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Azinor Catalyst acquires 50% in Partridge license

Dec 12, 2016

Private equity backed explorer Azinor Catalyst has agreed to acquire 50% interest in license P2243 on the UK Continental Shelf from Zennor North Sea. The license contains Block 14/17a and is adjacent to Azinor’s Partridge license P.1989…

IOG makes a move on Blythe

Dec 12, 2016

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted a field development plan (FDP), in draft format, for the Blythe gas field to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).  The Blythe field, 100% owned and operated by IOG, is in the southern North Sea…

DSME, Kongsberg ink LNG FSRU development pact

Dec 09, 2016

DSME and Kongsberg Maritime entered into joint development agreement (JDA) to develop a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) control system Image of Wean…

Allseas inks Nord Stream 2 pipelay

Dec 09, 2016

Allseas and Nord Stream 2 signed a letter of intent (LOI) covering the offshore pipelay work for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline through the Baltic Sea, marking the second major pipelay project that the Dutch heavy weight has entered this week…

Baker Hughes, GE merger progresses

Dec 09, 2016

The new Baker Hughes is expected to generate a revenue of some US$34 billion, have approximately 70,000 employees, and operate in more than 120 companies, according to GE Oil & Gas CEO Lorenzo Simonelli. Image of Simonelli…

IOG gets extension for Blythe

Dec 08, 2016

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has extended the licenses for Blocks 48/22b and 48/23a in the Southern North Sea (SNS) containing the Blythe gas discovery (P1736) until 31 December 2017, following discussions with the UK Oil & Gas Authority…

Tampnet awards Global Marine fiber contract

Dec 08, 2016

Global Marine Systems secured a contract from Tampnet.  The contract is designed to further enhance inter oil-field communication networks in the North Sea. Work will be undertaken in 2018 by one of the company’s key installation vessels…

AzEire awarded multiple Irish blocks

Dec 08, 2016

AzEire has been awarded licensing options over multiple blocks and part-blocks in the North Celtic Sea and Fastnet Basins offshore Ireland. The combined area of these awards totals around 3163sq km and will be held under a petroleum prospecting license for the duration of the licensing option…

Faroe gains operatorship of two North Sea fields

Dec 08, 2016

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Faroe Petroleum Norge consent to takeover operatorship from DONG E&P Norge of the Oselvar and Trym fields in the North Sea. Earlier this week, Faroe completed the acquisition deal…

Shah Deniz II gets US$1 billion investment

Dec 08, 2016

Manila’s Asian Development Bank (ADB) is investing US$1 billion in the expansion of the BP-led Shah Deniz II project, offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea. Welding of Shah Deniz II jackets being fabricated at BDJF…

ConocoPhillips to use Magseis OBS in UK North Sea

Dec 08, 2016

Magseis has been awarded a contract from ConocoPhillips for a full azimuth 4D seabed seismic acquisition survey in the North Sea using the company’s proprietary MASS system. Magseis will mobilize what will be its second, ROV-based crew for the project…

Novenco awarded second Culzean order

Dec 07, 2016

Novenco has signed a contract with Singaporean contractor SMOP for delivery of all HVAC Equipment related to in-line installation for the Culzean gas field in the UK sector. The deliveries include dampers, sound attenuators, cabin units/extract-supply devices…

Aqualis gets Horns Rev 3 contract

Dec 07, 2016

Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by A2SEA to perform engineering consultancy services for its offshore wind farm installation work at the Horns Rev 3 wind farm offshore Denmark.  Aqualis…

Subsea opportunities in offshore wind

Dec 07, 2016

A new report from NSRI (National Subsea Research Initiative) has identified operations and maintenance (O&M) – particularly inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) activities – as the highest potential area for subsea companies to diversify into offshore wind…

First gas from Tanin, Karish 2020 - Energean

Dec 07, 2016

Greece-based explorer Energean Oil & Gas said it is planning to achieve first gas from the Tanin and Karish fields offshore Israel by 2020. The firm, in which the Petroleum Council of Israel has approved its US$148 million acquisition of 100% of the two fields…

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