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IOG's Blythe H2 Well Drilling Faces Setback Due to 'Abnormally' Pressured Gas and Oil Influx

Apr 18, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company IOG said Tuesday that the drilling of the Blythe H2 offshore well would take longer than initially thought due to 'abnormally' pressured gas and oil influx encountered while drilling  through the Hauptdolomit formation…

Karoon Suspends Production at Brazilian Offshore Field Due to Leak

Apr 05, 2023

Oil and gas company Karoon has shut production from its Baúna field offshore Brazil, including from the Patola field, due to 'a loss of containment incident' associated with the high-pressure flare on the Cidade de Itajaí FPSO.Karoon said that production was shut-in on March 28…

Petrobras Turns to Vallourec for OCTG Solutions

Jan 25, 2023

Vallourec has signed a long-term agreement with Petrobras for OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) solutions. The three-year agreement covers the supply of OCTG Premium products, associated accessories, and specialized physical and digital services…

Saipem Nets $900M Deal to Deliver Angola's First Non-associated Gas Project

Aug 11, 2022

Italian oilfield services firm Saipem said Thursday it had secured three new engineering and construction contracts - one onshore and two offshore - in Angola. The total value is around $900 million.The contracts are with the New Gas Consortium…

Transocean Lines Up Work for Two of Its Drillships

Aug 02, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean on Monday reported it has secured contracts for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships.The company said its Deepwater Conqueror has been awarded a two-year contract by a major operator for work in the U…

Sercel's Marine Seismic Acquisition System for KIGAM's Seismic Survey Vessel

Jun 13, 2022

French marine seismic data specialist CGG said Monday that its subsidiary Sercel had sold a complete marine seismic acquisition system to South Korean shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding & Construction.The contract calls for the supply of a Seal 428 recording system…

Saipem 7000 Crane Vessel Returns to Work at Seagreen Wind Farm

May 31, 2022

Saipem's giant Saipem 7000 semi-submersible crane vessel is set to return to operation at the Seagreen wind farm site in the UK a month and a half after it was involved in a tilting incident in Norway.As previously reported, in mid-April, Saipem…

1.7GW Capacity: UK Greenlights Development of Two Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 01, 2022

Britain has approved the development of East Anglia One and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 1.7 gigawatts, located in Southwold off the coast of Suffolk in the North Sea, Britain's planning inspectorate said.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…

Saipem Hires 'Edda Fides' Flotel for Senegal/Mauritania Gig

Jan 06, 2022

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has chartered Edda Accommodation's Edda Fides offshore accommodation vessel.The contract, starting in the second half of 2022 is for the Edda Fides' deployment in the Mauritania/Senegal joint maritime…

Petrobras Taps Saipem for $940M Búzios 7 SURF EPCI

Nov 22, 2021

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has awarded Italy's Saipem a new contract worth $940 million for the delivery of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system for a project offshore Brazil…

Lime Petroleum Joins Norwegian CCS Project

Nov 12, 2021

Oil firm Rex International's subsidiary Lime Petroleum has entered into an agreement with Nautilus Carbon Services AS to participate in the first phase of a larger project involving several other joint-industry project partners, which aims to…

King’s Quay Floating Production Unit Reaches Texas

Sep 22, 2021

China's Cosco Shipping has earlier this month delivered the King’s Quay floating production unit to Ingleside, Texas, aboard its M/V Xiang An Kou semi-submersible heavy transportation vessel, after a long journey from South Korea.The 21,498mt platform…

Vår Energi Spuds Rødhette Well, Partner Longboat Says

Sep 15, 2021

Longboat Energy, a recently formed North Sea exploration and production firm, has announced the spudding of the Rødhette exploration well in the Barents Sea, off Norway, by its partner Vår Energi.Longboat, formed by ex-Faroe Petroleum management…

Divers to Try to Locate Oil Spill Source in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Sep 05, 2021

A private dive team will try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Bay Marchand area of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in the region this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday.U.S…

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