Equinor has, on behalf of the partnership, submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Verdande to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group has been commissioned by UAE-headquartered oil and gas EPC contractor National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging Company, on behalf of a National Operating Company, to provide pipeline isolation, hot tapping and plugging services to the world’s largest diameter subsea pipeline intervention project.

Utilization of North Sea semisubmersibles (semis) as well as award activity during 2022 have shown improvement, but 2023 demand outlook is uninspiring and could result in more units leaving the region next year.

Aker Solutions has been a significant contractor on the Johan Sverdrup field and delivered several offshore platforms and has been involved in all project development stages of Johan Sverdrup.

The Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, will take over as the President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2023, reestablishing Africa as a leading powerhouse in the global oil industry.

bp has been awarded two exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company.

Controlled Flow Excavation (CFE) specialist, Rotech Subsea, has completed gas pipeline burial operations for global integrated energy services and solutions provider, Sapura Energy Berhad, in the Caribbean.

ASCO has secured four new contracts for NORM decontamination and disposal services with major operators, worth more than £10million.

TDI-Brooks have been awarded a surface geochemical exploration program (SGE) in deepwater blocks off Colombia. The program will include acquisition and analyses of 105 piston cores in COL-1, 2, 6 and 7 in 3,700 to 4,100m water depth.

bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) confirms its Cassia C development has safely delivered first gas.

Strohm, a world’s first and leading producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCP), has been awarded a contract from ECOnnect to provide more than 11km of TCP for the TES Wilhelmshaven Green Gas Terminal in Germany.

Transocean Ltd. has announced that one of its subsidiaries, together with Perestroika A.S. and funds managed by Lime Rock Management L.P., have formed a joint venture, Liquila Ventures Ltd. (“Liquila Ventures”).

INEOS has signed a 20-year contract with Sempra Infrastructure for the supply of approximately 1.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from Phase 1 of the Port Arthur LNG facility under development in Texas, USA.

The awards involve subsea IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair), subsea construction, removal and recycling of subsea equipment, and subsea survey scopes in the North Sea region, until the end of 2026.

ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announces the successful closing of its acquisition of Zakher Marine International (ZMI), an Abu Dhabi-based owner and operator of offshore support vessels, with the world’s largest fleet of self-propelled jack-up barges. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.

Subsea7 has announced the award of a contract to Subsea Integration Alliance¹ to support the development of bp’s Cypre project, a gas development located offshore Trinidad and Tobago.