LQT Industries has been awarded the engineering and construction of a three story aluminum accommodations facility by a major oil and gas production company for a deepwater tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico. The aluminum accommodations…
KBR subsidiary Energo Engineering has been awarded a guidance study contract by the US Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for the integrity management process of tension leg platforms (TLPs) in the US Gulf of Mexico. As…
2H Offshore completed the installation of the first of 17 production top tension risers (TTRs) for Total E&P Congo’s Moho Nord field. Production riser installation at Moho Nord. Image from 2H. 2H…
French supermajor Total has started production from its Moho Nord deepwater development, 75km offshore Congo. The project, with 100,000 b/d capacity, is the biggest oil development to date in Congo and one of 10 developments Total is due to start-up in the next 17 months globally…
Hess Corp.’s Stampede tension leg platform moved one step closer to production Wednesday following completion of an initial pre-production inspection of its topsides by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) at the Kiewit shipyard in Ingleside…
First oil has been achieved from Shell's deepwater Malikai field, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The project is Shell's second deepwater project offshore Malaysia, and its first tension leg platform (TLP) in the country, following Gumusut-Kakap…
Certification and technical services firm ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has concluded a joint development project (JDP) for a new tension leg platform (TLP) design. The new TLP hull concept, the Samsung Enhanced hull for Tendon (SET) TLP…
Aker Solutions has introduced a new lighter weight and faster to deliver semisubmersible platform that will help producers unlock more marginal oil and gas fields in harsh environments across the globe. Lean Semi…
Chevron has achieved first gas on the Bangka field development project, the first stage of the Chevron-operated Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) project in East Kalimantan, offshore Indonesia. The Bangka Project includes a subsea…
Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. awarded Sea Trucks Group a contract for the provision of flotel services for the Malikai deepwater development project in the South China Sea. Image of the Jascon 34, from Sea Trucks…
Shell announced on 15 May that production from the Brutus field in the US Gulf of Mexico has resumed following a leak at the nearby Glider field on May 12, which shut-in all production to the associated tension leg platform. While production…
Wood Group has been awarded four subsea contracts with Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The latest award is a study to deliver subsea field concept engineering for the Snorre expansion project. This project will focus…
Aqualis Offshore and China Ship Design & Research Center Co. (CSDC) have signed an agreement to cooperate on engineering projects both in China and internationally. CSDC specializes in shipbuilding and offshore engineering services.…
Helix Energy Solutions Group is selling its 50% stake in Marco Polo platform owner Deepwater Gateway to a subsidiary of Genesis Energy for US$25 million. Anthony Tripodo, Executive Vice President and CFO of Helix, said: “The sale of the…
UK-based independent Premier Oil says it has lined up key 'world class' contractors to provide the vessel and infrastructure for its Falklands Islands Sea Lion development, after completing pre-front end engineering and design on the project…
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