Floating Production News

 

Transocean inks Henry Goodrich contract

Dec 07, 2015

Transocean announced that the harsh environment semisubmersible Henry Goodrich was awarded a two-year contract with Husky Oil Operations offshore Canada at a dayrate of US$275,000. The rig will be used for ongoing development drilling…

BW Offshore inks Brazil and Nigeria extensions

Dec 04, 2015

BW Offshore has received a two-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. The FPSO is operating on the Polvo field offshore Brazil for Petrorio. The firm period has been extended to Q3 2018 (from Q3 2016), with options until Q3 2022…

ClassNK issues latest floater guidelines

Dec 04, 2015

Japan-based classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Floating Offshore Facilities for LNG/LPG Production, Storage Offloading and Regasification (Third Edition).  The first edition of the guidelines laid out specific…

VIDEO: The Gryphon Recovery Story

Dec 01, 2015

In February 2011, Maersk Oil's Gryphon FPSO suffered significant damage in heavy storms in the turbulent North Sea. After nearly 20 years of uninterrupted service, the FPSO had to leave the Gryphon field for the first time for repairs and upgrade…

FID for Cameroon FLNG project

Nov 30, 2015

French independent Perenco and partner Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures have made their final investment decision on a floating LNG project offshore Cameroon. The move follows an agreement with Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore Pte over gas sales…

GOM to see FPS resurgence

Nov 30, 2015

With a mere four orders so far this year the floating production system (FPS) sector is suffering. However, things are anticipated to be better next year, with the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in particular, having a surprisingly bright future…

Electric fault hampers Alvheim production

Nov 25, 2015

Due to an electric fault in the high voltage drive motor for one of the gas export compressors, the Alvheim FPSO will be running at reduced production for a period of approximately four weeks while the motor is being replaced. Currently…

Shell inks Prelude services contract

Nov 23, 2015

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has won a major long-term maintenance and modifications services contract associated with Shell's Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) project.  The contract, worth more than AU$200 million, will be for provide maintenance…

Greater Stella remains on track

Nov 16, 2015

Ithaca Energy's delayed Greater Stella Area development remains on track for first production in Q2 next year. In a trading update this morning, Ithaca says sailaway of the FPF-1 floating production facility from the Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk…

Lundin gets Barents Sea consent

Nov 13, 2015

Image from Lundin Petroleum. Lundin Norway, as operator for production license 708, has received consent to drill exploration well 7130/4-1 in the Barents Sea. Drilling is scheduled to begin in November 2015 and estimated to last 56 days…

TEN on track

Nov 12, 2015

Tullow Oil's TEN development project offshore Ghana is about 75% complete and on schedule and on budget to deliver first oil in mid-2016, the firm said this morning.  The floating production, storage and offloading vessel for the project…

Haewene Brim overhaul complete

Nov 12, 2015

A team from diesel power specialist Royston has completed the engine overhaul on the Bluewater-owned Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The facility has operated in the Pierce field in the UK sector of the North Sea since 1999…

Premier lines up Sea Lion contractors

Nov 12, 2015

UK-based independent Premier Oil says it has lined up key 'world class' contractors to provide the vessel and infrastructure for its Falklands Islands Sea Lion development, after completing pre-front end engineering and design on the project…

PFLNG2 keel laid in Korea

Nov 09, 2015

Petronas has laid the keel of its second floating LNG vessel, the Petronas Floating LNG2, in Geoje Island, South Korea. JGC Group and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the consortium leading the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of PFLNG2…

Cyberhawk ROAV inspects FPSO

Nov 02, 2015

Cyberhawk Innovations completed its first ROAV inspection of a cargo oil tank on an operational floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.  The inspection took place on board the Gryphon FPSO, owned and operated by Maersk Oil in the UK North Sea…

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