Status of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discoveries

Jan 1st, 2019
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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
Neptune Energy will receive new 3D seismic over the Petrel field in the Bonaparte basin offshore northwest Australia, under a non-exclusive data licensing agreement with Polarcus Asia Pacific.
Dec 5th, 2019
Merakes is a subsea tieback to the Jangkrik FPU offshore Indonesia.
Neptune joins Eni in Merakes gas project offshore Indonesia
Eni has completed the sale of 20% of its interest in the East Sepinggan area, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia, to Neptune Energy.
Dec 5th, 2019
One of the platforms at the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.
Iran cuts platform maintenance times
Pars Oil and Gas Co. has completed annual overhaul operations on 22 offshore platforms at the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.
Dec 5th, 2019
Location of the Inthanin, Krissana, and Yothaka prospects in the Gulf of Thailand.
Yothaka side track well targeting oil offshore Thailand
Mubadala Petroleum has revised its drilling plans for the G1/48 concession Manora production license in the northern Gulf of Thailand, according to partner Tap Oil.
Dec 5th, 2019
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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