Industry conditions remained challenging; but awards to market are expected to increase in 1H 2018, says subsea contractor Subsea 7, echoing optimism indicated by rival TechnipFMC last month. The firm's boss, CEO Jean Cahuzac, says: 'Although the market environment remains challenging…
Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Ophir Energy and national oil firm GEPetrol have signed a new production sharing contract (PSC) for Block EG-24 offshore Rio Muni. Block EG-24 (formerly Block EG-20 and Block M)…
Ophir Energy has awarded an upstream construction for its Fortuna floating LNG project - west Africa's first deepwater FLNG project - to Schlumberger company OneSubsea and Subsea 7's Subsea Integration Alliance. The contract is an engineering…
Ophir Energy is holding out hope that the Fortuna FLNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea will reach final investment decision (FID) by the end of the year, however, the company still has a few hurdles to pass. Fortuna FLNG…
Ophir Energy is expecting to have the Fortuna FLNG project final investment decision (FID) off Equatorial Guinea settled in the coming months, as the company moves to decrease costs by cutting 15% of its global workforce. Thailand operations…
Eni on Thursday signed the drilling, construction and installation contracts for its proposed Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, the first FLNG project offshore Africa and the third FLNG facility globally. Image…
Construction contracts have been awarded for Ophir Energy's Fortuna LNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea. Fortuna will be Africa’s first deepwater FLNG project and is targeted for first gas in mid-2020 at a cost of US$2 billion. The project…
Ophir Energy's Fortuna LNG development is a step closer to reality after signing an umbrella agreement, which sets out the legal and fiscal framework for the project. Ophir, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, OneLNGSA and La Compañía…
Ophir Energy has lined up projects for the year, and is ready to spud a well offshore Cote d’Ivoire, in addition to reaching a final investment decision (FID) for the Fortuna FLNG Project, offshore Equatorial Guinea. Image from Ophir…
UK-listed independent Ophir Energy says preparations for drilling to restart on the deepwater Ayame-1 oil exploration well offshore Ivory Coast, Africa, are at an advanced stage. The well is expected to spud in late May and is targeting about 240 MMbbl Pmean recoverable resources…
Ophir Energy, Golar LNG and oilfield services giant Schlumberger have agreed to form a joint operating company to develop the Fortuna field, offshore Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The project will use Golar's floating LNG technology and…
Oil major Shell is planning to start exploration drilling offshore Tanzania later this year, according to partner Ophir Energy. The drilling program, due to start in Q4, will comprise two wells on Blocks 1 and 4 and target >1 Tcf of gas…
The market for floating production systems may have stalled, but FPSs will still be a key part of the offshore technology tool kit, outlines Douglas-Westwood’s Ben Wilby. The FPSO Cidade de Saquarema…
Choosing the right FLNG topsides equipment can be a complex process. Audrey Leon reports on some of the solutions presented by Black & Veatch at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference. The Carribean FLNG unit…
Laurentino Rangel, a consultant with Poten & Partners, provides an overview of current floating LNG projects around the globe. PFLNG SATU. Photo from Petronas. A floating LNG…