Offshore news

The PDO was submitted on 28 March and presented to the Minister of Energy, Hon. John Peter Amewu, at the Ministry of Energy in Accra, Ghana.

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc has announced that is has been awarded a contract for the provision of subsea production equipment from an operator in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hook-up and commissioning of all four platforms will take place alongside the tie-back of the eight pre-drilled production wells, ahead of expected first oil in November 2019.

The contract is for the support of Shell’s exploration campaign in Black Sea, Bulgaria, in partnership with Bulgarian operator Bon Marine.

Aberdeenshire-based subsea firm Aleron Group has acquired electrical drive engineering specialist IMPAQ Ltd. to support its expansion strategy into new technology and markets including military, defence and nuclear industries.

Covering 270 km2 and in water depths up to 2100 m, the survey will commence in 3Q19 and take approximately 4 months to complete.

The new facility will be used for large scale fabrication of offshore platforms and onshore/offshore modules.

PGNiG Upstream Norway and Aker BP have signed a contract for the lease of a semi-submersible drilling rig.

Richard has more than 30 years of operations experience gained with Shell, Petrofac, Enquest and Fairfield Energy.

Ecosse IP (EIP) held an industry showcase to demonstrate the capability of its Ambient Lifter subsea and decommissioning solution, in a 2-day event held in Fraserburgh (25 - 26 March).