Offshore & subsea

The Noregian Petroleum Safety Authority has given Statoil Petroleum (Statoil) consent to use the Songa Enabler mobile drilling facility on the Snorre field.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given its consent for ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips) to dispose of the Ekofisk 2/4 H, Ekofisk 2/4 A, Ekofisk 2/4 FTP and Ekofisk 2/4 Q facilities in the North Sea.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has surpassed US$8 billion this year in a clear sign that confidence is gradually returning to the basin, says Oil & Gas UK’s newly launched Market Insight.

The contract covers the provision of subsea equipment including umbilicals, risers, flowlines and the subsea production system for the Fenja Project (previously known as Pil & Bue). Fenja is located in the Norwegian Sea and will be tied back to the Njord platform.

The combined awards are valued at around US$60 million.

SM 71 F2 drilling ahead at 4895 ft MD after setting 10 3/4 in. surface casing at 3685 ft MD. Drilling is proceeding according to plan and the well will reach TD prior to the end of December.

The oil and gas industry has just 18 months to upgrade critical release hook systems on offshore lifeboats to meet new regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to improve safety at sea.

The transaction nearly triples Statoil’s production in Brazil, with attractive break-evens and potential for additional value creation for both parties through the application of Statoil’s expertise in improved oil recovery (IOR).

Aker BP has awarded Kvaerner a contract for delivery of the topside and steel jacket substructure for Valhall Flank West. This is the first project in the Wellhead Platform Alliance, which was established in the spring of 2017 between Aker BP, Kvaerner, ABB and Aker Solutions.

Project costs for subsea field reduced by more than 20%. Production in Norway to increase to more than 100 000 boe/d.

The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), in collaboration with Maersk Oil, Nexen, Shell, Siccar Point Energy, TechnipFMC and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), is leading a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate an alternative well foundation technology for subsea exploration and production wells.

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of two contracts from alliance partner Aker BP in the Norwegian North Sea.

Atkins has been awarded a contract with Repsol Norge AS (RNAS) to provide structural front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed design services for the remediation of the Yme asset in the Norwegian Central North Sea following completion of Repsol’s project sanction.

The new licences provide further exploration potential around the Company’s Karish and Tanin development.

Test subjects variable speed drive (VSD) to simulated harsh subsea environment proving reliability of concept as Joint Industry Project team pushes boundaries of traditional product development.