Offshore news

The energy-saving marine compressed air system is to be delivered for a mid-water semi-submersible drilling rig.

The Zama appraisal programme in Block 7 in Mexico's Sureste Basin is operated by Talos in a consortium with Sierra Oil & Gas and Premier Oil.

The contract will see the Netherlands-headquartered business supplying a 2 in. ID 345 psi rated Gas Lift Jumper to support the independent E&P company’s operations in the Guillemot field, approximately 175 km east of Aberdeen.

GulfSlope Energy will retain and deploy a supra salt evaluation team consisting of three geoscientists and a manager to identify, evaluate and recommend targets for lease acquisition, farm-in and drilling.

The contracts are for a two-well project in Block 10 and 29 in the Gulf of Mexico.

The exploration well 208/02-1 on the Lyon Prospect in Licence P1854 in the West of Shetland, UK, has been plugged and abandoned.

DP World's acquisition of Topaz Energy & Marine from Renaissance Services SAOG and Standard Chartered Private Equity / Affirma Capital is for an enterprise value of US$1079 million.

The contracts cover the fabrication and installation of flexible risers, rigid and flexible flowlines and umbilicals.

The discovery is estimated at 2 trillion ft3, making this the 7th largest global discovery of the year.

The drilling result at Lang Lebah-1RDR2 is the Thai national oil company’s largest ever discovery.