KrisEnergy spudded the Mustika-1 exploration well in the East Java Sea, marking the beginning of its operated Satki production sharing contract (PSC). Image from KrisEnergy. Mustika-1…
A search for missing oil workers continues in the Caspian Sea following a fire offshore Azerbaijan that started last week, on 4 December. Socar's West Azeri plaform. Image from Socar's Facebook…
WFS Technologies has developed a battery management system technology which enables the battery life of subsea wireless instrumentation and control systems to be extended to up to 15 years. Seatooth Endure technology integrates this battery…
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has announced that the company has entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company for the provision of 3D EM data from the multi-client data library over the Foz de Amazonas and Ceara basin in Brazil worth a total of US$ 4.1 million.
Image from IOG. Murphy Oil encountered hydrocarbon pay at its Thunder Bird sidetrack well in the Gulf of Mexico, but has decided to plug and abandon the well, due to the low oil price environment…
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) in partnership with Hecate Software has announced the introduction of Greenlight, a digital pressure testing software suite which provides reliable pressure analysis and compliance oversight. Greenlight uses proprietary algorithms to conduct…
A total of 26 oil and gas companies applied for rights to explore acreage in the Norwegian and Barents Seas in Norway’s 23rd licensing round this week. This year’s licensing round comprises of 57 announced blocks or parts of blocks, of…
BW Offshore has received a two-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. The FPSO is operating on the Polvo field offshore Brazil for Petrorio. The firm period has been extended to Q3 2018 (from Q3 2016), with options until Q3 2022…
Japan-based classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Floating Offshore Facilities for LNG/LPG Production, Storage Offloading and Regasification (Third Edition). The first edition of the guidelines laid out specific…
Ross Offshore won a global umbrella contract with Petronas Caligari for drilling and well services, from single projects to engineering, well Studies, company representation, auditing, evaluation; to the full scope of total well management of drilling a well…
Xodus Group has won a project to a deliver a suite of more than 40 offshore operating manuals for the Ichthys LNG project operated by INPEX off the coast of Western Australia. The Ichthys field was the largest discovery of hydrocarbon liquids in Australia for 40 years…
Siemens is to supply turbines for Norwegian major Statoil's floating offshore wind turbine project off the coast of Scotland. The wind turbine manufacturer will supply the 30MW Hywind Scotland Project with five SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines…
The Belize government has approved a policy that will legally ban offshore exploration in all seven areas that make up the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage area, according to global heritage organization UNESCO. The decision…
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for field development work in Nigeria for Folawiyo Aje Services Ltd. (FASL). The contract starts with immediate effect. Ocean Installer will perform the offshore construction of the Aje Ph1 project off the coast of Nigeria…
As a result of working closely with industry and listening to the needs of users, load cell designer and manufacturer LCM Systems has announced the launch of their re-designed wireless load shackles. The Telshack range is designed specifically for use in harsh…
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