Offshore & subsea

Bangora-6 is being drilled from the Golpanagar site in the northern section of Block 9 and is planned to reach total depth at 3786 m (12 421 ft) measured depth.

Current market conditions are forcing a rethink in the offshore survey supply chain.

Baker Botts LLP has advised the Government of Afghanistan on long-term planning for a public-private partnership for a major gas to power project.

The system has a full subsea power supply, transmission and distribution system that further advances the development of hydrocarbon processing on the seabed.

The contract, for 3D multi-client FTG data acquisition, processing and interpretative services, will cover approximately 198 900 square kilometres.

Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), Bente Nyland, announced at the ONS 2016 that the Åsgard licence was awarded the NPD’s prize for improved oil recovery (IOR) for their Åsgard subsea gas compression effort.

The specification for in-service verification supports the global oil and gas industry to cut costs while maintaining safety and environmental performance levels.

Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall Norge AS to tender for provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has successfully led the disconnection and towing operations of the Njord A semi-submersible floating production platform from the Njord field.

Shell, has announced it has an agreement to sell 100% of its record title interest in Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Blocks 114, 158, 202 and 248, to EnVen Energy Corporation.

Experts highlight opportunities and challenges facing women in the energy industry on Emirati Women’s Day. ADIPEC ‘Women in Energy’ conference to shed light on career prospects presented by the new energy landscape.

The PSA has given Lundin consent to drill exploration well 7219/12-1 in a prospect named Filicudi in the Barents Sea.

The iXblue RAMSES is an acoustic synthetic baseline positioning tool with self-contained computing, for simple, efficient, real time underwater navigation.

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)'s wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) is on track to deliver an FPSO vessel to Armada Kraken Pte Ltd.

Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen (GRD) was scheduled for start-up on Christmas Eve this year, but the project has worked faster and now the field is on stream.