Offshore news

The pilot project will aim to predict and analyse fatigue in the hull of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea.

Neptune Energy is to increase its interest in the Dugong licence to 45%.

If the ongoing strike on the Norwegian continental shelf continues until 14 October, the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea will have to close production until further notice.

The Living Quarter module and eight pipe rack modules have been successfully lifted on to the Energean Power FPSO hull at Sembcorp’s Admiralty Yard, Singapore.

The FPSO will be located in the Area 1 block, approximately six miles (10 km) off the coast of Mexico in the shallow waters of the Campeche Bay.

Equinor has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the development of Norway's offshore oil and gas projects, pushing up costs and postponing startups.

A letter of intent has been issued to Odfjell Drilling and the Deepsea Aberdeen rig for drilling of 15 wells for the Breidablikk group.

The transaction gives Lundin Energy a 10% working interest in the major Wisting oil discovery.

Equinor has conducted a controlled closure of the Gudrun, Gina Krog, Kvitebjørn and Valemon fields.

The company will begin acquiring and processing new 3D seismic data in 4Q20.