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Thailand's PTTEP wins first Malaysian operatorship

Jul 22, 2016

Malaysian state oil firm Petronas has awarded its first production sharing contract (PSC) for 2016, and given Thailand's PTTEP its first operatorship in Malaysia. The PSC was awarded to PTTEP HK Offshore, Kufpec Malaysia, and Petronas Carigali for the exploration Block SK410B…

FPF-1 sets sail from Gdansk yard

Jul 22, 2016

Ithaca Energy's floating production unit, the FPF-1, has set sail from the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk after completing a required inclination test. The vessel has been moved to a deepwater location offshore Gdansk to undertake final marine system trials over the course of next week…

Boskalis inks Aberdeen wind farm contract

Jul 22, 2016

Dutch contractor Boskalis has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. Following the announcement…

Stork bags Repsol North Sea work

Jul 21, 2016

Fluor Corp. company Stork, was awarded a two-year fabric maintenance and asset support services contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK across six of their North Sea assets. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract award in Q2. Stork will…

2H appoints managing director

Jul 21, 2016

2H Offshore has appointed Yann Helle as managing director. Helle. Image from 2H Offshore. Helle replaces Tim Eyles, who is moving to the role of vice president with parent company Acteon…

Funding for renewables innovation

Jul 21, 2016

A £6 million grant fund has been launched to help more than 200 companies unlock innovations in offshore renewable energy. The SCORE program, being delivered by the OrbisEnergy innovation and incubation centre in Lowestoft, Suffolk, provides grants of up to £50…

Noble online at Gunflint

Jul 21, 2016

Noble Energy started production at Gunflint in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the Houston-based explorer announced today (21 July). Map of Gunflint, from Noble Energy. The Gunflint oil development…

Zennor eyes Finlaggan production by 2019

Jul 21, 2016

UK independent Zennor Petroleum has drilled a successful appraisal well on the Finlaggan gas condensate accumulation in the UK North Sea. Finlaggan is in license P2013, in Block 21/5c, awarded in the 27th licensing round to Zennor. The Finlaggan discovery was made by ConocoPhillips in 2005…

New operator for Berantai field

Jul 21, 2016

Malaysia's Petronas has appointed a wholly owned subsidiary Vestigo Petroleum to operate the Berantai field facilities. The facilities, about 150km offshore Malaysia, comprise of a wellhead platform connected to a floating production…

Premier spuds Bagpuss heavy oil prospect

Jul 21, 2016

Premier Oil spudded the Bagpuss heavy oil exploration well in the Moray Firth in the UK North Sea on 18 July, using the Ocean Valiant drilling rig, says partner North Sea Energy. Drilling results are expected in early August. The well…

ADC inks BP global contract

Jul 21, 2016

Aberdeen Drilling Consultants (ADC), a rig inspection consultancy based in Scotland, has been awarded a contract by BP to provide engineering services globally. ADC will provide support in more than 14 countries worldwide. It will deliver rig site assessments at all stages of operations…

Keppel inks dredger US$74 million work

Jul 20, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)'s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has secured contracts from Jan De Nul Group to build three trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) with an estimated value US$74 million (S$100 million). The…

First HIPPS supplied to Mexico

Jul 20, 2016

Dutch firms Frames and Mokveld have completed two high integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS) for the Pemex Lakach field gas collection station. The system is the first ever certified HIPPS in Mexico, says Frames. The contract…

First Subsea connector for Gina Krog

Jul 20, 2016

Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, has supplied a relatchable bend stiffener connector to NOV Completion & Production Solutions for a flexible production riser for Statoil’s Gina Krog, turret moored, floating storage and offloading vessel in the Norwegian North Sea…

Helix loss increases, expects improvement in 2H

Jul 20, 2016

Well intervention focused firm Helix Energy Solutions Group says it is expecting to see an improvement in activity in the second half of the year, after posting a US$10.7 million Q2 loss ($2.6 million loss in Q2 2015).  The firm said its well intervention revenues increased 30% in Q2 of 2016…

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