Offshore news
Impact to acquire remaining equity in area 2 offshore South Africa
Impact Oil & Gas Ltd has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Impact Africa Ltd, has entered into an agreement with Silver Wave Energy to acquire its entire interest (10%) in Area 2, offshore South Africa.
CNOOC adds over 100 billion m3 of proved gas in-place
CNOOC has announced that Chinese governmental authorities have approved the proved gas in-place of Lingshui 36-1 gas field, which stands at over 100 billion m3. It is the first large-size ultra-shallow gas field in ultra-deep water in the world, which opens up a new area of exploration in deep waters.
SBM Offshore awarded FSO contract for Woodside’s Trion development
Under this contract, SBM Offshore will construct and thereafter lease a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) unit to Woodside for a period of 20 years.
Raptor Data awarded ConocoPhillips plug and abandonment (P&A) verification and validation contract
Raptor Data has announced that it has been awarded a contract from ConocoPhillips Company (ConocoPhillips) to manufacture and deploy a fleet of tools based on its acoustic telemetry technology, Pathfinder.
Petrobras confirms gas discovery in Colombia
Petrobras has informed that it has achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the gas discovery made in 2022 with the drilling of the Uchuva-1 well.
Kent secures 3 year global commissioning services contract with Shell
Kent has announced it has been awarded a global three-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) by Shell to provide commissioning and start-up services (CSU) across various onshore and offshore projects.
Valeura Energy announce Wassana production restart
Valeura Energy has announced the planned restart of production operations at the Wassana field, offshore Gulf of Thailand.
OCIMF appoints new Chair
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has appointed bp’s Senior Vice President Shipping Lambros Klaoudatos as its new Chair.
Salunda ‘Red Zone’ safety technology adopted by BP for North Sea assets
Salunda has secured an agreement to provide BP with its Crew Hawk Red Zone monitoring solution for use across the operator’s North Sea assets.
Transocean announces US$531 million ultra-deepwater drillship contract
Transocean has announced a 1095-day contract for the Deepwater Invictus with bp in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.