Fast4Ward is a standardized newbuild multi-purpose hull.
SBM signs up for more FPSO hulls
SBM Offshore has signed contracts for construction of its fourth and fifth Fast4Ward newbuild multi-purpose hulls.
Dec 5th, 2019
The Polarcus Asima vessel began acquiring the Petrelex 3D seismic survey last weekend and the 2,900-sq km (1,119-sq mi) program should continue through late January.
Polarcus starts Petrel broadband survey offshore Australia
Dec 5th, 2019
Merakes is a subsea tieback to the Jangkrik FPU offshore Indonesia.
Neptune joins Eni in Merakes gas project offshore Indonesia
Dec 5th, 2019
One of the platforms at the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.
Iran cuts platform maintenance times
Dec 5th, 2019
Location of the Inthanin, Krissana, and Yothaka prospects in the Gulf of Thailand.
Yothaka side track well targeting oil offshore Thailand
Dec 5th, 2019
Regional Reports
Block PM409 adjoins the company’s Seligi field production hub offshore Malaysia.
EnQuest joins Petronas in offshore Malaysia block
Dec 4th, 2019
Location of the WA-488-P permit offshore northwest Australia.
Santos given more time for offshore Australia farm-in
Dec 4th, 2019
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Lack of new auctions creates secondary market for offshore Mexico acreage
Dec 4th, 2019
Drilling Completion
Location of the Inthanin, Krissana, and Yothaka prospects in the Gulf of Thailand.
Yothaka side track well targeting oil offshore Thailand
Dec 5th, 2019
The company's offshore licenses.
Hurricane finds oil west of Shetland at Warwick West
Dec 4th, 2019
Location of block 58 offshore Suriname.
Apache extends drilling window for offshore Suriname well
Dec 3rd, 2019
Field Development
Location of the Seagull field in the UK central North Sea.
Drilling contracts awarded for North Sea Seagull tieback
Dec 5th, 2019
Merakes is a subsea tieback to the Jangkrik FPU offshore Indonesia.
Neptune joins Eni in Merakes gas project offshore Indonesia
Dec 5th, 2019
Artist impression of the FPSO connected through risers to the network of flowlines and subsea infrastructure.
Woodside submits offshore Senegal oilfield proposals
Dec 3rd, 2019
Subsea
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Equinor orders subsea cables for Empire Wind
Dec 5th, 2019
SubSLAM camera technology.
Rovco offers live streaming of subsea structures
Dec 4th, 2019
The near two-year campaign involved use of the saturation dive support vessel Rever Polaris.
Rever removes North Sea Dunlin subsea structures
Dec 4th, 2019
Geosciences
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TGS seismic data to support North Sea CO2 study
Dec 5th, 2019
The Polarcus Asima vessel began acquiring the Petrelex 3D seismic survey last weekend and the 2,900-sq km (1,119-sq mi) program should continue through late January.
Polarcus starts Petrel broadband survey offshore Australia
Dec 5th, 2019
Declaration Refocus will process data from the prolific Mississippi Canyon, Viosca Knoll, and De Soto Canyon areas of the US Gulf of Mexico.
TGS launches Gulf of Mexico reimaging project
Dec 2nd, 2019
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Jadestone joins offshore Australia 3D seismic survey
Dec 2nd, 2019
The expanded 3D seismic survey covers blocks A2/A5 offshore The Gambia.
TGS expands seismic data bank offshore The Gambia
Dec 2nd, 2019
Pipelines
Umbilicals and flexible flowlines were installed using MDL’s Horizontal Lay System with an 85-metric ton (94-ton) tensioner plus work platform and a 400-metric ton (441-ton) reel drive system.
MDL pipelay spread deployed offshore Equatorial Guinea
Dec 3rd, 2019
Offshore operations at the Julimar field are scheduled for 2021 using the company’s reel-lay and heavy construction vessels.
Subsea 7 to lay Julimar pipelines offshore Australia
Dec 2nd, 2019
A good calibration test can help ensure the complete success of a Discovery subsea pipeline inspection campaign.
Pre-project calibration approach improves CT scanner operations
Nov 26th, 2019
Kellas Midstream owns and operates gas infrastructure in the UK central and southern North Sea including the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) pipeline, which transports gas from the central area to the CATS reception and processing terminal at Teesside, northeast England.
BlackRock, GIC to acquire Kellas Midstream
Nov 14th, 2019
Sandvik
Sandvik supplying CRA materials for corrosive Abu Dhabi wells
Nov 11th, 2019
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Production
One of the platforms at the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.
Iran cuts platform maintenance times
Dec 5th, 2019
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Offshore to drive record non-OPEC production growth next year, says Rystad
Dec 4th, 2019
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API updates offshore safety and environmental standard
Dec 4th, 2019
Rigs & Vessels
An artist’s impression of the VARD 4 07 US service operations vessel design.
Vard service operations vessel design secures ABS approval
Dec 5th, 2019
The Normand Supra will work in the Mediterranean for Saipem.
Saipem charters Solstad support vessels
Dec 5th, 2019
Fast4Ward is a standardized newbuild multi-purpose hull.
SBM signs up for more FPSO hulls
Dec 5th, 2019
Deepwater
Artist impression of the FPSO connected through risers to the network of flowlines and subsea infrastructure.
Woodside submits offshore Senegal oilfield proposals
Dec 3rd, 2019
Between 2020 and 2024, the company expects to start up 13 new production systems, all on deepwater and ultra-deepwater fields.
Petrobras sets five-year targets offshore Brazil
Dec 2nd, 2019
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BOEM completes tract evaluation, awards 147 leases
Dec 2nd, 2019
Business Briefs
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Vår Energi appoints Norwegian ops digital services provider
Dec 4th, 2019
Babcock will transport Serica personnel to and from the company’s Bruce field complex in the UK central North Sea.
Babcock transporting Serica North Sea crews
Dec 3rd, 2019
The Ballgrab internal lifting tools are designed for lifting loads up to 900 metric tons.
Ballgrab tools to support North Sea Tyra platform lifts
Dec 3rd, 2019
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Cairn selling Norway offshore business
Nov 27th, 2019
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Peterson joins Brazil offshore support terminal project
Nov 26th, 2019
White Papers
Protection of splash zone areas of offshore facilities with ultra-high solids glass flake epoxies
Oct 1st, 2019
Driving Toward a Sustainable Future: Applying Smart Technology to Meet Offshore Challenges and Optimize Asset Performance
Sep 30th, 2019
Floating Production Units in the Digital Era: Applying Digital Approaches to Drive Operational Efficiencies
Jun 17th, 2019
New water-repellent coating system reduces maintenance requirements offshore
May 28th, 2019
High-performance plastic solutions for drilling rigs
May 3rd, 2019
Special Reports
Eurotech Cover
European Technology Report
Nov 1st, 2019
Noia2019
2019 NOIA Supplement
May 1st, 2019
French2019
2019 French Supplement
May 1st, 2019
Port Fourchon2019
Port Fourchon
Apr 1st, 2019
Buckskin3
The Buckskin development
Jun 17th, 2019
Rystad1241
Offshore to drive record non-OPEC production growth next year, says Rystad
Rystad Energy predicts that total non-OPEC production will grow by around 2.26 MMb/d in 2020, creating a challenge for OPEC and Russia as they attempt to balance the global oil market next year. This will eclipse the 40-year-old record.
Dec 4th, 2019
Block PM409 adjoins the company’s Seligi field production hub offshore Malaysia.
EnQuest joins Petronas in offshore Malaysia block
Petronas has assigned EnQuest an 85% operated interest in the production-sharing contract for block PM409.
Dec 4th, 2019
The Caribbean FLNG is the world’s first barge-based FLNG vessel.
Wison, GTT ink LNG floater accord
Gaztransport & Technigaz has signed a technical assistance and license agreement with Chinese shipyard Wison Offshore & Marine.
Dec 4th, 2019
The near two-year campaign involved use of the saturation dive support vessel Rever Polaris.
Rever removes North Sea Dunlin subsea structures
Rever Offshore has completed decommissioning of the subsea infrastructure of the Greater Dunlin Area in the UK northern North Sea for Fairfield Energy.
Dec 4th, 2019
Location of the WA-488-P permit offshore northwest Australia.
Santos given more time for offshore Australia farm-in
Santos has conditionally exercised an option to acquire an 80% interest in the WA-488-P permit in the Petrel sub-basin offshore northwest Australia containing the Beehive prospect.
Dec 4th, 2019
Artist impression of the FPSO connected through risers to the network of flowlines and subsea infrastructure.
Woodside submits offshore Senegal oilfield proposals
Woodside Energy has submitted a first-phase development and exploitation plan for the deepwater Sangomar (ex-SNE) oil and gas field to the government of Senegal.
Dec 3rd, 2019
The DP2-B-type design is said to combine the intake of a multi-purpose vessel with DP station-keeping ability, with an emphasis on high fuel efficiency and a minimal environmental footprint.
Wärtsilä to power, steer Spliethoff offshore supply vessels
Wärtsilä will supply equipment for two offshore support vessels under construction at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding yard in China for Netherlands-based shipping company Spliethoff.
Dec 3rd, 2019
The Living Stone is expected to install the subsea cables at the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm offshore Scotland in 2021.
Living Stone to install Neart na Gaoithe subsea cables off Scotland
DEME Offshore has received an EPCI contract for the inter-array and interconnector cables for the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm offshore Scotland.
Dec 3rd, 2019
The jackup West Linus will drill and complete eight production wells on the Tor II field development in the southern Norwegian North Sea.
West Linus cleared to drill North Sea Tor production wells
ConocoPhillips has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to use the jackup West Linus for production drilling on the Tor II field development in the southern Norwegian North Sea.
Dec 3rd, 2019
The semisub Borgland Dolphin drilled well 13/23c-11 on the Liberator field in the UK central North Sea.
More wells needed to de-risk North Sea Serenity, Liberator West oil
i3 Energy has modified its Phase 1 development plan for the Liberator field in the UK central North Sea following wireline logging operations on the recent 13/23c-11, drilled by the semisubmersible Borgland Dolphin.
Dec 3rd, 2019
The new cable laying vessel Aurora will install the two 120-km (75-mi) power umbilicals at the Ormen Lange gas field in 2023.
Nexans umbilicals to power Ormen Lange subsea compression
OneSubsea has contracted Nexans to design and supply two 120-km (75-mi) power umbilicals for a subsea multiphase compression system at Norske Shell’s Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea.
Dec 2nd, 2019
Wisting
Equinor at helm for Wisting oil project offshore northern Norway
Equinor has assumed operatorship of the Wisting oilfield license (PL537) in the Barents Sea from OMV.
Dec 2nd, 2019
Declaration Refocus will process data from the prolific Mississippi Canyon, Viosca Knoll, and De Soto Canyon areas of the US Gulf of Mexico.
TGS launches Gulf of Mexico reimaging project
TGS has started the Declaration Refocus next generation M-WAZ imaging program in the Mississippi Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico.
Dec 2nd, 2019
The semisubmersible West Hercules will drill well 31/5-7 Eos field in the Norwegian North Sea for the Northern Lights project.
North Sea Troll-area well to investigate carbon dioxide storage
Equinor and partners Shell and Total will drill a well south of the Troll field in the Norwegian North Sea to determine whether the reservoir is suitable for storage of carbon dioxide.
Dec 2nd, 2019