Project & Tenders
BMT’s IMMS for Hess’ Stampede TLP
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been selected by Hess Corporation to supply an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the Stampede Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The system includes instrumentation to measure the environmental cond
Karoon spuds Echidna well (Brazil)
Karoon Gas Australia has announced the spudding of the third well in the current Santos Basin drilling campaign, the Echidna-1 exploration well, at 1500 hrs BRT on March 31, 2015. The top of the reservoir section is expected to be penetrated within approximately 3 weeks with the well reaching a plan
CAMAC readies Oyo-8 for production. FPSO inspection delays it
CAMAC Energy Inc. has finished completion operations on the Oyo-8 well, located offshore Nigeria, and is now ready to start oil production. Oyo-8 is hooked up to the Bumi Armada-owned FPSO Armada Perdana. However, CAMAC has been informed by Bumi that the FPSO is not ready to receive oil production f
Thales, Partners Secure New UK-French MMCM Contract
On behalf of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) in France and UK MOD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation, OCCAR has awarded the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) contract to Thales, in collaboration with BAE Systems and their partners in France (ECA) and in the UK (ASV, Wood & Do
BW Offshore, Ithaca Revise Athena FPSO Deal
BW Offshore, a provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, has received a notice of termination for the FPSO BW Athena contract from Ithaca Energy. Namely, BW Offshore and Ithaca Energy (on behalf of the Athena field co-venturers) have agreed a revised contract structure to
Subsea 7 Extends Normand Seven Contract
Subsea 7 has declared their option to extend the contract for the construction vessel (CSV) “Normand Seven” with 1 year from September 2015. This is the first of a total of five yearly options. The extension is done under present terms and conditions, the company said in a press release. The Normand
Baker Provides Marine Mammal Monitoring at Gode Wind
Baker Consultants Marine Limited has been appointed by GeoSea to provide underwater noise and marine mammal monitoring and mitigation during the construction phase of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. GeoSea will undertake the foundation installation work for this DONG Energy project, which
Eni pens PSCs for two blocks off Myanmar
Italian oil and gas company Eni, following its participation in the competitive International Bid Round launched by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, signed two Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) for offshore blocks MD-02 and MD-04. The contracts were signed in Nay Pyi Taw, in the presence of th
Azonto thinking of sale or Merger. Gazzelle FID faces delay
Azonto Petroleum has said that its board is going through a review of “a range of strategic options for the Company to preserve shareholder value and reduce operating costs.” In a statement issued today, the oil & gas company focused on West Africa, said that it is contemplating a sale of its assets
Keppel FELS hands over jack-up newbuild to Pemex
Keppel FELS, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has delivered a KFELS B Class jack-up rig to Mexican national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). The rig was named Kukulkan by Lady Sponsor Valerie Pahl-Hernandez, wife of Gustavo Hernandez Garcia, Director General of PEMEX Exploratio
Maersk Oil: Production starts from new Tyra platform
Maersk Oil has informed that production has started from the new unmanned platform Tyra Southeast-B, located in the Danish North Sea. According to Maersk, the platform is expected to add reserves of 50 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) over the next 30 years to Danish production. “The Tyra Sou
Neptune Gets Mooring and Rig Positioning Job in Australia
Neptune has been awarded an 18 month Rig Positioning and Mooring Services contract for Apache Energy Limited in Australia. The contract which has two possible 12 month extensions, will see Neptune mobilising survey equipment and personnel on-board the semi-submersible rigs, Ocean America and Ocean M
Wood Group Secures Total Service Deal (UK)
Wood Group has been awarded a five year, US$ multi-million contract by Total, which includes the option for two, one year extensions. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services to four offshore assets and two onshore facil
Toho Gas in LNG HOA with Petronas
Toho Gas of Japan said it has entered into a heads of agreement with Malaysia’s Petronas to buy liquefied natural gas. The company plans to take seven to nine cargoes per annum for a period of 10 years starting from April 2017, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The prices will be linked to [&hellip