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Australia & New Zealand Offshore Regional Report

Drilling & Completion

Oilex lining up offshore well on Bazartete in Timor Sea

Oilex has completed evaluation of the Bazartete and Tutuala prospects in the JPDA 06-103 permit in the joint development area of the Timor Sea between Australia and Timor-Leste.

Deepwater rig search for Barque well off New Zealand

New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) has assumed operatorship of the PEP 38259 permit offshore New Zealand.

ExxonMobil contracts Deepwater Frontier for Gorgon drilling

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

Field Development

FMC to supply loading arms for Prelude FLNG project

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

ExxonMobil contracts Deepwater Frontier for Gorgon drilling

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

Wood Group Mustang to provide topsides engineering for Ichthys

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 fie...

Subsea

McDermott awards INTECSEA Ichthys design engineering

McDermott has awarded INTECSEA the design engineering for Ichthys offshore Western Australia.

Technip awarded Wheatstone subsea tie-in scope

Chevron Australia has awarded Technip a €245-million ($322-million) contract for subsea facilities for the Wheatstone project.

Technip awarded Fletcher Finucane flexibles offshore Australia

Santos has contracted Technip for flexible subsea pipes for the Fletcher Finucane oil field development off Western Australia.

Geology & Geophysics

Polarcus schedules 3D seismic work offshore Australia

Polarcus Ltd. (OAX:PLCS) has won a letter of award for a 3D seismic acquisition program offshore Australia.

3D survey data from Floyd survey in Timor Sea for Meo now in processing

The Veritas Viking II has completed acquiring the Floyd 3D seismic survey for Meo Australia Ltd. (ASX:MEO; OTC:MEOAY) in the Timor Sea.

MEO starts another seismic program offshore northern Australia

The S/R Veritas Viking II has started acquisition of a 3D seismic survey for MEO Australia in the Timor Sea.

Pipeline & Transportation

Boskalis to provide protection for Ichthys gas pipeline

Saipem has issued Royal Boskalis Westminster a letter of award concerning support services for the Ichthys gas export pipeline project off northern Australia.

Formal $15-billion Ichthys offshore EPC contract in place

The JKC joint venture has signed the formal $15-billion contract for engineering, procurement, and construction at the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia.

Castorone assigned Ichthys pipelay

INPEX has awarded Saipem an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for the gas export pipeline at the Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse basin off Western Australia.

Production

Pluto begins LNG production

Woodside is producing LNG from its Pluto LNG project near Karratha in Western Australia.

Eni contracts Clough AMEC to maintain Blacktip offshore gas platform

The Clough AMEC joint venture has won a contract to provide maintenance support for an unmanned wellhead platform in Eni’s Blacktip gas project.

Pluto LNG project offshore Australia receives first gas

Woodside’s Pluto LNG project off Western Australia is ready for start up and first gas has entered the processing train.

Rigs/Vessels

Transportation vessel starts pre-Gorgon trials

Fairstar Heavy Transport says its newbuild semisubmersible transportation vessel Forte has begun a series of tests and sea trials off the coast of China.

Fairstar to transport Ichthys LNG modules

Fairstar Heavy Transport has won two contracts to provide marine transportation services for the Ichthys LNG project off northern Australia.

Lewek EMAS FPSO receives first oil from the Chim Sáo project

EMAS say that its Lewek EMAS FPSO has received first oil from the Chim Sáo project offshore Vietnam.

Australia & New Zealand Offshore Oil & Gas News

FMC to supply loading arms for Prelude FLNG project

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

New exploration permits issued for offshore Australia

Australia has awarded 12 new offshore exploration permits off Western Australia and Victoria, and expects to see $303 million in area investments in the next three years.

 

Oilex lining up offshore well on Bazartete in Timor Sea

Oilex has completed evaluation of the Bazartete and Tutuala prospects in the JPDA 06-103 permit in the joint development area of the Timor Sea between Australia and Timor-Leste.