Archer to provide P&A services for Statoil Image: ArcherArcher Ltd., a global oilfield service provider headquartered in Bermuda, has secured a contract with Statoil for the permanent plugging and abandonment of 12 gas wells on the…
The North Sea-bound jacket weighs 16,000 tonsDagny Jacket (Image: Heerema Fabrication Group)Heerema Vlissingen to set another record breaking fabrication project of the largest launch jacket ever built at HFG Heerema Fabrication…
By 2015 production to top 110,000 b/d of oil The central processing platform of the Mafumeira Sul project offshore Angola (Image: Chevron)Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd. will proceed with the development of the Mafumeira Sul project located offshore Angola…
FMC to deliver subsea gear starting 1H 2013 BP Thunder Horse platform (Image: BP)BP has chosen FMC Technologies to manufacture and supply subsea equipment to support water injection in its Thunder Horse field, FMC announced on 4 February 2013…
Carrizo Oil & Gas has agreed to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carrizo UK Huntington, and its 15% interest in the North Sea Huntington field for US$184 million in cash to Calgary-based Iona Energy. The Houston-based explorer expects to net $116 million from the sale…
Angola project to produce 150,000 b/d of oil PSVM Project (Image: BP)Production had begun from BP and Sonangol's PSVM development in Block 31, off Angola, the partners confirmed on 1 February 2013.Three wells at the Plutao field are…
BP starts production at Valhall redevelopment Valhall field (Photo: BP)Production has begun at BP's Valhall redevelopment project in the southern portion of the Norwegian North Sea, the supermajor announced on 28 January 2013. BP Group…
Egypt approves Dana's Nefertiti development The Egyptian government has approved Dana Petroleum's plan to develop the Nefertiti oil field in the Gulf of Suez, the company announced on 29 January 2013.The lease was approved 20 January…
BP is celebrating production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea. CEO Bob Dudley called the start-up a “key operational milestone” for the supermajor. The Skarv development includes an FPSO (pictured), five subsea drilling templates, and a 26in diameter…
Lundin Petroleum spud its Ogna exploration well, in PL453S, off Norway. Drilled by the Maersk Guardian, the wildcat will target hydrocarbons in the upper to middle Jurassic reservoirs of the Ogna prospect, located 65km northeast of BP’s Ula field in the southern North Sea…
Shell spudded its French Guiana prospect, GM-ES-3, the second of a four-well program. The well will target the Priodontes prospect, providing critical geological data. Shell operates the field with 45%; its partners include Total (25%), Tullow (27…
Aker to supply Aasta subsea production system SPAR platform on the Aasta Hansteen fieldAker Solutions has signed a contract with Statoil for the supply of a subsea production system for the Aasta Hansteen field development project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…
Company to manufacture umbilicals, riser baseSPAR platform on the Aasta Hansteen fieldAker Solutions has signed a contract with Statoil for the supply of deepwater umbilicals to the Aasta Hansteen field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…
Bureau Veritas unveils certification guides Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project CertificationBureau Veritas Certification France has released a comprehensive Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification, which allows industry players…
McDermott will supply platforms and flowlines McDermott's Batam Island facilitiesMcDermott International's Indonesian subsidiary has been awarded a contract by PC Muriah Ltd., an affiliate of PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd., to develop offshore…