Offshore news

The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has formally approved Inmarsat’s ‘Fleet Safety’ solution as a new service to support the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS).

Equinor have been awarded 9 new licences in the 30th Offshore Licensing round, 8 as operator, as announced by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

Operators are often faced with the decision of extending or concluding offshore production asset life — and pre-decommissioning planning has emerged as a key challenge for the industry. This article from Tracerco looks at a variety of diagnostics services and discuss whether lengthening or stopping asset life is the way to go…

ASCO has announced a significant contract award from Apache North Sea that builds upon a positive start to the year for the global oil and gas materials management specialist.

Siccar Point Energy has secured additional strategic acreage in the Oil & Gas Authority’s 30th Licensing Round for the UK Continental Shelf.

The major Class Societies have already approved a number of new innovations, including the 'ODIN' diverless UWILD (Under Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking), and the NoMan™ remote camera technologies for non-intrusive tank inspections.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the Dorado-1 well that is to be drilled in the WA-437-P exploration permit using the Ensco-107 jack-up drilling rig.

Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has secured a two-phase multimillion pound contract with a leading oil and gas and production company.

Repsol Norge AS (Repsol) has awarded a frame agreement to HydraWell to provide technology and services for the operator’s plug and abandonment on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The company will manufacture and supply the valves to the projects located offshore Malaysia and the UK North Sea.