DORIS has been selected by BHP Petroleum (via its subsidiary BHP Billiton Petróleo Operaciones de Mexico, S. De R. L. De C.V.) to continue into the next phase of Trion’s engineering work, FEED (Front End Engineering and Design), for the SURF (Subsea Umbilicals Risers and Flowlines) scope of work.

There has been much talk about natural gas as a transition fuel, primarily in helping to lower emissions and pollution by displacing coal in power generation, but also in complementing intermittent renewables, and targeting the (blue) hydrogen economy in the longer term.

FutureOn, a global software company specializing in the energy sector and creator of the award-winning, SaaS field design applications, FieldAP, and its APIcentric collaboration platform, FieldTwin, has appointed Dynamic Cloud as its representative in Saudi Arabia and Andreas Gaarder as Vice President of EMEA. 

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Centre for Local Business Development (the Centre), Guyana’s premier organization for oil and natural gas information, training and policy advocacy.

Saipem has received from Qatargas a Letter of Award for a new contract worth over 1 billion USD and related to the North Field Production Sustainability Pipelines Project located offshore and onshore the North-East coast of the Qatar peninsula. 

OSSO, the specialist fluid temperature control and separation solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by global E&P independent operator, Neptune Energy, to deploy its high volume mud cooler and AutoCUL technology.

Sparrows Group, an engineering and maintenance services specialist for the global energy and industrial sectors, has secured one contract renewal and two extensions, worth a seven-figure sum, in Angola to support major operators in the deepwater region. 

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the global platform of the leading gas producing nations, will be hosting the 50th lecture of its signature GECF Gas Lecture Series on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Doha time.

Siemens Energy was awarded a topside EPC contract by MISC Berhad for eight complete topside modules that will provide sustainable, efficient, and environmentally friendly power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as gas processing and compression aboard an FPSO that will operate offshore South America starting in 2024.

A new partnership between Ashtead Technology and Ocean Atlantic Petroleum SA (OAP), has successfully executed its first marine services project in West Africa and has received award for further work.

All three of Equinor’s projects to deliver deep cuts in emissions from industries and support clean growth on the UK’s east coast have received public funding from UK authorities. With a combination of private and public funding, Equinor and its partners will now progress these projects in order to create the world’s first net zero industrial cluster by 2040.

Guyana has started the year with an exploration disappointment as a partner in the ExxonMobil-operated Canje block last week revealed that the first wildcat in the license failed to deliver. However, Rystad Energy expects exploration activity in the country to rebound with an annual record of 16 wells, including on the Stabroek block, also operated by ExxonMobil.

Equinor, together with license partners Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras, have approved the development concept for BM-C-33, a gas/condensate field located in the Campos Basin pre-salt in Brazil.

Equinor has chosen Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE for removal, dismantling and recycling of the topsides and jackets of the Heimdal riser platform, Heimdal main platform and Veslefrikk A platform in the North Sea.

CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Maersk Drilling for the supply of CRP Subsea’s unique low-drag VIV suppressing Helically Grooved Drill Riser Buoyancy.

Subsea, trenching and excavation pioneer, Rotech Subsea, has completed a major well-head and jacket reburial scope in the North Sea for a leading international offshore marine services player. Rotech Subsea mobilized its next generation TRS2 Controlled Flow Excavation (CFE) and Suspended Jet Trenching tool to complete the jacket template and well-head reburial in the Southern North Sea in Q3, 2020. The Rotech RSG grab tool also assisted in the recovery of a PLET structure in the UK Southern Basin.