Offshore news
Swire Oilfield Services moves into Guyana market
Global Oilfield Services will offer a full range of Swire Oilfield Services DNV 2.7-1 certified units, including offshore containers, baskets, waste skips and tanks to support the increased international operator’s drilling campaigns across Guyana.
Neptune Energy secures Gulf of Suez exploration licence
Neptune Energy has signed an operated exploration licence with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for Egypt’s North West El Amal offshore concession.
Region-wide oil and gas lease sale for Gulf of Mexico announced
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will offer over 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for 18 March 2020.
Noble Corp. to provide drilling services to ExxonMobil in Guyana-Suriname Basin
The ultra-deepwater drillships Noble Bob Douglas, Noble Tom Madden and Noble Don Taylor, which are currently executing drilling assignments for ExxonMobil offshore Guyana, are included in the framework agreement, and other drilling rigs may be added to the agreement.
Oceaneering awarded well intervention contract by BP
Oceaneering is to provide comprehensive riserless light well intervention services offshore Angola in Blocks 18 and 31.
Petrofac and MODS agree North Sea digital technology partnership
Petrofac has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with MODS, a digitalisation and dimensional control service company, to deploy its flagship product ‘Virtual Manager Enterprise’ (VME) at scale in the North Sea.
Aquaterra Energy to design offshore platform for Chevron
The company is to design and support installation of a Sea Swift offshore platform off the coast of Angola.
Empyrean confident of upgrade to Mako field resource size
Gaffney Cline and Associates has been commissioned by the operator on behalf of the Duyung PSC partners to update its view of the Mako field.
Gas module to accelerate production from Fram field
A new gas module that was recently put onstream on the Troll C platform will accelerate and boost production from Fram by substantial profitable volumes.
Survey completed at Thali licence
The Geoquip Marine survey vessel MV Investigator completed its survey at the NJOM-3 well site on the Thali block offshore Cameroon on 7 February 2020.