Production & Processing

Equinor awards €536M in contracts for first wave of new subsea tie-back projects
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has, on behalf of partners, awarded four contracts worth around NOK 6 billion (about €536.4 million) for the first wave of subsea tie-back projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) as part of its NCS2035 strategy. The four projects are part of the f

TechnipFMC to deliver flexible flowlines and risers to Eni in Côte d’Ivoire
Italy’s energy giant Eni has awarded another contract for the third phase of its oil & gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, with TechnipFMC put in charge of flexible flowlines and risers. Alongside the existing Baleine developments, Phase 3 will increase total field production fro

EPCI contract with Vår Energi among ‘largest awards in Ocean Installer’s history’
Norway’s Ocean Installer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moreld Group, has secured a fast-track engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Vår Energi to execute all subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) installation activities for the Balder Next New Wells p

TechnipFMC brings integrated approach to Vår Energi’s North Sea subsea projects
Norway’s oil & gas player Vår Energi has awarded TechnipFMC with an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract for subsea tie-back development projects in the North Sea. TechnipFMC reported on June 25 the iEPCI contract for the Ofelia and Gjøa Nord projects

Dutch floating power hub for remote subsea assets secures €3.2M gov’t push
Dutch offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have secured a €3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop an offshore floating power hub for remote subsea assets. The Steady Seas research program will advance t

After Saipem and TechnipFMC, Baker Hughes hired for Angolan ultra-deepwater development
Following contracts awarded to Saipem and TechnipFMC, Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, has selected Baker Hughes to deliver subsea production systems for its ultra-deepwater development in Angola. The Greater PAJ project is described as Angola’s first integrated cro

Saipem preparing for SURF campaign offshore Suriname
Saipem has started operations for Suriname’s first large-scale offshore oil development, operated by TotalEnergies, as part of its subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) contract awarded in 2024. Saipem is in charge of the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation, pre-com

Saipem wins $1 billion contract for Eni and BP’s recently sanctioned project
Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, has awarded Saipem and TechnipFMC with contracts for an ultra-deepwater development in Angola, following the announcement of the final investment decision (FID). Eni reported on June 22 that the FID had been reached for the Greater P

Another local company comes onboard Indonesian natural gas project
West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered natural gas firm Conrad Asia Energy, has awarded PT PAL Indonesia with an engineering, procurement, construction and transport contract for the conductor support frame (CSF) for its natural gas field in th

BP tasks OneSubsea with subsea boosting at deepwater project in US Gulf
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has hired OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB (formerly Schlumberger), Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, on a subsea boosting quest at its deepwater development in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico).

Expro’s 20-year-old collaboration expanded through $25M contract extension
Energy services provider Expro has expanded its over two-decade-long collaboration with a “global operator” through a new contract extension for subsea completion and intervention services in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico). The deal includes the deployment of Solus, Expro’s shear and seal

Ocean Installer enters Brazil thanks to contract with Equinor
Norway’s marine construction and operations player Ocean Installer, part of the Moreld Group, has entered the Brazilian market with its first contract in the country, secured with Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor. Ocean Installer will deliver the installation of rigid well jumpers between f

Saipem makes inroads at African offshore gas project with ‘major milestone’ (Gallery)
Saipem has reported a new achievement in the execution phase of a gas project off the coast of Libya, which is operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas Libyan Branch, a consortium formed by National Oil Corporation of Libya and Eni North Africa.

Subsea7 scoops up new multimillion-dollar US Gulf tie-back
Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has landed a new oil and gas assignment in the U.S. Gulf with Murphy Exploration & Production Company, an affiliate of Houston-based Murphy Oil Corporation.