The Deepwater Gunashli complex in the Caspian Sea.
Petrofac, SOCAR to service BP Caspian Sea fields
BP has contracted a Petrofac/SOCAR joint venture to support its offshore and onshore activities in the Caspian Sea area.
Dec 16th, 2019
Farzad B Iran
Petropars starts planning for Farzad gas project offshore Iran
Dec 16th, 2019
Eq Guinea
Equatorial Guinea foresees surge in oil and gas investments
Dec 16th, 2019
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Hurricane details west of Shetland drilling scenarios
Dec 16th, 2019
The semisubmersible drilling rig Development Driller III.
Development Driller III secures contract offshore Trinidad and Tobago
Dec 13th, 2019
Regional Reports
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W&T Offshore acquires producing property in the Gulf of Mexico
Dec 16th, 2019
The Deepwater Gunashli complex in the Caspian Sea.
Petrofac, SOCAR to service BP Caspian Sea fields
Dec 16th, 2019
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More license rounds in prospect offshore Africa
Dec 16th, 2019
Drilling Completion
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Hurricane details west of Shetland drilling scenarios
Dec 16th, 2019
The semisubmersible drilling rig Development Driller III.
Development Driller III secures contract offshore Trinidad and Tobago
Dec 13th, 2019
The jackup Noble Regina Allen has been drilling for ExxonMobil offshore Canada.
Noble jackup to drill for BHP offshore Trinidad
Dec 13th, 2019
Field Development
OneSubsea will supply the industry's first fully integrated subsea production system rated up to 20,000 psi for the deepwater Anchor field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
OneSubsea to provide production systems for Anchor
Dec 12th, 2019
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Total launches FEED for North Platte
Dec 12th, 2019
Anchor is in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Chevron greenlights Anchor in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Dec 12th, 2019
Subsea
OneSubsea will supply the industry's first fully integrated subsea production system rated up to 20,000 psi for the deepwater Anchor field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
OneSubsea to provide production systems for Anchor
Dec 12th, 2019
Phase 1 of Ærfugl involves drilling three wells on the southern part of the field, with three more added in the northern section under Phase 2.
Aker BP orders subsea kit for Ærfugl 2 offshore mid-Norway
Dec 12th, 2019
The company will use the Normand Ocean vessel.
Equinor retains DeepOcean for subsea IRM services
Dec 6th, 2019
Geosciences
The Banda Arc JumpStart region including the BandaSeis 2D multi-client survey.
CGG surveys de-risking frontier Asia/Pacific regions
Dec 13th, 2019
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Gravity imaging survey to assess Egypt’s hydrocarbon potential
Dec 12th, 2019
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Polarcus awarded offshore Brazil 4D survey
Dec 12th, 2019
Overview of exploration licenses offshore Lebanon.
Lebanon hoping for offshore exploration upturn
Dec 11th, 2019
Nine blocks will be offered in the Harper basin in Liberia’s April 2020 offshore licensing round.
TGS supporting offshore Liberia frontier licensing round
Dec 11th, 2019
Pipelines
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Murphy hires Genesis for deepwater Gulf of Mexico transport
Dec 13th, 2019
Construction of the offshore portion of Balticconnector was completed this summer.
Balticconnector pipeline close to start-up
Dec 11th, 2019
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
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Production
NAM is converting various manned Dutch North Sea platforms to normally unmanned installations or removing functionality from existing platforms to cut maintenance costs.
Frames to support Shell North Sea platform changes
Dec 16th, 2019
With a sleeve installed in the completion that can be opened and closed down in the well, it is now possible to fracture several zones with only one trip into the well.
Well stimulation technique successful in North Sea Valhall wells
Dec 13th, 2019
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Castberg partners rule out Barents Sea oil terminal
Dec 13th, 2019
Rigs & Vessels
The semisubmersible drilling rig Development Driller III.
Development Driller III secures contract offshore Trinidad and Tobago
Dec 13th, 2019
The jackup Noble Regina Allen has been drilling for ExxonMobil offshore Canada.
Noble jackup to drill for BHP offshore Trinidad
Dec 13th, 2019
The Cantarell III is the 12th KFELS B Class jackup rig delivered by Keppel to Mexico.
Grupo R takes Keppel FELS jackup on Mexico charter
Dec 13th, 2019
Deepwater
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Murphy hires Genesis for deepwater Gulf of Mexico transport
Dec 13th, 2019
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Africa, Brazil leading offshore upstream investment in 2020
Dec 13th, 2019
OneSubsea will supply the industry's first fully integrated subsea production system rated up to 20,000 psi for the deepwater Anchor field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
OneSubsea to provide production systems for Anchor
Dec 12th, 2019
Business Briefs
Bourbon Evolution 800 series multi-purpose supply vessel.
Court to rule on support vessel operator’s future
Dec 12th, 2019
Maersk
Halliburton, Petrofac join Maersk drilling alliance
Dec 11th, 2019
Tony O’Reilly founded the company in 1997.
Providence CEO steps down
Dec 6th, 2019
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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
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
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Port Fourchon
Apr 1st, 2019
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The Buckskin development
Jun 17th, 2019
With a sleeve installed in the completion that can be opened and closed down in the well, it is now possible to fracture several zones with only one trip into the well.
Well stimulation technique successful in North Sea Valhall wells
Aker BP and its partners have executed their first ‘Single-Trip Multi-Frac’ campaign on the Valhall field in the southern Norwegian North Sea.
Dec 13th, 2019
The jackup Noble Regina Allen has been drilling for ExxonMobil offshore Canada.
Noble jackup to drill for BHP offshore Trinidad
Noble Corp. has issued an update on its offshore drilling rig fleet.
Dec 13th, 2019
The Banda Arc JumpStart region including the BandaSeis 2D multi-client survey.
CGG surveys de-risking frontier Asia/Pacific regions
CGG has completed work on JumpStart multi-client geoscience packages for Australia’s North West Shelf and the Banda Arc in the Asia/Pacific region.
Dec 13th, 2019
The Cantarell III is the 12th KFELS B Class jackup rig delivered by Keppel to Mexico.
Grupo R takes Keppel FELS jackup on Mexico charter
Keppel FELS has delivered the jackup Cantarell III to a subsidiary of Mexican drilling contractor Grupo R, under a sale and leaseback arrangement.
Dec 13th, 2019
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Castberg partners rule out Barents Sea oil terminal
High costs have scuppered plans for a downscaled ship-to-ship oil transfer terminal in northern Norway receiving production from fields in the Barents Sea.
Dec 13th, 2019
Rystad1213
Africa, Brazil leading offshore upstream investment in 2020
Rystad Energy expects total upstream investments next year to decrease by around 4%, with shale set to experience a steep decline.
Dec 13th, 2019
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Northwest Europe gas output set for steep decline
Natural gas production in northwest Europe looks set to fall by around 25% from current levels over the next five years, according to GlobalData.
Dec 13th, 2019
OneSubsea will supply the industry's first fully integrated subsea production system rated up to 20,000 psi for the deepwater Anchor field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
OneSubsea to provide production systems for Anchor
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has commissioned OneSubsea to supply an integrated subsea production and multiphase boosting system for the Anchor field in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.
Dec 12th, 2019
Kvaerner is building the topsides modules for Equinor's Johan Castberg FPSO.
Norwegian, Korean groups jointly target FPSO bids
Kvaerner has agreed to collaborate with Samsung Heavy Industries and Aker Solutions on joint delivery of upcoming FPSO contracts.
Dec 12th, 2019
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Total launches FEED for North Platte
Total has started front-end engineering and design for the deepwater North Platte discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Dec 12th, 2019
Anchor is in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Chevron greenlights Anchor in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Chevron Corp. has sanctioned the $5.7-billion Anchor project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.
Dec 12th, 2019
Phase 1 of Ærfugl involves drilling three wells on the southern part of the field, with three more added in the northern section under Phase 2.
Aker BP orders subsea kit for Ærfugl 2 offshore mid-Norway
Aker BP has awarded two of the main contracts for Phase 2 of the Ærfugl-Skarv subsea tieback 210 km (130 mi) west of Sandnessjøen in the Norwegian Sea.
Dec 12th, 2019
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More discoveries needed to sustain long-term offshore developments
There are sufficient oil field discoveries with a breakeven oil price of below $60 Brent to meet global demand growth until around 2027, according to consultant Rystad Energy.
Dec 12th, 2019
The FPSO Sepetiba will incorporate SBM’s Fast4Ward hull and standardized topsides modules.
SBM confirms arrangements for Mero FPSO offshore Brazil
SBM Offshore has signed contracts with Petrobras for the 22.5-year lease and operation of the FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2).
Dec 12th, 2019