Offshore news
Shell to use Bentley digital twin platform for deepwater projects
Shell’s Deepwater business has selected Bentley’s digital twin approach to streamline its capital projects process and accelerate time to first oil.
Dvalin field given start-up approval
Operator Wintershall DEA estimates that it can recover 18 billion m3 of gas from Dvalin.
TGS starts coring project offshore Nigeria
The project covers an area of approximately 82 000 km2 offshore Nigeria and will incorporate 17 seabed heat flow measurements and 253 seabed cores.
Westwood Global Energy Group comments on Premier Oil reverse takeover by Chrysaor - part two
Westwood Global Energy Group 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.
Intebloc secures contract with Stena Drilling
Intebloc has been awarded a contract from Stena Drilling to provide Rig-Ware, its data management system, to enable increased control of vessel lifting equipment.
Northern Lights partners to give open access to well data
The released data discloses relevant subsurface data including well log data, core data and well test data.
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.