More Subsea Oil & Gas News in Asia

SapuraClough Offshore has acquired the shares of Helix in the Sapura Helix JV (formerly known as Clough Helix JV).

Murphy Sabah Oil has contracted Aker Solutions for a subsea production system for the Siakap North - Petai deepwater development offshore Sabah, Malaysia.

Fabrication of the Liwan gas facilities in the South China Sea is progressing per the plan, according to Husky Energy (Toronto:HSE), with first production scheduled for late 2013/early 2014.

Aker Solutions has committed to a new steel tube umbilical manufacturing plant in Pekan, Malaysia, to service growth in the Asia/Pacific region.

BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has won various metocean study contracts for offshore projects in Southeast Asia.

Major construction activity is on track for the Liwan Gas Project in the South China Sea according to partner Husky Energy (HSE:Toronto).

TNK-BP’s first offshore drilling is now under way at Lan Do field offshore Vietnam.

SapuraAcergy Sdn Bhd has won a $100-million contract for subsea construction work offshore Vietnam.

Fugro GEOS has signed a contract to provide a year-long program of deepwater current measurements at two deepwater blocks off southern Vietnam.

The Pazflor field offshore Angola boasts a number of firsts. Foremost among them is that it is the first-ever project anywhere to deploy a development plan based on gas/liquid separation at the mudline spanning several reservoirs.

The diving support vessel Gulmar Da Vinci is at work offshore Indonesia one month after delivery from the Hajin shipyard, reports Gulmar Offshore.

Valiant Causeway has submitted a development plan to the UK government for the Causeway field in the northern North Sea.

Petro Vietnam Technical Services has awarded InterMoor a prelay mooring system contract for a project offshore Vietnam.

Kreuz Subsea has added a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV to its fleet after winning a five-year contract with Shell in Brunei.

A number of new, big subsea projects were announced recently.

PETRONAS Carigali has awarded Subsea 7 Malaysia Sdn Bhd the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contract for the Kumang Cluster Project offshore Malaysia.

Ezra Holdings Ltd. has received three letters of awards/intent for subsea contracts valued at about $85 million.

McDermott says its Malaysian subsidiary has won a subsea contract for deepwater offshore engineering and construction, including transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure.

GSP has won a contract to provide subsea survey and diving services for the Kirinksoye gas condensate field development off eastern Russia.

EMAS AMC has completed installation of 38 km (23.6 mi) of umbilical for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Exploration Operating Co. has contracted DUCO to provide umbilicals for the Lan Do field development offshore southern Vietnam.

Petronas Carigali has awarded Subsea 7 Malaysia an engineering program for the Kumang Cluster project offshore Malaysia.

EMAS AMC has completed installation of 38 km (23.6 mi) of umbilical for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico.