bp, as operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) project, announces the start-up of oil production from the new Azeri Central East (ACE) platform as part of the ACG field development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
Audacia has successfully installed her largest ever PLET in S-mode, concluding several years of in-house engineering, fabrication and testing. The pipeline end termination structure is so heavy, production crew had to install separately to the connector head. It’s also so tall and wide, it only just fit through the tensioners and over the stinger.
In June 2022, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate published data collected up to 2022. The Directorate is now releasing deep sea data gathered from 2022 to 2024.
A final rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was announced to protect taxpayers from covering costs that should be borne by the oil and gas industry when offshore platforms require decommissioning. With this action—which updates 20-year-old regulations—BOEM has substantially strengthened financial assurance requirements for the offshore oil and gas industry operating on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a Technical Services Contract by Compañía Nacional de Petróleos de Guinea Ecuatorial (GEPetrol), the National Oil Company of Equatorial Guinea, to support the operation of the region’s Block B asset.
Vår Energi has made an oil discovery in "Ringhorne Nord" (wells 25/8-23 S and 25/8-23 A & B), north of the Ringhorne Øst field, 200 kilometers northwest of Stavanger.
TechnipFMC has been awarded a large1 contract in Guyana’s Stabroek Block by Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate ExxonMobil Guyana Limited to supply subsea production systems for the Whiptail project.
SLB has been awarded three contracts by Petrobras for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the development of Petrobras’ offshore Buzios Wave II oilfield. The scope of the contract includes SLB’s full bore electric interval control valves and electric subsurface safety valves. The award is a catalyst toward full production system electrification for Petrobras, improving production availability via more reliable completions.
OMV Petrom has appointed global energy and marine consultancy ABL to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the construction of Romania’s Neptun Deep Gas Field Project in the Black Sea.
The Johan Castberg ship will soon be heading north. With the ship in place, the plan is to have three producing fields in the Barents Sea by the end of the year.
Specialist provider of offshore support services, Interocean Marine Services (Interocean) announces an offshore demonstration of the Flyability Elios 3 UT drone. Providing accurate readings ten times faster than traditional methods, the ultrasonic thickness measurement (UTM) payload for the Elios 3 drone is a step change in integrity inspection.
Subsea7 announced the award of a sizable1 contract by Talos Energy for the Sunspear development in Green Canyon Block 78, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a contract extension by bp, continuing support across its North Sea portfolio.
Leading vessel traffic management provider Vissim announces that Indonesian national energy company Pertamina has chosen to install a new marine surveillance system at its PAPA ONWJ oil platform in Indonesia.
ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded Strohm a TCP “Jumper On Demand” contract for the supply of TCP for the Whiptail project. This brings the project count for the Netherlands-based manufacturer to three for ExxonMobil Guyana, following previous awards for the Yellowtail and Uaru projects. This latest award marks the largest commercial award for pipe supply in the company’s 16-year history.
SBM Offshore announces that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (“EMGL”) has confirmed the award of contracts for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct and install FPSO Jaguar. Ownership will transfer to EMGL prior to the FPSO’s installation in Guyana, and SBM Offshore expects to operate the FPSO for 10 years under the Operations and Maintenance Enabling Agreement signed in 2023. The award follows completion of front-end engineering and design studies, receipt of requisite government approvals and the final investment decision on the project by ExxonMobil and block co-venturers.
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