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Claxton secures P&A work

Jun 19, 2017

Engineering and services firm Claxton Engineering has been awarded a contract to riglessly casing cut and recover a total of seven wells in the southern North Sea across two normally unmanned, platforms, along with an additional subsea suspended well at one of the locations…

OTC: Aker BP, Lundin, NOV support Fuglesangs tech development, deployment

May 02, 2017

Aker BP, Lundin and NOV have signed an agreement with Norway's Fuglesangs Subsea to develop and test a full scale prototype of what has been called 'the worlds most autonomous boosting system.' The system will be qualified as part of…

Kvaerner inks Aker BP framework deal

Apr 07, 2017

Kvaerner and Aker BP have signed a framework agreement that will see Kvaerner provide construction and hook-up of fixed offshore platforms, including topsides and steel jacket substructures. The first project of the deal is set to be the Valhall West Flank normally unmanned installation…

Jacobs inks ONEgas decomplexing deal

Mar 30, 2017

Jacobs Engineering signed a contract with ONEgas to perform engineering services for the decomplexing of its K15-FA platform in the North Sea. The decomplexing process involves transitioning K15-FA to an unmanned platform without gas treatment installations…

Options assessed for Etinde, Cameroon

Jan 26, 2017

Partners on the Etinde permit offshore Cameroon are now considering offtake to existing facilities in Equatorial Guinea as a new possible solution.  The project, operated by New Age, and which is taking much longer than planned to develop…

Aker BP's Valhall, Hod hit 1 billion boe mark

Jan 05, 2017

Valhall and Hod have passed 1 billion boe produced, more than three times what was expected at the opening of the field in 1982, Aker BP said. Image of Valhall, from Aker BP. Hod…

IOG ups Harvey resources, sees tieback potential

Dec 16, 2016

North Sea explorer Independent Oil and Gas has seen an increase in resource estimates on two southern North Sea prospects, Elgood and Harvey, following 3D seismic reprocessing work.  Harvey, initially thought to be one discovery and a nearby prospect are now thought to be linked…

Zenith completes P&A off Italy

Aug 29, 2016

Aberdeen-based well management firm Zenith Energy has successfully completed the plug and abandonment (P&A) of the Ombrina Mare development well, offshore Italy, for London’s Rockhopper Exploration. The Atwood Beacon…

Less is more

Aug 01, 2016

Unmanned facilities are being given serious consideration offshore Norway. Elaine Maslin reports. Percentage of unmanned platforms per North Sea sector. Unmanned distribution. Image from Ramboll…

BP awards Saipem Tangguh LNG EPCI contract

Jul 27, 2016

BP, operator of the Tangguh LNG (liquified natural gas) project, awarded Saipem a contract for offshore work related to the Tangguh LNG Expansion Project. The award is for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of offshore facilities…

IOG eyes unmanned Blythe development plan

Apr 19, 2016

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) is planning to submit a field development plan for the southern North Sea Blythe field and nearby discoveries. The move is likely to involve a small unmanned platform, with pre-installed risers for future tie-back opportunities…

Repsol to halt Varg offshore Norway

Feb 11, 2016

Spanish oil and gas explorer Repsol is planning to shut down its Varg field operations offshore Norway, due to the low oil prices, according to news reports. The Petrojarl Varg. Image from Teekay…

3 dead in Pemex platform accident

Feb 08, 2016

Another deadly accident has struck the Abkatún complex in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. Three workers have died and six more have been injured following a new fire yesterday at the Abkatún complex, Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex…

Statoil submits unmanned plan

Dec 18, 2015

Statoil and its partners have submitted a plan for Norway's first unmanned platform to develop three oil and gas fields under its North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2 project. The development, targeting the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas fields…

BG starts renewables-powered platform

Jul 08, 2015

First oil has been produced from the Mukta-B (MB), a four legged renewables-powered unmanned wellhead platform in the offshore Bombay basin, India. The project marked several firsts, including the use of green technology involving hybrid…

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