UK-based oil and gas exploration minnow i3 Energy says drilling is expected to start on its North Sea Liberator development in 1H 2018. The firm says 2P reserves on the field have been increased from an estimate of 11.7 MMboe, re-classified from 2C resources of 9…
Louisiana-based offshore vessel firm Harvey Gulf International Marine has delivered the first of two new, large-capacity multi purpose support vessels (MPSV). The delivery follows recent proposals by the US Customs & Border Protection…
UK-based Xodus Group has formed a new collaboration with stabilization and artificial reef specialist Subcon International to deliver Integrated Rigs to ReefsTM (IR2RTM) decommissioning solutions globally. The partnership combines Xodus’…
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has delivered French oil major Total's deepwater Egina floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The vessel was completed at SHI's Geoje-shipyard under a US$3 billion turnkey project, and set sail for Nigeria on 31 October 2017…
TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract by Murphy Sabah Oil for the Phase 1A Block H Gas Development Project, offshore Sabah, Malaysia, in 1300m water depth. This contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of the umbilicals…
VNG Norge, on behalf of the PL 586 partners, has issued a letter of intent (LOI) to TechnipFMC for the Fenja field development project (formerly known as Pil and Bue). The LOI covers the EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and…
Ocean Installer has been awarded an agreement with Siccar Point Energy and Baker Hughes, a GE company, to support the appraisal and early production phases of the Cambo Project, with the ability to extend into the future developments. Ocean…
McDermott International has won a letter of award from Reliance Industries for work on the KG-D6 subsea field development in the Krishna Godavari Basin offshore eastern India. McDermott will provide engineering, procurement, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea flowlines…
Oceaneering’s Joao Melo explains how operators can decide if aged assets can live longer. Umbilicals and termination assemblies ready for testing. Images from Oceeaneering. Subsea umbilicals…
Elaine Maslin reports on a new solution aimed at converting heat in subsea pipes into power, and then using that power to measure what’s going through those pipes. Hot Ring. Image from Exnics. “Hot…
DeepOcean's COO Ottar Mæland is to take over the responsibilities as acting CEO of DeepOcean. After leading the company through a successful ownership change, the current CEO of DeepOcean Bart Heijermans has decided to step down from his position…
The Dubai subsidiary of Scottish energy industry equipment manufacturer and service provider Flowline Specialists has recently completed work on a major subsea umbilical, riser and flexible (SURF) lay project in the Middle East. Flowline…
Subsea solutions company Kreuz Subsea has announced AJ Jain as CEO and Balaji Bhashyam as COO. Jain brings over 25 years of executive industry experience to the role having held a number of leadership positions in the oil and gas industry across the globe…
Mooring services firm InterMoor, an Acteon Group company, has named Mark Jones, global CEO. Jones' new role will include building more structure and greater collaboration amongst business units, focusing on areas of growth and mobilizing new services across the regions…
As the North Sea enters the decommissioning era, should complete removal remain the default option? And what is the impact of the process on North Sea ecosystems? Emma Gordon reports. The oil and gas industry must address its knowledge…