Greater Plutonio News


Vattenfall Opts Great Yarmouth Base for Offshore Wind Farms

Oct 05, 2018

The Swedish energy group Vattenfall and the infrastructure specialists Peel Ports have agreed to reserve space at Great Yarmouth harbour to site an operations base for two major offshore wind farms.Economic leaders described the move as a big…

Aker Solutions to Provide Brownfield Services for BP in Angola

Oct 04, 2018

Aker Solutions has been awarded a five-year agreement to supply brownfield modifications, maintenance and operations support for BP's Greater Plutonio and PSVM fields offshore Angola.The work scope covers the supply of engineering, procurement…

BP to Boost Stake in UK's 'Giant' Clair Field

Jul 04, 2018

BP announced that it has entered into agreements with ConocoPhillips that will significantly increase its holding in the Clair field, a core asset of BP’s North Sea business in the UK, while also selling its non-operating interest in the Kuparuk and satellite oilfields in Alaska…

UTEC wins Greater Enfield survey

Jan 08, 2018

Acteon group company and survey firm UTEC is to work for Technip on Woodside's Greater Enfield project offshore western Australia. The firm has won a contract from TechnipFMC firm Technip Oceania to provide survey and positioning services on the project…

VIDEO: Woodside's Enfield project outlined

Nov 08, 2017

Woodside Energy and its partners made the decision to invest US$1.9 billion in the Greater Enfield development in June this year.  Located 60km off Exmouth in Western Australia, the Greater Enfield Project involves the tie-back of three…

Chevron drops Bight exploration - APPEA

Oct 13, 2017

US oil major Chevron has decided to discontinue its exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, according to the country's industry body.  BP dropped its plans for drilling two deepwater wells in the area after a tussle with…

Siemens Gamesa wins Greater Gabbard extension

Oct 06, 2017

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy received a renewal of its contract to service the Greater Gabbard wind farm, off the east coast of the UK. The five-year contract is for the provision of operation and maintenance for the 504MW wind farm, until 2022…

Going where no riser repair has gone before

Oct 01, 2017

Connector Subsea Solutions and Hydratight completed the world’s first deepwater riser repair at 1250m depth for BP off West Africa. Pål Magne Hisdal, Andre Midtun and Ivar K. Hanson explain. Image from the installation phase…

Veolia, Peterson receive Leman structure at decom facility

Jul 11, 2017

Veolia and Peterson have accepted the first offshore structure into their Great Yarmouth decommissioning facility. Image from Veolia. The Shell Leman BH platform accommodation block…

Report mostly supports Bight exploration

May 15, 2017

Members on an Australian Senate Inquiry have mostly supported oil and gas activities in the Great Australian Bight, subject to robust regulatory standards, says the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA). The…

First platforms to Great Yarmouth for decommissioning

Jan 10, 2017

The first offshore facilities to be decommissioned in Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England are due to start arriving in Spring this year. A partnership between Veolia and Peterson partnership has been awarded two platform decommissioning…

BP drops Australian Bight environmental plan

Dec 22, 2016

BP has withdrawn its environment plan that was submitted to Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for the Great Australian Bight, offshore South Australia earlier this week. The recent…

BP plans LNG hub off Senegal, Mauritania

Dec 19, 2016

Oil major BP is to enter the 'emerging world-class hydrocarbon basin' offshore Senegal and Mauritania, with three exploration wells planned starting in 2017, leading to a new LNG hub, after agreeing a deal with independent Kosmos Energy.  BP…

Saipem reveals new strategic plan

Oct 25, 2016

Saipem has revealed a strategic plan that will allow the company to face more challenging market conditions that will see the company split into five divisions.   The company said that recovery is expected to take longer than previously estimated…

BP drops Great Australian Bight plans

Oct 11, 2016

Supermajor BP has dropped its deep water drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight, offshore South Australia. The project will not be able to compete for capital investment with other upstream opportunities in its global portfolio in the foreseeable future…

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