Subsea
Sirius Takes Delivery of Cameron SOLIDrill for Ororo Field
Sirius Petroleum has taken delivery of two sets of Cameron SOLIDrill modular compact well head systems in Nigeria. The systems supplied by Cameron, a Schlumberger company, will be used at the company’s Ororo field. Cameron SOLIDrill modular compact wellhead systems increase casing and tubing hanger
TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Equipment for Snorre Expansion
TechnipFMC has secured an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract from Statoil for the Snorre Expansion Project. The contract follows from Statoil’s announcement about submitting the plan for development and operation of the Snorre Expansion Project to Norwegian authorities. In additi
Polarcus to Conduct Seismic Shoot for TGS in GoM
TGS has awarded a contract to Polarcus for the acquisition of Alonso 3D multi-client project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Alonso 3D is a 6,172 km2 multi-client survey located in the Atwater Valley and Lloyd Ridge protraction areas of the US Gulf of Mexico. The survey will be conducted using Polarcus’ X
Subsea 7’s Pipeline Bundle for Statoil’s Snorre Expansion
Subsea 7 has been awarded a substantial contract by Statoil for the Snorre Expansion Project, located in the Tampen area, 150 km west of Florø in Norway. According to Subsea 7, a substantial contract is worth between USD 150 million and USD 300 million. The engineering, procurement, construction and
Statoil Submits Plan for Snorre Expansion Project
Statoil has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Snorre Expansion Project to the Norwegian authorities on Thursday. In addition to the PDO being submitted, Statoil is also signing contracts worth NOK 9 billion for the project, located in the Tampen area offshore Norway. The co
Strainstall Supplies Load Shackles for SME’s PLAT-I Platform
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons, is set to provide two load shackles for Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) floating tidal energy converter (TEC) platform. Following installation of the PLAT-I tidal platform by SME, instrumentation and data gathering is being carried out as part of a proje
Drydocks to Build Turret Mooring for Johan Castberg FPSO
Drydocks World has signed a contract with SBM Offshore to construct the turret mooring system (TMS) for Statoil’s Johan Castberg floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Drydocks World will be responsible for detail design of certain specified works, bulk procurement and constructio
EMGS Wins Further Work Offshore Indonesia
Norwegian Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has confirmed a second contract award for a prefunded multi-client acquisition offshore Indonesia. The contract has a minimum gross contract value of USD 1.0 million. The company received Letters of Intent for two contracts in November. The first contract
ROVOP Grows ROV Fleet with New Funding Boost
ROVOP will increase its fleet by 50% following a funding boost of £56 million from Blue Water Energy and BGF. The funding has enabled the company to increase its fleet to 24 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), with the new assets being acquired from Tidewater in Houston. Steven Gray, the CEO said: “T
Eni Starts Gas Production from Egypt’s Zohr Field
Eni has started production of the first gas from the giant Zohr field, in the Shorouk Block, offshore Egypt. The Zohr gas field was discovered by Eni in August 2015 and is estimated to have a total potential of up to 30 trillion cubic feet of gas in place. It is the largest gas discovery […]
Global Marine Launches New Business Unit
Global Marine Group (GMG) has launched a new business unit, Global Offshore, that will deliver trenching and power cable laying services to the oil and gas sector. Operating from base in Aberdeen, Scotland, managing director Mike Daniel leads the Global Offshore team. Global Offshore’s assets includ
Schlumberger, TGS Set for Red Sea Seismic Shoot Off Egypt
TGS and Schlumberger have secured a 2D seismic project in the Red Sea offshore Egypt. The project will comprise acquisition of a 10,000 km 2D long-offset broadband multi-client seismic survey. Acquisition will start mid-December and is expected to complete in late Q1 2018, the company informed. This
Seabed Geosolutions Nets Two Ocean Bottom Node Contracts
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has secured two contracts for 3D and 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisitions. The 3D OBN seismic acquisition will be undertaken for BHP over the greater Angostura field in shallow waters, offshore Trinidad. The 225 km2 Trinidad proj
Spectrum Begins Brazilian Santos Campos Phase III Shoot
Spectrum has started Phase III of the Brazilian Santos Campos multi-client 2D acquisition program. The survey is an extension of Spectrum’s 2017 Santos Campos Phase II survey, covering an area in the southern Santos Basin. With this additional program, Spectrum will provide over 47,000 kilometers of