The Valhall Flank West topsides were installed on the Valhall field on Saturday, 14 months after the first steel was cut at Kvaerner’s yard in Verdal. Both the topsides and the jacket were delivered ahead of schedule, under budget and with no serious injuries…
Western Gas announced Wednesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with oil and gas service and technology providers McDermott International and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), for the development of the Equus Gas Project offshore Western Australia…
Jack-up drilling rig Maersk Invincible has completed a plug and abandonment (P&A) program of wells at the Valhall field center in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea ahead of schedule, operator Aker BP announced.The average time per well has…
Australian oil and gas company with a global presence Woodside announced that the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) Project off the north-west coast of Australia has commenced gas production.A press release from the operator of the North…
Acteon group company and survey firm UTEC is to work for Technip on Woodside's Greater Enfield project offshore western Australia. The firm has won a contract from TechnipFMC firm Technip Oceania to provide survey and positioning services on the project…
Norwegian engineering and fabrication firm Kvaerner has been awarded a US$120 million (NOK1 billion) contract for delivery of the topside and steel jacket substructure for Valhall Flank West by operator Aker BP. Kvaerner's scope includes procurement…
Norwegian operator Aker BP has submitted three plans for development and operations to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker BP is planning to develop Valhall Flank West…
Norway's Aker BP has agreed to divest a 10% stake in the Valhall and Hod fields to new firm Pandion Energy. The move comes shortly after Aker BP acquired Hess Norge, which gave it 100% ownership in Valhall and Hod, and comes as Aker BP…
Woodside Energy and its partners made the decision to invest US$1.9 billion in the Greater Enfield development in June this year. Located 60km off Exmouth in Western Australia, the Greater Enfield Project involves the tie-back of three…
Aker BP has agreed to buy Hess Norge, which includes major stakes in the Valhall and Hod fields, from Hess for US$2 billion as the US oil firm continues an offshore asset sale. Yesterday, Kosmos Energy said it had agreed to acquire Hess' 85% stake in two long-producing oil fields…
Aker BP is preparing to submit plans for development and operation (PDO) for three of its projects by the end of 2017, and for the North of Alvheim and Askja-Krafla (NOAKA) project in 2018. Valhall Flank West…
Wood Group has secured a US$6 million contract with Woodside to support the execution of phase two of their Greater Western Flank (GWF-2) project, on the North West Shelf (NWS), offshore Western Australia. Effective immediately, Wood…
TechnipFMC has signed a three-year frame agreement with Woodside Energy in Australia for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) and subsea services, including intervention, installation, and plug and abandonment services. Under the agreement…
Cobalt International Energy has opened a data room for its deepwater US Gulf of Mexico North Platte field as it announced the latest appraisal well drilling results on the field. Cobalt, which says the field, with an estimated 500-800 MMbbl resource range…
Europa Oil & Gas has identified four significant prospects at its frontier exploration license 2/13 (FEL 2/13) offshore Ireland that has upped its prospective resources in the area to some 1.12 billion boe, and 3.7 Tcf of gas. Map of FEL 2/13…