Offshore news

The company has announced the award of two contracts from Saudi Aramco for conventional projects in shallow water offshore Saudi Arabia.

Under the new contract, Vroon’s specialist subsea-support, walk-to-work unit, the VOS Start will deliver offshore logistical support to a planned maintenance campaign in the Dutch sector of the Southern North Sea.

The company and its joint venture partners BP and Japex announced that the final investment decision for the Seagull oil project in the UK North Sea has been agreed.

The company has entered into a joint venture with Talos Energy which will see it earn a 16.67% working interest in the Green Canyon 21 lease in the Gulf Mexico.

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.