Offshore & subsea

The latest in a series of PGS surveys offshore Egypt will enable better understanding of shelfal and transform margin potential at the western extremity of Egypt’s offshore area.

Offshore Frontier Solution Pte Ltd in Singapore has awarded ABB the contract to deliver a complete electrical system and associated digital solutions on an ExxonMobil FPSO vessel for the South American Uaru oilfield.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by bp for its Argos Southwest Extension project in the Mad Dog field. TechnipFMC will install pipe and an umbilical, tying back three new wells to the Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

On 16 January 2024, 24 companies were offered ownership interests in a total of 62 production licences on the Norwegian shelf in awards in pre-defined areas (APA) 2023. This is an increase compared with the three previous years.

Shell has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and an international energy group.

Strohm has supplied TotalEnergies with a thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper, which has been commissioned in deep water (1600 m) in West Africa. This installation has followed a rigorous testing programme, during which TotalEnergies qualified the Netherlands-based company's TCP Jumper for permanent subsea applications.

Equinor was awarded 39 new production licences by the Ministry of Energy in this year's Awards in Predefined Areas (APA).

THREE60 Energy has secured two engineering and construction contracts with global offshore floating energy solutions provider, BW Offshore.

The smart network and digital solutions company, has upgraded the smart hybrid VSAT installation on the seismic research vessel Ramform Hyperion to provide an uplink speed of more than 250 megabits per second (Mbps) using GEO VSAT.

The project will focus on the development of extended reach needles; small diameter laterals that penetrate the reservoir to increase hydrocarbon recovery.

Jumbo Offshore Installation Contractors has been awarded a contract by MODEC Guyana Inc. for the pre-installation of the mooring spread of the FPSO Errea Wittu, which will be located offshore Guyana.

2023 was an active year on the Norwegian shelf. 92 fields were in operation at year-end, 27 projects were under development and many exploration wells were drilled.

Global Energy Group has been awarded a contract from Subsea7 to fabricate subsea spools and anode sled structure for the East Kameleon project, an Aker BP North Sea field development.

Equinor’s exploration well 30/4-4 in the North Sea is dry. The well was drilled about 7 km north of the Martin Linge field in the North Sea and 180 km west of Bergen.

Beacon Offshore Energy has announced that several of its subsidiaries have taken final investment decision to develop the Winterfell discovery which is operated by BOE Exploration & Production and will be developed as a cost effective/low emissions subsea tieback.