Project & Tenders
Sparrows and SPIE Partner Up
Sparrows Group and SPIE Oil & Gas Services have signed a global agreement to work in collaboration to support the energy sector. The deal should see the companies work together to initially deliver their collective service offering throughout Africa before they expand the scope of their collaboratio
Norton Rose Fulbright advises Japan’s JX Nippon on Malaysian LNG deal
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright on Friday said it has advised Japan’s JX Nippon Oil & Energy on its acquisition of a 10% stake in Petronas’ unit that owns a liquefaction train within the Bintulu LNG complex in Sarawak. Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd (PL9SB) owns the ninth LNG liquefaction train within the Pe
Damen to Build Jack-Up Pontoon for Aqua Diving Services
Damen Shipyards Sharjah (DSS) in the United Arab Emirates has won a contract to build a shallow draught, self-propelled Jack-up Pontoon 3526 for the UAE-based subsea contractor Aqua Diving Services. Once delivered, it will be used primarily to deliver offshore support services, including the provisi
With maintenance completed gas flows through Nord Stream again
Nord Stream, a company operated by Gazprom, has completed annual maintenance work on its twin gas Nord Stream pipeline system in the Baltic Sea, which required a temporary shutdown of both pipelines. Nord Stream AG is a consortium of five companies established in 2005 for the planning, construction
Tullow, Dana exit Guinea block. Hyperdynamics now a sole owner
Hyperdynamics Corporation, a company with assets in Guinea, has reached a settlement with Tullow and Dana Petroleum, ending their ongoing arbitration. To remind, Hyperdynamics’ Guinea subsidiary SCS had alleged that Tullow and Dana failed to meet their obligations over a block offshore Guinea in whi
VIDEO: First oil flows from TEN project off Ghana
Independent oil exploration and production company Tullow Oil plc has informed that first oil has flowed from the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields offshore Ghana, to the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. The FPSO is moored around sixty kilometers offshore Western Ghana at a water depth averagi
Report: First oil from Tullow’s TEN due on Thursday
First oil production from the Tullow-operated Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project, offshore Ghana, is reportedly expected on Thursday, August 18, 2016. According to Graphic Online, a news website from Ghana, the country’s president John Dramani Mahama will inaugurate the first oil from the TE
IOG runs into operational challenges with Skipper well, recovers oil
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has experienced issues during drilling operations on the Skipper appraisal well, in the UK sector of the North Sea, that in turn extended the duration of the well by thirteen days. However, IOG has managed to retrieve oil from the well. IOG, the 100% owner and operator
DOF Subsea Wins New Contracts
Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said it has been awarded several contracts in the past weeks. In Asia Pacific, DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has secured several contracts and work under existing frame agreements, securing utilization of the vessels Skandi Singapore and Skandi Hercules. The scope of wo
Energean agrees to buy rights in Tanin, Karish gas fields
Delek Group informed on Wednesday that Ocean Energean Oil and Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energean E&P Holdings, agreed to buy the rights in the Tanin and Karish gas fields for US$148.5 million.
FMC Technologies ROVs for DOF Subsea
FMC Technologies has secured a contract with DOF Subsea for two new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). According to the company, the HD and UHD-III ROVs will be delivered by FMC Technologies’ Schilling Robotics business line in December 2016. These ROVs will be utilized by DOF Subsea for its inspect
Fugro Lands Total Job Off Uruguay
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Uruguay to support its drilling campaign offshore Uruguay. The contract provides for ROV and tooling services in the Raya-1 field in 3,400 metres water depth. Fugro is supplying two 200hp FCV 4000D work-class ROV systems and subsea tooling, which are in
Paradigm Bags Its Largest Deal in Malaysia
Aberdeenshire-based Paradigm Flow Services said it has just landed its largest ever contract in Malaysia. The deal will see the company’s React Locate Remediate (RLR) umbilical unblocking technology deployed in a deepwater setting for an undisclosed international operating company. This recent win w
Nord Stream 2 pipeline hits stumbling block in Poland
Nord Stream 2, a proposed twin offshore pipeline designed to carry Russian gas through the Baltic Sea to the European market, has hit a snag, after an objection of the Polish competition authorities. Namely, the project was to be run by a consortium of several major energy firms, with Gazprom as ope