Offshore news
Oceaneering awarded connector supply contract by TechnipFMC
The company will provide connectors for the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai tieback project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Norwegian Government approves funding for Northern Lights CCS project
The Norwegian government has approved funding for the CO2 transport and storage project being developed by Equinor, Shell and Total.
MODEC awarded operations and maintenance contract for Sangomar FPSO
The operations and maintenance contract will cover all in-country installation and commissioning activities.
Neodrill working with Neptune Energy in North Sea
Two of Neodrill's CAN-ductors were installed in April on two of Neptune Energy’s exploration wells in the Norwegian North Sea.
TGS, CGG, PGS partnership to offer shared multi-client data
An independent, cloud-based ecosystem will offer a single search point to access all three companies’ subsurface multi-client data.
Production begins at Snorre Expansion Project
The project will add almost 200 million bbl of recoverable oil reserves and help extend the productive life of the Snorre field through to 2040.
EM&I present asset integrity paper at OTC Asia
The company presented a paper on ‘Innovative Asset Integrity Management to Drive Operational Effectiveness’.
Decom: where next?
Offshore decommissioning work has inevitably nosedived during 2020, though there are encouraging signs of activity recovering into next year. Christian Berven, Aquaterra Energy, offers his take on where the market may be heading – and how a change of mindset among operators is influencing a new strategic approach.
SUEZ to supply FPSO seawater process plant for MODEC
The equipment will be located onboard a converted FPSO vessel that MODEC is constructing on behalf of Woodside Energy for the Sangomar oilfield offshore Senegal.
MOL Norge given drilling permit
The drilling programme for well 2/9-6 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 617, about 31 km east of the Valhall field.