Offshore & subsea

CNOOC and 80883 (RMB Counter) has announced that Wushi 17-2 Oilfields Development Project has commenced production.

Talos Energy has announced that its Ewing Bank 953 well successfully discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas. Separately, Talos entered into an agreement to participate in the Sebastian prospect, currently drilling in the Mississippi Canyon Block 387 of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

3t Drilling Systems has announced a new agreement with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the provision of its simulator technology.

Transocean has announced that Reliance Industries Ltd awarded a binding letter of award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 for six wells offshore India.

Worley and researchers at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, have identified that a lack of trust between project stakeholders is slowing the pace of infrastructure delivery that is critical to net zero.

Archer Well Services has secured a global exclusive license agreement with Raptor Data, enhancing its well integrity and plugging and abandonment (P&A) offerings with innovative technology.

The new agreement between Akselos and Shell will extend successful projects with Shell Pearl GTL in Qatar, Shell Scotford in Canada, the Bonga FPSO and various deployments in the Gulf of Mexico.

SLB has launched a well integrity assessment solution that helps carbon storage developers quantify the risks associated with wells at prospective storage sites with previous drilling activity.

OPITO has launched a new standard to ensure increased competency and safety around helideck activity, benefiting the global offshore workforce reliant on safe transfers to energy installations in an open sea environment.

OMV (Norge) AS, operator of the PL 1194, has completed the drilling operation in the Norwegian Sea targeting the ‘Haydn/Monn’ exploration prospects.

Sentinel Subsea has announced the successful installation of WellSentinel™ systems for two significant projects in Australia.

PETRONAS, ADNOC and Storegga has announced the signing of a joint study and development agreement (JSDA) to evaluate the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions storage capabilities of saline aquifers and the construction of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in the Penyu basin, offshore Peninsular Malaysia.

Valeura Energy has announced first oil production from its Nong Yao C development, in Licence G11/48 (90% operated working interest), offshore Gulf of Thailand.

Global Energy Group (GEG) has been awarded a contract from Subsea7 Norway, to fabricate 134 Subsea Spools for the Aker BP-operated Yggdrasil Field Development in the North Sea.

Seatrium has announced the successful delivery of its fourth jackup rig, named ‘Vali’, to Borr Drilling, about a year ahead of its planned delivery next year.