Offshore & subsea

McDermott and Baker Hughes has announced the safe completion of the installation of subsea infrastructure at the Ichthys field in northern Australia.

Longitude Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide detailed design and engineering services for the subsea development of Phase-X at Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea.

W&T Offshore has announced that the Company has completed the accretive acquisition of six fields in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Optime Subsea has entered into a significant contract with Equinor for the delivery of its remote operated controls system (ROCS). This contract represents a step forward for Optime Subsea, who collaborate with operator Equinor and its partner Ithaca on the Rosebank field.

Aiden Hardy has accepted the position with company, and has extensive experience in both onshore and marine pipelines.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Azinam Limited, has received final government approval for the farm out of its 6.25% participating interest in Block 3B/4B to Africa Oil Corp announced on 11 July 2023.

The Norwegian authorities are offering Aker BP ownership interest in 27 exploration licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2023 licensing round.

The company also expects to increase its 320-strong workforce by an additional 100 personnel across its bases in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

Richard is General Manager of Ashtead Technology’s mechanical solutions facility in Aberdeenshire which provides specialist subsea equipment, solutions and services for the offshore decommissioning sector.

The latest in a series of PGS surveys offshore Egypt will enable better understanding of shelfal and transform margin potential at the western extremity of Egypt’s offshore area.

Offshore Frontier Solution Pte Ltd in Singapore has awarded ABB the contract to deliver a complete electrical system and associated digital solutions on an ExxonMobil FPSO vessel for the South American Uaru oilfield.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by bp for its Argos Southwest Extension project in the Mad Dog field. TechnipFMC will install pipe and an umbilical, tying back three new wells to the Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

On 16 January 2024, 24 companies were offered ownership interests in a total of 62 production licences on the Norwegian shelf in awards in pre-defined areas (APA) 2023. This is an increase compared with the three previous years.

Shell has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and an international energy group.

Strohm has supplied TotalEnergies with a thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper, which has been commissioned in deep water (1600 m) in West Africa. This installation has followed a rigorous testing programme, during which TotalEnergies qualified the Netherlands-based company's TCP Jumper for permanent subsea applications.