Offshore news
Growing risk of UK offshore energy supply chain relocating overseas due to project delays, survey finds
Size of UK underwater market grows to £9.4 billion, but current UK govt policy is having negative impact.
ConocoPhillips finds gas offshore Australia
Oil giant ConocoPhillips says that is has struck gas off the coast of southeastern Australia after beginning its maiden exploration drilling on November 1, according to Reuters.
Maintaining Floating Asset Integrity
Danny Constantinis, EM&I, Malta, addresses methods of maintaining the integrity of Floating Production Units (FPUs) and Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) assets.
DNV proposes revised risk management framework for UK offshore renewables industry, built on oil and gas best practice
DNV has released a comprehensive study comparing major accident risks and risk management practices in the UK between the offshore oil and gas and the offshore renewables industries.
EnerMech secures pre-commissioning campaign for Manatee gas development in Trinidad & Tobago
EnerMech has been awarded a pipeline pre-commissioning contract by McDermott in support of Shell Trinidad and Tobago’s Manatee gas development. The company will deliver critical services across a 115 km, 32 in. offshore pipeline.
Viridien announces new geologic study to evaluate prospectivity of frontier Langkasuka basin offshore Malaysia
The insights generated will provide explorers with a competitive advantage by better informing their licensing and investment decisions.
FET to deliver new model of work class ROV to Nigerian oil and gas firm
The contract win marks the first sale of FET’s XLX EVO III which, when operational, will demonstrate the most cutting-edge Ultra-Heavy-Duty subsea vehicle technology available on the market.
Shah Deniz awards three new contracts for compression project
The Shah Deniz consortium is pleased to announce the award of three major offshore contracts to advance the Shah Deniz Compression (SDC) project. The contracts, with a combined value of approximately US$700 million, have been awarded to the Saipem/BOS Shelf joint venture.
C-Innovation awarded new multi-year ROV contract
C-Innovation signs contract with Shell for ROV services.
Shell invests in Nigeria offshore gas development
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. Ltd (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, together with Sunlink Energies and Resources Ltd, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the HI gas project offshore Nigeria.