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Ophir secures FPSO off Malaysia

Feb 28, 2017

Ophir Production has contracted a vessel for its Ophir floating production field development offshore Malaysia.  The tanker Puteri Bangsa will be converted into the MTC Ledang floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit by Malaysian firm MTC Engineering for use on the Ophir field…

Ophir to drill off Ivory Coast in May

Jan 12, 2017

UK-listed independent Ophir Energy says preparations for drilling to restart on the deepwater Ayame-1 oil exploration well offshore Ivory Coast, Africa, are at an advanced stage.  The well is expected to spud in late May and is targeting about 240 MMbbl Pmean recoverable resources…

Schlumberger, Ophir, Golar to develop Fortuna LNG

Nov 10, 2016

Ophir Energy, Golar LNG and oilfield services giant Schlumberger have agreed to form a joint operating company to develop the Fortuna field, offshore Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The project will use Golar's floating LNG technology and…

Shell readies to drill off Tanzania

Sep 15, 2016

Oil major Shell is planning to start exploration drilling offshore Tanzania later this year, according to partner Ophir Energy.  The drilling program, due to start in Q4, will comprise two wells on Blocks 1 and 4 and target >1 Tcf of gas…

Ophir restarts at Bualuang off Thailand

Sep 13, 2016

Ophir Energy restarted production at the Bualuang field in the Gulf of Thailand on 2 September after a 10-day shut down, following the completion of the final tie-in work of a water debottlenecking project. This was a highly complex brownfield…

Marginal in Malaysia

Aug 01, 2016

Malaysia’s MISC has built a minimal facilities FPSO for use on marginal fields. John Sheehan takes a look. Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering handle the conversion (fabrication, installation and integration) of the FSO MaMPU 1…

A small Fortuna

Jun 01, 2016

Floating LNG – it’s a big business, taking decades to develop and involving the world’s largest vessels and cutting edge technology. Or is it? Elaine Maslin explains how operator Ophir Energy is taking a different tack off West Africa. Block R…

Schlumberger drops out of Fortuna LNG

Apr 29, 2016

Schlumberger and Ophir have terminated discussions over a move which could have given the oilfield services firm a 40% stake in the Fortuna floating LNG development offshore Equatorial Guinea.  Earlier this year, Schlumberger had reached a heads of terms agreement with Ophir over the project…

Fortuna FID on track for mid-2016

Mar 10, 2016

Ophir Energy is on track for a final investment decision on its Fortuna LNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea in mid-2016. Key engineering contracts, including the projects subsea production systems, are expected to be awarded in the first half of the year…

Schlumberger to take stake in Fortuna LNG project

Jan 25, 2016

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger has inked its second floating LNG-related deal within a space of days - this time taking a stake in a development project. After inking a memorandum of understanding with LNG carrier and floating LNG firm Golar LNG late last week…

Ophir drops Seychelles acreage

Jan 18, 2016

Ophir Energy, as operator, has dropped its stake in exploration licenses covering three blocks offshore the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean east of South Africa.  The UK-based explorer had farmed in to the blocks – 5B/1, 5B2 and 5B3 – with Australia’s WHL Energy…

Ophir creates regional roles

Jan 13, 2016

Ophir Energy has appointed Dr John Bell to the position of director – Asia and Dr Oliver Quinn to the position of director – Africa and Global New Ventures. Both Bell and Quinn start their new roles with immediate effect, reporting directly to COO Dr Bill Higgs…

Ophir inks Fortuna LNG deal, reduces cost

Dec 09, 2015

Ophir Energy has cut its planned development cost and signed a heads of agreements for LNG offtake from its Fortuna FLNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea. Gross capital costs on the project - due to be Africa's first floating LNG project…

SPT Offshore gets LOI for Ophir wellhead platform

Dec 07, 2015

SPT Offshore has received the letter of intent (LOI) for the detailed design of the suction pile foundation, design supervision of the jacket and full transportation and installation of the Ophir wellhead platform from Muhibbah Engineering…

Ophir inks Fortuna FLNG project

Nov 11, 2015

Ophir Energy announced that it has finalized commercial terms and is in the process of signing heads of agreement (HoAs) for LNG offtake from the Fortuna FLNG Project with a shortlisted group of counterparties, all of which are globally established LNG Buyers…

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