Offshore news

The company has entered into an agreement to acquire 70% and operatorship of the Oooguruk oilfield in Alaska from Caelus Natural Resources Alaska LLC.

The company has announced the completion of works required for the restart of production from the Montara oilfield, following an extensive maintenance and inspection shutdown.

Danny Constantinis, Executive Chairman of the EM&I Group, the international asset integrity specialists, discusses the future for offshore asset integrity management.

The company has relinquished operatorship and participation in Oman Block 8 to the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Oil and Gas and state-owned Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production LLC.

Equinor has awarded Aibel the EPC contract for the final bridge on the Johan Sverdrup field.

The company has together with license partner Equinor completed an appraisal in PL 229 in the Barents Sea through the successful drilling of the 7122/7-7 S Goliat West appraisal well.

The company has announced the results of the Brasse East exploration well 31/7-3 S and the Brasse appraisal sidetrack 31/7-3 A in the northern North Sea.

The vessel has been made available by an Australian billionaire to aid ocean research teams to gather data around Australia’s coast.

At plateau, the Egina field will produce 200 000 bpd, which represents about 10% of Nigeria’s production.

The rig will be the first ultra-deepwater floater rated for 20 000 psi operations and is expected to commence operations in the Gulf of Mexico in the second half of 2021.