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BP CEO to open SPE Offshore Europe 2017

Feb 22, 2017

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley will underline the value of the North Sea in the oil major’s global portfolio when he leads the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 being held in Aberdeen from 5-8 September 2017. Dudley…

BP acquires Nexen, Statoil exploration stakes

Nov 28, 2016

BP has acquired stakes in the Jock Scott and Craster high-temperature high-pressure, North Sea exploration prospects, operated by Statoil and Nexen respectively, with exploration wells planned on each mid-2017.  The move comes just days…

Okea picks Ridge for well management

Nov 22, 2016

Norwegian private equity backed independent Okea has awarded a frame agreement to Ridge for well management services. Under the contract, Ridge will provide personnel and services to manage offshore well design, construction and operation for Okea…

Updated: BP's Clair shut in after leak

Oct 03, 2016

BP is estimating that 95 tonne, equivalent to nearly 700 bbl, has been spilled into the North Sea as a result of a leak at the UK giant's Clair platform.  'Both direct observation from surveillance flights and oil spill modelling continue…

The third dimension

Oct 01, 2016

How offshore assets are visualized has taken a leap forward with photographic technology that helps to create point clouds. Elaine Maslin reports. Turning photos into point clouds. Images from Return to Scene…

Keppel delivers the Floatel Triumph

Sep 30, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary, Keppel FELS, delivered the Floatel Triumph semisubmersible to Floatel International, which will work on Chevron's Wheatstone, and INPEX's Ichthys Field, off Western Australia.  The Floatel Triumph is…

Clair Ridge construction complete

Aug 02, 2016

UK supermajor BP has completed construction work of Clair Ridge, west of Shetlands Islands, bringing its US$6 billion investment closer to production. Clair Ridge. Image from BP United Kingdom Twitter…

NPD completes four ROV dives

Jul 14, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has carried out four successful ROV (remotely operated underwater vehicle) dives and has acquired depth data (bathymetry) near the Vøring Spur in the western Norwegian Sea. Figure 1…

NPD continues deep sea mapping

Jun 08, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will continue to acquire geological samples and deep-sea minerals in the Norwegian Sea this summer. The objective is to increase understanding of resources and the geological development of the North Atlantic…

BP uses EOR to extend Thunder Horse life

May 25, 2016

BP has commenced a water injection project at its Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico that will extend the production life of one of its biggest fields in the area, and recover an additional 65 MMboe. Thunder Horse…

BP doubles stake in Culzean

May 16, 2016

Oil major BP has bought a 16% stake in the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) Culzean development project in the North Sea, doubling its stake to 32%. BP has acquired the stake from JX Nippon. Maersk Oil North Sea operates the US$4…

BP profits down, production set to increase

Apr 26, 2016

Oil major BP has posted a replacement cost loss of US$485 million in Q1 2016, compared with a profit of $2.1 billion a year ago, as it battles the continuing low oil prices. Yet, the firm is set to see production levels lifted as a string of new projects come onstream through 2016-2017…

Keppel FELS names Floatel's latest unit

Mar 11, 2016

Singapore's Keppel FELS is on track to deliver a fifth high-specification accommodation semisubmersible to Floatel International following the unit's naming ceremony today.  Once delivered, the Floatel Triumph semisubmersible, built to Keppel's proprietary SSAUTM 5000NG design…

BP to cut about 4000 jobs by 2017

Jan 12, 2016

UK oil giant BP plans to cut approximately 4000 jobs across its global upstream sector in the next two years to simplify its business, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. Image from BP. BP…

Amec awarded £31.5 million Glen Lyon contracts

Dec 16, 2015

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded three contracts by BP to provide services to the Glen Lyon floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel as part of the Quad 204 project, 175km west of the Shetland…

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