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Petrofac Secures Extension with Neptune Energy for UK North Sea Services

Dec 21, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has awarded a two-year contract extension to the oilfield services firm Petrofac.The contract extension, taking effect from January 1, 2022, is for engineering services for the Neptune-operated Cygnus Alpha and Bravo platforms in the UK Southern North Sea…

Aker BP to Tie Back Hanz Discovery to Ivar Aasen Platform

Dec 15, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has sanctioned the development of the Hanz discovery in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. 'The project has matured a solution involving reuse of existing infrastructure, which both strengthens project economics and minimizes the environmental footprint…

SLPE to Provide Detailed Design for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Foundations

Dec 14, 2021

Offshore engineering consultancy SLPE has secured a detailed design contract for wind turbine generator foundations for Red Rock Power Limited and ESB’s Inch Cape offshore wind farm.Inch Cape applied earlier this year to remove the capacity cap from its consent…

Output from Petrobras' Manati Offshore Gas Field Shut Down Again

Dec 14, 2021

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has informed that gas production from its Manati offshore gas field in Brazil, was halted due to the closure of the subsea valve of the export pipeline. In a separate statement, Petrobras partner Enauta said the…

Reuters: Equinor Seeks $1B from Martin Linge Field Stake Sale

Dec 14, 2021

Norwegian energy group Equinor plans to sell a stake in its Martin Linge oilfield in the North Sea, hoping to raise more than $1 billion, industry and banking sources told Reuters.The sale is aimed at reducing Equinor's large stake in the field…

China: CNOOC Starts Oil Production from Lufeng Offshore Development

Nov 23, 2021

Chinese national oil company CNOOC has started producing oil from Lufeng offshore oil fields in the eastern section of the South China Sea.The oil fields include Lufeng 14-4 oil field, Lufeng 14-8 oil field, Lufeng 15-1 oil field, and Lufeng 22-1 oil field…

Exxon Proposing to Build Supply Base for Guyana Project

Dec 13, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp outlined a major new investment in Guyana amid government calls for delivering economic benefits to residents from deepwater oil and gas discoveries helping turn the South American nation into an oil powerhouse.A coming onshore…

Report: Exxon Prepares to Bid for Deepwater Oil Blocks in Brazil

Dec 17, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp is prepared to bid on Friday for new blocks in Brazil's deepwater oil fields, a focus area for its oil and gas production growth, people familiar with the matter said.Any bid would mark its first big investment since it decided to resume spending after a historic…

IOG Set to Spud Southwark Well after Noble Jack-up Rig Repaired. First Gas Delayed

Dec 14, 2021

UK-based oil and gas company IOG is set to start drilling at the Southwark offshore field in the UK North Sea after a two-month hiatus caused by a problem with one of the offshore drilling rig's legs.IOG is focused on developing its Southern North Sea gas fields at the Saturn Banks Project…

Oil Plus to Develop Maintenance Strategy for DeNovo's Trinidad Offshore Platform

Dec 15, 2021

Oilfield consultancy company Oil Plus has said it has won a deal to develop the maintenance strategy and program for DeNovo’s renewable energy powered Zandolie platform, located offshore western Trinidad.The unmanned gas producing installation…

Solstad Nabs One-year Charter for PSV. Offloads AHTS

Dec 20, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a one-year contract for its platform supply vessel Normand Flipper.Solstad Offshore said that the contract, starting in December 2021, is for work in the UK North Sea. It did not say who the client was…

Chevron Taps InterMoor for SPM Removal in Thailand

Dec 20, 2021

InterMoor, Acteon’s moorings and anchors subsidiary, has been awarded a contract with Chevron in Thailand for the disconnection and removal of Single Point Mooring (SPM) Buoy 1 and 2 in the Gulf of Thailand.InterMoor will provide project management…

Equinor Exits Ireland with $434M Sale of Corrib Gas Field Stake to Vermilion Energy

Nov 29, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has agreed to sell its stake in the Corrib offshore gas project in Ireland to Vermilion Energy.The transaction is organized through a share sale of Equinor Energy Ireland Limited, a company 100% owned by Equinor ASA…

Aker BP Awards FEED Deals for King Lear, Valhall Fields

Dec 13, 2021

Norwegian oil company Aker BP on Monday said it had awarded contracts to alliance partners for front-end engineering and design (FEED) valued at approximately 440 million kroner (around $49 million).The contracts, awarded to Aker Solutions, ABB…

Carnarvon Faces Another Buffalo Drilling Start-up Delay

Dec 13, 2021

Australian oil and gas firm Carnarvon Energy expects to spud its Buffalo-10 well in the Timor Sea in late December and not in mid-December as previously expected.The company said Monday that the Valaris JU-107 jack-up drilling rig was 'still on its current operations…

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