Statoil Petroleum has concluded the drilling of wildcat wells 30/11-14 and 30/11-14 B, in the North Sea offshore Norway, and hit a gas/condensate and oil discovery. The wells are located in production license 035/272 where Statoil is the operator. The wells were drilled about six kilometers southeas
Neptune has been awarded a three year non-destructive examination /non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT) and inspection services contract by PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd. The contract covers PTTEP’s Montara Venture FPSO, including the wellhead platform, in addition to their Darwin-based f
McDermott and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM), have signed a memorandum of understanding for an exclusive cooperation agreement to pursue offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) projects within Qatari waters. Under the five-year agreement, McDermott and N-KOM,
Technip has been awarded a large subsea contract by Woodside to support the development of the Greater Enfield project offshore Western Australia, at a water depth comprised between 340 and 850 meters. The contract covers project management, design, engineering, procurement, installation and pre-com
Engineering company McDermott signed a memorandum of understanding with Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM) to pursue offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) projects within Qatari waters.
Resolve Salvage has been awarded a $5 million contract to survey the MV Manolis L, a shipwreck in Notre Dame Bay off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The survey should inform the development of Canadian Coast Guard plans for the recovery of the vessel’s cargo of an estimated 462 tons of fuel,
Deep Down, a subsea oilfield services company has received orders for flying leads and umbilical accessories, from two undisclosed operators. According to the company, the orders are valued in excess of $3 million. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered and deployed in the Gulf of Mexico in the
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has cut first steel for the floating, storage and offloading (FSO) vessel meant for the Maersk Oil-operated Culzean development in the UK sector of the North Sea. The fist steel was cut in Singapore on Friday, July 22, 2016, Maersk Oil reported through its social media ch
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a 74-meter fishery research vessel from the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries. The vessel, designed by Skipsteknisk (FRV 7417), will be the forth Damen delivers to the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries following the two 62-meter fishery inspection surveillance
As reported by Offshore Energy Today earlier in July, a topside for the Ivar Aasen platform was lifted and installed in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Det norske, the operator of the project, on Tuesday launched a video of the installation process and said that approximately 15,000 tons were lifted
Lamprell, a provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the energy industry, has informed that delivery of the jack-up drilling rig which had been scheduled for delivery in 2Q 2016 has been delayed. The company said on Tuesday that the rig is in its final stages of commissioning
The cutter suction dredge ‘Nu Enterprise’ is about to begin annual dredging program for Tallebudgera Creek. This year an estimated 20,000m³ of clean sand will be dredged from Tallebudgera Creek and pumped up to 1.8km for beach nourishment. Neumann Contractors has undertaken the dredging works in Tal
Offshore construction services provider, Swiber Holdings, is disputing a termination of a contract worth $21 million, offshore Vietnam. To remind, Swiber informed it won the contract for the provision of transport and installation services for a full field development project in the waters off Vietn
Petsec Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced the completion of a platform jacket for the Castex Energy-operated Hummer development project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, offshore Louisiana. To remind, Pestec announced the beginning of the platform jacket c
