The carousel was successfully used to install 9.7km of 218mm diameter umbilical in the South Belut field offshore Indonesia for ConocoPhillips
Specialist Subsea Services (S3), Aberdeen-based provider of ROVs and survey services to the oil and gas and renewable industries, has signed a charter contract with EDT Offshore for the EDT Hercules vessel. The three year agreement, which comes with two additional one year extension options, will al
DNV GL has been awarded a three years contract, and two one year extension options, involving operations and project verification for all Apache’s North Sea assets; Beryl A & B and Forties A, B, C, D & E. DNV GL has had a long history on the Beryl Alpha and Bravo installations, which have been opera
One of McDermott International subsidiaries has entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the supply of its subsea Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (“LV105”). This contract is included in McDermott’s first quarter 2014 backlog. The LV105 will carry out deepwater umbilical and flexible pipe installation
Gazprom is getting ready to ship the first oil cargo from its oil platform located in the freezing waters of the Pechora Sea. According to Reuters, which cited sources familiar with the matter, an oil tanker has been loaded and is awaiting final approval to sail away with the oil taken from the Prir
GulfSlope Energy announced the results of its participation in offshore lease sale 231, central Gulf of Mexico, conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM).
From 3 to 5 February 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production AS at Jotun B platform. The objective of the audit was to verify that ExxonMobil’s management and follow-up of barriers complied with the company’s and the authorities’ requ
DOF Subsea has entered into an agreement with Otto Candies for the charter of the Jones Act compliant vessel ROSS Candies for a firm period of one year. The charter period started mid-March 2014, with the intent to utilize the vessel to support operations for existing North American clients in the G
The Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline consortia are moving forward at pace with the awards of key contracts for the development of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) projects. The contracts, covering both project management services and construction, follow the
Circle Oil Plc, the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has announced the operational update on Mahdia Block, offshore Tunisia. Plans are well advanced for the drilling of the Mahdia commitment well with long lead items prepared for shipment, main and sub contr
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation said it has concluded an LNG sale and purchase agreement with Malaysia LNG for LNG supply from Malaysia LNG Dua Plant. NOE will receive 380,000 tonnes per annum of LNG for 10 years starting in 2015. LNG will be delivered to Hachinohe LNG terminal which is currently
Karoon Gas Australia has announced that the Poseidon North‐1, the fifth well in the Browse Basin Phase 2 exploration drilling campaign, offshore Australia, was spudded at 21:40 WDT on 19 March 2014. The Poseidon North‐1 exploration well, located 6.5 kilometres north‐east of Poseidon‐1 in permit WA‐3
Focal Marine & Offshore has received a Design contract for DP-3 OCV (Offshore Construction Vessel). The FOCAL 530 design is with LOA of 115m, diesel electric DP-3 propulsion, two offshore cranes, one walk-to-work AHC gangway, and accommodation for 300 person. The design is with SRtP (Safe Return to
Otto Marine Limited announced that the Group has won charter contracts for its Multiple Purposes offshore Supply Vessel (“MPSV”), Go Explorer, for a total of US$21.0 million. Go Explorer will initially be deployed to work in Vietnam. After which it will be deployed to Australia to work on a major of
