Sevan Marine has sold its remaining 51% stake in Kanfa to Technip Norge for nearly US$240,000 (NOK $2 million). In February, Sevan received a formal notification of Technip Norge’s intention to exercise their option to buy Sevan Marine’s remaining shares in Kanfa…
Husky Energy has firmed up plans for its West White Rose Project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador with first oil set for 2022, while announcing a new discovery at Northwest White Rose. The SeaRose FPSO…
Statoil has sold its stake in International Petroleum Corp. (IPC) to Lundin Petroleum in a US$90.2 million deal. Lundin Petroleum BV (LPBV), IPC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased 25.5 million shares of IPC, in addition to 22.8 million shares that belonged to Statoil…
Italian giant Eni has gotten a jump-start at its deepwater Jangkrik Development Project offshore Indonesia, starting gas production ahead of schedule. The Jangkrik FPU. Image from Eni Twitter. Jangkrik consists of two gas fields…
The Australian government’s annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release has been announced with 21 areas on offer. The areas are across eight sedimentary basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of Northern Australia, Western Australia…
Wild Well Control purchased subsea capping equipment from Shell EP Wells Equipment Services BV. Wild Well’s WellCONTAINED capping stack located in Singapore. Image from Wild Well. The…
Westwood Global Energy Group (WGEG) predicts to see stagnation in terms of dollar demand through to early next decade before signs of a recovery emerge. This is due primarily to the marked oversupply of equipment. Most critically, the newbuild offshore rig market (comprising jackups…
Neptune Energy signed a firm US$5.1 billion (€4.7 billion) offer with Engie for its 70% stake of Exploration & Production International (EPI). Image from Engie. The binding offer includes nearly $1…
BP has achieved first gas from two fields - Taurus and Libra - in the West Nile Delta (WND), offshore Egypt, eight months ahead of schedule. Image of West Nile Delta, from BP. “The…
Cobalt International Energy has opened a data room for its deepwater US Gulf of Mexico North Platte field as it announced the latest appraisal well drilling results on the field. Cobalt, which says the field, with an estimated 500-800 MMbbl resource range…
Oceanteam received written notice from its joint venture partner McDermott, in which McDermott has committed to purchase Oceanteam's remaining 25% stake in the vessel-owning company North Ocean 105 on 20 June 2017. This is in line with…
The massive, 600 MW Gemini offshore wind park has been opened offshore the Netherlands ahead of schedule and under budget. Gemini will produce 2.6 TWh of wind power every year, reducing the Netherlands’ CO2 emissions by 1.25 million tons…
Xvision Software has developed FieldAP, a 100% cloud-based technology for the energy industry providing offshore project managers with an online tool for visual field development, digital planning and cost containment. According to Xvision…
Quietly, but surely, high-pressure, high-temperature expertise is being developed on the UK Continental Shelf. Elaine Maslin sets out the detail. Action on Alder. Photos from Airborne. The North Sea’s latest high-pressure…
Audrey Leon profiles the Thunder Horse field, speaking with project manager Steve Raymer about the BP-operated field’s most recent expansion project, which came in 11 months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget. Loading…