Offshore news
Total Exploration & Production UK awards 3-year framework contract
SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a 3-year framework contract to provide Consultancy Engineering Services.
Scarborough JV receives production licence offers
Woodside Energy has said that the Scarborough Joint Venture intends to accept the offers for the grant of petroleum production licences.
Seabed Geosolutions awarded two 4D OBN surveys in Brazil
The total combined duration of the two surveys, awarded by Petrobras, is estimated around eight months.
Saipem to begin final phase of Payara development
Saipem has received authorisation to proceed with the final phase of the Payara development project in Guyana from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd.
McDermott announces second shipment of MODEC FPSO modules
The FPSO will be located in the Area 1 block, approximately 6 miles (10 km) off the coast of Mexico.
Independent Oil and Gas awards Noble Corp. rig contract
Independent Oil and Gas has awarded the rig contract for its Core Project Phase 1 to a subsidiary of Noble Corp.
Dolphin Drilling expands presence in Norwegian Continental Shelf
Dolphin Drilling has secured a new combined contract with Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO Norge AS.
Liuhua 29-1 gas field begins production
The Liuhua 29-1 gas field, which recently completed commissioning, is located in the eastern South China Sea.
Drilling of Ironbark-1 exploration well begins
Ironbark-1 will test the giant Ironbark gas prospect, which has a best estimate of 15 trillion ft3 prospective recoverable gas resource.
Equinor makes minor gas discovery near Maria field
Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 0.5 and 1.6 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent.