Offshore Production News


Karoon Brings Another Production Well Online at Patola field, Offshore Brazil

Mar 31, 2023

Australian oil company Karoon said this week that it had brought on stream the PAT-1 well at its Patola field, offshore Brazil.The PAT-1 is the second of two new production wells drilled into the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil…

Brazil: Atlanta Field Daily Output Reaches 22,000 bbl/d, Enauta Says

Mar 31, 2023

Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil.,  Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I…

Trendsetter Engineering to Deliver Subsea Hardware for LLOG's Gulf of Mexico Project

Mar 30, 2023

Trendsetter Engineering, a privately owned oil and gas service company based in Houston, said it had won a 'significant' contract to provide subsea hardware for LLOG Exploration Offshore's Leon and Castile subsea developments in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico…

China's CNOOC Reports Record 2022 Profits

Mar 30, 2023

China's CNOOC more than doubled its net profit in 2022, benefiting from a year of elevated international oil and gas prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The company, one of China's three largest state-controlled oil and gas companies…

Big Oil Splits Over Production vs Carbon Storage in Gulf of Mexico Auction

Mar 30, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday bid for offshore blocks to store carbon dioxide underground during a government oil and gas lease sale in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, while rivals Chevron Corp and BP Plc targeted areas for production.The largest U…

McDermott to Provide FEED Services for Shell's Offshore Gas Project in Trinidad and Tobago

Mar 28, 2023

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott said Monday it had won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited for the Manatee gas development project.Under the contract scope, McDermott will…

Enauta Connects New Well to FPSO Petrojarl I in Brazilian Offshore Field

Mar 28, 2023

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Monday it had concluded the interconnection of the new well in the Atlanta field offshore Brazil to the FPSO Petrojarl I. According to Enauta, the well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) is still in the production ramp-up phase…

UK Oil, Gas Firms to Leave Year's Worth of Output in Ground with Tax Hikes

Mar 28, 2023

Windfall taxes mean oil and gas producers in the British North Sea will likely leave 500 million barrels of oil equivalent in the ground over the next decade, the equivalent of one year's output in the aging basin, industry group OEUK said on Tuesday…

Aker Solutions to Tie Back Two Gas Fields to Åsgard B Platform

Mar 27, 2023

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions said Monday it had won a sizeable with the Norwegian oil giant Equinor to tie back two gas fields, previously known as Iris and Hades, now named Berling, to the Åsgard B platform…

Aker BP Selects ABL Group for Marine Warranty Survey Services for Offshore Field Developments

Mar 27, 2023

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has awarded a contract to  ABL Group (ABL) for the provision of marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris offshore field development projects offshore Norway.ABL’s Stavanger…

Sea Lion Offshore Project in Falkland Islands Could Finally Reach FID in 2024

Mar 24, 2023

A final investment decision for the long-stalled Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in 2024, Rockhopper, a partner in the project, said Friday, after Navitas Petroleum, the project operator, presented it with an updated development plan…

Crown Estate Scotland Selects 13 Offshore Wind Projects to Decarbonize Oil Platforms

Mar 24, 2023

Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to supply offshore oil and gas platforms directly.  Thirteen projects have been offered exclusivity agreements.INTOG (Innovation…

Colombia's Ecopetrol Must Grow Oil, Gas Output to Fund Transition, Chairman Says

Mar 24, 2023

Colombia's Ecopetrol must focus on growing its oil and gas production to fund the transition towards renewables, said Saul Kattan, the chairman of the majority state-run energy company.Colombia could be a world leader in the production of renewables like wind and green hydrogen…

Pemex, Talos File Development Plan for Major Oil Project Offshore Mexico

Mar 24, 2023

Mexico's state-owned Pemex and a consortium led by U.S.-based Talos Energy submitted a development plan for a major offshore oil field to regulators on Thursday, in the latest step in a years-long saga over the potentially lucrative discovery…

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