Offshore news
RusselSmith to deploy Saab Seaeye electric ROV for subsea operations
The Cougar XT electric underwater robotic vehicle will boost RusselSmith's subsea operations in Africa.
MOL to purchase stake in Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oilfield
The company has acquired a 9.57% stake in the supergiant Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oilfield.
Wood Mackenzie comments on Nigeria's raising of deepwater royalties
The change applies to all deepwater production sharing contracts, regardless of vintage.
Drilling of Tambak-1 well begins
The Tambak-1 well is located approximately 4.5 km north of the Mako South-1 location and is designed to both appraise the extent of the Mako gas field as well to test the underlying Tambak prospect.
Kosmos Strikes Oil in Offshore Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea
The discovery was the first well drilled in Kosmos’ infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) in offshore Equatorial Guinea.
Viewport3 awarded pre-removal scanning contracts
The contract scopes will see the company providing two North Sea operators with the intelligence they need to make decisions about the removal of items from the seabed, reduce ad-hoc engineering and minimise time spent offshore.
Shearwater GeoServices to conduct South Africa seismic project for Total
The survey at block 11B-12B will be Shearwater’s first project offshore South Africa.
A/S Norske Shell awards OneSubsea integrated subsea compression frame agreement
Project to deliver the industry’s longest deepwater tieback using a subsea multiphase compression system.
Sembcorp Marine awarded FPU construction and integration contract for Shell’s Whale Field development in Gulf of Mexico
The Whale FPU comprises a topside module and a four-column semi-submersible floating hull, with a combined weight of 25 000 t. Slated for completion in 2022, it will operate in the Alaminos Canyon Block 772.
Petrobras signs agreement with Emerson to streamline software deployment and reduce deepwater operations costs
Under the terms of the agreement, Emerson will provide dedicated servers and associated hardware infrastructure to Petrobras and manage those systems on its behalf.