"FPSO" News

Haewene Brim overhaul complete

Nov 12, 2015

A team from diesel power specialist Royston has completed the engine overhaul on the Bluewater-owned Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The facility has operated in the Pierce field in the UK sector of the North Sea since 1999…

PFLNG2 keel laid in Korea

Nov 09, 2015

Petronas has laid the keel of its second floating LNG vessel, the Petronas Floating LNG2, in Geoje Island, South Korea. JGC Group and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the consortium leading the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of PFLNG2…

Goliat FPSO mooring lines installed

Nov 03, 2015

Image: Eni Goliat illustration overview/Eni Lankhorst Ropes Offshore has overseen the installation of the mooring ropes for the Goliat FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) for Eni Norge…

Cyberhawk ROAV inspects FPSO

Nov 02, 2015

Cyberhawk Innovations completed its first ROAV inspection of a cargo oil tank on an operational floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.  The inspection took place on board the Gryphon FPSO, owned and operated by Maersk Oil in the UK North Sea…

Investigating the deep

Nov 01, 2015

Heather Saucier speaks with Mark Randolph and Susan Gourvenec, professors at the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, about deepwater geotechnical challenges, such as complex carbonates found off the coast of Australia…

Fit at 30!

Nov 01, 2015

It was the first floating production unit in the North Sea and it’s still going strong – with a deployment to its latest field, on its 12th contract, due to start next year. Elaine Maslin looks at Teekay Offshore’s Petrojarl I. The Petrojarl I FPSO…

GlobalData: Brazil will drive FPSO global growth

Oct 29, 2015

Brazil will lead global growth in the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) industry despite the country’s national oil company, Petrobras, recently facing allegations of corruption, says research and consulting firm GlobalData…

North Sea’s first oilfield makes come-back

Oct 28, 2015

The North Sea’s first producing oilfield, Argyll, has finally been brought back on stream by operator EnQuest, after being started and decommissioned twice in the past by previous operators. Argyll, now named Alma, and part of EnQuest’s Alma/Galia development…

Rosebank rig deal dumped

Oct 27, 2015

Fred Olsen Energy has formally declared that construction contract for a newbuild semisubmersible rig which was originally destined for development drilling at the Chevron-operated Rosebank oil development in the UK West Shetlands region has been cancelled…

QGEP, Shell sign COSA

Oct 26, 2015

QGEP Participações has announced that Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção has signed a Crude Oil Sales Agreement (COSA) with Shell Western Supply and Trading for the early production system (EPS) of the Atlanta Field. This contract refers to QGEP's 30% share in the production from the field…

Cosco confirms floater delay

Oct 23, 2015

Dana Petroleum's Western Isles floating production unit will not be on stream until late 2017, some two years later than originally planned, it was confirmed today. In a statement, China's Cosco Corp (Singapore) said it and a European…

GlobalData: Liza could redefine Guyana-Suriname

Oct 22, 2015

With ExxonMobil reported to be moving the Liza discovery in deepwater Guyana into pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) less than five months after confirming the find, the project has the potential to yield significant returns for investors…

JX Nippon picks Technip for Layang

Oct 22, 2015

JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration (Malaysia) has awarded Technip a subsea contract for the Layang field, Block SK10, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of three flexible pipes totaling 9…

Addax extends Yinson FPSO lease

Oct 20, 2015

African focussed exploration and production firm Addax Petroleum has extended its contract with Malaysia's Yinson Holdings for use of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The Knock Adoon FPSO has been working on the Antan field offshore Nigeria…

SBM inks Browse FLNG FEED contract

Oct 19, 2015

Technip has awarded SBM Offshore a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for three, large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse FLNG development offshore Australia. The three, large-scale turrets…

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