Ichthys News

Sparrows wins three-year Ichthys deal

Mar 28, 2017

Sparrows Group has won a three-year deal to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. The agreement includes maintenance, servicing and inspection of lifting equipment and cranes…

End of life or afterlife?

May 01, 2017

Susan Gourvenec offers a down under outlook for decommissioning offshore oil and gas facilities. Operating pipelines provide habitat for marine life. Photos from Woodside. Australia’s…

Ichthys installation of subsea infrastructure completed

Jan 17, 2017

Japan's Inpex completed the installation of a complex network of subsea infrastructure designed to support the extraction of gas and condensate for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, offshore Western Australia. The final…

TechnipFMC inks RLWI gig with Inpex on Ichthys

Jan 26, 2017

TechnipFMC inked an agreement with Japan's Inpex for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services in the Ichthys field, about 220km offshore of Western Australia, for the Ichthys LNG Project. Under the agreement, the first the new firm has announced since launching last week…

Total to start 10 projects

Feb 09, 2017

French giant Total will launch 10 upstream projects in the next 18 months, as the company targets a US$3.5 billion costs savings for the year. Image of Total CEO Pouyanné, from Total. In 2017…

Aussie tax changes could risk investment

Feb 01, 2017

Although Australia has some of the most progressive fiscal regimes for offshore oil and gas, the country is being short-changed in LNG exports, which is on the verge of further expansion this year. Audrey Raj reports.  Shell’s…

Fugro bags Ichthys subsea IRM contract

Jan 13, 2017

Inpex awarded Fugro a five-year subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services contract for the Ichthys project in the Timor Sea. Ichthys is about 220km from the coast of Western Australia. The contract, awarded by Inpex Operations Australia…

Solstad supports McDermott on Ichthys

Jan 13, 2017

Norway's Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has been awarded a subcontract with US-headquartered McDermott for the provision of light construction vessel services associated with Ichthys gas field development project, offshore Western Australia. Solstad's…

Troubling trends

Dec 01, 2016

For the offshore oilfield equipment and services industries, 2016 was a difficult year. Douglas Westwood’s Joel Hancock looks forward to see if there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The Maersk…

Dedicated to decommissioning

Dec 01, 2016

The offshore lifting market for decommissioning has been relatively small so far, but it won’t stay that way. Elaine Maslin looks at some new concepts edging into the market. OOS’ Serooskerke. Image from OOS…

Amec bags Ichthys consultancy gig

Oct 03, 2016

Japan’s Inpex awarded Amec Foster Wheeler of a consultancy contract for the Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, the largest discovery of hydrocarbon liquids in Australia in the last 40 years. The scope of work involves Amec Foster…

Keppel delivers the Floatel Triumph

Sep 30, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary, Keppel FELS, delivered the Floatel Triumph semisubmersible to Floatel International, which will work on Chevron's Wheatstone, and INPEX's Ichthys Field, off Western Australia.  The Floatel Triumph is…

Ichthys generators fired up

Sep 12, 2016

The Inpex-led Ichthys LNG Project has reached a key milestone with both its central processing facility (CPF) and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility safely starting up their main power generators in the South Korean shipyards where they are being constructed…

Keeping afloat

Sep 01, 2016

The market for floating production systems may have stalled, but FPSs will still be a key part of the offshore technology tool kit, outlines Douglas-Westwood’s Ben Wilby. The FPSO Cidade de Saquarema…

Intertek inks Inpex Ichthys extension

Jun 28, 2016

Intertek has signed a three-year extension for the provision of quality assurance services into the operational phase of Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, offshore Australia. Intertek will continue to provide local and global inspection…

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