Fossil Energy
NBO umbilical for CNOOC’s Lufeng
Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) said it has won another contract for high voltage umbilical project on China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Lufeng 22-1 oilfield redevelopment project. First discovered in 1983, Lufeng 22-1 lies some 250 kilometres south-east of Hong Kong in 330 metres of water.
ARO Drilling names new chief executive officer
ARO Drilling, a Saudi-focused offshore drilling joint venture between oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco and Valaris, has named a new chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.
C-Innovation wraps up Mad Dog Spar work
C-Innovation has installed several stem clamps for BP beneath the Mad Dog Spar in the Gulf of Mexico. For the purpose of the project, C-I used its subsea inspection, maintenance and repair and ROV vessel, MV Dove. Throughout the planning process, the ROV went through some modification to mitigate th
OPEC postpones Diamond Anniversary in Baghdad
The festivities scheduled for OPEC’s 60th Anniversary, originally scheduled for later this month in Baghdad where the organization was founded, have been postponed.
Panther ROV inspects Gulf of Mexico pipelines
Survey and ROV services operator ACSM selected electric Saab Seaeye Panther XT vehicle for pipeline inspection in Gulf of Mexico. The Panther inspected 261 pipelines totalling 2,340 kilometres in four fields in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The project campaign lasted less than 10 months at depths rangi
Subsea 7 wins pipelay trio extension with Petrobras
Subsea 7 has secured a one-year extension with Petrobras for the current long-term day-rate contracts for three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) operating offshore Brazil. Specifically, the extensions have a combined value of approximately $155 million, net of agreed reductions to the current day-rat
SapuraOMV’s Malaysian gas development now on stream
SapuraOMV Upstream has started production from its operated Bakong gas field project under the SK408 Production Sharing Contract in Malaysia.
Ninian Northern topside set for decommissioning at Lerwick port
The 14,200-tonne Ninian Northern topside has been loaded onto its final resting place – the Dales Voe decommissioning pad at Lerwick Harbour.
Shell keeps Prosafe rig but defers Shearwater job for 2021
Prosafe and oil major Shell have agreed to defer and amend the contract for the Safe Zephyrus to provide accommodation services in support of the Shearwater platform turnaround in the UK North Sea.
Wintershall Dea cheers fresh Nova milestone with most of subsea hardware now in place
Wintershall Dea has completed another milestone for its operated Nova project, located offshore Norway, following the installation of the risers on the North Sea field.
U.S. Gulf of Mexico production still down in Hurricane Laura aftermath
Operations in the Gulf of Mexico are returning to normal in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura with just below 20 per cent of oil and gas production still shut-in.
UK: OGA offers offshore blocks to 65 firms as gov’t launches review into future licensing regime
The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 113 licence areas over 259 blocks or part-blocks to 65 companies in the latest offshore licensing round.
Pemex, Hokchi negotiating over unitization of shared offshore reservoir
Mexican national oil company Pemex and Hokchi Energy have begun the first stage of unitization negotiations over a possible offshore shared reservoir in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Airborne O&G TCP tech set for Western Australia debut
Airborne Oil & Gas TCP technology has made inroads into the Western Australia oil and gas industry for the first time. With the contract, the Netherlands-based business will supply 2” 10,000 psi TCP jumpers to be used for Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) injection service. Delivery of the TCP jumpers shoul