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First oil from Flyndre

Mar 27, 2017

First production from Maersk Oil's Flyndre field, which straddles the UK and Norwegian North Sea boundaries, started yesterday (26 March). The field is a 25km single well subsea tieback to the Repsol Sinopec-operated Clyde platform, from which it is then exported via the Fulmar platform…

Statoil completes Dogger Bank stake deal

Mar 24, 2017

Statoil and Statkraft completed a deal that has increased the Norwegian giant’s share in the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind development to 37.5%. Image of Sheringham Shoal off the coast of Norfolk, from Statoil…

Kosmos spuds Yakaar off Senegal

Mar 24, 2017

Kosmos Energy started the second phase of its multi-well exploration drilling program offshore Mauritania and Senegal. The Atwood Achiever drillship is now on location offshore Senegal in the Cayar Offshore Profond block and has started…

Drone to ROV communications demonstrated

Mar 24, 2017

Subsea wireless automation provider WFS Technologies, and marine rental equipment specialist Seatronics, demonstrated drone-to-remote operated vehicle (ROV) wireless communications at a Subsea Internet of Things event in Houston. The…

BP's Clair trials R2S Mosaic

Mar 24, 2017

Aberdeen-based visual asset management (VAM) firm Return To Scene is conducting a pilot project for BP utilizing the latest generation of its visualization technology, R2S Mosaic.  The technology, which adds spatial intelligence, among other advanced new capabilities…

ITF, OGIC offer funding for innovations

Mar 24, 2017

The UK's Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) and Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) have joined forces to fund and support the development of innovations which could reduce costs, raise production efficiency, and improve safety and environmental performance…

Offshore Achievement Awards celebrate industry innovation, collaboration, performance

Mar 24, 2017

Shining lights in the offshore oil and gas industry were recognized in a black tie dinner in Aberdeen last night. Some 500 industry professionals attending the SPE Offshore Achievement Awards, which celebrates innovation, collaboration…

PTTEP, JOGMEC ink collaboration agreement

Mar 24, 2017

Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC), for cooperation in research and technology development in the oil and gas business, aiming…

Statoil adds to Gullfaks area resources

Mar 24, 2017

Statoil has found oil and gas in a wildcat well, close to the Gullfaks field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea. The well was drilled from the Gullfaks C platform to a structure east of the Gimle field, about 7km northeast of the…

Statoil to drill Blåmann with Songa Enabler

Mar 23, 2017

Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill exploration well 7121/8-1 named Blåmann in the Barents Sea, with the possibility of a sidetrack well. Blåmann is in production license 849, around 113km northwest of Hammerfest and 25km from Goliat…

BPC gets extension, mulls farmout options

Mar 23, 2017

Bahamas Petroleum Co. (BPC) has gained an additional 12-month extension for its four southern licenses from the government of The Bahamas that will now expire in April 2018. Map of BPC licenses…

Saipem, Siemens in subsea control systems pact

Mar 23, 2017

Saipem and Siemens have signed a joint development for subsea control systems for Saipem’s Subsea Bus architecture based on Siemens Subsea DigiGrid. Siemens, through its subsea entity, will support Saipem in realizing the Saipem Subsea Bus architecture…

Exxon gets Sigyn lifetime extension

Mar 23, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent for continued use of the subsea facilities on the Sigyn field in the North Sea from the end of 2017 until the end of 2022. In its application, operator ExxonMobil refers to current estimates…

Eni strikes oil off Mexico

Mar 23, 2017

Eni has confirmed the presence of oil in multiple reservoirs at the Amoca-2 well, the first well drilled by an international oil major offshore Mexico since the 2013 Energy Reform. Map of Area 1…

4Subsea bags Statoil MSA

Mar 22, 2017

4Subsea won a contract with Statoil to deliver services and research projects related to structural integrity of fixed and floating offshore installations. The deal will see 4Subsea deliver services related to subsea installations from subsea wellheads…

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