Field Development News

Premier Oil has signed an exclusive arrangement with EnCounter Oil to pursue new exploration opportunities in the UK central and northern North Sea.

The jackup Ensco 70 has started development drilling at the RWE Dea-operated Breagh gas field in the UK southern North Sea.

ONGC’s board has approved development of the Western Periphery area of the Mumbai High South field (Phase-III redevelopment).

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.

Total (NYSE:TOT; Paris: FP FP) has completed installation of the new AGMN platform for its Anguille field redevelopment offshore Gabon.

FMC Technologies Inc. will supply the offshore loading arm systems to the Shell Prelude FLNG project.

Petrofac has started modification and upgrade works to the FPF5 mobile operating production unit (ex-Ocean Legend).

Endeavour International (NYSE: END; LSE: ENDV) has started to work on a transaction concerning the Alba field in the UK central North Sea.

National Iranian Oil Co. claims its contractors have set a new record for installation of a jacket in the Persian Gulf.

McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR) subsidiary Berlian McDermott Sdn Bhd has won a contract for subsea engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, installation, and commissioning in deepwater offshore Malaysia.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. has signed a $1.7-billion agreement to convert four VLCC vessels into hulls for platforms P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, and for the transfer of rights areas.

DNO International plans to pick up re-development of the Saleh field 45 km (28 mi) offshore Ras Al Khaimah, after completing a current drilling campaign on the West Bukha/Bukha fields off Oman.

FMC Technologies has subcontracted Aveon Offshore to fabricate components for the subsea production system for Shell’s Bonga North West project offshore Nigeria.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has contracted the Transocean Deepwater Frontier for work offshore Australia on the Jansz-Io drilling project at the Gorgon LNG project.

Total E&P Angola (NYSE: TOT Paris: FP FP) has contracted Aker Solutions (Oslo Børs:AKSO) to provide seven subsea tree systems for Dalia at a value of NOK 470 million ($81.6 million).

McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR) has won a brownfield contract to provide two new permanent living quarter modules for BG Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. (“BG”) as operator of North Coast Marine Area (“NCMA”) block.

Kvaerner ASA plans to subcontract work to Aker Solutions for the engineering, procurement, and construction of topsides for the Edvard Grieg (former Luno) platform operated by Lundin in the North Sea.

BP has contracted AMEC to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the topsides facilities for the Mad Dog Phase 2 deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP has awarded Technip (Paris:TEC) a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the spar hull and mooring systems for the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Samsung Heavy Industries has contracted Wood Group Mustang for the topsides detailed engineering and procurement support for the semisubmersible central processing facility (CPF) in the Ichthys field development offshore Western Australia. 

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) says the Brent Delta platform ceased production at the end of December.

ROC Oil (ASX:ROC) says the pre-development phase of the Balai Cluster Small Field Risk Service Contract offshore Sarawak is progressing.

BP continues to postpone the start of production from its Skarv hub in the Norwegian Sea.

Premier Oil has approval from Britain’s government to develop the Solan oil field west of Shetland.