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Most Recent Offshore Oil Field Development

Shell orders FMC subsea equipment for Stones in ultra-deepwater GoM

Shell has contracted FMC Technologies Inc. (NYSE: FTI) to supply subsea equipment for the Stones ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Teekay to convert FSO for Gina Krog in North Sea

Teekay Offshore Partners (NYSE:TOO) has entered into an agreement with Statoil to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) vessel for the Gina Krog oil and gas field development in the Norwegian North Sea.

Further platform work for Bifab on Cygnus in North Sea

GDF SUEZ has contracted Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) for construction of the UK North Sea Cygnus gas field quarters and utilities platform.

Heated pipeline for Lianzi-BBLT tieback offshore Congo/Angola

Wärtsilä is to supply a direct electric heating (DEH) system for Chevron Overseas Congo’s Lianzi development.

Latest platform installed on Kuwait/Saudi Arabia offshore field

Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) has started operations at the seventh platform at the gathering station on the offshore Al-Khafji field on the median line between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Punj Lloyd to install B-127 pipeline offshore India

ONGC has contracted Punj Lloyd for construction of the B-127 cluster pipeline offshore western India.

Saipem orders umbilicals from Oceaneering for Egyptian subsea tieback

Saipem has contracted Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) to supply umbilicals for the West Delta Deep Marine Phase IXa development in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea.

Well to test undrilled TGT fault block offshore Vietnam

SOCO International and its partners have contracted the jackup Naga-2 for further appraisal and development drilling offshore southern Vietnam.

Afren plans more development in Ebok area offshore Nigeria

Afren has started front-end engineering design and fabrication planning for a new wellhead platform and production unit for the Okoro field extension offshore Nigeria.

Sea Lion offshore Falklands approaching FEED stage

Premier Oil says 60 separate studies are under way for pre-front-end engineering design for the Sea Lion field development in the offshore North Falkland basin.

Offshore Oil Field Development: Australia & New Zealand

ConocoPhillips orders more FMC subsea hardware for Bayu Undan

ConocoPhillips Australia has contracted FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) to supply subsea equipment for Phase 3 of the Bayu Undan development in the Timor Sea.

GDF Suez launches Bonaparte FLNG concept definition

GDF SUEZ Bonaparte has contracted Wood Group Kenny (WGK) for a pre-FEED subsea concept definition study for the Bonaparte LNG project off northern Australia.

Woodside/Shell consider FLNG offshore development for Browse

Woodside has entered into an agreement with Shell concerning the Browse gas resources offshore Western Australia.

Santos predicts mid-2013 start for Fletcher Finucane

The Fletcher Finucane development offshore Western Australia is 93% complete and on track for first oil in mid-year.

New Zealand permitting rules, 2013 exploration data now available

New Zealand has passed the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill into law and also released the 2013 exploration data pack.

Woodside to re-think Browse LNG options

Woodside has decided not to pursue its proposed Browse LNG development near James Price Point, northwestern Australia.

ABB adds more electrical work for Ichthys FPSO

ABB is now the main electrical contractor for the Ichthys FPSO.

Exxon proposes FLNG for deepwater offshore Western Australia

Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) and partner BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BBL) have filed a public notice with the Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities a plan to develop the Scarborough LNG project offshore Western Australia.

ABB to supply electricity to Ichthys processing platform

Samsung Heavy Industries has contracted ABB as the electrical contractor for the Ichthys central processing facility in the Timor Sea off Western Australia.

Newfoundland yard starts work on Hebron platform base

Kvaerner says construction is under way of the gravity base structure (GBS) for ExxonMobil’s Hebron platform, following refurbishment of the Bull Arm site in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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