Offshore news
Lankhorst Offshore to provide mooring lines for Liza Unity FPSO
The company is to manufacture 20 Cabral 512 deepwater mooring lines for the FPSO, which is working in ExxonMobil’s Liza oilfield offshore Guyana.
SOCAR and Equinor confirm oil discovery offshore Azerbaijan
The discovery was made in the Karabagh oilfield 120 km offshore.
OGUK warns of "fragile outlook" for the UK's offshore sector
The fall in oil and gas prices and the impact of the coronavirus has led to the industry body to call for government support.
Unity to provide Spirit Energy with well integrity services
Unity will maintain wellhead equipment across twelve platforms in the East Irish Sea, Southern North Sea and the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Weatherford works with IOC to save rig days and money in Gulf of Mexico operation
By sidetracking from a collapsed expandable liner, the re-entry operation eliminated the time and cost associated with re-drilling and re-casing a 3000-ft hole.
BW Offshore leases BW Pioneer FPSO for Gulf of Mexico work
BW Offshore has signed a five-year contract for the lease and operation of the BW Pioneer FPSO on the Cascade and Chinook fields on behalf of MP Gulf of Mexico.
W&T Offshore to reduce 2020 capital budget
The company has reduced its estimate of 2020 capital expenditures to US$15 million to US$25 million from its prior level of US$50 million to US$100 million.
Lundin Petroleum makes oil and gas discoveries in Norwegian North Sea
The discoveries were made at the Evra and Iving exploration well, close to the Balder and Ringhorne field.
Capricorn Norge receives drilling permit
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted the company a permit for well 35/8-7S in production licence 880.
Jersey Oil & Gas to lead Greater Buchan Area evaluation
The wider Greater Buchan Area in the UK North Sea contains discovered oil and gas resources in excess of 200 million boe.