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9 December 2019
Neptune - Consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea
Neptune Energy have been given consent by the Petroluem Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in blocks 35/9 (appraisal well) and 36/7 (sidetrack) in the North Sea. Neptune is the operator. The wells adjoins the Gjøa field in the North Sea. Water depth at the site is 363 metres. Drilling…
9 December 2019
Fugro Performs First Deepwater AUV And Geotechnical Site Survey For Brunei Shell Petroleum
Fugro has successfully completed the first deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) site survey for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP).Ceri Powell, BSP’s Managing Director, delivered a congratulatory note acknowledging the quality of Fugro’s work and HSSE leadership shown throughout the campaign. BSP’s Project Lead Bilman Pardomuan Hutabarat commented: “This…
9 December 2019
Shelf Drilling Secures Contract Extension On The Tridnet XIV Jack-Up Rig In West Africa
Dubai, December 9, 2019 – Shelf Drilling, Ltd. (“Shelf Drilling” or the “Company”, OSE: SHLF) announced today that it has secured a one-year extension on the Trident XIV jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current contract for workover operations offshore Nigeria. The expected availability of the rig is now…
9 December 2019
KrisEnergy cuts 1st steel for Cambodia Apsara oil platform
KrisEnergy Ltd. (“KrisEnergy” or “the Company”), an independent upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that on 6 December 2019 a ceremony was held to mark the cutting of first steel for the minimum facilities wellhead platform (the “MiniPlatform”) for the Apsara oil field in Block A, offshore…
9 December 2019
DeepOcean Awarded Contract For IMR Services By Equinor In 2020
The contract has a duration of up to 9 months work offshore, using the vessel Normand Ocean. The work comprises subsea ROV operations covering inspection, maintenance and repair activities on Equinor’s assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf including associated project management and engineering services.The project team will work out of…
6 December 2019
Contract awards by Equinor Brazil
Solstad Offshore ASA has signed contract extensions for the two PSV’s Far Scotsman and Sea Brasil with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda (Equinor) in Brazil.The contract for Far Scotsman is extended by 2 years, while Sea Brasil is extended by 1 year. Both in direct continuation of present contracts.The vessels will…
6 December 2019
Contract awards in the Middle East and Mediterranean
Solstad Offshore ASA has been awarded several contracts in the Middle East and Mediterranean.The present contract for the PSV Far Swan has been extended with 1 year and is now firm to 4Q 2021.The vessel continues to support drilling operations in the Middle East with one of the major operators…
6 December 2019
Centurion Group Expands Drilling, Completions and Production Activities
Centurion Group (“Centurion”), a global leader in the supply of critical services to the energy industries, is delighted to announce that it has expanded its Drilling, Completions and Production (“DCP”) segment with two acquisitions. G5S Energy Services (“G5S”), a fast growing, well-respected, leading frac stacks and valves technology company based…
6 December 2019
EirGrid and RTE Sign €530 million Funding Agreement for the Celtic Interconnector
EirGrid and Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) of France today signed a €530 million European Commission funding agreement for the Celtic Interconnector, a high-voltage electricity cable linking Ireland and France.The agreement follows the submission in June of an application for funding under the Commission’s 2019 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy…
6 December 2019
Equinor signs an agreement with Prysmian for the supply of inter-array cables for the Empire Wind project
Prysmian Group and Equinor announced today an agreement for the supply of the submarine inter–array cable system for the Empire Wind project, an 816 MW offshore wind project in New York. Prysmian Group will provide the 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cable system that will transmit power from the wind turbines…
6 December 2019
Neptune Energy Launches Seismic Campaign At Petrel Field
Neptune Energy today announced it has begun seismic surveys in the extensive Petrel field, located in the Bonaparte Basin of Australia, the first substantial investment in Petrel for five years.The study will expand the area of seismic data Neptune holds and significantly increase the quality and breadth of data to…
6 December 2019
JFD signs exclusive partnership with Innovation Maritime to provide world-class submarine escape capability
JFD, the world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence diving markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, today announced a new partnership with Innovation Maritime, a non-profit innovation organisation developing marine solutions through applied research, technical assistance and information dissemination.The partnership, which will support global…
6 December 2019
New record: Brage offshore well longest in Wintershall Dea history
Wintershall Dea has drilled the longest well (A36B) ever completed by the company in Norway. Reaching some 9,023 metres from the Brage platform, the well is around 200 metres longer than Mount Everest is tall. The A36B well is also the longest offshore well ever drilled by the new company…
5 December 2019
North Seas Energy Ministers reinforce cooperation on offshore wind
Energy Ministers from North Seas countries met today in Brussels and agreed their 2020 Work Programme on offshore wind deployment as a means of reaching climate neutrality by 2050.The 10 North Seas Energy Cooperation countries – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK –…
5 December 2019
Odfjell Drilling teams up with Semco Maritime for a new dry-docking concept
Odfjell Drilling and Semco Maritime have signed a contract for preparation and modification of Deepsea Stavanger prior to her commencement of a 9-month drilling campaign for Total in the harsh waters outside South Africa. The semi-submersible rig will complete a high docking (with thrusters on) in Semco Maritime’s rig yard…
5 December 2019
Contract extension for CSV Normand Tonjer
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that a client has exercised their option to extend the present contract for the CSV “Normand Tonjer” with 12 months to November 2020.In addition, the client has the option to extend the contract until September 2021.Solstad Offshore owns 56% of “Normand Tonjer”
5 December 2019
Execution of Investment and Shareholders Agreement for Aje Field, OML 113
Further to the announcement dated 21 October 2019, PetroNor E&P Limited is pleased to announce that it has now finalised and entered into the separate investment and shareholders agreement with the OML 113 operator, Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum. The purpose is to form a partnership with a jointly owned special purpose…
5 December 2019
Eni completes sale of a 20% stake in the East Sepinggan area offshore Indonesia to Neptune Energy
Eni, through its subsidiary Eni East Sepinggan Limited and Neptune Energy Group Limited, through its subsidiary Neptune Energy East Sepinggan BV, have completed the transfer of a 20% participating interest in the East Sepinggan area out of Eni’s share to Neptune Energy Group Limited.Eni, with 65% participating interest, will continue…
5 December 2019
SBM Offshore orders two additional Fast4Ward® hulls, bringing the construction program to a total of five hulls
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has signed contracts for the construction of the Company’s fourth and fifth hulls under its purchase program for Fast4Ward® new build multi-purpose hulls. The contracts were signed with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Offshore Co., Ltd. (SWS) and China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH).…
5 December 2019
TGS Makes First Sale of Multi-Client Seismic Data for use in Carbon Capture Project
TGS announced that it has completed the sale of one of its seismic datasets to OGCI Climate Investments’ Net Zero Teesside project, a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) initiative planned for the North East of England. The data is to be used to verify the suitability for storage of…
4 December 2019
ConocoPhillips given consent for use of West Linus at Tor
ConocoPhillips have been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for the use of West Linus mobile facility for the Tor Field.The consent covers completion and drilling of eight wells in connection with new development of the Tor field (Tor II).West Linus is a jack-up facility of the Gusto…
4 December 2019
Siem Vessels Contract Extension
Siem Offshore has got the charter has exercised the first of 2 x 6 months options for each of the vessels "Siem Atlas" and "Siem Giant» from 9th December 2019.
4 December 2019
Vår Energi teams up with Capgemini
Vår Energi signs partnership agreement with Capgemini to accelerate digital transformation.Under the agreement, Capgemini will support Vår Energi’s Digital transformation program, including delivery of digital services, to enable Vår Energi to benefit from the full digital potential.– We are accelerating our digital transformation and are excited to join forces with…
4 December 2019
Dorado Field Development Update
-The Operator, Santos, has released early concept select information in its Investor Day presentation - A liquids development with gas-re injection is currently the preferred development model - Early financing discussions demonstrate strong support for this type of development Carnarvon Petroleum Limited advises that the Operator of the Dorado Project,…
4 December 2019
Nexans, Eversource and Ørsted sign Framework Agreement for North American Offshore Wind Farm development with the opportunity to provide up to 1,000 kilometers of export cable for multiple Ørsted projects till 2027 in United States
Nexans invests in its U.S. high voltage facility to make it the first and unique subsea high voltage cables plant in the U.S.Nexans, the global expert in advanced cabling and connectivity solutions, Eversource, New England’s premier transmission builder, and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, announced today a framework…
4 December 2019
Contract extension for CSV Normand Jarstein
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that DeepOcean AS has exercised their option to extend the contract for the CSV Normand Jarstein for a minimum period of 200 days in 2020, with commencement during 1Q. DeepOcean has the option to extend the contract with up to 1 year thereafter.DeepOcean…
4 December 2019
VAALCO Announces Etame 9H Development Well Has Been Successfully Completed and Placed on Production at Higher Than Anticipated Rate
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today provided an update on its 2019/2020 drilling program Offshore Gabon.Highlights- Successfully completed Etame 9H development well including approximately 1,000 feet of horizontal section in Gamba reservoir;- Brought onto production at a stabilized flow rate of 5,500 gross barrels of oil per day (BOPD), 1,500 net BOPD…
4 December 2019
Neptune Energy Awards $40M Drilling Services Contracts For Seagull
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX today announce the award of new drilling services contracts for the Seagull project in the UK North Sea.All contracts have been awarded under a three-year agreement, with two one-year options to extend, and include:M I Drilling Fluids will provide mud,…
3 December 2019
Balticconnector’s offshore pipeline filled with gas and ready for use
The final phase of commissioning the Balticconnector pipeline was completed on 28 November 2019 when the offshore pipeline was filled with gas and pressurized as well as connected to Estonia’s gas transmission network. Balticconnector will be in commercial use as of 1 January 2020.The pipeline’s construction work and laying on…
3 December 2019
Rovco launches world’s first Live 3D Subsea Streaming Technology
In a world-first, Rovco has launched “SubSLAM Live” a 3D Streaming technology which allows clients to video and live stream 3D underwater pointclouds to any device in the world.The stereo camera technology system sends images and 3D models of assets from the seabed to a computer browser in any location…
3 December 2019
Sangomar Field Development Submits Development And Exploitation Plan
Woodside, as operator of the Sangomar (formerly named SNE) Field Development1, is pleased to advise the Sangomar Development and Exploitation Plan and exploitation authorisation request were submitted to the Government of Senegal on 2 December 2019. The Development and Exploitation Plan and exploitation authorisation request are the last major regulatory…
3 December 2019
CNRI awards KCA Deutag a multi-million pound drilling contract for three UK North Sea platforms
KCA Deutag is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a five-year contract extension by CNR International Ltd (CNRI) for three platforms operating in the UK North Sea.This multi-million pound contract is for the provision of drilling operations and maintenance services on CNRI's Ninian South, Ninian Central and Tiffany…
3 December 2019
NOPSEMA Resumes Assesement Of Equinor's Environment plan
On the 29th November 2019, Equinor Equinor resubmitted its environment plan for proposed drilling activity in the Great Australian Bight. NOPSEMA has now resumed it's assessment of the environment plan in accordance with Environment Regulations.The next decision in the assessment process is scheduled by 30th December 2019. Up to this…
3 December 2019
TGS Announces Declaration Refocus, a Next Generation Imaging Program in the U.S. GOM
TGS announced today the Declaration Refocus next generation M-WAZ imaging program in Mississippi Canyon in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The new, high-end re-imaging workflow is designed to provide enhanced imaging and greater illumination of prospectivity in the area. The program comprises data covering more than 380 Outer Continental Shelf…
3 December 2019
Apache Corporation Issues Operational Update On The Maka Central - I Well Offshore Suriname
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today updated the status of its first exploratory well in Block 58 offshore Suriname. Drilling operations on the Maka Central - 1 well commenced in late September with an expected drill time of 30 to 60 days.Upon reaching a depth of approximately 6,200 meters, the…
3 December 2019
Babcock secures new North Sea aviation support contract
Babcock has confirmed a new three-year contract to provide the expanding UK-based Oil and Gas company Serica Energy with offshore helicopter crew transport services.The contract was awarded after a competitive tender and will see Babcock transport Serica Energy passengers to and from the company’s Bruce complex in the North Sea,…
2 December 2019
Hurricane Energy plc : 'Warwick West' 204/30b-4 Well Result & Lancaster Operational Update
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, reports the results of testing of the 204/30b-4 ("Warwick West") well and provides an update in relation to the Lancaster Early Production System ("Lancaster EPS").The Highlights in Warwick West was the…
2 December 2019
Jan De Nul orders second next generation offshore installation vessel Les Alizés
Just six months after the investment announcement for the offshore installation vessel Voltaire, Jan De Nul Group orders Les Alizés, a floating installation crane vessel from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. Together with the Voltaire, this new vessel will be in a super-size class of its own, capable of…
2 December 2019
Petrobras Strategic Plan 2020-2024
Rio de Janeiro, November 28, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held yesterday, the Strategic Plan for the 2020-2024 five-year period, in line with the company's strategic positioning, released on September 26, 2019, where we aim to be the…
2 December 2019
TGS Acquires Gambia A2/A5 3D Survey
TGS has today announced that it has added a further 1,500 square kilometers of 3D seismic data offshore The Gambia. This dataset will further expand TGS’ existing 3D multi-client library in the MSGBC Basin, which now totals over 40,000 square kilometers, as well as strengthening its strong footprint in the…
2 December 2019
New PGS MegaSurvey Covers Entire Offshore Peru
PPGS has reached an agreement with Perupetro to create a new MegaSurvey in Peru. First data will be available in Q1, 2020. This large-scale merged and matched dataset targeting the extensive coastline of Peru will provide an excellent opportunity to evaluate prospectivity on a regional basis.The PGS Peru MegaSurvey comprises…
2 December 2019
Halo Operational Update
Andromeda North (43/12-3) Well Results, Offshore UKOperations on the Andromeda North exploratory well (Andromeda or the Well) have been completed and the rig moved off location recently having proved a natural gas discovery in the targeted Carboniferous sandstones. Andromeda North is located in the block immediately to the west of…
2 December 2019
Transfer of Wisting operatorship to Equinor
Equinor and OMV have agreed on transferring the operatorship for the Wisting license and development phase in the Barents Sea as of 1 December."We are pleased to continue developing the Wisting field and will concentrate on finding the best development solution for the field development," says Geir Tungesvik, senior vice…
29 November 2019
Saipem: two new contracts worth approximately 750 million Euro for offshore wind farms to be executed in Scotland and Taiwan
This is the first turn-key project awarded to Saipem in the offshore wind farm sector. The scope of work consists of the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 54 steel foundation jackets for an equivalent number of wind turbines with a capacity of around 8MW each, 2 steel foundation jackets…
29 November 2019
Siemens Gamesa celebrates ‘the Strength of the Wind’ with firm 448 MW Scottish offshore order
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced the firm order to supply wind turbines for the 448 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind power project, being developed by the utility EDF Renewables in Scotland. The contract further cements SGRE’s market-leading position.The company will install 54 of its SG 8.0-167…
29 November 2019
Potential for CO2 near the Troll Field in the North Sea
A well is being drilled in the north sea but for the first time the objective is not find oil or gas but CO2.The Northern Lights project from Equinor (operator), Shell and Total, is drilling wildcat well 31/5-7 Eos. This will be the first well to be drilled in exploitation…
29 November 2019
TAP Introduces First Natural Gas into the Greek Section of the Pipeline as part of its Testing Phase
25 November, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG started to introduce the first natural gas into a 2 km section of the pipeline in Greece between the Evros river and the Kipoi compressor station. This is the initial stage of the pipeline commissioning process, which aims to ensure that the…
29 November 2019
New research lab positions WA as global energy hub leader and creates jobs
Mark McGowan has praised industry partners and The University of Western Australia (UWA) for a joint research laboratory that puts Western Australia as a global energy hub leader which help stimulate jobs.Also announced was at the Resources Technology Showcase today was the opening of the Centre for Long Subsea Tiebacks…
29 November 2019
i3 Energy 2019 Drilling Summary
Liberator Wireline logging operations on Liberator well 13/23c-11 have been completed and the well is currently being plugged and abandonedafter which the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig will be demobilised. The 13/23c-11 well has i3's mapping of the Liberator field, which was changed after the 13/23c-9 well result and acquisition and…
29 November 2019
Nexans design, manufacture and supply of two 120-km power umbilicals for a subsea multiphase compression system in Ormen Lange Phase 3 project
Nexans announced today an award by OneSubsea®—the subsea technologies, production and processing systems division of Schlumberger—for the design, manufacture and supply of two 120-km power umbilicals for a subsea multiphase compression system. The system will help extend the production life of the Ormen Lange field, Norway’s second-largest gas field that…