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Most Recent Offshore Oil Field Development

Gazprom starts new offshore Sakhalin drilling campaign

Gazprom’s semisubmersible drilling rigs Polyarnaya Zvezda (Polar Star) and Severnoye Siyaniye (Northern Lights) have left Kholmsk Port on Sakhalin Island offshore eastern Russia and entered the Sea of Okhotsk.

Ensco 100 starts work on North Sea Stella wells

The heavy duty jackup Ensco 100 has started development drilling on the Stella field in the UK central North Sea.

Aker delivers frame for Åsgard subsea compression

Aker Solutions has delivered the steel frame for the subsea gas compression facility to be installed at Statoil’s Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.

North Sea Brynhild heading for year-end start

Development drilling has started on the Lundin Norway-operated Brynhild field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Latest Eldfisk jacket in place offshore Norway

The jacket for ConocoPhillips’s Eldfisk II project is in place at on location in the southern Norwegian North Sea.

EPC to support west of Shetland subsea tie-in project

Total E&P UK has contracted EPC Offshore for support services for the Edradour gas/condensate development west of Shetland.

Exxon contracts Julia deepwater production risers to 2H Offshore

Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) has contracted 2H Offshore to do the detailed design of two 10-in. production steel catenary risers to use in Phase 1 of the Julia development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ivar Aasen drilling rig to work through 2019

Det norske oljeselskap has extended Maersk Drilling’s contract for lease of the XL Enhanced 2 to five years.

Xcite, AMEC to cooperate on North Sea Bentley oil project

Xcite Energy Resources (AIM:XEL) has contracted AMEC for engineering support for the Bentley heavy oil field development in the UK northern North Sea.

Chevron contracts Emerson for control valves, subsea meters for Gorgon

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has contracted Emerson Process Management to supply control valves and actuators for the Gorgon LNG Project offshore Western Australia.

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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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