Premier Oil has launched a video about the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for its operated Catcher offshore development in the UK sector of the North Sea. The Catcher, made up of several fields discovered between 2010 and 2013, is located 170 kilometers south-east of Aberdeen
Keppel Offshore & Marine’s subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, is on track to deliver a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to BW Offshore, meant for Premier’s North Sea field. Josephine Teo, Singapore’s Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & M
The Western Isles FPSO, destined for the Dana-operated offshore project in the UK, has reached Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
UK oil firm Alpha Petroleum has entered into a Front-End-Engineering and Design (FEED) study agreement with Teekay, over a potential FPSO charter deal. The company plans to use Teekay’s Varg FPSO to develop the Cheviot oil field in the UK. The plan is to use the FPSO for the entire expected life on
BW Offshore has signed a cooperation agreement with a Chinese financial leasing firm ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (ICBCL). The two companies plan to establish a long-term strategic partnership to jointly pursue large international infrastructure projects with a focus on FPSOs. This is the ration
UK operator Dana Petroleum has detected a gas leak at its offshore unit in the North Sea. In a email sent to Offshore Energy Today on Friday, Dana said production was partially shut in on the Triton FPSO following identification of a gas leak on subsea gas lift infrastructure. According to BBC, the
Subsea services provider DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract for the mooring installation of an FPSO in the UK sector of the North Sea. In an Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Friday, DOF Subsea said it will deploy the 2011-built Skandi Skansen along with a number of anchor handlers from its fleet to
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles development in the UK is on its way from China to the North Sea. Chinese shipbuilder Cosco reported on Friday that its subsidiary Cosco Nantong has delivered an FPSO vessel of 55,942 dwt to its European buyer
Following an announcement of a “successful” arbitration award on Tuesday regarding unpaid FPSO dayrates, the Norwegian FPSO provider, BW Offshore, has reported that the award was entirely in its favor. According to the company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Wednesday, the company Sendje Berge Limit
Norway’s Sevan Marine has entered into a long term framework agreement with ExxonMobil for the provision of services and use of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull technology. Sevan Marine has worked with ExxonMobil since 2015, when the company was awarded a feasibility study to explore the use of Sevan
Delivery of first oil in Q2 2017 is on track, EnQuest said in an operational update on Friday.
UK’s offshore crane services specialist Sparrows Group has secured a contract for the provision of crane management services at the Kraken Field in the UK North Sea. Sparrows said that the three-year contract is for the provision of support during the pre-operations and operations phase aboard the f
FPSO unit Armada Kraken, meant for the Kraken field development in the UK North Sea, is currently undergoing inspection and certification in Rotterdam prior to its deployment to the field. The Kraken field is operated by EnQuest with 70.5% working interest with Cairn as its partner with 29.5% workin
Ophir Energy, a company working to bring on stream its gas reserves offshore Equatorial Guinea, has said the project remains on schedule. In an operational update on Thursday, Ophir said the Fortuna FLNG “remains firmly on schedule” for a Final Investment Decision in 1H 2017, and that Ophir and its
