Offshore news

Michael Harrison, Belzona, UK, discusses the importance of surface-tolerant repair and protection in offshore operations.

The company, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, provided its divers with the innovative Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA), during a recent contract with BP North Sea.

The storage vessel will be prepared for extended operation of the Njord and Hyme fields, as well as tie-in of two new field developments in the Norwegian Sea, Bauge and Fenja.

Eni announces the approval of the Plan of Development (POD) for the Merakes field located in the East Sepinggan PSC in the Makassar Strait, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Longitude Engineering has developed a cost effective decommissioning barge concept for the safe removal of small oil and gas platforms for the PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), a subsidiary of the Thai state owned oil company.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.’s (Petrobras) liquids production is expected to grow to 2.7 million bpd by 2021.

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

MMT has extended its contract with Simon Møkster Shipping AS for the DP2 multipurpose support vessel Stril Explorer.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Wellesley Petroleum (Wellesley) consent for exploration drilling of well 35/12-6 S in production licence 925 in the North Sea.

The company currently holds a 50% non-operated interest in the Icacos Field, via its subsidiary Leni Trinidad Limited ("LTL").