Prelude News

Jumbo transports piles destined for Prelude

Dec 15, 2015

Image from Jumbo. Jumbo's J-class vessels Jumbo Jubilee and Fairpartner were scheduled to transport 16 piles to Shell's Prelude field, site of the world's first FLNG vessel, off the coast of northwest Australia…

Shell inks Prelude services contract

Nov 23, 2015

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has won a major long-term maintenance and modifications services contract associated with Shell's Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) project.  The contract, worth more than AU$200 million, will be for provide maintenance…

Civmec lands Prelude FLNG gig

Nov 12, 2015

Technip Oceania has awarded Civmec a fabrication contract for 17 subsea jumper spools and associated lifting equipment for Shell’s Prelude FLNG project. Civmec said it has gained valuable experience through the delivery of spools for…

Assuring the future of FLNG

Dec 01, 2015

The engineering challenges posed by colossal FLNG projects are in danger of dwarfing the practicalities of realizing the build. That needn’t be the case. Focusing on the vendor equipment supply chain from the outset, and the choice of codes and standards employed…

SBM inks Browse FLNG FEED contract

Oct 19, 2015

Technip has awarded SBM Offshore a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for three, large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse FLNG development offshore Australia. The three, large-scale turrets…

Investigating the deep

Nov 01, 2015

Heather Saucier speaks with Mark Randolph and Susan Gourvenec, professors at the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, about deepwater geotechnical challenges, such as complex carbonates found off the coast of Australia…

Technip, SHI enter design partnership

Sep 22, 2015

Technip and South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are teaming up to develop a joint design of a low motion semisubmersible production platform. Technip and SHI already work together under a consortium arrangement, the Technip Samsung Consortium…

OE15: FLNG fundamentals remain strong

Sep 09, 2015

For decades, the number of large offshore resource discoveries has outstripped the onshore sector, and the significance of floating production and storage remains a distinct growth opportunity, despite oil price volatility, says Class NK…

Shell finds hydrocarbons on Auriga

Aug 26, 2015

Shell has made a hydrocarbon discovery on the West-1 (Auriga) well on the northern Browse Basin offshore Australia.  Shell has been drilling the well, in Petroleum Permit Area AC/RL9, using the Stena Clyde semisubmersible drilling rig (pictured)…

More than an FPSO firm

Sep 01, 2015

Global FPSO orders have fallen off a cliff in 2015. But, SBM Offshore is weathering the storm and there’s more to the company than FPSOs, says its Schiedam managing director. Saskia Kunst, Managing Director of SBM Offshore’s Dutch base in Schiedam…

Chevron's Rosebank re-emerges

Aug 07, 2015

Chevron's multi-billion dollar deepwater west of Shetland Rosebank development appears to be edging closer back to fruition after a contract was awarded for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel turret.  The Rosebank project was on track until 2013…

Wood Group inks Browse gig

Jul 30, 2015

Wood Group has secured a new contract to carry out front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Woodside operated proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development, offshore Western Australia. Wood Group Kenny (WGK)…

Prelude turret reaches milestone

Jul 06, 2015

Drydocks World the leading provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors marked a major milestone in successfully completing the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100m-high, weighing more than 11…

DW: FLNG 'set for new wave of growth'

Jul 23, 2015

Analysts at Douglas Westwood say despite a current pause in commitments to new projects, the capital expenditure (capex) for Floating LNG (FLNG) vessels is expected to amount to US$35.5 billion over 2015-2021. Spending on floating, storage…

Woodside's Browse FLNG enters FEED

Jul 01, 2015

After postponing a final investment decision due to the low oil prices last December, Australian operator Woodside Petroleum has announced it will press forward into the FEED phase for its long-struggling Browse LNG mega project. The…

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