Production & Processing

SLB OneSubsea hired to ‘accelerate full potential’ of BP’s deepwater project
OneSubsea, a subsea technology and solutions joint venture (JV) backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a subsea boosting contract with UK’s energy major BP for a deepwater project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The contract for the Kaskida project is the first engineering, procurement a

China-produced subsea cable on its way to oilfield expansion project off Saudi Arabia (Video)
China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System has sent off the submarine cable destined for Saudi Aramco’s field expansion project towards the project site located offshore Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Zuluf, described as a giant offshore oil field located in the Arabian Gulf, approximately 240 kilometers north of

Petrobras keeps Baker Hughes busy with another order for flexible pipe systems
Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has awarded additional contracts to energy technology company Baker Hughes for the delivery of flexible pipe systems and associated services across several pre-salt fields. As part of an agreement signed on October 15 following an open tender, the multi-ye

Multiple contract win in Brazil brings $53 million to Solstad
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contracts together worth around $53 million for three of its vessels to perform work in Brazil. The 2005-built anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Topazio has been awarded a one-year contract with commencement this month,

Hellenic Cables lands inter-array deal for US offshore wind project
Greece’s Hellenic Cables, the cable segment of Cenergy Holdings, has signed a partnership agreement with Leading Light Wind, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the U.S., to supply some of the project’s inter-array cables. Under the agreement, Hellenic Cables will supply 65 kilometers of 132 k

Surveys mark start of preliminary work at Trinidad and Venezuela’s joint gas project
A geophysical and geotechnical survey are about to begin on a gas project being developed by Shell that is set to export gas from a field in Venezuela to the UK energy giant’s platform off Trinidad and Tobago, marking the start of preliminary work on the project. Chartered by Geohidra, a Venezuelan

SLB OneSubsea to deliver full subsea equipment scope for one of Brazil’s largest producing assets
SLB’s OneSubsea joint venture (JV) has secured what it says is a major contract with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras to deliver the full subsea equipment scope for a deepwater project in the Campos Basin off Brazil. Following a competitive tender, OneSubsea has been appointed to deliver

Greece: ExxonMobil, Helleniq Energy begin second phase of seismic research for gas
A consortium of ExxonMobil and Helleniq Energy has commenced the second phase of seismic research at a gas exploration block offshore the Greek island Crete, set to bring the partners toward the final decision for exploration drilling. State company Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Managem

‘Sizeable’ subsea tieback development job lands on Subsea7’s desk
Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has secured yet another contract for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, this time for a subsea tieback development with an undisclosed client. Under the contract defined as sizeable, meaning it is worth between $50 million and $150 million, Subsea7 is in charge of transpor

McDermott in charge of all offshore infrastructure for Qatar’s ‘massive’ natural gas field expansion project
U.S. offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for pipelines and cables with Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy for the expansion of the 1971-discovered North Field. The contract for th

Norwegian energy giant hires compatriot firm for subsurface support
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has selected compatriot company AGR, part of energy and marine consultancy ABL Group, for the provision of subsurface and field development support related to project developments of its facilities, offshore installations and onshore plants. As part of the l

New Norwegian partnership set up to digitalize North Sea oil & gas area
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP and compatriot energy data and intelligence company TGS have expanded their ongoing cooperation with a strategic partnership aimed at digitalizing the Yggdrasil area in the North Sea. As part of the new agreement, Aker BP will integrate TGS’ Prediktor Data Gatewa

UK firm sets the stage for offshore CCS and hydrogen storage with new well re-entry and re-abandonment tool
UK-headquartered offshore energy engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy has unveiled a solution, said to cut costs and save time during legacy well abandonment activities, to lend a helping hand in enabling the era of offshore storage for hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projec

French firm’s barge in fifth gear for Germany’s Wilhelmshaven 2 LNG terminal
As part of a contract with Norway’s technology company ECOnnect Energy, French Geocean has picked up the thermo composite pipes (TCP) reels that will connect the FSRU to the onshore site as part of the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Wilhelmshaven developed by German state-owned Deuts