Offshore & subsea

Mike McNally has more than 25 years’ experience working in the industry both at sea and in senior maritime communications management positions.

The company has announced that as a safety precaution, it has temporarily shut in oil production at the Wassana field in the G10/48 licence in the Gulf of Thailand and halted drilling of infill development wells by the Mist jack-up rig.

The company has entered into an agreement to acquire 70% and operatorship of the Oooguruk oilfield in Alaska from Caelus Natural Resources Alaska LLC.

The company has announced the completion of works required for the restart of production from the Montara oilfield, following an extensive maintenance and inspection shutdown.

The company has relinquished operatorship and participation in Oman Block 8 to the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Oil and Gas and state-owned Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production LLC.

Equinor has awarded Aibel the EPC contract for the final bridge on the Johan Sverdrup field.

The company has together with license partner Equinor completed an appraisal in PL 229 in the Barents Sea through the successful drilling of the 7122/7-7 S Goliat West appraisal well.

The company has announced the results of the Brasse East exploration well 31/7-3 S and the Brasse appraisal sidetrack 31/7-3 A in the northern North Sea.

At plateau, the Egina field will produce 200 000 bpd, which represents about 10% of Nigeria’s production.

The rig will be the first ultra-deepwater floater rated for 20 000 psi operations and is expected to commence operations in the Gulf of Mexico in the second half of 2021.

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard contracts with MacGregor to deliver a further 8 complete hatch cover sets.

In 2017, N-Sea launched their Golden Rules programme, embedding excellence in SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) across the business and has continued to see the benefits.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 2/11-12 S cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

PGNiG Upstream Norway AS has acquired a detailed 2D seismic image, which will facilitate the selection of a drilling location in the Shrek prospect within the PL838 licence area.

The company has completed its previously announced sale to BP of a ConocoPhillips subsidiary that holds a 16.5% interest in the BP-operated Clair Field for an undisclosed price.