Offshore & subsea

The storm developed into a full-blown hurricane at the end of last week, with Francine being the sixth named weather event this year.

Hurricane Francine made landfall last Wednesday on the Louisiana coast, taking some energy infrastructure offline along the US Gulf Coast from Louisiana through Alabama.

AccuWeather’s?preliminary estimate?of the total?damage?and economic loss from Hurricane Francine in the USA is US$9 billion.

Vallourec enters into a definitive agreement to acquire from Mattr 100% of the shares of its subsidiary Thermotite do Brasil Ltda.

SPM for FPSOs can reduce operational expenditure (OPEX) by up to 35% through optimised inspections and maintenance planning.

Transocean Ltd. has announced a 365 day contract for the Deepwater Atlas with bp in the US Gulf of Mexico.

McDermott has announced the safe and successful decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia.

The 23 partners behind Project Greensand have now submitted the final report from the pilot project, which has aimed to develop, test and demonstrate safe and efficient storage of CO2 in the North Sea subsurface.

Shearwater Geoservices has announced the award of a 4D seismic monitoring contract for the Jubilee field in Ghana, operated by Tullow Ghana Ltd.

Element is urging those who look after the maintenance of plant and equipment on offshore platforms, within oil refineries, and in petroleum pipelines, to explore the potential of AI technology to help reduce downtime.

STRYDE has announced the signing of two significant contracts with Servicios Sísmicos de Exploración (SSE) and SeisGlobe Geoservices.

CNOOC and 80883 (RMB Counter) has announced that Wushi 17-2 Oilfields Development Project has commenced production.

Talos Energy has announced that its Ewing Bank 953 well successfully discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas. Separately, Talos entered into an agreement to participate in the Sebastian prospect, currently drilling in the Mississippi Canyon Block 387 of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

3t Drilling Systems has announced a new agreement with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the provision of its simulator technology.

Transocean has announced that Reliance Industries Ltd awarded a binding letter of award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 for six wells offshore India.