C-Kore Systems has successfully completed a fault-finding in Australian waters. The Cable Monitor units helped the operation run smoothly by providing quick and accurate measurements of insulation resistance for the subsea system.

On April 5, 2022, three companies were offered exploration licenses to store CO₂ in two areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. One area in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea were announced in September last year, and the authorities have assessed applications from five companies.

Prosafe has been declared the winner of a bidding process for a four-year contract by Petróleo Brasileiro SA (‘Petrobras’) for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.

Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS has been awarded a contract for two 3D seismic surveys offshore South Korea, together with seismic data processing and imaging by Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC). This is Shearwater’s first contract with KNOC.

Murphy Oil Corporation has achieved first oil from the Khaleesi, Mormont and Samurai field development project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, as production has begun flowing through the Murphy-operated King’s Quay floating production system (King’s Quay FPS).

TotalEnergies has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Sempra Infrastructure, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Japan LNG Investment – a company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) – for the expansion of Cameron LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export facility located in Louisiana, U.S.

Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc. (IWS), a leading supplier of digital technologies that improve oil and gas well completion operations, has announced that Bill Henn and Rip Stringer have joined the IWS team to help the industry accelerate the adoption of digital completion technologies. Henn and Stringer report to William Standifird, IWS CEO.

A decommissioning project carried out by DOF Subsea, on behalf of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, to project manage and provide Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (EPRD) services at the Buchan and Hannay fields in the Central North Sea, has achieved a 99% rate for the combined recycling and repurposing of recovered materials.

Maersk Drilling has been awarded contracts which will see the harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute employed to plug and abandon a total of 31 wells in the Dutch sector of the North Sea in support of a rig sharing agreement between TotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V. and Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.

Equinor, which is the operator of production license 293 B, has discovered oil and gas close to the Troll and Fram area. Based on preliminary estimates the size of the discovery is between 4 and 8 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalent, or 25-50 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.

High commodity prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have called into question the UK’s reliance on energy imports.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a leading provider of offshore energy services, has entered into a new multi-year contract with Shell Offshore Inc. to provide Well Intervention services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Trendsetter Engineering is excited to announce the contracting of the patented RWIS Toolkit of well kill equipment to a major O&G Producer for their upcoming exploration well drilling campaign located in an international area of operations.

VAALCO Energy Inc. has announced the successful drilling of the Avouma 3H-ST development well that was drilled from the Avouma platform in the Etame field, offshore Gabon.

Two significant oil discoveries announced by Shell and TotalEnergies in February 2022 have opened multiple new oil plays offshore Namibia. The excitement is understandable, but how significant could the breakthrough prove to be and what challenges need to be overcome to realize the potential?

Maersk Drilling has been awarded contracts with Shell for the provision of the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager for drilling services offshore multiple countries.