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Video: Eni's Jangkrik to set sail to Indonesia

Mar 21, 2017

Eni’s Jangkrik floating production unit (FPU) is ready to set sail to the deepwater Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia, with first gas forecasted for June. Image of the Jangkrik ceremony, from Eni Twitter…

Keppel O&M acting CEO named

Mar 20, 2017

Keppel Corp. announced that Managing Director of Keppel FELS Chris Ong will be concurrently appointed acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), following the retirement of current Keppel O&M President Chow Yew Yuen…

ONGC awards L&T Neelam contract

Mar 20, 2017

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has bagged an offshore contract for the Neelam Re-Development and B173AC Project from the Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) valued at US$245 million.  The contract…

Masirah spuds Karamah off Oman

Mar 20, 2017

Masirah Oil spudded the Karamah#1 exploration well in Block 50 offshore Oman last week (17 March). The Karamah prospect has a target depth of about 3km, and is on a structural closure approximately 13km away from the earlier GAS-1 discovery well…

Bangladesh awards deep sea block to Posco Daewoo

Mar 16, 2017

State oil firm Petrobangla has signed a production sharing contract with South Korea's Posco Daewoo Corp. for deep sea block DS-12 in the Bay of Bengal. The agreement includes a commitment to carry out 2D and 3D seismic surveys, within the first three years…

GustoMSC debuts self-propelled jackup design

Mar 15, 2017

GustoMSC has unveiled its latest jackup design for the NG-5500X-LD self-propelled jackup, the NG series. Illustration of the NG-5500X-LD self-propelled jackup, from GustoMSC. Based…

Shearwater inks TGS deal, Asia extension

Mar 14, 2017

Shearwater GeoServices Norway has signed two separate deals offshore Norway, and in the Asian Pacific region.  Image of the Polar Marquis, from Shearwater. Shearwater received…

Hoang Long resumes Vietnam drilling

Mar 13, 2017

The Hoang Long Joint Operating Co. resumed the 2017 Te Giac Trang (TGT) drilling program, offshore Vietnam, according to partner SOCO International. The Te Giac Trang Field of Block 16-1, is in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, offshore southern Vietnam…

Amec bags Shell Brunei FEED

Mar 10, 2017

Amec Foster Wheeler was awarded a major contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for the rejuvenation of assets in Brunei.  The work includes concept, front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, construction, completions and commissioning…

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…

Premier sets 2017 global plans

Mar 09, 2017

Premier Oil has revealed plans to drill offshore Mexico; the next phase of growth at Tolmount off the UK; and for the sanctioning of its BIGP project offshore Indonesia. Map of Block 2, Block 7 offshore Mexico…

IKM wins ROV work in Thailand

Mar 08, 2017

Solstad Offshore in Singapore awarded IKM Subsea Singapore a service contract to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services onboard the derrick lay barge Norce Endeavour for construction support projects offshore in Thailand (hat-trick award from 2015)…

Premier awards Proserv BIGP contract

Mar 08, 2017

Proserv has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with Premier Oil for work in Asia Pacific. Proserv will supply a subsea control system and associated equipment for the BIGP (Bison, Iguana & Gajah Puteri) development project, located in the Natuna Sea…

ClassNK appoints Toshiyuki Shigemi as EVP

Mar 06, 2017

Dr. Toshiyuki Shigemi has been appointed as executive vice president as well as executive director of ClassNK. Image of Shigemi, from ClassNK. Yasushi Nakamura has stepped down as senior executive vice president…

SapuraKencana bags US$100 million in contracts

Mar 02, 2017

SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s (SKPB) has signed several awards through its wholly-owned subsidiaries with a combined value of approximately US$97.4 million (RM 433.6 million). SapuraKencana TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd. (SKTLO) has been awarded…

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