"FPSO" News

OMS completes Kaombo subsea project

Oct 14, 2015

Image: Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore Project/Optical Metrology Services Optical Metrology Services (OMS) completed a series of pipe measurement surveys for the Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore…

VAALCO to re-sequence Gabon program

Oct 12, 2015

VAALCO Energy has announced a re-sequencing update to its drilling and workover program offshore Gabon in the Etame Marin block. Previously announced on 16 September 2015, VAALCO planned to mobilize the Transocean Constellation II jackup…

BP's Glen Lyon close to sailaway

Oct 12, 2015

BP's Glen Lyon floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) is nearly finished and due to sail away to the North Sea next month, BP has said in posts on social media. The firm, which posted a video of the naming ceremony…

Eni granted Goliat flotel extension

Oct 08, 2015

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway granted an extension to Eni for use of the Flotel Superior accommodation facility at the Goliat field, in the Barents Sea.   Image from Eni. The…

Shell starts Bonga Phase 3

Oct 05, 2015

Shell started production from the Bonga Phase 3 project offshore Nigeria, with expected peak production to hit about 50,000 boe/d. Image of the Bonga project. From Shell Flickr. Bonga…

Technip gets Stones contract

Oct 02, 2015

Image: Deep Blue/Technip Shell awarded Technip a contract for the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones project. Included in the service are two subsea production tie-backs to the floating production…

SBM receives Petrobras tender invite

Sep 28, 2015

SBM Offshore's main Brazilian subsidiary has received written notification from Petrobras of its ability to participate in the recently issued Libra and Sépia FPSO tenders in Brazil.  This follows a thorough review of the group’s compliance standards by Petrobras…

Woodside selects Aibel for FPSO modifications

Sep 16, 2015

Australia's Woodside has awarded Norway-based Aibel a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract in connection with the subsea tie back to the Ngujima-Yin floating production, storage and offloading vessel. The Greater Enfield Development…

Esso achieves first oil at Erha North

Sep 16, 2015

ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso E&P Nigeria started oil production earlier than planned at the Erha North Phase 2 deepwater subsea development project, offshore Nigeria. Esso North subsea structures…

Premier Oil nears Sea Lion FEED contracts

Sep 15, 2015

Premier Oil is aiming to award front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts for the North Falklands Sea Lion project in 4Q this year, partner Rockhopper Exploration says. Sea Lion is about 220km north of the Falkland Islands in 450m water depth…

Adding EOR to Quad 204

Sep 10, 2015

BP has been making strides in LowSal enhanced oil recovery techniques and Bright Water. It now has its sights set on polymerized water for its Quad 204 development. Elaine Maslin found out more.   Onshore…

Husky begins second South White Rose well production

Sep 09, 2015

Husky Energy has commenced production from a second oil well at the South White Rose extension drill center offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The two wells are expected to ramp up to a combined net peak production of 15,000 b/d. South…

Production begins at Smørbukk South Extension

Sep 04, 2015

Two and a half years after project sanction, production began from Statoil’s Smørbukk South Extension at the Åsgard field. Installation of Smørbukk South Extension subsea template. Images from Statoil…

Crondall inks Fortuna FLNG contract

Sep 04, 2015

UK-based consultancy Crondall Energy has been awarded a contract with a consortium of Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 for the Ophir Energy Fortuna Project in West Africa.     The award is to provide technical support to the competitive upstream…

Inpex submits bigger Abadi FLNG plan

Sep 03, 2015

Japan's INPEX has submitted a revised development plan for the Abadi LNG project offshore Indonesia.  Inpex says greater volumes of gas than thought have been confirmed, leading to a larger floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) proposal now being developed…

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