Offshore news

Subsea 7 announced the award of a sizeable engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by Burullus Gas Company for the West Delta Deep Marine Phase 9b development project, offshore Egypt. 

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), delivered the state-of-the-art jackup rig, SKALD, to Borr Skald Inc, a subsidiary of Borr Drilling Limited (Borr Drilling) safely, on time and on budget.

The agreement covers the supply of lubricants for use on Van Oord vessels worldwide.

The 600-person accommodation vessel Edda Fides, operated by Edda Accommodation, will now be able to integrate real-time weather forecasts with ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS.

Bureau Veritas has strengthened its offering to marine and offshore clients with new promotions and appointments.

XWI has now been run on the Chevron-operated Jansz field, a gas-filled structure 250 km off the coast of North West Australia.

Subsea 7 announced the award of a contract by Shell for the Penguins Redevelopment Project, located approximately 150 miles north-east of the Shetland Islands. 

Petrofac has secured a two-year contract extension on Eni UK Limited’s Liverpool Bay Development, valued in the region of US$65 million.

With first oil scheduled for 2022, the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea has a production horizon of 30 years.

The Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business, which launched last week, is a three-year global programme designed to bring together business, civil society, the UN and governments to advance the ocean economy and sustainable development.