Offshore & subsea

The new Norsel High 3D acquisition comprises a minimum of 1600 km2, covering 4 blocks that are included in the round.

Trendsetter Engineering has successfully completed live well operations with their new 15 000 psi subsea hydraulic intervention system (referred to as STIM).

Royal Dutch Shell plc has reached an agreement to sell its interest in the Corrib gas venture for up to US$1.23 billion.

DeepOcean will perform remote hyperbaric tie-in of the oil export pipeline on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.

Premier Oil has made a key oil discovery in the Zama-1 exploration well in Block 7, offshore Mexico.

Statoil ASA has signed an agreement with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção for the acquisition of 10% interest in the BM-S-8 licence in Brazil’s Santos basin.

Removal of the Murchison platform has been completed successfully by HAF Consortium.

Cyberhawk, the world’s leading engineering company using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has been named a finalist in two categories at this year’s Energy Innovation Awards.

The field produces 300 000 bpd. The concession will be operated by the North Oil Company (NOC), which was established a year ago as a partnership between Total (30%) and Qatar Petroleum (70%).

SBM Offshore announces that Shell E and P Offshore Services B.V. (Shell) has notified the company of the fact that Shell is exercising its right under the charter agreement to purchase the FPSO Turritella.

Statoil has finalised an exploration drilling programme, which has not resulted in the discovery of hydrocarbons.

The contract covers the provision and management of the marine and offshore activities related to the tanker loading, via the single point mooring (SPM) offshore marine terminal including maintenance works, vessels, equipment, and manpower.

SIMMONS EDECO, a supplier of wellhead and valve maintenance, asset integrity solutions and onshore drilling services to the global oil and gas industry, announced that it has been awarded a major contract by Maersk Oil.

The system features an advanced motion compensation control system with precision controls to enable fast landing and comfortable people transfers.

The complete work scope encompasses umbilical installation at Johan Sverdrup, Bauge and Utgard, as well as spools, cover, tie-in and manifold installation at Utgard.