparations for North Sea platform removals
ConocoPhillips UK is set to award AF Gruppen a frame agreement for the future removal and disposal of up to seven...
- Statoil commissions TechnipFMC for Peregrino II subsea connections
Statoil has awarded TechnipFMC an EPCI contract for the Peregrino Phase II project in the Campos basin offshore...
- Awilco to drill North Sea Cheviot development wells
Alpha Petroleum has granted Awilco Drilling a letter of award to drill 18 development wells on the Cheviot field in...
- Bibby vessels complete North Sea assignments for Apache
Bibby Offshore has completed three contracts for Apache in the UK North Sea.
- Topaz vessel to support Absheron development in the Caspian Sea
Total has contracted Topaz Energy and Marine to support its operations in the Azeri sector of the Caspian Sea.
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- Schlumberger working with IOG on North Sea gas hubs
Independent Oil and Gas plc has signed a letter of intent and consultancy master services agreement with Schlumberger...
- VNG close to submitting plans for Fenja tieback offshore Norway
VNG is progressing the Fenja project in the Norwegian Sea and expects to submit its proposals to the Norwegian...
- Total ties up crane maintenance at block 17 offshore Angola
Total has awarded Sparrows Group a three-year contract to supply crane maintenance and engineering services at four...
- Hurricane gets nod for Lancaster EPS project
Britain’s government has approved Hurricane Energy’s development plan for the Lancaster field early production...
- BW lines up Norve jackup for Dussafu wells offshore Gabon
BW Energy has awarded Borr Drilling a letter of intent for the Dussafu project offshore Gabon.
- Adept to devise production auditing for Culzean in the North Sea
Maersk Oil has contracted software specialist Adept Solutions to provide hydrocarbon accounting services for the...
- Repsol Sinopec starts engineering for North Sea Liberator-Blake tieback
Detailed engineering studies are under way for i3 Energy’s first UK North Sea development.
- Statoil adding gas process module at Troll in the North Sea
Statoil has commissioned Aker Solutions to perform front-end engineering and design of a new topsides module at the...
- SADRA sets targets for South Pars platforms
Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA) is currently constructing 10 offshore gas platforms, according to news service...
- Second Shah Deniz 2 platform topsides unit installed
The Shah Deniz consortium has reported that the topsides of the production and risers platform for the Shah Deniz...
- Thialf connects Sverdrup drilling modules
Aibel has completed assembly of the three modules for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform in Klosterfjorden,...
- FES supplies connectors for OCTP project offshore Ghana
FES International has delivered equipment for Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points project, 60 km (37 mi) offshore...
- Xodus advises Japanese groups on decommissioning liabilities
Xodus Group has completed a decommissioning ‘trend survey’ for Japan Oil & Gas and Metals National Corp.
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- Phase 13 jacket in place at South Pars offshore Iran
Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. has completed installation of the South Pars platform 13A jacket in...
- TechnipFMC to manage Lancaster subsea scope
TechnipFMC has confirmed the award of an EPCI contract from Hurricane Energy for the Lancaster oil field early...
- Xodus starts studies for deepwater SNE oil project offshore Senegal
Xodus has secured two environmental and social impact assessment contracts for projects offshore Senegal.
- Mooring completed on Ichthys semisub platform
The Ichthys Explorer, the central processing facility for the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG project, has been safely...
- Babcock joins North Sea Rough decommissioning campaign
Babcock is supporting Centrica Storage’s decommissioning studies for the Rough 47/8A platforms and infrastructure...
- Alpha builds team for North Sea Cheviot project
Alpha Petroleum Resources expects to take a final investment decision in November for the Cheviot development in the...
- BP-led partners sign extension, altered terms to Caspian Sea ACG agreement
Azerbaijan’s government and state oil company SOCAR have sanctioned an amended and re-stated version of the joint...
- CNOOC drafts Wood Group for Lingshui 17-2 subsea studies
China National Offshore Oil Corp. has contracted Wood Group to support the Lingshui 17-2 gas development in the...
- SOCO outlines drilling progress at TGT field offshore southern Vietnam
SOCO International has issued updates on its development and exploration programs offshore Vietnam.
- Main building blocks in place for Lancaster production system
Hurricane Energy has awarded FPSO and rig contracts for its Lancaster field early production system west of...
- Assessment of floater equipment capacity underpins successful development plan
Offshore developments occur in a variety of water depths and environments and present a variety of subsurface...
- Unmanned Oseberg wellhead platform engineered for 25-year lifespan
Statoil and its partners have opted for an unmanned wellhead platform for the latest phase of the Oseberg field...
- Vietnam offshore gas project approaching FID
PTTEP President and CEO Somporn Vongvuthipornchai and other partners in the block B and 48/95 and block 52/97 project...
- Shell, Petrobras to pool expertise for presalt projects
Shell and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a long-term collaboration on developing...
- Topsides work restricting output at Kraken floater in the North Sea
EnQuest has issued an update on its progress at the Kraken oil field development in the UK northern North Sea, which...
- Eni commissions Saipem for further SURF work offshore Angola
Eni Angola has awarded Saipem’s E&C Offshore division a new contract for the West Hub Development project in...
- LLOG progressing Buckskin in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
LLOG Exploration Co., L.L.C. has issued an update on its Buckskin project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
- Baker Hughes to supply wide-ranging subsea kit for Zohr offshore Egypt
Petrobel has contracted Baker Hughes, a GE company to provide subsea production equipment for the deepwater Zohr gas...
- InterMoor to deliver mooring and tow services for Mad Dog Phase 2
Subsea 7 has contracted InterMoor to provide mooring and wet tow services for BP’s Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the...
- Offshore Falklands Sea Lion FEED nearing completion
Rockhopper and operator Premier Oil remain committed to a phased development solution for their fields in the...
- Low liquid flow rate for Dvalin chemical injection system
Aibel has contracted PG Flow Solutions to supply a chemical injection package for the tie-in of the Dvalin field to...
- Greek government approves Katakolo field development plan
Energean Oil & Gas has received approved from Hellenic Hydrocarbons Resources Management for its field...
- OE 2017: JIP develops UK decommissioning Safety Case guidelines
ABB’s Engineering and Consulting Group has overseen a project designed to allow offshore duty holders to better...
- Petrofac secures work on Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. has awarded Petrofac a contract worth more than $700 million for its onshore...
- OE 2017: Misconceptions hindering industry’s full embrace of digitalization, report finds
More needs to be done to increase the use of digitalization within the offshore oil and gas industry as a way of...
- OE 2017: BP sees scope for further innovation, cost cuts
BP is positive about the future of the North Sea according to CEO Bob Dudley, one of the speakers at the plenary...
- Johan Sverdrup costs still falling
Statoil says that a focus on quality in project delivery and execution has reduced costs for the first phase of the...
- Iran holds multilateral talks on offshore Farzad gas development
National Iranian Oil Co. is in three parallel discussions with various parties on developing the Farzad B gas field...
- Total withdraws from Gina Krog development offshore Norway
Total has agreed to sell its remaining 15% interest in the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian North Sea to Kuwait...
- Swire to support North Sea Sverdrup hookup
Aker Solutions has contracted Swire Oilfield Services to provide offshore workshops, offices, storage, x-ray and...
- Survitec suits to protect Statoil staff at North Sea Mariner complex
Statoil has commissioned Survitec to provide leased lifejackets and immersion suits for offshore personnel on the...
- Statoil sanctions mini-ROV inspections at Gina Krog offshore Norway
Statoil has awarded Stinger Technology and its partners a test pilot for mini-ROV structural inspections offshore...
- North Sea Sverdrup drilling platform moves into connection phase
The completed drilling support module for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea has departed Aibel’s...
- R2S completes digital survey of offshore T&T platform
Visual asset and data management specialist Return To Scene has completed its first offshore project for BP Trinidad...
- Shell ties up Draugen platform brownfield needs
Norske Shell has awarded Aker Solutions a four-year framework agreement for brownfield modifications services and...
- Talks under way on North Sea field liabilities
Decommissioning has started of the FPSO serving the recently shut-down Ettrick and Blackbird fields in the UK central...
- Israel’s government approves offshore Karish, Tanin proposals
Energean Israel has received approval from Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner for its field development plan for the...
- BHGE to supply compression kit for Coral South FLNG
Baker Hughes, a GE company has secured further contracts for Eni East Africa’s Coral South FLNG development...
- N-Sea supporting Hilli FLNG subsea program offshore Cameroon
Subsea inspection, repair and maintenance specialist N-Sea is working on a floating LNG project offshore Cameroon...
- Video link speeds Upper Zakum pump solution
ZADCO has commissioned Amarinth to supply a super duplex API 610 OH3 emergency seawater sanitary pump for the Upper...
- Cooper commits to Sole gas project in the Gippsland basin
Cooper Energy Ltd. has taken a positive final investment decision for the Sole gas project offshore southeast...
- TechnipFMC to provide West White Rose subsea connections
Husky Energy has awarded TechnipFMC an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for the West...
- Catcher FPSO sets sail for the North Sea
The FPSO BW Catcher has departed the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is in transit to the Catcher oil field...
- Ichthys LNG FPSO in place offshore Australia
The FPSO Ichthys Venturer has been moored in 250 m (820 ft) of water, 220 km (137 mi) offshore Western...
- Planning under way for North Sea Liberator oil project
i3 Energy says that all site survey and pipeline route sampling operations have been completed at its Liberator field...
- Premier updates drilling initiatives offshore Vietnam, Mexico
Premier Oil plans to start a two-well infill drilling program next month at block 12W offshore Vietnam, to sustain...
- North Sea Catcher floater close to sailaway from Far East
The FPSO for Premier Oil’s Catcher project in the UK central North Sea is at deepwater anchorage offshore...
- Prolonged commissioning delays Kraken production ramp up
EnQuest has provided an update on its field developments in the North Sea and offshore Malaysia.
- Apsara offshore Cambodia moves closer to development
The Royal Government of Cambodia and KrisEnergy Ltd. have signed the fiscal and technical agreements for the...
- Tortue DST results confirm development parameters offshore Mauritania
Kosmos Energy has completed the drillstem test of the Tortue-1 well in block C-8 offshore Mauritania.
- John Crane Asset Management Solutions to devise Culzean maintenance needs
Maersk Oil has contracted John Crane Asset Management Solutions to deliver data services to support the planned...
- Cairn progressing projects offshore Senegal, UK
Cairn Energy says that detailed planning work has started for a phased development of the SNE oil field offshore...
- Noble books Ensco drillship for remaining Leviathan wells offshore Israel
Noble Energy has contracted the ultra-deepwater drillship ENSCO DS-7 to drill two wells and complete four...
- Wheatstone nears start-up offshore Australia
Woodside Petroleum has issued an update on its international exploration and development programs.
- Fortuna partners nominate LNG buyer
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Ltd., OneLNG SA, and GEPetrol have...
