Offshore & subsea

TGS has announced the recent approval by the Bangladesh Government of the new offshore model production sharing contract 2023 (PSC).

Subsea7 has confirmed the award of a major contract amendment by Petrobras for the development of the Mero 4 field located approximately 200 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Serica Energy has announced the award of a 100% interest in UK block 29/2a to its wholly owned subsidiary Tailwind Energy Chinook Limited in the UKCS 33rd offshore licensing round. The award is subject to the execution of licence documentation.

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO North Sea (UK) Limited has been awarded a 50 % operated interest in Blocks 9/9f, 9/10c, 9/14c and 9/15d in United Kingdom’s 33rd offshore licensing round. Aker BP will hold the remaining 50 % in the licensed area.

The company has launched a programme for operators and integrated service providers beginning to plan their well abandonment operations.

TGS, in partnership with SLB and Petrobangla, completed the first phase of a 2D seismic acquisition programme in April 2023.

CNOOC Limited has announced that Penglai 19-3 Oilfield Area 5/10 Development Project has commenced production

Australia’s oil and gas industry has called for the Commonwealth to fix the offshore regulatory system after the logjam of energy supply and carbon capture projects awaiting approval was exposed.

Orcadian Energy has announced the NSTA is prepared to grant an extension on its P2244 licence in the Pilot field.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract to manufacture flexible pipe by Woodside Energy.

Global oceans insights experts Miros, through local partner Belga Marine, has won a contract with Brazilian oil major Petrobras to update its existing oil spill detection efforts.

Seatrium Ltd (Seatrium) has announced the successful delivery of the floating production unit (FPU), Whale, for deployment in the Gulf of Mexico, in accordance with the contract secured in November 2019 with Shell Offshore Inc.

China merchant heavy industries (CMHI) has contracted TMC compressors (TMC) to deliver the completed marine compressed air system to a newbuild FPSO the Chinese yard is constructing for SBM Offshore.

Rune Christian Godejord and Trevor Ogilvie count more than 30 years’ experience in the energy industry between them, including in subsea oil and gas and topside controls across multiple regions.

The company has announced that it has been awarded contracts to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) for a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Whiptail development project in Guyana.