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OGA releases data maps

Jul 21, 2017

As part of a three year contract with Lloyd’s Register (LR), the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has released their first set of Regional Geological maps and data sets, which cover the UK Central North Sea and Moray Firth. Henk Kombrink, Senior…

Maersk Culzean jackets installed

Jul 21, 2017

All three of Maersk Oil's Culzean high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) development jackets have been installed in the UK North Sea. Maersk says they were installed on time and on budget, about 145mi east of Aberdeen and is estimated to produce between 60…

Keppel discloses delivery agenda

Jul 20, 2017

Keppel Corp. has revealed that its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Offshore and Marine’s (Keppel O&M) plans to deliver five rigs to Borr Drilling, and the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion Image from Keppel…

Brazil reveals 14th Round terms

Jul 20, 2017

Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has published the final bidding terms for the 14th Round of bids for oil and gas blocks set for 27 September.  Some of the blocks available in the 14th Round in the Sergipe-Alagoas area…

Woodside's Persephone due onstream

Jul 20, 2017

Woodside Energy's Persephone project is set for start-up in August 2017, 30% under budget and six months ahead of schedule, the firm said this morning (20 July). The Persephone Project consists of two big bore deviated productions wells…

Petrobras sets new pre-salt record

Jul 20, 2017

Brazilian oil major Petrobras set a new pre-salt production record in June.  The oil production Petrobras operates (own and partner shares) in the pre-salt layer set two new monthly and daily records. The new monthly production record is 1…

Oregon wave energy center agreed

Jul 20, 2017

The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Oregon State University have concluded detailed negotiations around the development and operation of the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS), a world-class wave energy…

Noble drops Atwood rig from Leviathan project

Jul 20, 2017

Partners on the Leviathan gas project offshore Israel have opted to end a rig contract with Atwood Oceanics in favor of a cheaper deal.  Operator Noble Energy had been due to drill the Leviathan 5 and 7 appraisal and production wells using the Atwood Advantage drillship…

Mexico's second deepwater round set for January

Jul 19, 2017

Mexico’s National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CNH) announced that 30 blocks will be offered in the country’s second deepwater round on 31 January 2018. Image of Mexico's first deepwater round held in December 2016…

Shell joins digital twin JIP

Jul 19, 2017

A Eurostars-funded joint industry project (JIP) led by Akselos and LICengineering has announced the signing of Royal Dutch Shell as the first operator to participate in the two-year digital twin initiative.  The JIP is focused on advancing…

VIDEO: Ichthys FPSO sets sail from South Korea

Jul 19, 2017

The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility Ichthys Venturer has set sail for Australia. The 336m-long long ship-shaped, offshore facility has started a 5600km voyage that will take about one month to complete…

Production efficiency guidelines launched

Jul 19, 2017

Industry guidelines designed to boost production efficiency in the UK Continental Shelf have been published by Oil & Gas UK. Between 2004-2012, the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) faced the significant challenge of a sustained decline in levels of production efficiency (PE)…

OGA releases more UKCS subsurface data

Jul 19, 2017

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has released a tranche of UK Continental Shelf data in an effort to help revitalize exploration in the basin. The latest data release follows the publication of a suite of subsurface data packages in June…

Subsea 7, Siem ink 74-vessel Rolls Royce service agreement

Jul 19, 2017

Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have signed a joint three-year service agreement with Rolls-Royce covering 74 offshore vessels. This is the first agreement the two Siem-owned companies have signed with the same service provider. Under the agreement…

IOG submits Blythe hub FDP

Jul 19, 2017

Independent Oil and Gas has submitted a field development plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the Blythe Hub. The project comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields, which are 100% owned and operated by IOG, and are in the…

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