Offshore news
Oceaneering to support decommissioning project offshore Canada
The decommissioning project comprises seven offshore gas platforms located approximately 135 nautical miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the edge of the Scotian Shelf.
Subsea 7 awarded Azerbaijan offshore contracts by BP Exploration
The work is for the Azeri Central East project in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli field in the Caspian Sea.
Valaris awarded jack-up drilling rig contract for Seagull project
Valaris will provide the Rowan Gorilla VI (VALARIS JU-248) to drill four firm wells for the development, which is located in the Central North Sea.
Chrysaor acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ UK oil and gas business completed
The transaction adds two new operated hubs to Chrysaor’s portfolio in the UK Central North Sea - Britannia and J-Block – in addition to an interest in the Clair Field area.
Pragma develops ESP downhole safety valve
The valve is designed to create an improved well control solution for cable deployed electric submersible pumps retrofitted to production wells.
SAExploration to undertake ocean-bottom marine project in Asia-Pacific
Services to be provided will include data acquisition utilising remote operated vehicle (ROV)-deployed autonomous nodal recording technology in water depths up to 60 m.
Santos awarded new acreage on-trend with Dorado
Santos will operate the new permit, WA-541-P, in the Northern Carnarvon Basin which lies to the west of the recent Dorado, Roc and Phoenix South hydrocarbon discoveries in the Bedout Sub-basin.
ADNOC Drilling completes first offshore integrated drilling services well
The well was delivered to ADNOC Drilling’s client, ADNOC Offshore – also a subsidiary of ADNOC.
Global E&C wins life-of-field contract for brownfield services with Apache’s North Sea subsidiaries
The contract is the largest in Global E&C's history.
Vår Energi acquires ExxonMobil’s Norway assets
Vår Energi will become the second largest E&P company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf after Equinor, with total reserves and resources of about 1900 million boe.