Offshore news
Emerson to provide automation technologies for new Caspian Sea platform
Emerson has been awarded a contract to provide automation technologies for the new Azeri Central East offshore platform.
Westwood Global Energy Group comments on Premier Oil reverse takeover by Chrysaor - part one
Westwood Global Energy has published a note giving a preliminary assessment of the deal from each company’s perspective and the outlook for the merged company and the wider North Sea M&A market.
Petrobras pushes Parque das Baleias project back to 2024
Petrobras has postponed the Integrated Project of Parque das Baleias by about one year, with the start of operation and first oil delayed to 2024.
Northern Offshore jack-up begins drilling in Qatar's North Field
The Energy Enticer had a safe and successful mobilisation to Qatar Petroleum’s North Field in early September 2020.
Weatherford achieves ultra-deepwater sidetrack record
Weatherford achieved the industry’s first 12 ¼-in. casing sidetrack, delivering a 22 ft window in a single trip for an ultra-deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Equinor and Microsoft collaborate on Northern Lights carbon capture and storage value chain
Equinor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft to explore ways to support the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project as a technology partner.
CGG starts Walker Ridge reimaging programme
The Walker Ridge programme covers approximately 300 OCS blocks including two priority areas of significant industry interest.
Enpro Subsea enables safe removal of ‘attic’ oil from Brent Bravo’s concrete cells
Enpro’s technology enabled the safe access and removal of ‘attic’ oil from concrete storage cells at the base of the Brent Bravo platform in 140 m water depth.
Wood secures US$75 million Mariner contract with Equinor
Wood has entered into a three-year agreement to deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, and offshore services.
Oceaneering awarded BOP tethering services contract by Petrobras
The scope of work includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic positioning rig operations for up to seven wells in water depths between 150 m and 700 m.