ABS, a provider of classification and technical services to the global offshore industry, granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design. “The Newbuilding Conversion FPSO hull design can be built for about half the
Statoil will use Oceaneering’s umbilicals for its recently sanctioned Johan Castberg field development in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Oceaneering on Tuesday said it had won the contract for dynamic and static control umbilicals, totaling approximately 39 kilometers (24 miles) in length, and as
Gabonese government has approved the amended Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Tortue oil field located offshore Gabon as part of the Dussafu Production Sharing Contract (PSC).
Brazilian oil and gas operator QGEP has informed that Petrojarl I FPSO has arrived in Brazil and is now at the Atlanta offshore field, where it will start producing oil, almost two years behind the original schedule.
Four Japanese companies will invest in a new company established by compatriot Modec with an aim to provide a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Petrobras-operated Sepia field offshore Brazil.
UTEC, a survey company, has been awarded a survey and positioning services contract in Australia.
BW Offshore-owned FPSO BW Catcher has received the First Oil Certificate following the successful completion of an interim performance test.
Production from the Ophir field offshore Malaysia has been shut down, following a power issue on the FPSO unit.
BW Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit operating offshore Brazil.
Premier Oil has confirmed the start of production from the Catcher development in the UK North Sea and revealed plans to ramp it up to 60,000 barrels of oil per day during the first half of 2018.
Norwegian offshore safety body has found several non-conformities and improvement points related to electrical facilities at Aker BP’s Skarv FPSO located off Norway.
UK-based oil company Premier Oil achieved first oil from the Catcher development in the UK sector of the North Sea on December 23, 2017.
Tailwind Energy has signed an agreement with Shell and ExxonMobil to acquire their interests in the Triton Cluster, which Tailwind intends to further develop. The Triton Cluster, located in the UK Central North Sea 190km east of Aberdeen, was initially brought into production in 2000. Tailwind said
Dubai’s Drydocks World will construct parts of the turret mooring system for an FPSO to be deployed at Statoil’s Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea. The shipyard has received the contract from the Dutch company SBM Offshore. The Johan Castberg FPSO will be permanently moored by the intern
