Offshore news

Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract by Petronas, the Malaysian oil and gas company, to assist in decommissioning the Chinguetti field off the coast of Mauritania in West Africa.

The Petroleum Safety Authority have given Lundin consent to drill appraisal well 7220/11-5 S in production licence 609 in the Barents Sea.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent for exploration drilling of well 7221/12-1 in the Barents Sea.

DOF Subsea has been awarded various contracts in the Atlantic region, securing utilisation for vessels and personnel in the Subsea/IMR Projects segment.

The provider of controlled flow excavation (CFE) services recently completed its largest integrated services project in the Middle East.

The contract encompasses subsea construction, inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and logistics services in the Gulf of Mexico.

IKM Subsea Singapore signed a contract with PTTEPI for their appraisal campaign offshore in Myanmar.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on its near-term drilling programme as advised by the operator, Quadrant Energy.

Faroe Petroleum has announced significant discoveries in both the Hades and Iris prospects in licence PL 644 B (Faroe 20%), located in the Norwegian Sea.

EM&I have announced that they will be hosting the 40th FPSO Research Forum JIP week in April, and for the first time in the UK.