CNOOC Ltd. announced that its Qinhuangdao 32-6 comprehensive adjustment project has commenced production. The Qinhuangdao 32-6 oilfield is located at the central north of Bohai Bay with an average water depth of approximately 20m. The…
Fugro launched its G4 service, in the field of GNSS augmentation systems for offshore positioning applications. The new satellite correction service is the first to take advantage of all four GNSS (global navigation satellite systems): GPS…
Proserv was named company of the year at the 2015 Subsea UK Awards. During the past 12 months, Proserv marked a number of milestones including a series of contract awards which expanded its manufacturing facilities and launching a new subsea technology…
Boskalis announced that the Dockwise vessel White Marlin was named and christened during a festive ceremony in Guangzhou, China. Following the ceremony, the semisubmersible heavy transport vessel will be mobilized to Singapore for its maiden…
Subsea industry leaders were told not to 'waste a good crisis' today (February 11), with simplified engineering, a calibration of costs and better collaboration key focus areas. A sense of urgency is needed to re-baseline costs, which should have been addressed already years ago…
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), signed two production sharing contracts (PSCs) with SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (SK) for Blocks 04/20 and 17/03 in the South China Sea. The two blocks are located in the Pearl River Mouth basin. Block…
CNOOC began production at its 100% owned and operated Jinzhou 9-3, offshore China. Image from CNOOC. The Jinzhou 9-3 oilfield is located in the North Liaodong Bay in Bohai in 6.5-10…
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard awarded Huisman a contract for the delivery of four customized 400mt rope luffing knuckle boom cranes and two 100mt knuckle boom cranes onboard four new subsea support vessels (SSVs) for Maersk Supply Service. MT 6027…
China’s CIMC Raffles completed its first Arctic-operable semisubmersible for client North Sea Rigs at its Yantai yard, the company announced on 19 January. CIMC Raffles designed the semisub together with Global Maritime. The North Dragon…
Instrumentation, monitoring, control and handling systems firm EFC Group has completed a £1.3million {$2.2million} contract to design and build a BOP and diverter control system for China based Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co (DSIC Offshore)…
The first new-build semisubmersible drilling rig incorporating Wood Group Mustang Norway's (WGMN's) GG5000 floating hull design has been delivered to COSL Drilling Europe (CDE). The COSLProspector was designed to operate in water depths up to 1500m (5000 feet) and drill wells up to 7600m (25…
McDermott International's Chinese joint venture Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering (QMW) completed a fast-track compression process module fabrication subcontract for Jord Oil & Gas Systems. The company is the prime contractor…
CNOOC encountered oil and gas at its deepwater Lingshui 25-1 prospect in the Qiongdongnan Basin in the South China Sea, the operator confirmed on 6 January 2015. The well was tested to produce about 35.6 MMcf/d of natural gas and 395 b/d of oil…
The Ferguson Group has unveiled a new HVAC system for its workspace modules, which will protect workers from high temperatures and excessive humidity levels whilst offshore. The new HVAC system has been installed in the new workspace…
Husky Energy began production at its Liuhua 34-2 gas field in the eastern South China Sea. The Liuhua 34-2 gas field is in a water depth range of 850-1250m. The gas field consists of one producing well and shares the existing facilities of Liwan 3-1 gas field for overall development…
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