Offshore & subsea - 23 March 2017

A survey conducted on behalf of Trelleborg's oil and marine operation revealed changing attitudes to procurement.

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 25 licences for 111 blocks or part blocks to 17 companies in the 29th Offshore Licensing Award to enable further exploration and production across frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Statoil resets its exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and was today deemed high bidder on 13 leases in the 2017 Central Lease Sale.

RockRose Energy PLC announced on 22 December 2016 that it had signed sale and purchase agreements with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd to acquire its non-operated interests in the Wytch Farm, Scott and Telford fields.

GE Oil & Gas has opened a new facility in Takoradi Port, Ghana, expanding its global footprint and supporting local investment. The company committed to deliver more than 45 000 training hours for Ghanaian personnel over the next five years.