The survey was performed in August in water depths of 600 m (1,968 ft) using the geophysical survey Fugro Equator and the Fugro ES-V AUV.
Fugro completes deepwater AUV, geotechnical site surveys for BSP
Fugro has completed the first deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle site survey for Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn Bhd.
Dec 6th, 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
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
The company's 2019 exploration prospects in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Kosmos to P&A deepwater Resolution well
Nov 26th, 2019
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A simplified and standardized design for the Argos semisubmersible platform has enabled BP to reduce the overall cost on the Mad Dog 2 project by about 60%.
Cost efficiency underpins new Gulf of Mexico platform designs
Nov 25th, 2019
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Deepwater to propel record Gulf of Mexico oil production
Nov 22nd, 2019
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Petrobras to factor OBN data into next-phase development of Búzios offshore Brazil
Nov 22nd, 2019
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Ultra-deepwater 3D survey to support Senegal licensing round
Nov 22nd, 2019
The Sangomar oil field is in the Sangomar Deep Offshore block, 100 km (62 mi) south of Dakar, Senegal.
Deepwater Senegal SNE field gets new name
Nov 19th, 2019
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Petrobras starts up fourth FPSO of 2019
Nov 15th, 2019
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Senegal license round features mostly ultra-deepwater
Nov 15th, 2019
Saipem’s FDS2 (pictured) and Constellation will perform the Payara offshore operations using a combination of J-lay and reel-lay.
ExxonMobil sticks with Saipem for third deepwater Guyana project
ExxonMobil has awarded Saipem a wide-ranging subsea construction contract for the proposed Payara development in 2,000 m (6,562 ft) water depth in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
Nov 14th, 2019
Cambo oil and gas field layout.
Siccar Point lodges plan for Cambo west of Shetland
Siccar Point Energy E&P has submitted an application to Britain’s Oil and Gas Authority to develop the deepwater Cambo oil and gas field 125 km (78 mi) west of Shetland.
Nov 14th, 2019
The FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills operates at the TEN field development offshore Ghana.
Equipment, well issues slow production from offshore Ghana fields
Tullow Oil predicts average full-year production from the Jubilee field offshore Ghana of around 89,000 b/d this year, below expectations.
Nov 13th, 2019
The current focus is on full hookup of the Leviathan platform and living quarters and platform commissioning.
Leviathan offshore Israel on track for December start-up
Production from the deepwater Tamar gas field offshore Israel passed the 2 tcf mark this summer, according to operator Noble Energy.
Nov 8th, 2019
Location of the presalt Búzios field offshore Brazil.
Ocean bottom node survey sharpens definition of Búzios field
Seabed Geosolutions has completed what the company claims was the world’s largest deepwater proprietary 3D ocean bottom node survey, in the Santos basin off Brazil.
Nov 6th, 2019
The producing Egina oil field is in about 1,600 m (5,249 ft) of water off Nigeria.
Nigeria hikes deepwater royalties
Nigeria’s National Assembly has voted through the first-ever change to royalty within the country’s Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract Act.
Nov 5th, 2019
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ExxonMobil, ONGC to collaborate on offshore India studies
ONGC has signed a memorandum of understanding with ExxonMobil to cooperate in technical studies and frontier areas.
Nov 5th, 2019
Location of the Ceiba field offshore Equatorial Guinea.
Kosmos finds more oil close to Ceiba FPSO
Kosmos Energy is considering a tieback to the Ceiba FPSO off Equatorial Guinea following a successful exploration well.
Nov 4th, 2019
Location of the Karish North gas discovery offshore Israel.
Energean confirms commercial gas at Karish North offshore Israel
The drillship Stena DrillMAX has completed appraisal drilling on Energean Oil and Gas’ Karish North discovery offshore Israel.
Nov 4th, 2019
Block CA1 is 100 km offshore Brunei.
Total exiting deepwater Brunei block
Total has signed an agreement to sell wholly owned subsidiary Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo BV to Shell for $300 million.
Oct 30th, 2019
Tubular Bells is a spar-based FPS on Mississippi Canyon block 724 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Hess to tieback Esox oil discovery to Tubular Bells
Hess Corp. has made an oil discovery at the Esox-1 exploration well on Mississippi Canyon block 726 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Oct 29th, 2019
The Lingshui 17-2 semisubmersible production platform.
CNOOC orders riser pull-in system for Lingshui 17-2 floater
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from CNOOC to supply the riser pull-in system for the Lingshui 17-2 semisubmersible production platform.
Oct 29th, 2019
The Bay du Nord FPSO will be moored in the Flemish Pass basin, some 480 km (298 mi) offshore St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
DNV GL to certify Bay du Nord oil project offshore Newfoundland
Equinor has appointed DNV GL to oversee design review activities and site surveillance for the Bay du Nord oil field development offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
Oct 28th, 2019
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Giant deepwater gas find offshore Mauritania could be largest of 2019
BP and partners Kosmos Energy and state-owned SMHPM have discovered a potentially giant gas field in the BirAllah area offshore Mauritania.
Oct 28th, 2019