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Ophir to drill off Ivory Coast, reach Fortuna FID

Mar 09, 2017

Ophir Energy has lined up projects for the year, and is ready to spud a well offshore Cote d’Ivoire, in addition to reaching a final investment decision (FID) for the Fortuna FLNG Project, offshore Equatorial Guinea. Image from Ophir…

Motive Offshore expands to Dundee Port

Mar 09, 2017

Motive Offshore Group has expanded its business with a six figure investment in a quayside fabrication facility in Dundee Port. After successfully negotiating with the port to take over the site, which boasts a deepwater quay side facility…

Exxon joins Eni at Area 4 off Mozambique

Mar 09, 2017

US giant ExxonMobil and Italy’s Eni signed a US$2.8 billion cash deal that will see ExxonMobil acquire 25% indirect interest in the natural gas-rich Area 4 block, offshore Mozambique. Map of Area 4…

Cairn Energy gains Ireland acreage

Mar 08, 2017

Cairn Energy was awarded license option (LO) 16/18 in the Atlantic Ireland Licensing Round in 1H 2016, in addition to a farm-in to a 70% working interest and operatorship in the adjacent LO 16/19 with Europa Oil & Gas with plans for 3D seismic in 2017…

Anadarko eyes 10 deepwater wells in 2017

Mar 08, 2017

Anadarko is planning to drill up to 10 exploration/appraisal wells in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Côte d'Ivoire, and Colombia this year, the company announced today (8 March). Anadarko CEO Al Walker…

Chevron starts up Mafumeira Sul

Mar 08, 2017

Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. (CABGOC) has started up the main production facility of the Mafumeira Sul project in Block 0, offshore Angola. Image of the Osprey heavy lift vessel that…

Eni takes 50% in Block 11 off Cyprus

Mar 07, 2017

Eni has finalized a farm-in agreement with Total to acquire 50% stake in the French company’s Block 11, offshore Cyprus. Map of Block 11, from Total. “With this transaction Eni further reinforces its own position in the country…

Erin, Pacific sign Oyo vessel deal

Mar 06, 2017

Erin Energy signed a drilling services contract with Pacific Drilling for use of the Pacific Bora drilling rig at its Oyo-9 well on the deepwater Oyo field, offshore Nigeria. Image of the Pacific Bora…

Odfjell awarded South Africa work

Mar 01, 2017

Odfjell Drilling has signed a conditional letter of award with an oil major for a one well contract to be drilled by the sixth generation semisubmersible, Deepsea Stavanger, offshore South Africa. The contract commencement is back to…

BP production on the rise

Feb 28, 2017

BP’s five-year plan has revealed the next wave of its competitive projects with potential new final investment decisions (FID), a list of several offshore projects set to come online this year, and eight projects that are currently under construction set for start-up in 2018-2021…

Equatorial Guinea extends licensing round

Feb 28, 2017

Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has extended the closing date of its 2016 Licensing Round, due to a 'wave of new exploration interest' thanks to a more positive outlook in the industry.  The round, offering 'all…

Farstad gets six charter, extension contracts

Feb 27, 2017

Farstad Shipping has been awarded six global charter and extension contracts with several companies. The anchor handling tug supply vessel Far Sigma has been awarded a one well contract by Lundin Norway to support their drilling program…

Kosmos to accelerate off West Africa

Feb 27, 2017

Dallas-based Kosmos Energy is looking to drill “the industry’s most prospective exploration wells,” as the company moves towards its second phase of exploration offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Map of the Greater Tortue area…

Fugro bags Kenyan seabed survey

Feb 21, 2017

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons. The seeps survey complements a seismic exploration program that was completed recently offshore Kenya. Image…

TMC bags Hilli FLNG compressor contract

Feb 14, 2017

International compressor supplier Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) has been awarded a contract by Golar LNG to supply the offshore market’s most energy efficient compressed air system to the Hilli FLNG vessel, which will operate offshore Cameroon…

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