Offshore & subsea

The exploration well being drilled is in licence area PL838 (the Shrek prospect) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The study will investigate the size of Neodrill's CAN-ductor technology relative to its load capacity.

The subsea construction company has achieved a number of recent contract awards, totalling in excess of £100 million.

The contract is for the design of a Sevan cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.

The Aseng 6P well was drilled to a total depth of 4417 m and is expected to produce first oil in October 2019.

The agreement includes provision of well operator and well engineering project management services for four wells within the Rubie and Renee fields, 200 km north east of Aberdeen, UK.

CGG Geoscience’s Subsurface Imaging Center in Rio will deliver imaging of pre-salt structures in the Campos and Santos Basins.

The company has also opened a new office in Rio de Janerio.

The separation is expected to be completed in the first half of 2020, subject to customary conditions, consultations and regulatory approvals.

Petrofac will provide personnel to the Unity Platform in the Central North Sea, the onshore Cruden Bay Terminal and other landline sites.

FMS, an independent supplier of mooring equipment to the global oil and gas industry, has secured a three-year contract with BP for the provision of mooring equipment for its North Sea operations.

Rever Offshore, a subsea services provider, has announced project awards and completed campaigns with CNR International, Perenco and Spirit Energy, among other production and exploration majors.

Sparrows Group has announced the award of its first contract to deliver deck operations services in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) from supermajor BP.

James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed a second inspection, repair and maintenance campaign for oil and gas company Premier Oil UK.

The 12 month contract between Petrofac and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) will support activity in the Absheron natural gas field, located in the Caspian Sea, approximately 100 km south of Baku.