Offshore news
Cairn Energy sells interests in Catcher and Kraken North Sea fields to Waldorf
The interests to be sold are Cairn's entire 20% interest in the Catcher field and 29.5% interest in the Kraken field.
NEO Energy announces acquisition of Zennor Petroleum
The Zennor portfolio adds approximately 40 million boe of reserves and more than 90 million boe of un-risked resource in the Central and Northern North Sea to NEO.
MODEC selects SUEZ technology for FPSO project in Brazil
MODEC will use SUEZ ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes to reduce seawater sulfate levels on the FPSO being constructed for the Bacalhau oilfield to required levels.
Ancala Midstream awarded gas transportation and processing contracts by Lundin Energy Norway
The company will transport and process gas from the Solveig field, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Archer and Asystom enter agreement for predictive maintenance technology
Asystom SAS has developed a solution for predictive maintenance for drilling facilities that uses machine learning with multi-sensors.
Maersk Drilling awarded one-well contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.
Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. will employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute to perform well maintenance and drill a side-track of the A9 well at the P9 Horizon field in the Dutch North Sea.
Neptune Energy and EDF to use drone, aircraft and methane sensing technologies to measure offshore methane emissions
Drone, aircraft and methane sensing technologies will be deployed on the Neptune-operated Cygnus platform in the UK Southern North Sea to provide a close-up view of operations typical of a North Sea offshore facility, such as gas separation, drying and compression technology, and flaring and venting.
Rystad Energy: offshore project commitments count set for record in coming years
From the beginning of 2021 and up until the end of 2025, Rystad Energy’s exact forecast is for 592 commitments, with growth across all water depth levels.
Further investment in Åsgard field announced
Just under NOK1.4 billion will be invested to further develop the field and implement the Åsgard B low-pressure project.
Baker Hughes and Akastor ASA create offshore drilling solutions JV
The company will be owned 50-50 by Baker Hughes and Akastor and will be managed from current offices in Houston, Texas, US, and Kristiansand, Norway.