Upper Zakum News


McDermott Decommissions Offshore Platform in Australia

Sep 03, 2024

McDermott has completed the decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia.Under a contract awarded to McDermott in January 2024 by Santos, the company provided engineering…

Namibia: The Newest Most Promising Deepwater Rig Demand Hotspot

Aug 27, 2024

Over the past few years the Namibian Orange Basin has emerged as an exciting new oil province and subsequently a provider of significant new demand and future demand potential for deepwater drilling rigs.According to Westwood’s Wildcat, “the…

OMV Finds Gas in Norwegian Sea Wildcat

Aug 23, 2024

OMV and its partners have discovered gas in the deepwater Haydn/Monn wildcat well (6605/6-1 S) in the Norwegian Sea.The gas discovery is located around 310 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen, at a water depth of 1,064 meters. The find is approximately…

ADIPEC Technical Conference Receives Record-breaking 5,977 Submissions

Jul 12, 2024

The ADIPEC 2024 Technical Conference has received a record 5,977 submissions, a 16% increase over last year, with major submission growth seen in the AI and Digital Transformation and Energy Transition and Decarbonization categories, and increased submissions from African and Arab states…

MODU Market Shrugs Off Contract Suspensions

Jul 07, 2024

The Middle East Gulf offshore market continues to exhibit strong growth in contract awards, even as it adjusts to the decision by Saudi NOC Aramco to suspend contracts for over 20 jack-up rigs.The Gulf region continues to contribute strongly to contract volumes in 2024…

ADNOC Drilling Secures $733M Order for Three Island Rigs for Zakum Offshore Field Ops

Jul 03, 2024

ADNOC Drilling has secured a contract from ADNOC Offshore, valued $733 million, to build three island drilling rigs in support of the growing operations at the offshore Zakum field.The rigs will be designed and built as part of a partnership between ADNOC Drilling and Honghua Group (HH)…

Aker BP Finds Gas at Ferdinand Nord Prospect in Barents Sea

Jun 20, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has made a gas discovery in an exploration well at Ferdinand Nord prospect in the Barents Sea, drilled with Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible rig.The exploration well 7324/6-2 is the first well in production license 1170…

Wintershall Dea Finds Oil at Cuvette Well Near Vega Field Off Norway

Jun 19, 2024

German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has made a discovery of gas, condensate and oil in an exploration well next to the Vega field in the North Sea, using Transocean’s Transocean Norge semi-submersible rig.The Cuvette discovery was made in production license 248…

PetroChina Loads First Crude from UAE's Belbazem Field

May 29, 2024

PetroChina International 0857.HK said it has loaded 100,000 barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates' offshore block Belbazem where parent company CNPC has a joint venture with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).This is the first…

Helix Energy Solutions on Track to Complete Decom Work for Cooper Energy

May 27, 2024

Houston-based offshore services firm Helix Energy Solutions is wrapping up the multi-well decommissioning operation for Cooper Energy on the Basker, Manta and Gummy (BMG) fields in the Gippsland Basin, off Australia.According to Cooper Energy…

ABS to Class Edison Chouest's Offshore Wind Feeder Fleet

May 15, 2024

A new feeder fleet of two tugs and two barges dedicated to serving a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has been ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to ABS class.The innovative system is designed to deliver components to the construction site…

Australia Backs Long-Term Gas Exploration

May 08, 2024

Australia's resources minister said on Thursday she backs the long-term exploration of potential natural gas projects, setting up a potential clash with opposition lawmakers and some in the incumbent Labor Party that oppose its use.Australia…

Senegal's O3S Orders Fast Supply Vessel from Penguin

May 06, 2024

O3S – Oil Senegal Support Services, a homegrown Senegalese operator servicing the country's fledgling offshore energy sector, has ordered a new 36-meter fast supply vessel (FSV) from Singaporean shipbuilder Penguin International. Construction on the new FSV is expected to start later this year…

Saipem Gets Go-Ahead for ExxonMobil’s Guyana Oil Development

Apr 15, 2024

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received authorization to proceed with the execution of works for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail oilfield development project, in the Starbroek block offshore Guyana.The go-ahead from ExxonMobil Guyana…

Harbour Energy Confirms Gas Discovery in North Sea

Mar 13, 2024

Harbour Energy and its partners have confirmed a gas discovery in well 15/9-25 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The gas was first proven in wells 16/7-2 and 16/7-10, drilled in 1982 and 2011, respectively.The newly drilled well 15/9-25 is the first well in production license 1138…

Current News

Venture Global to Supply LNG to Italy's Eni Under 20-Year Deal

Saab Delivers Another Seaeye Falcon ROV to Subsea Specialist

Gazelle Wind Power Banks $1.7M for Floating Wind Demonstrator

Equinor Reports ‘Safer Than Ever’ Second Quarter Ops

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

Offshore Engineer Magazine