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VIDEO: First Topside Modules Being Installed Aboard Prosperity FPSO

Apr 20, 2022

FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has shared a video showing the lifting and installation of the first topside module batch for the Prosperity FPSO at the Keppel O&M yard in Singapore.  The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third…

Brazil: Petrobras, Equinor Start Production from Two Offshore Wells under Roncador IOR Project

Apr 20, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project…

Ping Petroleum's Avalon Field Plan Gets 'No Objection' Letter, with FPSO, Floating Wind Planned

Apr 18, 2022

Oil and gas company Ping Petroleum's proposed development concept for the Avalon discovery in the UK Central North Sea, has received a letter of “no objection” from the North Sea Transition Authority (“NSTA”).The concept comprises a tie-back…

Siemens Energy Turbomachinery Package for Petrobras' P-78 FPSO

Apr 18, 2022

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has recently ordered the topsides turbomachinery package from Siemens Energy for the P-78 FPSO.The FPSO is owned and operated by Brazil-based Petrobras in partnership with Chinese CNOOC and CNODC and will operate in the Búzios Field of the Santos Basin…

Morocco Considers Onshore, Offshore Options for LNG Import Facility

Apr 18, 2022

Morocco is studying options at several ports to build a floating or land-based facility to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), Energy Minister Leila Benali said on Friday.Morocco relied for much of its gas needs - about 1 billion cubic meters…

Brazil: Shell Pays $1,12B for Atapu Field Stake

Apr 15, 2022

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has this week received R$ 5.26 billion (around $1,12 billion) from Shell for its share of 25% in compensation for the Atapu offshore block.Atapu is the block acquired by the consortium composed of Petrobras (52.5%)…

Eni Offloads First Cargo from Miamte FPSO in Mexico

Apr 14, 2022

Italian oil company Eni has offloaded and exported first cargo from the Miamte FPSO, offshore Mexico, following the production start-up in February.The FPSO, supplied by Japan's MODEC, operates at the Miztón, Amoca, and Tecoalli fields in Area 1…

Using Storage Tanks from Older LNG Carriers Could Boost FLNG Production

Apr 14, 2022

Maritime and offshore classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for an innovative concept for a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel utilizing storage tanks from older LNG carriers. The design…

MTC, Partners Win Bid to Supply FPSO for Medco's Project Offshore Indonesia

Apr 13, 2022

Malaysian engineering company MTC has said it has, as part of a consortium, secured the bid to deliver an FPSO for Medco Energi's Forel field in South Natuna Block B, offshore Indonesia. A consortium consisting of MTC Engineering, PT Hanochem Tiaka Samudera…

Deepwater: First Oil Starts Flowing from King’s Quay Floating Production System, Murphy Oil Says

Apr 12, 2022

U.S. oil firm Murphy Oil Corporation has started oil production from the Khaleesi, Mormont, and Samurai field development project in the deepwater section of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Production has started flowing this month from the Murphy-operated King’s Quay floating production system…

Engineering Firm Wood Lands Work on Woodside's Sangomar FPSO Project

Apr 12, 2022

Australian oil and gas company has hired engineering firm Wood for work on the Sangomar FPSO development, located 100km south of Dakar, Senegal.The Sangomar FPSO is designed for the processing of hydrocarbons and the storage of oil from Senegal's first offshore oil development…

VIDEO: Johan Castberg FPSO Arrives in Norway

Apr 11, 2022

The Johan Castberg FPSO arrived in Norway on Friday onboard the world’s largest transport vessel Boka Vanguard owned by Boskalis.The vessel reached Norway after a long journey from Singapore, where it was built by Sembcorp Marine. The vessel departed Singapore in mid-February…

Shell Restarts LNG Shipping from Prelude FLNG

Apr 11, 2022

Shell Plc said on Monday it has resumed shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Prelude floating LNG facility off northwest Australia after a four-month shutdown due to a major power failure.A cargo completed loading and left the site on Sunday night…

Canada Approves Equinor's $12B Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project

Apr 07, 2022

The Canadian government on Wednesday approved a $12 billion offshore oil project proposed by Norway's Equinor, after an environmental assessment concluded it would not cause significant adverse effects.The Bay du Nord project would involve building…

VIDEO: Boskalis' Boka Vanguard Carrying Johan Castberg FPSO to Norway

Apr 07, 2022

Dutch marine services contractor Boskalis has shared a video of its BOKA Vanguard semi-submersible heavy transportation vessel carrying the Equinor's Johan Castberg FPSO to Norway.In mid-February, the BOKA Vanguard loaded with the 70,000-ton…

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