Brazilian giant Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) started production at the Lapa field, in the Santos basin pre-salt layer offshore Brazil. Image of the Cidade de Caraguatatuba, from Sofec. Petrobras…
Technip has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by Shell Australia. The contract will provide multi-disciplinary engineering and design services in support of the Prelude FLNG project, and will allow the…
Chevron has canceled a US$1.8 billion floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) newbuild order with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) that was destined for the supermajor’s Rosebank deepwater project in the North Sea. Illustration of the FPSO…
2016 has been a year of challenges for the oil and gas industry. Audrey Leon surveys some of the year’s notable starts. Shell’s Stones project came online in September 2016, using the Gulf of Mexico’s second ever FPSO…
Seeking additional gains from subsea wells on a tight budget has paved the way for the implementation of a new technology to the market. Elaine Maslin reports. Helix’s Compensated Coiled Tubing Lift Frame in its operational position…
Work to repair five separate areas on board floating production unit FPF-003, operated by Petrofac South East Asia Pte, using SPS has been completed on-station in the Mubdala, Jasmine oil field, off the coast of Thailand. The repair work on this ABS classed vessel…
In this video, BP shows the Glen Lyon floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) from a drone’s point of view in the UK North Sea. The Glen Lyon FPSO is preparing for its start-up, and to process and store oil and gas from the redeveloped Schiehallion and Loyal fields.
EM&I, a provider of asset integrity, inspection and specialized repair and maintenance services, has signed a contract with BHP Billiton Petroleum Australia (BHP Billiton) to provide inspection management services to their Macedon Gas Plant…
Floating production firm BW Offshore has started an arbitration process against Addax Petroleum Exploration over payment for use of the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Sendje Berge. BW Offshore says Addax as…
Start up on Ithaca Energy's Stella field has been set back after electrical faults were found on the floating production unit. First oil via the FPF-1 floating production facility had been due at the end of this month, but is now expected early January…
UK independent EnQuest has brought its Scolty and Crathes development in the UK North Sea onstream. The firm also confirmed sailaway of the US$2.6 billion Kraken development floating production, storage and offloading vessel is due in coming days…
OMV's Norway VP said the Wisting discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea could contain more than 1 billion boe in place. Image of Eni's Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea. David Latin stated the figure at an energy conference…
Eni is a step closer to moving ahead with its 16 Tcf deepwater Coral discovery development offshore Mozambique following investment approval from its board of directors. Eni's board has approved the first phase of development, called the Coral South project…
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary SMOP has awarded Dutch firm Framesa contract for the supply of two seawater electrochlorination systems, one wellhead control panel complete with a hydraulic power unit, and three hydraulic power units for topside and subsea valves…
Premier Oil says it has further reduced costs on the Catcher floating production development in the North sea, to a forecast total US$1.7 billion. The drop, a 24% reduction on the original sanctioned estimate, comes after costs had been reduced 20% to $1…
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