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Aker Solutions Delivers 5000t Module for Johan Sverdrup Field

Jul 06, 2021

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm is set to deliver a 5000-ton module for the riser platform at the giant Johan Sverdrup oil field off Norway.'The module is a part of the field’s second development phase and is the latest…

Enauta's Atlanta Field Output Hit by Pumping System Failure

Jul 06, 2021

Brazilian oil firm Enauta said Monday that production from its Atlanta field offshore Brazil was affected by a failure in the pumping system at two wells. The Atlanta Field is currently producing oil through one well only. 'Two wells stopped production in the last few days…

Construction Starts at Vattenfall's 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 06, 2021

The construction of the 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has started, Vattenfall, the wind farm operator said Monday.'The first vessel transporting foundations to the construction site departed today. Over the next two years…

Mexico Picks Pemex to Run Giant Zama Discovery. Talos Says Will Explore All Legal Options

Jul 06, 2021

Mexico chose state-owned Pemex to run a major shared oil find over the private consortium led by a U.S. oil company that first discovered it, in the latest win for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's nationalistic energy policies.The disputed deposit…

No Environmental Damage from Gulf of Mexico Fire, Pemex Says

Jul 06, 2021

Just days after a video of a massive ocean surface blaze near a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico went viral, Mexico's national oil company has declared that environmental damage was avoided due to quick action by its workers.The July 2 blaze…

FPSO Demand Booming: 10 Units Expected to Be Ordered in 2022

Jul 05, 2021

More FPSO contracts were awarded in the second quarter of 2021 than during the whole of 2020, with Rystad Energy expecting FPSO awards to reach a total of 10 units in 2021. Rystad has also noted muted interest from suppliers for some recent FPSO tenders…

Australian Gov't Invites Expressions of Interest for Timor Sea FPSO Decommissioning

Jul 05, 2021

The Australian government on July 1 released a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for Phase 1 works related to decommissioning of the Northern Endeavour FPSO currently at Laminaria-Corallina oil fields in the Timor Sea.After the offshore fields' owner…

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to Install Vestas Turbines at Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 05, 2021

Offshore installation firm Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has secured a deal with wind turbine maker Vestas for the transportation and installation of 50 Vestas V174-9.5MW wind turbines at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The…

ExxonMobil Drills Another Dry Well in Canje Block, Offshore Guyana

Jul 05, 2021

ExxonMobil's Jabillo-1 offshore well in Guyana's Canje Block has reached the planned target depth, however, without finding evidence of commercial hydrocarbons, Exxon's partners in the block said Monday.The Jabillo-1, drilled by the Stena Carron drillship will now be plugged and abandoned…

UAE Proposes Postponing Decision to Extend OPEC+ Pact

Jul 05, 2021

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday said it supported an increase in oil output from August but suggested deferring to another meeting a decision by OPEC+ on extending its global oil supply pact beyond April 2022, state news agency WAM reported…

Infrastrata Responds to Triumph Subsea Claims

Jul 05, 2021

Triumph Subsea Services last week said it had cancelled a letter of intent with Infrastrata related to the proposed construction of an offshore wind development vessel, and said it wouldn't build any vessels with Infrastrata or any of its shipyards…

Qatar Petroleum to Acquire Shares in Three Blocks Offshore South Africa

Jul 05, 2021

Qatar Petroleum has signed agreements with France's TotalEnergies to acquire interests in three offshore exploration blocks in South Africa.Subject to regulatory approvals, Qatar Petroleum will hold a 25% stake in the South Outeniqua block, a 30% interest in the DWOB block…

Russia's Lukoil Takes Over Offshore Area in Mexico for $435M

Jul 05, 2021

Russian oil company Lukoil has agreed to acquire a 50% operator stake in the Area 4 project offshore Mexico.The transaction value is $435 million-plus expenditures incurred in 2021 as of the transaction completion date. The completion of the transaction is subject to certain conditions…

Report: SOCAR Says Platforms Safe after Fire Offshore

Jul 05, 2021

Azerbaijan’s state energy company, SOCAR, said on Sunday its offshore gas platforms in the Caspian Sea were safe after media reports of a large fire in the area.Videos and photos published online showed smoke rising above the sea off the coast…

Crown LNG Awards FEED Deal to Aker Solutions for Offshore LNG Terminal in India

Jul 05, 2021

Norwegian group Crown LNG has signed a deal with Aker Solutions as the main contractor to deliver a concrete gravity-based structure (GBS) for Crown’s offshore LNG terminal at Kakinada, India.Under the agreement, Aker Solutions and key subcontractors…

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