Exhibition space at SPE Offshore Europe 2023 (OE23) is nearly sold out at P&J Live, Aberdeen where the 50th anniversary edition is being held from 5-8 September 2023.

Saipem has been awarded two new contracts, one for EPCI offshore activities in the Middle East and the other for the development of underwater drones in Brazil. The overall amount of these new acquisitions is approximately 1 billion USD.

McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and removal contract for offshore decommissioning work by Woodside Energy. The award is for the full removal of the Stybarrow disconnectable turret mooring (DTM) buoy, as part of the decommissioning of the Stybarrow field located in the northwest Cape of Western Australia.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and bp p.l.c. has confirmed the commencement of production from the MJ field, following testing and commissioning activities. The MJ field represents the last of three major new deepwater developments the RIL-bp consortium have brought into production in block KG D6 off the east coast of India.

Before hurricanes and storms wreak havoc on U.S. Southern coastal cities, they first pass over oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, testing their structural integrity. While the rigs are built to withstand the elements, some storms are just too strong for the aging platforms and pipelines, destroying the structures and taking workers’ lives with them.

Leading maritime systems and services provider Elcome International LLC has signed an exclusive sales and service agreement with Miros AS, the Norway-headquartered wave, current and oil spill monitoring specialist.

In just six months, committed utilization of marketed sixth generation harsh environment semisubmersibles (semis) has jumped 14% and is now sold out at 100% utilization; a figure not recorded for this fleet since February 2014. Committed utilization includes rigs currently on hire or have an upcoming contract.

McDermott has been awarded an offshore transportation and installation contract from Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), for the F22, F27 and Selasih fields (FaS) pipelay and heavy lift project off the coast of Sarawak in East Malaysia.

McDermott has secured a major contract from Qatargas Operating Company Limited to deliver engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) for the North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) Offshore Fuel Gas Pipeline and Subsea Cables Project, COMP1.

The Cypriot Minister for Energy, Commerce & Industry, George Papanastasiou, last week announced the government’s intentions to push ahead with developing Cyprus as a key regional energy hub and is inviting global energy professionals to come together at a major meeting taking place in Limassol this November.

LNG storage involves managing significant safety risks, but data on the behavior of LNG in Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) is lacking. Now, tank control system specialists from Svanehøj and energy researchers at Engie Lab Crigen have joined forces to develop more effective safety measures.

Baker Hughes has been awarded a significant order, to be booked in the second quarter of 2023, by MODEC to supply gas technology equipment for the BM-C-33 project in the Brazilian pre-salt Campos area. The project is developed by Equinor with partners Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras.

Global energy consultancy Xodus has been awarded a contract to provide technical and project support services for Phase 1 of the decommissioning of the Northern Endeavour Floating Production Storage and Offtake facility (FPSO).

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. recently completed two deepwater well stimulation campaigns for major operators in the US Gulf of Mexico. These two campaigns resulted in the successful acid treatments of a combined six wells.

TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced an extensive West Coast India seismic processing project that complements the India East Coast 2Dcubed project from 2022.

Energy services provider Expro, has secured a contract with a major operator for the first deployment of its unique and industry-leading single shear and seal high-debris 15K ball valve assembly.