Statoil’s technology research and development efforts will focus on developing technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from oil and gas operations, as well as digital solutions, the company reported today (19 June). With ambitious goals both within climate and digitalization…
Sapura Energy’s SK310 B15 gas field development project offshore Malaysia remains on track for first production in Q4 2017, the company announced in its 19 June earnings update. Despite a challenging market due to oil price uncertainty…
Statoil has awarded Deep Sea Supply two contracts for two of the company's platform supply vessels (PSV). The first deal is a two-year contract for the Sea Frost PSV, for operations in the North Sea. The deal comes with options. The…
Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has successfully completed its position keeping role for the Ichthys central processing facility (CPF), which is now moored to a storm safe condition in Australian waters. On 29 May 2017…
The second phase of a joint industry project aiming to reduce subsea processing costs has been kicked off. Phase 2 of the Subsea Processing JIP includes system suppliers Aker Solutions, GE Oil & Gas, OneSubsea and TechnipFMC, as well as operators Shell…
UK-based engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has won a major contract to supply subsea high pressure riser (HPR) equipment and services for a subsea abandonment project in the central North Sea. The multi-million pound deal will see Aquaterra…
Engineering and services firm Claxton Engineering has been awarded a contract to riglessly casing cut and recover a total of seven wells in the southern North Sea across two normally unmanned, platforms, along with an additional subsea suspended well at one of the locations…
The UK's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has announced a suite of measures designed to make data openly available and stimulate interest in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) ahead of the 30th Offshore Licensing Round. The 30th Offshore Licensing…
Aker BP has drilled a dry hole close to the Volund field in the Norwegian North Sea, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Well 24/9-11 S was drilled using the Transocean Arctic semisubmersible drilling rig in 122m water depth…
Russia's Rosneft says it has made a new oil discovery in the Laptev Sea, in the Russian Arctic. Rosneft says the Tsentralno-Olginskaya-1 well is the first in the Laptev Sea, and the northernmost exploratory well on the Eastern Arctic shelf…
ExxonMobil and partner Hess have made a final investment decision to proceed with a US$4.4 billion first phase of development of the giant Liza field, in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana. The firm says it has also had positive results on its latest well on the field…
Tullow Oil has contracted US-driller Noble Corp. for an exploration well on its 'game changer' Araku prospect offshore Suriname, South America. Tullow has contracted the Noble Bob Douglas drillship from early October to early November…
Ramboll has been appointed by Huadong Engineering Corp. to design foundations for the SPIC Binhai South H3 offshore wind farm in the Yellow Sea north of Shanghai. The project involves geotechnical investigations, numerical modelling of waves…
The Australian government will complete a study into offshore gas basins in Southern Australia, as part of a US$90 million investment in domestic gas security and supply. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Matt Canavan said the study of the Gippsland…
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has been appointed by Beleolico as the supplier for Taranto wind farm. Taranto will be the first offshore plant in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Senvion, with a total rated power of 30 MW from 10 Senvion turbines…
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