Project & Tenders
LLOG kicks off Delta House FPS production
LLOG Exploration Company, L.L.C. (LLOG) initiated production from the Delta House floating production system (FPS) at Mississippi Canyon 254, in the Gulf of Mexico, in 4500 feet of water. LLOG’s Gulf of Mexico joint venture partner is Blackstone Energy Partners, and its co-owners, the entities manag
Goliat FPSO reaches Hammerfest (Norway)
Eni Norge’s Goliat FPSO has arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, today from South Korea after a 63-day voyage covering 15,608 nautical miles. It will now undergo final preparations for the first oil production from the Barents Sea. When the field comes on stream later this summer, Goliat will become the w
Plexus Nets First Contract in Venezuela
Plexus Holdings has secured its first contract with Cardon IV, a gas licence granted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines of Venezuela to Eni Venezuela B.V and Repsol Venezuela Gas, S.A., for the supply of mudline suspension equipment services for a development well offshore Venezuela. The value o
Meercat to Supply Dive Support Vessel to BAE Systems
UK based boatbuilder Meercat Workboats has won a new order from global defence, aerospace and security company BAE Systems for a bespoke 15m dive support vessel. The company plans to complete the boat by the end of May. It will be used in Portsmouth Dockyard for subsea maintenance, repairs and inspe
FES International DBSCs for Subsea 7
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 for the supply of fully automated Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs). The manufacture of the DBSCs is currently underway at FES International UK headquarters in Northumberland, UK, the company informed
Petrobras affirms Farfan productivity (Brazil)
Petrobras has completed the formation test (evaluation of an oil deposit’s potential) on well 3-BRSA-1286-SES (ANP nomenclature), located in concession BM-SEAL-11, in ultra-deep waters of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, offshore Brazil. According to Petrobras, drilling activities have confirmed two light oil
BG Norge bites dust near Knarr field
BG Norge AS, operator of production licence 373 S, is completing drilling of exploration well 34/3-5, located approximately five km southeast of the Knarr Field in the Northern North Sea, around 120 km West of Florø. The well is dry. The objective of well 34/3-5 was to prove petroleum in Early Juras
OMV gains nod for Barents Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted OMV Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7324/8-2, in the Barents Sea. Well 7324/8-2 will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig. The drilling programme for well 7324/8-2 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in produ
Marin Teknikk to Design DSCV for Ultra Deep Charter (China)
Norway’s Marin Teknikk has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), for design & engineering delivery for a new developed large Multipurpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel to Ultra Deep Charter Ltd. (UDS) in Singapore. The vessel will be of the MT6023 DSCV design, wi
Teesport Scheme – Phase 1 Nears Completion
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President, Professor David Balmforth, has just paid visit to Teesport’s Quay 1 reconstruction project in Middlesbrough, UK. Contract for the reconstruction of Berth 1 was recently awarded to McLaughlin & Harvey and will increase Teesport capacity for larger v
Wells Harbor Dredging Continues
The Port of Wells dredging project will resume next week. The dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel North of number 6 buoy, between buoys 6 & 2. The Port’s dredger will be operating from Monday to Friday. Its normal area of work is in the main channel between
Gallery: Statoil in official launch of Valemon
Statoil has reported that petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien is opening the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea today. The field was brought on stream on January 3, 2015. Expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of sev
Technip Scoops Liuhua FEED Contract in South China Sea
Technip and its consortium partner China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) have been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) for two tension leg platforms (TLPs) for the Liuhua 11-1 and 16-2 joint development proje
EMAS AMC Bags $55 Mln in Contracts
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has secured multiple new contracts from various oil and energy companies worth approximately US$55 million. Scope of work includes project support, inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), subsea removal work of pipelines and structures, installation of bu