"Shah Deniz" News

BP Spuds SAX01 Well Offshore Azerbaijan

Jan 15, 2020

British oil major BP has spudded the first exploration well at the Shafag-Asiman block in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.The drilling operation at BP's 50% percent operated offshore block started on Monday, January 13. Azerbaijan's national oil company Socar holds the remaining 50% share…

SOCAR Petrofac JV Wins BP Contract

Dec 16, 2019

Petrofac, in a joint venture (JV) with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), has secured a Project Management Services contract to support BP’s operations in Azerbaijan and Georgia.The three-year contract will support…

Emerson Enables Automation at Shah Deniz 2

Jul 22, 2019

US based technology company Emerson said it has completed its $48 million contract for automation systems and cloud engineering software-as-a-service for the Shah Deniz 2 project in Azerbaijan and is fulfilling an ongoing five-year services contract to help ensure reliable…

Pipelayer Blast Injures 14

May 09, 2019

An explosion has struck an oil-industry vessel in the Caspian Sea, injuring 14 people, the ship's operator, Italian engineering firm Saipem, said on Thursday.The ship, the Israfil Huseynov, was involved in maintenance work linked to the Shah Deniz II project…

Turan Tallies $500 Mln Contract from BP

Apr 16, 2019

Turan Drilling & Engineering announced Tuesday it has been awarded a $500 million contract from BP for work offshore Azerbaijan.The contract is for the operations and maintenance of seven platform drilling rigs operated by BP in the Caspian Sea…

Topaz Gets BP Extension for 12 Offshore Ships

Mar 22, 2019

The offshore energy logistics company Topaz Energy and Marine announced that it has signed contract extensions for 12 of its vessels currently supporting the offshore operations of BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) in Azerbaijan.According to a press…

Expro Wins BP Extension

Nov 16, 2018

Oilfield services company Expro said it has secured a four-year contract extension for BP’s Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the South Caspian Sea.The contract extension will see Expro continue its provision of subsea landing string equipment and services to the project…

BP Plans No Azeri Platform Shutdowns in 2018

Feb 16, 2018

British oil major BP, which operates a number of oil and gas fields in Azerbaijan, plans no maintenance shutdowns of platforms there this year and intends to advance with new projects, BP's regional president told Reuters. 'There aren't any turnarounds planned for this year…

Shah Deniz 2 topsides installed

Sep 21, 2017

The BP-led Shah Deniz consortium is on track for first gas for stage 2 of the giant project next year, following the installation of the last two major topsides facilities in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.  Shah Deniz 2 PR platform installed…

Year in review: Top 10 2017 capex projects

Dec 19, 2017

Audrey Leon takes a look through some of the industry’s biggest ongoing projects by capex in 2017. Five of the 10 biggest projects by capex were offshore projects in 2017, led by Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project offshore Australia.  Ichthys…

Shah Deniz 2 vessel Khankendi launched

Sep 06, 2017

The Shah Deniz consortium launched Khankendi, a new state-of-the-art subsea construction vessel, for the giant Shah Deniz 2 project in the Caspian Sea.  Khankendi. Image from BP Twitter. The…

Shah Deniz 2 QU topsides installed

Jul 05, 2017

BP has installed the topsides for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 quarters and utilities (QU) platform in the Caspian Sea, the supermajor announced this week, as the project inches closer to first gas in 2018. The QU platform topsides set sail…

OE17: Azerbaijani opportunities

Sep 14, 2017

The UK Department of International Trade (DIT) is urging UK companies to invest in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector, citing the opportunities available in the “Motherland of Oil.' “People who think they know about Baku and Azerbaijan should take another look…

Shah Deniz QU topsides set sail

Jun 01, 2017

The first topsides unit built for the Shah Deniz stage 2 platforms is now en route from the Azfen fabrication yard in Bibi-Heybat to the Shah Deniz contract area in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan. BP announced 1 June that the topsides transportation…

KBR bags Tortue pre-FEED

Aug 17, 2017

KBR has confirmed that the company has been awarded the pre-front end engineering design (FEED) and project support services contracts for the development of the Tortue / Ahmeyim field, offshore Mauritania and Senegal. OE reported in…

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