Offshore news
Oceaneering secures integrity services contract extension from Equinor
The company has secured a contract renewal from Equinor which covers the provision of maintenance, reliability and integrity management.
Interior proposes region-wide oil and gas lease sale 253 for Gulf of Mexico
In support of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, it has been announced that BOEM proposes to offer 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for August 2019.
Medfit sets the new standard for employee health and wellbeing in the offshore industry
Seadrill Limited has announced the full-scale utilisation of its ground-breaking Medfit program across its drilling fleet.
RDS wins new detailed design engineering contract
The contract has a duration of twelve months with future follow on support executed from RDS’s central London offices
Aker Solutions wins FEED contract for subsea compression system
The company has been awarded a master contract to support the delivery of a subsea compression system for the Chevron Australia-operated Jansz-Io field offshore Australia.
TechnipFMC acquires dive support vessel for North Sea market
The company signed a deal with VARD shipyard in Norway to purchase the vessel in late 2018. The vessel is currently undergoing an operational readiness programme and will begin work in the first half of 2019.
Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter new exploration block in Mozambique
The company entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 25.5% participating interest in block A5A, located in the Angoche basin, offshore the Republic of Mozambique.
BP awards contracts to McDermott and BHGE for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project
The companies have announced that they have been awarded subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and subsea production system (SPS) equipment contracts by BP for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
Transocean Ltd. announces contract award for Ocean Rig Corcovado and Ocean Rig Mykonos
The company has announced that Petrobras awarded two of the Company’s ultra-deepwater drillships, the Ocean Rig Corcovado and Ocean Rig Mykonos, with a 629-day contract and 550-day contract, respectively.
BW Offshore: acquisition of Maromba field, offshore Brazil
The company has entered into an agreement to acquire 70% of the Maromba field offshore Brazil for a total acquisition cost of US$90 million from Petrobras.