Offshore news

Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 790, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 34/2-5 S. The well is dry.

Total operates five blocks in the Foz do Amazonas basin (referenced as FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127) located around 120 km offshore Brazil. 

EM&I's ODIN access ports for valve inspections and repairs have rapidly become the preferred method of carrying out this activity, as divers are not required, and all the work can be carried out while the vessel is on station, on hire, and in operation.

The current tailwind in the oil market is likely to propel 100 new offshore projects to be sanctioned in 2018, according to Rystad Energy.

MODEC’s Floating Storage, Regasification, Water-Desalination and Power Generation vessel can provide clean energy faster and cheaper than present solutions.

Flexlife will use RIO Analytics’ Artificial Neural Network Solutions in the Gulf of Mexico and further afield.

According to the oil and gas market researcher, three high impact wells have been drilled so far this year, with a further 13 planned.

Construction of the units is scheduled to start later this year.

The move adds 2000 vessels to the company’s database, bringing the total number of offshore units assessed by VV to over 11 000.

Scantrol is exhibiting at stand 4239 throughout OTC 2018.