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FPSOs: On the horizon

Jan 01, 2016

While the oil price has sucked much wind out of the sails of the FPSO industry, work must go on.  And there are still quite a few projects lined up from 2016-2018. Infield Systems presents this list of conversion and newbuild construction projects…

African FPSOs

Jan 01, 2016

Nigeria is eying an opportunity to integrate floating production units on home turf, potentially even building them from scratch. Elaine Maslin found out more. ADOL from the air.  Photos…

First cut is the deepest

Jan 01, 2016

OE reached out to analysts Wood Mackenzie and IHS Energy to find out the view on the next 12-18 months. And the outlook is not so great for exploration spend. Audrey Leon and Elaine Maslin report. Wood Mackenzie Image from iStock…

Pain in the Annulus

Jan 01, 2016

Well plugging and abandonment activity as part of offshore decommissioning is starting to ramp up – but could it be done better? Elaine Maslin reports. Interwell’s exothermic P&A solution.  Image from Interwell…

Vitol dry off Ivory Coast

Dec 31, 2015

Map of CI-508. From Genel. Vitol Energy is plugging and abandoning the Aigle-1X exploration well off the Ivory Coast after failing to encounter hydrocarbons, according to partner Genel Energy…

Subsea 7 bags West Nile Delta gig

Dec 30, 2015

Subsea 7 inked a contract estimated to be between US$50 million to $150 million with Burullus Gas Co. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of BP's West Nile Delta development of the Taurus and Libra fields, offshore Egypt…

Keppel wins Ghana FPSO conversion

Dec 29, 2015

Yinson has awarded Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine conversion work on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel meant for Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points Block (OCTP), offshore Ghana. The award is one of four the…

ITC Global wins West Africa gigs

Dec 28, 2015

ITC Global, a provider of satellite communications to remote and harsh environments, has announced that it has been awarded two multi-million dollar contracts, each spanning three years, to provide remote offshore communications to five floating production…

DW: World LNG spend to reach $241 billion

Dec 22, 2015

Capital expenditure (Capex) on LNG facilities has risen substantially in recent years, mostly due to growth in the global economy which has been driving demand for natural gas. Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecasts that this trend is set to continue…

Vaalco hits at North Tchibala 2-H

Dec 14, 2015

Vaalco Energy’s North Tchibala 2-H well, the second development well drilled by Vaalco in the North Tchibala field, was brought online, offshore Gabon. The well was stabilized at rate of approximately 500 b/d, gross. The well was drilled to a measured depth of 16…

Delek: Leviathan on track

Dec 14, 2015

The Delek Group and its Leviathan partners are setting the record straight by refuting recent media reports regarding Leviathan’s development field plan. Map of Leviathan. From Noble Energy. Media…

PDi secures Chevron Agbami Phase 3 work

Dec 07, 2015

Project Development International (PDi), a provider of multi-discipline engineering, project management and project services to the international energy industry, has secured a $2.25 million (£1.5million) contract with Nigerian oil service company Marine Platforms Limited (MPL)…

BW Offshore inks Brazil and Nigeria extensions

Dec 04, 2015

BW Offshore has received a two-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. The FPSO is operating on the Polvo field offshore Brazil for Petrorio. The firm period has been extended to Q3 2018 (from Q3 2016), with options until Q3 2022…

Ocean Installer enters Nigeria

Dec 04, 2015

Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for field development work in Nigeria for Folawiyo Aje Services Ltd. (FASL). The contract starts with immediate effect. Ocean Installer will perform the offshore construction of the Aje Ph1 project off the coast of Nigeria…

Anadarko, Eni in Mozambique LNG venture

Dec 03, 2015

Anadarko and Eni inked a unitization and unit operating agreement (UUOA) to develop 24 Tcf of natural gas reserves from two blocks offshore Mozambique. Image of Mozambique operations, from Anadarko…

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