Russia's Gazprom began construction of the TurkStream pipeline’s offshore section. The Allseas Group, contractor for both strings of the gas pipeline's offshore section, started laying the pipes using the Audacia vessel. Construction…
Dallas-based Kosmos Energy and BP have made a new, major gas discovery offshore Senegal, which could support a second LNG hub in the basin, according to the independent. Kosmos estimates that the Yakaar-1 discovery, drilled using the Atwood Achiever drillship…
OE charts the top 10 deepest water projects currently in production and in development.
Ophir Energy has started drilling operations on the Ayamé-1X deepwater exploration well, offshore Ivory Coast, according to African Petroleum. Ophir is using Seadrill's West Saturn drillship for the well, on the CI-513 license. The well…
Magseis has successfully completed the initial part of Saudi Aramco’s Red Sea seabed seismic survey together with its partner BGP and is now starting an extension project. Following a short yard stay and mobilization, the crew has started…
Ophir Energy's Fortuna LNG development is a step closer to reality after signing an umbrella agreement, which sets out the legal and fiscal framework for the project. Ophir, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, OneLNGSA and La Compañía…
Baker Hughes (BHI) has introduced its DEEPFRAC deepwater multistage fracturing service, which aims to save operators hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore developments through efficiency gains across the completion phase. Using multiposition sleeves and patented flowback control technology…
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC), a provider of compliance related services, has acquired Northwest Technical Solutions (NWTS) as a wholly-owned subsidiary, extending the efficiency and reach of its offshore services. The acquisition of NWTS…
AFGlobal sheds light on its launch of a key RGH component for deepwater MPD operations. For deepwater, subsea applications, the Active Control Device offers a significant departure from conventional RCDs with a purpose-built…
Audrey Leon profiles the Thunder Horse field, speaking with project manager Steve Raymer about the BP-operated field’s most recent expansion project, which came in 11 months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget. Loading…
Himanshu Maheshwari and Bulent Mercan, of 2H Offshore, discuss how a well-designed integrity monitoring program provides data for riser digital operations. Fig 1: Large gap between predictive analysis and reality…
Dehydration on the seafloor could help build a business case for stranded gas deposits. Elaine Maslin reports. Australia’s SubCool has developed a hybrid solution for stranded gas deposits. The concept would fully process the gas at the…
Materia, a developer and manufacturer of catalysts and advanced polymers, is supporting growth in its Proxima thermoset resins by expanding its manufacturing capacity fivefold in Huntsville, Texas. The expanded facility will complement Materia’s…
BP says it has made “a major breakthrough” in seismic imaging that has identified more than 200 MMbbl of additional resources at its Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Atlantis. Image from BP…
Engineering teams from UK-based subsea connector specialists Hydratight and Norwegian technologists Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) have completed a milestone deepwater pipeline repair in Western Australia. A 4in MEG line, owned by a major national oil company (NOC)…
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