Offshore news
ODE awarded duty holder contract for Babbage field platform
ODE has acted as operations and maintenance provider for the asset since the project phase and successfully transitioned the platform from normally manned to not normally manned status in recent years.
Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible idled due to Covid-19
Once the idle period is complete, the rig will be mobilised to South Africa by Total to commence its charter as planned.
OGUK recovery group to discuss bringing forward net zero projects
The recovery group convened by OGUK will aim to develop a strategy for the sector to recover as part of OGUK’s three stage framework revealed at the end of April.
Jotun developing coatings for Odfjell Drilling rig
The anti-fouling and topside coatings will be used by Total for the advanced drilling platform Deepsea Stavanger, off the coast of South Africa.
Petronas farms-down 50% of Suriname offshore block to ExxonMobil
Block 52 is located in the prospective Suriname-Guyana Basin, where several major hydrocarbon discoveries have been made recently.
Neptune Energy ends deal for Edison E&P's UK and Norway assets
Neptune will pay a US$5 million termination fee to Energean Oil and Gas.
Lundin Energy updates 2020 production guidance
Following the implementing of production restriction measures on the Norwegian continental shelf, the company’s updated company's production guidance for the full year 2020 will be targeting 157 000 boe/d.
McDermott awarded Middle East FEED contract
The scope of the contract includes the design of two offshore riser platforms.
PGS to carry out surveys offshore eastern Canada this summer
The three surveys will cover approximately 10 000 km2 offshore Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada.
Qatar Petroleum acquires interests in Ivory Coast exploration blocks
Qatar Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement with Total to acquire a 45% participating interest in blocks CI-705 and CI-706, located in the Ivorian-Tano Basin.