- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- Aker Solutions to produce digital twin of Nova subsea production system
Wintershall AS has appointed Aker Solutions to build a complete digital replica of the Nova production system to...
- Analyst predicts steep increase in new field developments
Rystad Energy says production volumes from new oil and gas projects sanctioned across this year could exceed 46 Bboe,...
- Iran seeking clarification on South Pars Phase 11 status
Bijan Zangeneh, Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, flew to China earlier this week to discuss cooperation between the...
- MacArtney swivels ensuring inter-field Njord communications
NOV subsidiary APL Norway has contracted MacArtney to provide swivels for the Njord field redevelopment in the...
- Neptune opts for parallel North Sea Gjøa area tiebacks
Neptune Energy has submitted its plans for two subsea tiebacks to the Gjøa semisubmersible platform in the...
- Spirit opens consultations on Morecambe Bay platform removals
Spirit Energy plans to decommission two normally unmanned platforms used to produce gas in Morecambe Bay offshore...
- Vaalco lining up rig for five wells offshore Gabon
Vaalco Energy is in negotiations for a rig to drill up to three development wells and two appraisal wellbores this...
- Petrobras brings onstream third Búzios field floater
Petrobras has started oil and natural gas production through the P-76, the third FPSO installed on the...
- Oceaneering to provide integrity management for Tyra redevelopment
Total E&P Danmark has awarded Oceaneering International Inc. a two-year integrity management contract for the...
- Guyana, Brazil to lead demand for high capacity FPSOs
As activity picks up in the offshore oil and gas market, consultant Rystad Energy expects 33 FPSOs to be sanctioned...
- Offshore Mozambique group to supply LNG to Pertamina
Mozambique LNG1 Co. Pte. Ltd. has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Pertamina.
- Tulip starts up Dutch North Sea gas field
Tulip Oil Netherlands Offshore B.V. has started gas production from the Q10 field in the Dutch North Sea.
- Review upgrades oil resources in Tortue offshore Gabon
Panoro Energy says a new review by Netherland, Sewell & Associates has upgraded recoverable oil resources from...
- North Sea Marigold/Sunflower tieback moves into concept review phase
Hibiscus Petroleum has issued an update on its development plans for the Marigold and Sunflower oil fields in the UK...
- South Pars 24A platform in place offshore Iran
The HL5000 barge has installed the second offshore platform at the South Pars phases 22-24 project in the...
- Wood to modify North Sea Snorre platforms for Vigdis tie-ins
Equinor has awarded Wood a $13-million EPCI service contract for the Vigdis boosting station increased oil recovery...
- McDermott receives two contracts for Pan Malaysia field development
Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sapura E&P have both contracted McDermott to provide transportation and installation of...
- Mozambique group to supply LNG to Bharat
Mozambique LNG1 Co. Pte. Ltd. has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Bharat Gas Resources Ltd.
- Marginal field specialist teams up with power, vessel groups
Marginal Field Development Co. has entered two collaboration agreements as part of its gas to wire initiative for...
- BHP greenlights Atlantis Phase 3
The BHP board has approved $696 million in funding to develop the Atlantis Phase 3 project in the deepwater US Gulf...
- Jubilee FPSO switched to new heading
Tullow Oil says the turret remediation project for the Jubilee FPSO offshore Ghana is close to completion.
- Floating wind turbines could power five Norwegian North Sea platforms
Equinor has awarded Kvaerner a front-end engineering design contract for the planned Hywind Tampen wind power project...
- Trendsetter delivers Leviathan subsea production equipment
Trendsetter Engineering has completed the design and build of subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s...
- Extra lease of life for North Sea Ross, Blake fields
RockRose Energy has issued an update on its various field development/exploration programs in the UK and Dutch North...
- BP brings two more gas fields onstream offshore northern Egypt
BP has produced first gas from two more fields in the West Nile Delta concession in the Mediterranean Sea off...
- Coro set to join Mako gas partnership offshore Indonesia
Coro Energy has conditionally agreed to take a 15% stake in the Duyung production-sharing contract in the West Natuna...
- Jadestone finds rig for Stag infill well
Jadestone Energy has contracted the jackup Ensco 107 for infill drilling on the Stag oilfield offshore...
- Partners sanction Midia gas development offshore Romania
Black Sea Oil & Gas and its partners Petro Ventures and Gas Plus have taken the final investment decision to...
- Petrobras extends charter of FPSO Piranema Spirit
Teekay Offshore has signed a three-year contract extension for the FPSO Piranema Spirit.
- Aramco commissions subsea structures for two Saudi fields
Saudi Aramco has contracted Subsea 7 and L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering to engineer, procure, construct, and install...
- Upstream supply chain recovery to continue this year, says WoodMac
The global offshore upstream supply chain saw signs of recovery in 2018, and this looks set to continue in 2019,...
- Total opens new deepwater gas play off South Africa
Total has discovered gas condensate in the Brulpadda structure, 175 km (109 mi) off the southern coast of South...
- Aje field partners consider oil ramp-up options
MX Oil and its partners have paid the $9.8 million renewal fee for the OML 113 license offshore Nigeria, securing a...
- Benthic to conduct geotechnical campaign at Scarborough offshore Australia
Benthic has won a contract from Woodside for a geotechnical investigation in the North Carnarvon basin offshore...
- TechnipFMC to install Mero subsea pipeline system off Brazil
Petrobras has awarded TechnipFMC an EPCI contract for the Mero 1 presalt field development in the Santos basin...
- New platform in prospect at North Sea Ula complex
Aker BP is considering adding a new platform at the Ula field in the southern Norwegian North Sea, the company...
- NMDC to construct drilling islands for offshore Ghasha gas project
ADNOC has awarded the UAE’s National Marine Dredging Co. a $1.36-billion contract for the first-phase development...
- Shell awards FEED contract for Prelude ‘satellite’ gas platform
Shell Australia has contracted Wood and KBR to undertake integrated front-end engineering design for the Crux gas...
- Hague joins North Sea Pegasus development partnership
Hague and London Oil has completed its acquisition of North Sea E&P company Third Energy Offshore.
- McDermott to manage FEED for Scarborough gas field floater
Woodside Energy has contracted McDermott International to perform front-end engineering and design for a...
- More gas groups sign for Mozambique LNG
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and its partners in Area 1 offshore Mozambique have signed further LNG sales and purchase...
- Equinor gains extension for Norne FPSO
Equinor has permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to extend production through the Norne field FPSO in...
- Lancaster buoy hook-up undergoes second postponement
Preparations for Hurricane Energy’s early production system for the Lancaster oil field west of Shetland have...
- Pending regulation expected to have important ramifications for decommissioning oil and gas structures offshore Brazil
The Brazilian market is currently operating under the expectation of a new regulation to be enacted by the country’s...
