Offshore news
Qatargas awards McDermott North Field South engineering contract
The contract scope includes the replication of five offshore wellhead platforms.
Resolution 3D survey delayed
Shell has said that the marine 3D seismic survey, planned over the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries, is now anticipated to be acquired in February 2022 rather than 1Q21.
Drilling begins at Canje Block offshore Guyana
The Stena Carron drillship has arrived on location at the Bulletwood-1 wellsite on the Canje Block, offshore Guyana and has commenced drilling operations.
Santos makes Bayu-Undan development FID
The programme at the Bayu-Undan field in the Timor Sea comprises three production wells (two platform and one subsea) and will develop additional natural gas and liquids reserves.
Lundin Energy given drilling permit near Solveig field
The drilling programme for well 16/4-13 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 359.
Mærsk Inspirer jack-up rig installed at Yme field
The Yme New Development project is now moving into the phase for hook-up, commissioning and preparation for production startup.
First steel cut on SOFEC’s Sangomar FPSO turret mooring
The FPSO will be deployed at Senegal's first offshore oil development.
Total consortium signs E&P agreement in Egypt
The agreement is for the North Ras Kanayis Offshore block located in the Herodotus Basin, offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sulzer awarded pump retrofit contract for Norwegian oil and gas platform
Aker BP has awarded Sulzer a contract to retrofit a water injection pump on the FPSO Alvheim.
Equatorial Guinea set to intensify E&P activity in 2021
Trident Energy is set to drill three wells in Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea in 2021, with an estimated start date in April.