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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.

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.

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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.

Drilling imminent on BPZ fields offshore Peru

BPZ Energy expects development drilling to start in July from the new CX-15 platform on the Corvina field offshore Peru, following completion of current pre-drill preparations.

Saipem to install Perla platforms offshore Venezuela

Saipem has won offshore engineering and construction contracts in South America with a total value of about $500 million.

Technip/Techint win topsides work for P-76 in Santos basin offshore Brazil

Petrobras’ subsidiary PNBV has awarded a Technip/Techint consortium a contract for topside construction and integration, commissioning, and start-up assistance on the FPSO P-76 in presalt Santos basin offshore Brazil.

Offshore Peru platform readied for drilling start

BPZ Energy says platform monitoring and control system modifications are under way offshore Peru to prepare the new CX-15 platform for the start of development drilling.

Aker gets second deepwater subsea tree call from Petrobras, adds new frame agreement

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) has entered a frame agreement with Aker Solutions for subsea equipment destined for deepwater presalt field development offshore São Paulo, Santos basin, Brazil.

Petrobras to contract two FPSOs for Lula presalt development

Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A., together with SBM Inc., has been awarded two charter and service agreements for two new FPSOs for the Consortium BM-S-11, operated by Petrobras.

FPSOs for Lula presalt deepwater Brazil fields in negotiations

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras is in negotiations for the contracting with consortium QGOG/SBM (Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A./ SBM Offshore) of two FPSOs for production development at Lula Alto and Lula Central, in Lula field, Santos basin presalt.

Petrobras contracts Endeavor for Papa Terra review

Petrobras has retained Endeavor Management to provide third-party review and advisory services on Papa Terra.

Petrobras moves FPSO conversion work to China

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is moving to China the work of converting four tankers into FPSOs.

Mid-year target for Falklands Sea Lion concept

Rockhopper says it is fully financed for the Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands and for a three-well exploration campaign scheduled for 2014.

Dragados to build platform for Pemex Litoral development

Pemex Exploration and Production has awarded a new platform contract to Dragados Offshore for the Compresión Alta Litoral A (CA-LITORAL-A) project in the Campeche region of the Gulf of Mexico.

Offshore Brazil seismic program enters new phase

The second phase of Spectrum’s 2D seismic project offshore Brazil is underway to acquire 6,000 km in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The initial phase covered 15,000 km.

WorleyParsons working on Peregrino field expansion

WorleyParsons has won an engineering, procurement, and management assistance contract for the Peregrino II field development offshore Brazil.

RDS to provide Peregrino Phase 2 deepwater oil FEED to Statoil

Statoil has named RDS to perform front-end engineering design for a fixed drilling rig to be part of Peregrino Phase 2 development offshore Brazil.

OSX, Mendes Junior to install two FPSO topsides for Petrobras

OSX Brasil SA and Mendes Junior have signed a contract with a group including Petrobras to install topsides on two FPSOs.

CX-15 buoyant tower on its way to Peru for installation

The world’s first buoyant tower drilling and production platform is loaded and on its way to Corvina field offshore Peru, according to Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. and BPZ Energy.

Petrobras seeks to improve Campos basin efficiency

Petrobras Campos Basin Operating Unit plans to improve its operating efficiency to 90% by 2016, according to its 2012-2016 business plans.

Fluke to build 27 suction piles for presalt Santos field

Fluke Engenharia has won a new contract from Subsea 7 to fabricate 27 suction piles for the Guará–Lula field, part of the presalt cluster in the Santos basin, offshore Brazil.

Brazilian contractors share Santos basin topsides prize

A Petrobras-led consortium has authorized 10 contracts valued at $4.5 billion for six topsides modules.

ESP conductors installed in Phase 2 of BC-10 offshore Brazil

InterMoor has installed the electrical submersible pump conductors for the artificial lift manifold as part of Phase 2 of Shell’s BC-10 project.

Wison gets EPCIC contract from Exmar for FLRSU offshore Colombia

Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. has won a contract from Exmar to engineer, procure, construct, install, and commission the first-ever floating LNG liquefaction, regasification, and storage unit.

Weatherford calls on CIS for installations offshore Colombia

Weatherford Colombia has contracted Conductor Installation Services Ltd. to provide conductor installation services for Equion Energia Ltd. offshore Colombia.

Pemex signs McDermott for offshore GoM drilling platform

PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion has contracted McDermott International Inc. for the new Ayatsil-B drilling platform in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico.

OGX declares Tubarão Azul field offshore Brazil to be commercial

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (Bovespa: OGXP3; OTC: OGXPY.PK) has sent a Declaration of Commerciality on part of the Waimea Complex to Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels Agency.

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