Offshore & subsea

CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Maersk Drilling for the supply of low-drag VIV suppressing Helically Grooved Drill Riser Buoyancy.

Leveraging the comapnies' joint capabilities, Ashtead Technology has completed a multi-asset, Class-approved mooring inspection campaign for Total E&P Angola in the Girassol and Dalia fields, and has been awarded further work in the Pazflor and CLOV fields.

Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE will carry out removal, dismantling and recycling of the topsides and jackets of the Heimdal riser platform, Heimdal main platform and Veslefrikk A platform in the North Sea.

Diversification, decarbonisation and digitalisation are set to define the future of the UK's oilfield services sector, according to the latest EY UK Energy Services overview.

The new alliance creates a full service offering for the riserless and riser-based well intervention and P&A markets.

The jack-up rig SWIFT 10 will be used to perform a plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign in the Dutch and German North Sea this summer.

OGUK Sustainability Director Mike Tholen has responded to a story published recently in The Sunday Telegraph which suggests UK ministers are considering declaring the beginning of the end for the North Sea oil industry with a ban on new exploration licences.

Ken Park, Clinical Director, TAC Healthcare Group, has outlined best practices around virus protection for workers on offshore platforms.

The ANALYSE statistical programme was used by the supermajor to reduce ultrasound thickness measurements (UTMs) on pressure systems.

The Caofeidian 6-4 oilfield, located in the midwest of the Bohai sea, is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 15 000 bpd in 2023.

Tullow Oil, Eco Atlantic and TOQAP will maintain control of the Orinduik Block licence offshore Guyana through to 13 January 2023 and until the second renewal period.

The acquisition comprises a controlling (60%) interest in the Q10-A offshore gas field together with interests in a suite of offshore exploration and production licences in the Dutch North Sea.

The reductions in flaring follow increased focus by the UK's Oil and Gas Authority, which started benchmarking performance in 2020 and now also publishes data every month.

The company has completed a top-hole batch drilling campaign for five wells for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company’s Malikai Phase 2 Project.

The campaign involves geophysical data collection, heat flow measurements, core sampling and onboard geochemical analyses, which aim to optimise future exploration activities offshore Suriname.