Offshore news
Gas/condensate discovery north of the Oseberg field in the North Sea - 30/6-30
Faroe Petroleum Norge AS, operator of production licence 825, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 30/6-30.
Boskalis and Lamprell: ascension to Saudi Aramco’s offshore LTA programme
The companies have been selected as contractors on Saudi Aramco's Long Term Agreement for Offshore Facilities (LTA) programme.
EM&I: 'commercial readiness' of new technologies for offshore assets is vital to success
New technologies face an uphill battle in the offshore oil industry, even if similar technologies have been used with great success in other industries.
BP starts up Clair Ridge production
BP, on behalf of co-venturers Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, has announced first oil production from the giant Clair Ridge project in the West of Shetland region offshore UK.
Ashtead Technology acquires Welaptega
The transaction comes just 10 months after the company completed a joint venture with Forum Energy Technologies.
African Petroleum: licence update on Sierra Leone
The company has issued an update with regards to its two operated licences in the country.
Equinor: gas discovery in the Barents Sea
The company has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7324/3-1.
SafeSTS makes a strong start in the Middle East
Following its recent formation, SafeSTS Middle East FZE has made a strong start in the region, undertaking five UAE ship-to-ship transfers for two oil majors in its first six weeks of operation.
Speedcast begins installation and commissioning phase of telecom systems for Eastern Mediterranean gas platform
Solution: to seamlessly integrate multiple communications and security systems onboard one of the newest natural gas platforms in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Chevron announces first oil from big foot project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
The field is located approximately 225 miles (360 km) south of New Orleans, La., in a water depth of approximately 5200 ft (1584 m).