Saipem has been awarded a contract by Aker BP for a drilling campaign offshore Norway. The operations are expected to start from the end of Q4 2022, upon termination of the works in which Scarabeo 8 is currently engaged.

MacDermid Offshore Solutions (MacDermid), a leading provider of high-performance and environmentally-friendly products for the offshore oil and gas industry, has expanded its product line with the release of Oceanic Environmental Control Fluid (ECF).

McDermott International recently completed work under its first subsea, engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Santos NA (19-12) Pty Ltd for the Bayu-Undan Infill Well Phase 3C Project in the Timor Sea located approximately 310 miles (500 kilometers) off the northwest coast of Darwin, Australia, and 124 miles (200 kilometers) off the southeast coast of Timor-Leste.

Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Equinor for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the marine installations associated with the Krafla development project, offshore Norway.

Equinor and its partners, together with Norwegian authorities, take new steps to meet the gas demand in Europe. Increased production permits allow the high gas production from the Troll, Oseberg and Heidrun fields to be maintained through the summer months.

AGR’s Well Management division has secured a new contract with Emperor Energy Limited on its Judith-2 appraisal well off the coast of Victoria, Australia.

Legasea has successfully secured funding, from Scottish Enterprise, to develop their ground-breaking Shore to Store service, whilst creating green jobs.

Aberdeen-headquartered Unity, Europe’s largest provider of well integrity solutions, has launched a new range of compact technologies to solve common industry challenges including working space, component weight and personnel on board (POB) restrictions.

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The UK operation of ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a significant contract by Spirit Energy Production UK Ltd. for removal and disposal services of the operator’s North Sea decommissioning portfolio. DeepOcean will cooperate with Heerema Marine Contractors to deliver the work.

Tieback solutions to existing oil and gas facilities can play a key role for Norway’s ability to meet emission targets while maintaining a competitive industry.

Unmooring a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) from eight mooring lines in less than two hours is quite an achievement; especially, when comparing conventional unmooring times that take up to twelve to eighteen hours in ideal weather.

Unity, Europe’s largest provider of well integrity solutions, is supporting a North Sea well decommissioning programme for a major international operator using its uniquely compact and multifunctional Surface Intervention System (SIS). Unity’s work on this multi-well campaign is worth an estimated six-figure sum.

Santos, as operator of the Bayu-Undan offshore gas production facility in Timor-Leste and Darwin LNG, has announced entry into the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for the proposed Bayu-Undan carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

DNV, Strohm, and the Non-Metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) have launched a report comparing the lifecycle carbon footprint of externally coated carbon steel pipe and thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP).

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a marine environmental consulting and survey company, has announced the successful completion of a shallow water Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) in waters 3.8 km offshore the West Coast of Trinidad.